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DAILY SITUATION REPORT May 04 2023

Total: 105

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

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

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Flying Checkpoints

At 11:10, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the town of Hizma, and detained a university student.

Raid

On the morning of 05/03/2023, the occupation forces raided the town of Biddu, and detained a citizen.

Detention

1. The detainee at a flying checkpoint near the town of Hizma is: Jala Ahmed Ali Buhais - residents of Deir Jarir village, Ramallah governorate.
2. The detainee in the town of Biddu is: Omar Muhammad Mansour.

Attack

1. At 16:30, the occupation forces positioned in the Jabal Mafraq area in the town of Abu Dis fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning.
2. At 17:30, the occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Al-Quds University in the town of Abu Dis fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning.

House Demolition

At 08:00, the occupation forces demolished a 6-storey residential building in the town of Anata, consisting of 16 apartments (the first floor is inhabited and the rest of the floors are under construction), owned by the citizen: Mahmoud Muhammad Hassan Hamdan.

Obstruction of Places of Worship

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.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 08:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the Atara town bridge, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 15:20, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Nabi Saleh, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 16:20, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Aboud, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

1. At 00:45, the occupation forces raided the town of Arura, and patrolled until 06:00.
2. At 00:55, the occupation forces raided the town of Beit Rima, where clashes took place with the citizens, during the raid on a number of houses, which resulted in the injury of 6 citizens, and withdrew at 06:00.
3. At 04:30, the occupation forces raided the city of Ramallah, arrested a citizen, and withdrew at 06:00.
4. At dawn on 04/05/2023, the occupation forces stormed the village of Nabi Saleh, where clashes took place with the citizens, during a raid on a number of homes, which resulted in the injury of 3 citizens.

Detention

The detainee in the city of Ramallah is: Musab Nasr Abu Hamid.

Attack

1. At 00:55, the occupation forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning as they stormed a number of houses and as a result injured 6 citizens.
2. At dawn on 04/05/2023, the occupation forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning as they stormed a number of houses during the raid on the village of Nabi Saleh and as a result injured 3 citizens.

Injuries

1. The 6 civilians : Muhammad Raqi Issa al-Rabi, Muhammad Hamdan Sadiq Rahimi, Nader Sami Shafiq Rahimi, Ali Thalji Taher Dar Yaqoub, Muhammad Hussein Muhammad Barghouti, Ahmed Murad Thabet al-Khatib were injured during clashes with the occupation forces in the town of Beit Rima.
2. The 3 unidentified civilians were injured during clashes with the occupation forces in the village of Nabi Saleh.

JENIN

Raid

1. At 03:40, the occupation forces raided the city of Jenin and its camp, and the towns of Burqin, Al-Yamoun, Qabatiya and Araba, where clashes took place with the citizens as they stormed a number of homes, and detained 3 citizens in the city, then withdrew at 04:40.
2. At 04:20, the occupation forces raided the villages of Al-Hashemiya and Kfirt, and conducted a patrol.

Detention

The 3 detainees in the city and its camp are: Ahmed Khalouf, Nour Saqr Qabha, and Uday Yahya Kaabiya.

Attack

At 03:40,the occupation forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning as they stormed a number of houses during their raid into Jenin and its camp.

TUBAS

Military Checkpoints

At 18:25, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the Tayaseer checkpoint, and impeded traffic.

TULKAREM

Raid

1. At 10:00, the occupation forces raided the village of Khirbet Jabara, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 16:35, the occupation forces raided the village of Izbat Shufa, and conducted a patrol.
3. At 21:40, the occupation forces raided the village of Pharaoh, and patrolled until 04:30.
4. At 03:55, the occupation forces raided Nur Shams camp in the city of Tulkarm and the suburb of Izbat al-Jrad, arrested 2 citizens, and withdrew at 04:30.

Detention

1. At 21:45, the occupation forces detained the citizen: Brigadier General Omar Badran - residents of the town of Deir Al-Ghousun, while he was visiting the Israeli intelligence, based on a prior notification.
2. The two detainees in Nour Shams camp in the city of Tulkarm and the suburb of Izbat al-Jarad are: Muhammad Mahmoud Salih Abdul Rahim - residents of the suburb of Izbat al-Jarad, and Muhammad Abdul Rahim Muhammad Breiki - residents of Noor Shams camp.

QALQILIYA

Raid

At 02:40, the occupation forces raided the city of Qalqilya, detained a citizen, and withdrew at 05:35.

Detention

The detainee in the city of Qalqilya is: Wasim Khaled Sunina.

NABLUS

Military Checkpoints

At 08:00, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the Huwwara checkpoint, obstructing traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 14:40, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the Luna Park amusement park in the town of Hawara, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 19:10, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the junction of Deir Sharaf village, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

1. At 08:05 on 03/05/2023, the occupation forces raided Salem village, the raid was repeated at 02:15, and they patrolled until 07:20.
2. At 08:15, the occupation forces raided the villages of Beit Wazan and Sarra, and conducted a patrol.
3. At 13:15, the occupation forces raided the village of Sebastia, and conducted a patrol.
4. At 06:25, the occupation forces raided the town of Beit Furik, and conducted a patrol.
5. At 07:20, the occupation forces raided the city of Nablus clashed with the citizens, and launched rocket shells toward a house while it was surrounded as a result killed 3 citizens (whom the occupation forces described as wanted), and injured 4 other citizens, and left 152 citizens suffocated due to inhalation of tear gas.

