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DAILY SITUATION REPORT January 4 2023

Total: 120

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

 08:00 3rd January 2023-08:00,4th January 2023

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Raid

1. At 09:00, the occupation forces raided the town of Abu Dis, and detained a citizen.
2. On 01/03/2023, the occupation forces raided the village of Qatanna, and detained a citizen.

Detention

1. At 15:30, the occupation forces positioned in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem detained 2 citizens (brothers): Khalil Shweiki and his brother Samer.
2. At 21:00, the occupation forces detained the citizen: Muhammad Al-Zaghal - residents of the Ras Al-Amoud neighborhood in Jerusalem.
3. At 21:20, the occupation forces detained 2 citizens (one of whom was a child) - residents of the town of Al-Ram: Osaid Ahmed Emara and Muhammad Ahmed Emara, 17 years old.
4. On the evening of 01/04/2023, the occupation forces detained Bashar Al-Ajlouni in the Old City of Jerusalem.
5. The detainee in the town of Abu Dis is: Muhammad Nabil Badr.
6. The detainee in the village of Qatna is: Muhammad al-Faqih.

Deportation

At 18:00, the occupation authorities in the city of Jerusalem issued a decision to deport the citizen: Raeda Saeed - a resident of Jerusalem, for a period of 15 days from Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Attack

On the afternoon of 01/03/2023, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens in the town of Abu Dis for alleged stoning and as a result left 7 citizens suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.

Obstruction of Places of Worship

1. At 08:00, groups of extremist settlers, led by the extremist Israeli Minister of National Security, "Itamar Ben Gvir", and 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 noon on 01/03/2023, the occupation forces raided the Dome of the Rock chapel in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and searched it.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Flying Checkpoints

At 08:45, the occupation forces set up two checkpoints at the entrance to the town of Bir Zeit and under the bridge of the village of Yabrud, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

1. At 11:15, the occupation forces raided the town of Turmusaya, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 12:40, the occupation forces raided Al-Bireh, and patrolled until 14:35.
3. At 02:25, the occupation forces raided the village of Beit Ur Al-Tahta, and conducted a patrol.
4. At 03:00, the occupation forces raided the village of Beit Sira, and conducted a patrol.
5. At 03:15, the occupation forces raided Al-Jalazoun camp, and detained 3 citizens (including 2 brothers).
6. At 03:40, the occupation forces raided the town of Beit Rima, and handed the citizen: Bilal Samer Al-Barghouti, a notice to be reviewed by the Israeli intelligence.
7. At 05:15, the occupation forces raided the village of Deir Abu Mishaal, and detained a citizen.
8. At 05:40, the occupation forces raided the village of Qibya, and conducted a patrol.

Detention

1. At 18:55, the occupation forces detained: Uday Ziyad Jabara (a National Security Force officer) – a resident of the town of Turmusaya.
2. The 3 detainees in Al-Jalazoun camp are: Muhammad Marwan Al-Kanish, Qassam Zuhair Samada'a, and his brother Masoud.
3. The detainee in the village of Deir Abu Mishaal is: Saleh al-Makan.

JENIN

Raid

1. At 14:40, the occupation forces raided the town of Silat Al-Harithiya and the villages of Al-Taybeh, Zabuba, Rummana, Taanak and Anin, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 03:45, the occupation forces raided the town of Qabatiya, clashed with the citizens as they stormed a number of homes and as a result injured a citizen, and detained 3 citizens.
3. At 03:50, the occupation forces raided the town of Al-Zababdeh and the village of Sanour, and ran over a citizen - a resident of the town of Al-Zayabdeh, and as a result left him hospitalized with contusions.
4. At 03:55, the occupation forces raided the town of Arraba and the villages of Al-Jalama, Al-Shuhada, Bir Al-Basha and Al-Jarba, and conducted a patrol.

Detention

The 3 detainees in the town of Qabatiya are: Abdullah Abu Waar, Marouh Yasser Ratib Khazimia, and Muhammad Mahmoud Lutfi Abu Al-Rub.

Attack

At 03:45, the occupation forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning and shooting and as a result injured a citizen.

Injuries

The civilian: Basil Faraj Abu Zaid was injured during clashes with the occupation forces in the town of Qabatiya.

