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DAILY SITUATION REPORT April 20 2023

Total: 89

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

 08:00, 19th April  2023-08:00, 20th April 2023

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Raid

1. At 13:00, the occupation forces raided the town of Bir Nabala, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 21:00, the occupation forces raided the town of Al-Ram, and conducted a patrol.
3. At 02:40, the occupation forces raided the town of Abu Dis, clashed with the citizens, and detained a citizen.

Detention

1. At 14:00, the occupation forces detained Muhammad Issa in the village of Al-Issawiya.
2. At 16:45, the occupation forces positioned in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, detained the citizen: Abd al-Rahman Naji Sawalma - residents of Balata camp in Nablus.
3. At dawn on 04/20/2023, the occupation forces detained Khader Samreen, in the Bab Al-Amoud area in Jerusalem.
4. The detainee in the town of Abu Dis is: Amjad Amin Rabie.

Attack

At 02:40 the occupation forces fired live ammunition and rubber coated metal bullets , stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged shooting and stoning, while they were on patrol during the raid into the town of Abu Dis.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Flying Checkpoints

At 12:25, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the roundabout in the city of Rawabi, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

1. At 08:45, the occupation forces raided the town of Ni'lin, and delivered notices to stop work and construction in 3 houses and 2 (barracks) for raising livestock, owned by the citizens: Ahmed Subhi Amira, Hamad Muhammad Musa, Mahmoud Muhammad Musa, Atta Musa, and Mukhlis Shahwan, Hajjah. Non-licensing.
2. At 10:25, the occupying forces raided the village of Beitin, and patrolled until 12:20.
3. At 03:15, the occupation forces raided the town of Abwein, where clashes took place with the citizens, while they were on patrol.
4. At dawn on 04/19/2023, the occupation forces raided the town of Arura, and detained a citizen.
5. At dawn on 04/19/2023, the occupation forces raided the town of Beit Ur Al-Tahta, and detained a citizen.

Detention

1. The detainee in the town of Aroura is: Hussam Qassem.
2. The detainee in the town of Beit Ur al-Tahta is: Adam Hussam Suleiman.

Attack

At 03:15, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning while they were on patrol during the raid into the town of Abwein.

JENIN

Raid

1. At 11:30 and again at 03:55,, the occupation forces raided the village of Jalboun, conducted a patrol detained a citizen, and withdrew at 05:10.
2. At 16:15, the occupation forces raided the villages of Anin and Al-Tayba, and conducted a patrol.
3. At 04:55, the occupation forces raided the village of Kafr Dan, clashed with the citizens as they stormed a number of homes, detained a citizen, and withdrew at 05:10.

Detention

1. The detainee in the village of Jalboun is: Awad Radwan Abu Al-Rub.
2. The detainee in the village of Kafr Dan is: Muhammad Taher Zoghibi.

Attack

At 04:55, the occupation forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters toward citizens for alleged stoning as they stormed a number of houses during the raid into the village of Kafr Dan.

TULKAREM

Raid

1. At 09:20, the occupation forces raided the town of Allar and the village of Sidon, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 09:20, the occupation forces raided the village of Khirbet Jabara, and conducted a patrol.
3. At 15:40, the occupation forces raided the village of Izbat Shufa, and conducted a patrol.
4. At 01:25, the occupation forces raided Nour Shams camp in the city of Tulkarm, clashed with the citizens as they stormed, and detained a citizen.
5. At 03:30, the occupation forces raided the village of Nazlet Issa, stormed and searched 2 houses, then withdrew at 06:10.

Detention

The detainee in Nur Shams camp in Tulkarm is: Hazem Fathi Qaraawi.

Attack

At 01:25, the occupying forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged shootings and stoning as they stormed a house during their raid into Nur Al-Shams camp.

QALQILIYA

Flying Checkpoints

At 09:20, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the eastern entrance to the city of Qalqilya, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 10:40.

Land Confiscation

On 04/19/2023, the occupation forces issued a military order to seize an area of ​​52 dunums of land in the village of Siniriya, for military purposes.

NABLUS

Military Checkpoints

1. At 20:00, the occupation forces closed the Hawara checkpoint (under the pretext of shooting by unknown persons in the vicinity of the Za'tara Junction checkpoint), to traffic, and reopened it at 04:40.
2. At 21:30, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the "Shafi Shomron" checkpoint, and impeded traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 12:15, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Surra. The checkpoint was set up again at 23:15 to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 21:40, the occupying forces set up a checkpoint near the junction of Deir Sharaf village, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 21:40, the occupying forces set up a checkpoint near the entrance to the village of Audla, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
4. At 00:45, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the roundabout of the village of Einabus, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
5. At 02:15, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint in the Al-Murabaa area, near the entrance to the village of Tal, and detained a citizen.

Raid

1. At 16:15, the occupation forces raided the villages of Deir Sharaf and Qusin, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 23:15, the occupation forces raided the town of Beita, clashed with the citizens, during a raid on a house and a carpentry.
3. At 05:00, the occupation forces raided the village of Salem, and detained 2 citizens.
4. At 05:00, the occupation forces raided the village of Deir Al-Hatab, and detained a citizen.

