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DAILY SITUATION REPORT April 3 2023

Total: 51

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

 08:00, 2nd  April  2023-08:00, 3rd April 2023

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Detention

1. At 14:00, the occupation forces detained the citizen: Omar Wael Tawfiq Abdeen - a resident of Jerusalem.
2. At 19:30, the occupation forces detained the citizen: Ramzi Al-Abbasi - a resident of Jerusalem.
3. At 23:00, the occupation forces detained the child: Anas Za'tara, in the Bab Al-Amoud area in Jerusalem.
4. On 04/02/2023, the occupation forces detained in the city of Jerusalem, the citizen: Samer Al-Fasfus - a resident of the town of Dura, Hebron Governorate.
5. At dawn on 04/03/2023, the occupation forces detained Mamoun Abbasi, in the Ras Al-Amoud neighborhood in Jerusalem, after raiding his house.
6. At dawn on 04/03/2023, the occupation forces detained in the town of Beit Hanina, the citizen: Alaa Al-Sous, after raiding her house.
7. At dawn on 03/04/2023, the occupation forces detained 4 citizens: Mahmoud Abu Sbeitan, Nour Abu Jumaa, Muhammad Raed, and Jihad Al-Hadra, after storming and searching their homes in the Al-Tur neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Obstruction of Places of Worship

1. At 08:00, groups of extremist settlers, under the protection of the occupation police, stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and conducted provocative tours of its courtyards and facilities.
2. At 22:00, the occupation police raided the Al-Qibli prayer hall in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and forced the worshipers inside it to leave the prayer hall, with the exception of 15 elderly worshipers who were allowed to worship.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Flying Checkpoints

At 11:50, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Burqa, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Detention

At 23:35, the occupation forces detained the citizen: Shehada Ayoub Dar Darwish - a resident of the village of Beit Ur, while he was visiting the Israeli intelligence, based on prior notification.

QALQILIYA

Detention

At 14:30, the occupation forces detained the citizen: Iyad Ishaq Suleiman - a resident of the city of Qalqilya

NABLUS

Military Checkpoints

At 10:35, the occupation forces tightened their measures at the Huwwara checkpoint, obstructing traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 09:25 and again at 18:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the junction of Surra village (on the main road, Nablus - Qalqilya), to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities, and detained 2 citizens.
2. At 09:55, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the roundabout of Deir Sharaf village, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

1. At 21:10, the occupation forces raided the village of Orif, accompanied by gunfire while chasing a vehicle, which led to its overturning, and the arrest of 2 citizens from inside, then withdrew at 24:00.
2. At 06:20, the occupation forces raided the city of Nablus, clashed with the citizens, as they surrounded and raided a number of houses, and as a result killed 2 citizens, and left 55 other citizens - suffocated due to tear gas inhalation, and another citizen was injured after he was attacked by police dogs, and detained 2 citizens.

Detention

1. The two detainees at a sudden checkpoint near the junction of Surra village (on the main road, Nablus - Qalqilya), are: Malik Kamal Qassem Maraba - a resident of the town of Kifl Thulth in Qalqilya Governorate, and Hamza Al-Sayed Saleh Jumaa - a resident of the city of Qalqilya.
2. The two detainees in the village of Orif are: Sati Sabah and Yazid Sabah.
3. The two detainees in the city of Nablus are: Izz al-Din Touqan and Nidal Tabanga.

Attack

1. At 21:10, the occupation forces, during the raid into the village of Orif, fired at a vehicle while chasing it, which led to its overturning, and the arrest of 2 citizens inside.
2. At 06:20, during their raid into the city of Nablus, the occupation forces fired live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged shooting and stoning, as they besieged and raided a number of houses and as a result killed 2 citizens, and left 55 other citizens - suffocated due to tear gas inhalation, and another citizen was injured after he was attacked by police dogs, and detained 2 citizens.

Killings

The two civilians killed by occupation forces in the city of Nablus are: Muhammad Junaidi Abu Bakr, and Muhammad Nasser Saeed Al-Hallaq.

Injuries

The citizen who was wounded in the leg as a result of being attacked by trained (police) dogs during the occupation forces' raid on the city of Nablus is: Yazan Muhammad Sadiq.

SALFIT

Flying Checkpoints

At 17:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Deir Ballut, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

JERICHO

Detention

At 18:00, the occupation forces positioned at Al-Karamah "Allenby" crossing, detained the citizen: Saleh Mustafa Muhammad Abed - a resident of Kafr Dan village, Jenin Governorate, while he was returning from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

BETHLEHEM

Flying Checkpoints

At 11:20, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the town of Tuqu', to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 14:35.

Settlers Attacks

At 22:15, a group of settlers entered the agricultural lands of the citizens in the Batin Al-Maasi area of ​​​​the town of Al-Khader, and cut down 45 olive seedlings belonging to the citizen: Issa Ahmed Salah.

HEBRON

Detention

1. At 18:30, the occupation forces positioned at checkpoint number 160 in the Old City of Hebron detained 3 citizens: Khader Bashir Al-Salaymeh, Samer Faiq Al-Atrash, and Muhammad Mukhlis Al-Salaymeh.
2. On 04/02/2023, the occupation forces detained 2 citizens (a citizen and his son): Yacob Ibrahim Al-Taweel and his son Wael. after raiding their house in the Wadi Al-Qadi area in the Old City of Hebron.

Settlers Attacks

At 20:10, a group of settlers from the "Beit Ein" settlement, which is established on the lands of Surif town, attacked a number of citizens with sticks and stones, injuring 3 citizens - with injuries and bruises. lands adjacent to the colony.

Injuries

1. At 18:30, Muhammad Salama Al-Zar, a resident of the town of Surif, was admitted to the Governmental Hospital in Hebron, as a result of his injuries and bruises, as a result of being run over by a military vehicle of the occupying forces.
2. Three unidentified civilians were injured as a result of the attack by a group of settlers from the "Beit Ein" settlement established on the lands of the town of Surif

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.
• The occupation forces violated the cease-fire agreement as the gunboats fired at the fishermen's boats while they were chasing them at sea in the northern Gaza governorate.

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Beit Hanoun crossing - “Erez”: On 04/02/ 2023, it is partially open (for the passage of humanitarian cases, foreign journalists, workers of international humanitarian organizations, merchants, businessmen and travelers through the Al-Karama Crossing “Allenby” - previously coordinated for them).

Attack

At dawn on 03/04/2023, Israeli gunboats opened fire towards fishermen's boats while they were chasing them at sea off the shore of Al-Sudaniyya area, west of the town of Beit Lahiya.

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.
* Sofa crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom - Kerem Shalom Crossing: On 04/02/ 2022, it is partially open (for the entry of limited quantities of fuel and fuel for the power plant, fodder, foodstuffs, and medical materials).
* Al-Awda- Rafah crossing: On 04/02/ 2022 is open in both directions (for citizens to leave and enter).

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