Attack

At 07:20, during their raid into the city of Nablus, the occupation forces fired rocket shells, liveammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters towards citizens and a house while it was surrounded foir allaged shooting and stoning and as a result killed 3 citizens (who the occupation forces describe as wanted). injured 4 other civilians, and left 152 others suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.

Killings

The 3 civilians: Moaz Nabih al-Masri, 26 years old, resident of Askar camp in Nablus, Ibrahim Jaber, resident of Nablus, and Hassan Suleiman al-Qatanani, 35 years old, resident of Askar camp in Nablus were killed during clashes with occupation forces in the city of Nablus.

Injuries

4 civilians including Hamid Akoub, and Muhammad Hamza Muhammad Mustafa Dohal, 14 years old were injured mduring clashes with the occupation forces in the city of Nablus.

Settlers Attacks

At 11:30, a group of settlers entered the agricultural lands of the citizens of the village of Burqa, and cut down and uprooted 750 olive and almond seedlings, owned by the citizen: Abdel Nasser Muhammad Saeed Haji.

JERICHO

Military Checkpoints

On 05/03/2023, the occupation forces tightened their measures at the Hamra checkpoint, and impeded traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

On 05/03/2023, the occupation forces set up sudden checkpoints to search all entrances to the city of Jericho (for the twelfth day in a row), and obstructed traffic.

Detention

1. At noon on 05/03/2023, the occupation forces positioned at the northwest entrance to the city of Jericho, detained the citizen: Saddam Fakhr Awadat - a resident of Aqabat Jabr camp in the city of Jericho.
2. On the evening of 05/03/2023, the occupation forces positioned at the southern entrance to the city of Jericho, detained the citizen: Khaled Raed Ghaleb Qassem - a resident of Aqabat Jabr camp in Jericho.
3. At 01:30, the occupation forces positioned at the northern entrance to the city of Jericho, detained the citizen: Muhammad Akram Awadat Al-Muqaiti - a resident of Aqabat Jabr camp in the city of Jericho.

BETHLEHEM

Military Checkpoints

At 21:30, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the "Container" checkpoint, and impeded traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 08:35, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the town of Nahalin, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 10:30.
2. At 12:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the town of Tuqu', to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 13:30.
3. At 14:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to Husan village, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
4. At 21:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near Al-Nashash Junction (the southern entrance to Bethlehem), to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 23:00.

Raid

At 01:40, the occupation forces raided the city of Bethlehem and the camps of Al-Azza, Aida, and Al-Dheisha in the city of Bethlehem, the town of Janata, and the village of Barida'a, and stormed and searched a number of homes, and detained 3 citizens in the camps of Aida, Al-Dheisheh, and the village of Barida'a.

Detention

1. At 16:00, the occupation forces positioned near the northern entrance to the town of Tuqu', the citizen: Maher Salim Abdel-Badan.
2. The 3 detainees in the Aida and Dheisheh camps in Bethlehem and the village of Barida'a are: Asaad Darwish - a resident of Aida camp, Luay Youssef Salim - a resident of the Dheisheh camp, and Ahmed Atoun - residents of the village of Barida'a.

Attack

On 05/03/2023, the occupation forces opened fire in the Aqbat Hasna area near the village of Husan, under the pretext that he did not obey orders to stop and hit a soldier, which resulted in him being seriously injured, and he was subsequently admitted to the Arab Society Hospital in the city of Beit Jala.

Injuries

The civilian: Anas Muhammad Ahmad Abu Hussein - a resident of the Jabal al-Mukabber neighborhood in Jerusalem was injured as a result of being shot by occupation forces in the Aqabat Hasna area near the village of Husan.

HEBRON

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 09:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the Zif village junction, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 10:55.
2. At 09:20, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the town of Sa'ir, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 11:00.
3. At 13:25, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the town of Halhul, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 14:30.

Raid

1. At 22:35, the occupation forces raided the town of Beit Awa, and conducted patrols until 03:10.
2. At 03:10, the occupation forces raided the town of Al-Dhahiriya, and detained a soldier from the Presidential Guard.

Detention

The detainee in the town of Al-Dhahiriya is: Suleiman Nader Qaisiyah.

Settlers Attacks

At 15:30, a group of settlers in the Wadi al-Ghruz area, near the "Kiryat Arba" settlement, located east of Hebron, attacked a number of citizens.

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 05/03/2023, it is partially open (for the passage of humanitarian cases, foreign journalists, workers of international humanitarian organizations, merchants, businessmen, workers, and travelers through the 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 05/03/2023, 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 05/03/2023, it is open (for the departure and entry of citizens).

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