Detention

1. At 14:00, the occupation forces positioned at Hawara checkpoint, detained Saber Mustafa Abu Diab - a resident of Qalqilya.
2. The detainee at a sudden checkpoint in the Al-Murabaa area near the entrance to the village of Tal is: Mahmoud Odeh Ahmed Odeh - residents of Balata camp in Nablus.
3. The two detainees in the village of Salem are: Muhammad Ammar Farid Falah and Qais Abdul Karim Irshaid.
4. The detainee in the village of Deir al-Hatab is: Zaid Abdul Latif Hussein.

Attack

1. At 21:40, the occupation forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning in the Jabal Arma area in the town of Beita.
2. At 23:15, the occupation forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning as they stormed a house and a carpentry during the raid into the town of Beita.

SALFIT

Military Checkpoints

At 20:00, the occupation forces closed the Za'tara junction checkpoint (under the pretext of shooting by unknown persons in the vicinity of the Za'tara junction checkpoint), to traffic, and reopened it at 04:40.

Flying Checkpoints

At 20:40, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the western entrance to the town of Deir Istiya, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

At 09:30, the occupation forces raided the town of Bidya and the village of Sarta, and patrolled until 14:00.

Settlers Attacks

At 12:40, a group of settlers entered the Al-Wajh Al-Shami area in the town of Kafr Al-Deek, and destroyed an agricultural room owned by the citizen: Nimr Ezzat Ali Ahmed.

JERICHO

Flying Checkpoints

At 03:40, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the city of Jericho, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

At 12:35, the occupation forces raided the city of Jericho, clashed with the citizens at the entrance to Aqabat Jaber camp, while they were on patrol.

Attack

At 12:35, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning near the entrance to Aqabat Jaber camp while they were on patrol during the raid into the city of Jericho.

Settlers Attacks

At 01:00, a group of settlers, on Route 90 in the center of the town of Al-Auja, robbed a commercial store for agricultural materials, owned by the citizen: Rami Romanin.

BETHLEHEM

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 19:10, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the Al-Nashash area junction (the southern entrance to Bethlehem), to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 20:50.
2. At 19:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Tuqu', to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 01:00.

Raid

1. At 03:55, the occupation forces raided the village of Husan, stormed and searched a house, and withdrew at 06:45.
2. At 06:30, the occupation forces raided the city of Beit Jala, the towns of Doha, Al-Khader, and Al-Duhaisha camp in Bethlehem, and detained 7 citizens (including a journalist and his son), and withdrew at 07:45.

Detention

The 7 detainees in the city of Beit Jala and the towns of Doha, Al-Khader, and Al-Duheisheh camp in Bethlehem are: the journalist - Osama Al-Aissa, 60 years old, and his son Jamal, Uday Fathi Ayad, Fadi Ali Ayad, Muhammad Ali Musleh, Ahmed Asaad Al-Saifi, and Muhammad Wahib Al-Haih.

Settlers Attacks

On 04/19/2023, a group of settlers from the "Ebi Hanahel" settlement outpost, established on the lands of the citizens of the village of Kisan, south of the town of Tuqu', stole 3 heads of sheep belonging to the citizen: Sabih Hussein Obayat.

HEBRON

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 20:45, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Sa'ir, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 21:55.
2. At 20:50, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Beit Awa, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 22:10.
3. At 22:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to Al-Fawar camp, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 23:45.

Raid

1. At 08:35, the occupation forces raided the town of Bani Naim, and patrolled until 11:55.
2. At 23:30, the occupation forces raided the village of Umm Lasafa, east of the town of Yatta, raided and searched a house, then withdrew at 00:20.

Settlers Attacks

On 04/19/2023, a group of settlers, under the protection of the occupation forces, in the Old City of Hebron, demolished 5 shops located in Al-Ataq Market (Al-Rabash) near Al-Sunniyya Mosque in the old Al-Hisba area of ​​the city, in preparation for seizing the land and building new settlement units on it.

GAZA STRIP

ALL DISTRICTS

• At 02:00 on 05/21/ 2021, the comprehensive ceasefire entered into force at the initiative and sponsorship of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
• On the morning of 07/30/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces allowed the expansion of the marine fishing area from 9 nautical miles to 12 nautical miles.

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Beit Hanoun crossing - "Erez": on 04/19/2023, it is partially open (for the passage of humanitarian cases, foreign journalists, workers of international humanitarian organizations, merchants, businessmen, workers, and travelers through the Al-Karama "Allenby" crossing - previously coordinated for them).

GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Al-Muntar-Karni crossing: closed since 02/03/2011, permanently and by a unilateral Israeli decision.
* Shejaiya Crossing - “Nahal Oz” for fuel: closed since 04. 01. 2010, by unilateral Israeli decision.

RAFAH

Closure of Crossing Points

* Yasser Arafat International Airport: closed.
Sufa crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - "Kerem Shalom": on 04/19/2023, it is partially open (for the entry of foodstuffs and goods, limited quantities of fuel and cooking gas, and building materials for the private sector and for internationally funded projects).
* Al-Awda- Rafah: On 04/19/2023, it is open (for the departure and entry of citizens).

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