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DAILY SITUATION REPORT December 23 2022

Total: 76

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

 08:00 22nd December 2022-08:00, 23rd December 2022

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Military Checkpoints

At 16:30, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the Jaba checkpoint, and blocked traffic until 19:55.

Raid

1. At 22:20, the occupation forces raided the town of Al-Eizariya, and patrolled until 01:00.
2. On the evening of 12/22/2022, the occupation forces raided the town of Al-Ram, clashed the citizens, while they were on patrol.

Detention

1. At 11:35, the occupation forces detained the citizen: Adham Akkawi – a resident of Al-Tur neighborhood in Jerusalem.
2. At 13:00, the occupation forces detained the citizen: Mustafa Abu Sneina -a resident of the Old City of Jerusalem.
3. At 13:45, the occupation forces positioned in Jerusalem detained the citizen: Mukhlis Muhammad Al-Haddad.
4. On 12/22/2022, the occupation forces detained the citizen: Hussam Hussein Far’oun- a resident of the town of Al-Eizariya.

Attack

On the evening of 12/22/2022, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning during the raid into the town of Al-Ram.

Settlers Attacks

On 12/22/2022, a settler, while driving his vehicle in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem, ran over the child: Malik Abu Sbeitan and as a result left him hospitalized with contusions.

Obstruction of Places of Worship

At 08:00, groups of extremist Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation police, stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and made provocative tours of its courtyards and facilities.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 10:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint on Wadi al-Dalb road between the villages of Ras Karkar and Deir Bzei', to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 17:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Deir Abu Mishaal, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 20:35, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the eastern entrance to the town of Al-Taybeh, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

1. At 20:10, the occupation forces raided the village of Burqa, and patrolled until 23:30.
2. At 01:50, the occupation forces raided the town of Turmusaya, and patrolled until 04:40.
3. At 02:40, the occupying forces raided the village of Shuqba, and patrolled until 07:40.

Detention

1. At 01:50 on 12/22/2022, the occupation forces detained 2 citizens: Muhammad Ahmed Musa Nasser and Muhammad Saqib Nasser during their raid into the village of Deir Abu Mishaal (in addition to what was mentioned in the previous report).
2. At 11:00, the occupation forces detained the citizen: Ahmed Maher – a resident of Shuqba village.

Settlers Attacks

At 19:10, a group of settlers stormed the outskirts of Al-Tira neighborhood in Ramallah, and performed "Talmud" rituals in the place. The occupation forces also intervened and fired stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, while they were trying to confront the settlers.

Attack

1. At 12:00, the occupation forces positioned near the entrance to Al-Jalazoun camp fired live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning.
2. At 19:10, the occupation forces fired stun grenades, and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning as they tried to confront a group of settlers who stormed the area, and performed "Talmud" rituals in the Al-Tira neighborhood in Ramallah.

JENIN

Raid

1. At 14:30, the occupation forces raided the villages of Zabuba and Rummana, and patrolled until 16:05.
2. At 19:00, the occupation forces raided the town of Ya`bad and the village of Zabuba, and patrolled until 23:50.
3. At 03:00, the occupying forces raided the town of Arraba, and patrolled until 03:55.

Detention

At 08:30, the occupation forces positioned in the Wadi Daouq area, near the town of Arraba detained the citizen: Muhammad Mahmoud Talib - residents of Al-Jalazoun camp, Ramallah governorate.

TULKAREM

Military Checkpoints

1. At 17:30, the occupation forces tightened their measures at the Shufa checkpoint, obstructing traffic.
2. At 17:45, the occupation forces tightened their measures at the Jabara checkpoint, and impeded traffic.

Raid

At 01:00, the occupation forces raided the towns of Anabta and Kafr al-Labad, stormed and searched a number of homes, and withdrew at 04:00.

Detention

At 15:10, the occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Gate No. (104), located on the apartheid wall, west of the city of Tulkarm detained, the citizen: Majdi Sabri Alawneh - residents of Nur Shams camp, in the city of Tulkarm.

QALQILIYA

Raid

1. At 14:30, the occupation forces raided Al-Fandouq village, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 15:20, the occupation forces raided the village of Hajjah, and confiscated the surveillance cameras recordings of the shops near the entrance to the village.

NABLUS

Flying Checkpoints

At 20:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the junction of Deir Sharaf village, and detained a citizen.

Raid

1. At 15:05, the occupation forces raided the villages of Burqa and Deir Sharaf, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 19:20, the occupation forces raided the village of Salem, and patrolled until 01:45.

