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Daily Report May 09 2020

Total: 43

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

  08:00,8th May 2020  – 08:00,9th May 2020

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Detention

1. At 10:00, Israeli forces detained Danail Abu Nasrat in Al-Tur neighborhood in Jerusalem city.
2. At 21:00, Israeli forces detained Mohammad Mufeed Khadour in Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem city.

Temporary Detention

On 08.05.2020, the occupation authorities imposed a house arrest on Yahya Maher Zuhair - residents of the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem, for a period of 10 days, in addition to a financial guarantee of 5,000 shekels, as a condition for his release after he had arrested him earlier.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Attack

At 22:50, Israeli forces positioned at the entrance to Aboud town, opened fire indiscriminately at residents homes near the town entrance, on the pretext that unknown persons threw Molotov cocktails at the occupation forces.

Closure of main Roads

At 22:50, Israeli forces closed the steel entrance gate of Abboud town and impeded the free flow of traffic.

Settlers Attacks

At 16:00, a group of settlers entered the agricultural lands of Al-Mughair village and chopped down approximately 40 olive trees owned : Rawhi Marwah al-Na`san and Samir Khaled Abu Alia.

JENIN

Raid

At 16:00, Israeli forces raided Faqu'a village until 19:50.

TULKAREM

Flying Checkpoints

At 12:20, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint beneath Jabarat village bridge located in south Tulkarem city to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

QALQILIYA

Flying Checkpoints

At 12:10, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the east entrance of Qalqiliya city to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Attack

1. At 14:45,Israeli forces fired near the eastern entrance (closed) in the village of Kafr Qaddum, rubber-coated metal bullets and stun and tear gas canisters towards the demonstrators protesting the closure of the village entrance, on the pretext that they were throwing stones and as a result injured 4 residents and left several residents suffocated from tear gas inhalation
2. At 23:20,Israeli forces, who were in the vicinity of the "Eyal" crossing north of Qalqilya, fired rubber coated steel bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards several resiednts under the pretext of being stoned.

Injuries

Israeli forces injured 4 unidentified residents during clashes at the eastern entrance (closed) in the village of Kafr Qaddum.

NABLUS

Flying Checkpoints

At 18:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at Deir Sharaf village roundabout to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 01:30.

JERICHO

Raid

At 05:00, Israeli forces raided Jericho city and paroled the area of Naaran Synagogue then withdrew at 08:20.

BETHLEHEM

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 11:20,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint in Aqbat Hasna area {located along the main road leading to the west villages of Bethlehem district} to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 15:00.
2. At 18:00,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Ta'mar village to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 20:00.
3. At 22:15,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Al-Khader town to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 23:30.
4. At 01:40,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Jalla city to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 03:15.

HEBRON

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 13:10, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Bani Na'im town to search cars and check the identities of citizens.
2. At 13:15,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at Zif village junction to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Raid

On 08.05.2020,Israeli forces raided the area near the entrance of Khillet Al-Miya village located in east Yatta town and stormed checkpoint erected by the emergency committee at the entrance to the village to control the movement of citizens in order to limit the spread of the "Corona" virus, and tried to remove the Palestinian flag from the place, where the volunteers at the checkpoint were able to prevent the soldiers from removing the flag.

Detention

At 14:00, Israeli forces positioned near Al-Ibrahimi mosque compound in the old city of Hebron detained Hanin Farajallah.

Settlers Attacks

On the evening of 08.05.2020, a group of settlers entered the agricultural lands of the citizens near the village of Khirbet Bir El-Ad, located in the southeast of the town of Yatta, and stole the carnation crop of the citizens, and also prevented the citizens from watering their sheep from the wells of the region.

GAZA STRIP

ALL DISTRICTS

• Since 19:00 on 26. 08. 2014 The permanent and comprehensive ceasefire came into effect on the initiative and sponsorship of the Arab Republic of Egypt, after reaching understandings to open the crossings and introduce humanitarian and relief assistance and reconstruction supplies, and to expand the area of fishing for 6 miles with an increase of up to 12 miles with At the end of this year, the area of the "buffer security" area will be reduced from 300 m to 100 m, freedom of movement and the prevention of assassinations, and the remaining issues, including the airport and the port, will be negotiated within a month of the ceasefire.
•Since the Morning of 28. 06. 2019 The occupying forces allowed the expansion of the fishing distance from the oasis area northwest of the town of Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza and even to the port of Gaza by 6 nautical miles, and from the port of Gaza to the south of Rafah beach to 15 nautical miles.
• The occupation forces violated the ceasefire, by firing from their positions on the Green Line in the central governorates and Khan Yunis, and by gunboats shooting towards fishing boats at sea in the northern Gaza, Central, and Khan Yunis governorates, which resulted in the injury of 2 fishermen.

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez" on 08. 05. 2020 is closed (excluding the passage of emergency humanitarian cases

Attack

1. At 08:30 on 08.05.2020, Israeli gunboats opened fire towards fishing boats while chasing them at sea off the shore of Al-Sudaniya area, west of the town of Beit Lahia, which resulted in the injury of 2 fishermen, and material damage to a fishing boat.
2. At 10:50 on 08.05.2020,, Israeli gunboats opened fire towards fishermen boats while they were chasing them at sea off the shore of the Sudanese area, west of the town of Beit Lahia.
3. At 13:30 on 08.05.2020,, Israeli gunboats opened fire towards fishermen boats while they were chasing them at sea off the coast of Al-Sudaniya area, west of Beit Lahia.

Injuries

The two wounded fishermen, as a result of the shooting by Israeli gunboats, towards the boats of the fishermen at sea, off the shore of the Sudanese area, west of the town of Beit Lahia, are: Majed Fadl Bakr and Amran Sabri Bakr.

Destruction of Property

At 08:30 08.05.2020,Israeli gunboats damaged a fishing boat owned by Suhiel bakr after opening fire towards it off the shore of the Sudanese area, west of the town of Beit Lahia.

GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Al-Mantar-Karni crossing: closed since 02. 03. 2011 once and for all by unilateral Israeli decision.
* Shujaiya Crossing - "Nahal Oz" fuel crossing: closed since 04. 01. 2010 by unilateral Israeli decision.

CENTRAL GAZA

Attack

1. At 12:30 on 08.05.2020, Israeli forces positioned behind the Green Line opened fire towards agricultural land in east Al-Buriej camp.
2. At 13:30,on 08.05.2020,Israeli gunboats opened fire towards fishing boats while chasing them at sea off the shore of Nusserat camp.

KHAN YUNIS

Attack

1. At 10:00 on 08.05.2020,Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters from their positions on the Green Line, towards a number of citizens near the border fence east of the town of Al-Qararah, northeast of Khan Yunis.
2. At 13:30 on 08.05.2020,Israeli Gunboats opened fire towards Palestinian fishing boats off the shores of Khan Yunis city

RAFAH

Closure of Crossing Points

* Yasser Arafat International Airport is closed.
* Sofa Crossing is closed.
* Karam Abu Salem Crossing - "Kerem Shalom" on 08. 05. 2020 is closed {for Friday Holiday}.
* Al-Awda crossing - Rafah on 08. 05. 2020 is closed.

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