Physical Assault

At 03:50, the civilian: Yazan Al-Sharqawi - was injured, as a result of being run over by an Israeli military vehicle during their raid into the town of Al-Zababdeh.

TUBAS

Military Checkpoints

At 19:35, the occupation forces tightened their measures at the Tayaseer checkpoint, and impeded traffic.

TULKAREM

Military Checkpoints

At 14:40, the occupation forces tightened their measures at the Shufa checkpoint, obstructing traffic.

Raid

1. At 08:05, the occupation forces raided the village of Khirbet Jabara, and patrolled until 10:00.
2. At 08:35, the occupation forces raided the Shweika suburb of Tulkarm and the town of Atil, and patrolled until 09:40.
3. At 01:50, the occupation forces raided the Shweika suburb of Tulkarm, and detained a citizen.

Detention

The detainee in the Shweika suburb of Tulkarm is: Kayed Khaled Nayfeh.

QALQILIYA

Flying Checkpoints

At 18:15, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the town of Azzun, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

At 09:25, the occupation forces raided the city of Qalqilya, clashed with the citizens, as they stormed a house and as a result injured a citizen, and detained him after his injury while trying to escape, in addition to injuring another child, and withdrew at 09:55.

Detention

The detainee after being wounded - with injuries in the city of Qalqilya is: Amir Faris Hamid Owaisi.

Attack

1. At 09:20, the occupation forces opened fire towards a child in the Al-Birin area, south of Qalqilya, wounding him in the pelvis, and he was subsequently admitted to the government hospital in Nablus for treatment.
2. At 09:25, during their raid into the city of Qalqilya, the occupation forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas cansiters towards civilians as they stormed a house and as a result injured a citizen - while he was trying to escape and detained him, and injured another a child was injured during the confrontations.

Injuries

1. The civilian: : Mahmoud Omar Jumaa, 14 years old - a resident of the city of Qalqilya was injured as a result of being shot by the occupation forces in the Al-Birin area, south of the city of Qalqilya.
2. The two civilian: Murad Mahmoud Suleiman Ghanem, 13 years old, and Amir Fares Hamed Owaisi were injured during clashes with the occupation forces during their raid into the city of Qalqilya.

Destruction of Property

At 12:35, the occupation forces demolished, in the village of Nabi Elias, a barracks owned by the citizen: Muhannad Al-Afouri Al-Nabulsi, and an agricultural room owned by the citizen: Muhammad Al-Zamil, under the pretext of not being licensed.

NABLUS

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 11:30 and again at 21:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the roundabout of the village of Deir Sharaf to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 12:40, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the junction of Surra village, to search vehicles and check citizens' identities until 16:00.

Raid

1. At 11:50, the occupation forces raided the town of Asira Al-Shamaliya, and patrolled until 12:30.
2. At 12:10, the occupation forces raided the village of Sebastia, and conducted a patrol.
3. At 15:10, the occupation forces raided the villages of Al-Naqoura and Egnesnia, and conducted a patrol.
4. At 17:05, the occupation forces raided the town of Qabalan and the village of Yatma, and conducted a patrol.
5. At 20:10, the occupation forces raided the village of Tal, and conducted a patrol.
6. At 00:30, the occupation forces raided the town of Hawara, the villages of Einabus and Odla, and stormed and searched a number of homes.
7. At 02:30, the occupation forces raided the village of Deir Al-Hatab, and detained a citizen.
8. At 06:30, the occupation forces raided the city of Nablus, and detained 2 citizens.

Detention

1. At 01:05 on 01/03/2023, the occupation forces detained 2 citizens: Hussein Fawaz Hussein Al-Aqra' and Owais Mahmoud Al-Hajj Ahmed during their raid into the town of Qabalan (as mentioned in the previous report).
2. The detainee in the village of Deir al-Hatab is: Buraq al-Mashati.
3. The two detainees in the city of Nablus are: Tariq Hassan Al-Koni and Yazan Al-Habash.

Closure of main Roads

At 08:50, the occupation forces closed the iron gate at the entrance to the eastern village of Al-Laban, and reopened it at a later time.

SALFIT

Flying Checkpoints

At 10:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Deir Ballut, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 12:00.

Raid

At 16:55, the occupation forces raided the village of Marda, and conducted a patrol.

JERICHO

Raid

At 02:05, the occupation forces raided Ain Al-Sultan camp in the city of Jericho, clashed with the citizens as they stormed a house and as a result injured a citizen as a result of being run over by a military vehicle.