Detention

The detainee at a flying checkpoint near the junction of the village of Deir Sharaf is: Samih Akram Abu Bakr - residents of the city of Tulkarm.

Destruction of Property

At 10:45, the occupation forces demolished a vehicle maintenance shop owned by the citizen: Ghaleb Ghanem - residents of the village of Sebastia, along the main street near the village of Deir Sharaf under the pretext of not being licensed, and a 500-meter paved road leading to the residents' homes west of the village.

Settlers Attacks

At 20:35, a group of settlers were present at the roundabout of the "Yitzhar" settlement, north of the town of Hawara, and threw stones at the citizens' vehicles and pepper gas in the faces of the citizens, as a result of which 5 citizens suffered suffocation and material damage to a number of vehicles.

SALFIT

Flying Checkpoints

At 09:15 and again at 18:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Deir Ballut to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

JERICHO

Raid

1. At 15:50, the occupation forces raided the city of Jericho, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 20:45, the occupation forces raided the village of Al-Zubaidat, and conducted a patrol.

BETHLEHEM

Raid

At dawn on 12/22/2022, the occupation forces raided the village of Al-Walaja and detained a citizen.

Detention

The detainee in the village of Al-Walaja is: Muhammad Rajai Al-Araj.

HEBRON

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 10:55 and again at 20:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Ithna to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 22:45.
2. At 10:55, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Bani Naim, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 15:00.
3. At 00:50, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint in the Al-Kasara area in the Old City of Hebron, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 03:55.

Raid

1. At 16:35, the occupation forces raided Hebron, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 17:00, the occupation forces raided the town of Halhul, and conducted a patrol.
3. At 02:20, the occupation forces raided the towns of Dura and Al-Dhahiriya, where clashes took place with the citizens, and detained 2 citizens in the town of Dura, then withdrew at 03:55.
4. At 05:05, the occupation forces raided the town of Bani Naim, and patrolled until 06:55.

Detention

1. At 12:20, the occupying forces positioned at the (160) checkpoint in the Old City of Hebron detained 2 citizens : Wasim Abdel Razek Kamal Al-Salaymeh and Anas Bassam Qatam.
2. The two detainees in the town of Dura are: Nadim Bassam Faqoussa and Murad Abdel Rahman Muhammad Hamdan.

Attack

1. At 20:00, the occupation forces positioned near the entrance to the town of Beit Ummar fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning.
2. At 24:00, the occupation forces positioned in the Jabal Rumman area of Hebron fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning.

3. At 02:30, the occupation forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning.

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 by storming our areas in the Gaza governorate, and by firing from their positions on the Green Line in the Central Gaza and Khan Yunis governorates.

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Beit Hanoun crossing - “Erez”: On 12/22/ 2022, 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).

Detention

At 07:00 on 12/22/2022, the occupation forces positioned at the Beit Hanoun crossing - "Erez" detained the citizen: Hussam Abu Yunis – a resident of Khan Yunis governorate.

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.

Raid

At 09:45 on 12/22/2022, several vehicles and bulldozers from the occupation army, with cover from reconnaissance planes, stormed our areas at a depth of about 50 meters east of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, located in the southeast of Gaza City, and carried out excavation and leveling works, and withdrew at 16:00.

CENTRAL GAZA

Attack

At 10:30 on 12/22/2022, the occupation forces opened fire and tear gas canisters from their positions on the Green Line, towards a number of citizens near the border fence, east of Al-Maghazi camp.

KHAN YUNIS

Attack

1. At 08:00 on 12/22/2022, the occupation forces opened fire and launched tear gas canisters from their positions on the Green Line, towards a number of citizens near the border fence, east of Abasan, east of Khan Yunis.
2. At 09:00 on 12/22/2022, the occupation forces opened fire and launched tear gas canisters from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of the town of Abasan, east of Khan Yunis.
3. At 11:15 on 12/22/2022, the occupation forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of Khan Yunis.
4. At 12:30 on 12/22/2022, the occupation forces opened fire and launched tear gas canisters from their positions on the Green Line, towards a number of citizens near the border fence, east of Abasan, east of Khan Yunis.

RAFAH

Closure of Crossing Points

* Yasser Arafat International Airport: closed.
* Sofa crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom - Kerem Shalom Crossing: On 12/22/ 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 12/22/ 2022 is open in both directions (for citizens to leave and enter).

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