Detention

At 12:00, the occupation forces positioned the Al-Karama "Allenby" crossing, detained the citizen: Thiab Saleh Ibrash -a resident of Al-Amari camp, Ramallah governorate.

Attack

At 02:05, the occupation forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters towards the citizens, during their raid into Ain Al-Sultan camp in the city of Jericho, for alleged stoning, as they stormed a house and as a result injured a citizen as a result of being run over by a military vehicle.

Injuries

The citizen : Nazir Muhammad Raslan was injured - with bruises as a result of being run over by the occupation forces during the storming of Ain Al-Sultan camp in the city of Jericho.

BETHLEHEM

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 11:30 and again at 19:40, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint in the Aqabat Hasna area (on the main road leading to the western villages in the Bethlehem governorate), to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 16:10, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the town of Tuqu', to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

At 03:20, the occupation forces raided the town of Beit Fajjar, and detained a citizen.

Detention

The detainee in the town of Beit Fajjar is: Munir Nassim Blou.

Attack

1. At 11:10 and 14:45, the occupation forces positioned in Al-Ayda camp in Bethlehem fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning.
2. At 21:05, the occupation forces positioned near the entrance to the village of Husan fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning.
3. At 21:25, the occupation forces positioned near the town of Al-Khader fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning.

Closure of main Roads

At 13:15, the occupation forces closed the western entrance to the town of Tuqu', and reopened it at 14:00.

HEBRON

Flying Checkpoints

At 18:55, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Bani Naim, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

At 06:30, the occupation forces raided the Kreisa area in the town of Dura, clashed with the citizens, as they stormed 2 houses.

Detention

At 10:50, the occupation forces positioned near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of Hebron, detained the 14-year-old girl: Rama Rami Jaber Abu Aisha, a resident of the Old City of Hebron, under the pretext that she was trying to stab a soldier.

Attack

1. At 12:30, the occupying forces near the village of Karmel, south of the town of Yatta fired stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, , under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones.
2. At 23:00, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, near the entrance to Al-Arroub camp, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones.
3. At 06:30, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, during the raid into the Kreisa area in the town of Dura, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones, while they were raiding 2 houses.

House Demolition

1. At 09:45, the occupation forces demolished a house owned by the citizen: Hamad Issa Younis Muhammad in the Tal Ma'in area, east of the town of Yatta, under the pretext of not having a permit.
2. At 13:40, the occupation forces demolished 4 houses belonging to the citizens: Younis Ahmed Saleh Jabarin, Khaled Khalil Jabarin, Muhammad Ahmed Saleh Jabarin, and Othman Muhammad Jabarin, in the Shaab Al-Batem area, east of the town of Yatta, under the pretext of not having a permit.

Assault on Educational sector

On 01/03/2023, the occupation forces demolished and confiscated tents housing students of the Asfi School, which the occupation demolished in November 2022, in the Khirbet Asfi area, east of the town of Yatta.

Obstruction of Places of Worship

On 01/03/2023, the occupation forces closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of Hebron, and prevented citizens from entering and praying in 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.
• The occupation forces violated the ceasefire agreement by firing from their positions on the Green Line in the governorates of North Gaza and Khan Yunis, and by gunboats shooting at fishermen's boats at sea in the northern Gaza governorate.
• Palestinian armed groups violated the cease-fire agreement by firing a shell (of unknown type) towards the Green Line (it fell within the borders of the Gaza Strip).

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Beit Hanoun crossing - “Erez”: On 01/03/ 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

1. At 11:00 on 01/03/2023, 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 the town of Jabalia.
2. At 16:00 on 01/03/2023, the occupation forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of the town of Beit Hanoun.
3. At 01:05 on 01/04/2023, Israeli gunboats opened fire towards the fishermen's boat while they were chasing it 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.

CENTRAL GAZA

Palestinian Attacks

At 22:15 on 01/03/2023, members of the Palestinian armed groups fired a projectile towards the Green Line (which fell within the borders of the Gaza Strip).

KHAN YUNIS

Attack

1. At 09:30 on 01/03/2023, 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 15:00 on 01/03/2023, the occupation forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands 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 01/03/2023, 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 01/03/2023is open in both directions (for citizens to leave and enter).

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