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DAILY SITUATION REPORT May 09 2023

Total: 142

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

 08:00, 8th  May 2023-08:00, 9th May 2023

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Raid

At dawn on 05/08/2023, the occupation forces raided the town of Qatanna, and detained a citizen.

Detention

1. At dawn on 08/05/2023, the occupation forces detained the child: Muhammad Yasser Darwish, in the village of Al-Issawiya.
2. At 08:00, the occupation forces detained the child: Omar Nidal Al-Natsheh while he was on his way to his school in Jerusalem city.
3. At 22:10, the occupation forces detained 2 citizens Ali Obaid and Muhammad Marwan Obaid in the village of Al-Issawiya.
4. The detainee in the town of Qatna is: Abd al-Fattah Habis Hoshiyeh.

Destruction of Property

At 09:30, the occupation forces leveled an agricultural nursery in the town of Hazma along the main street, owned by a citizen of the Salah al-Din family, under the pretext of not having a license.

Obstruction of Places of Worship

At 08:00, groups of extremist settlers, headed by the extremist Rabbi "Yehuda Glick" (for the second day in a row), under the protection of the occupation police, stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and made provocative tours of its courtyards and facilities.

Settlement Activities

On 05/08/2023, the occupation authorities issued tenders for the construction of 1,248 new settlement units in the settlements of "Beitar Illit", "Gilo", "Efrat", "Kiryat Arba", "Ma'ale Ephraim" and "Karnei Shomron", which are located in the governorates of Jerusalem. Qalqilya, Jericho, Bethlehem, and Hebron are among the territories occupied in 1967.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 12:40, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the eastern entrance to the village of Al-Mughair, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 22:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the bridge of the town of Atara, and detained a soldier from the National Security Agency.

Raid

1. At 22:50, the occupation forces raided the town of Beit Rima, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 01:35, the occupation forces raided the village of Al-Mughair, and detained 2 citizens.
3. At 03:25, the occupation forces raided the village of Ras Karkar, and detained a citizen.

Detention

1. The two detainees in the village of Al-Mughayer are: Aboud Nayef Abdel-Rahman Abu Alia, and Abdel-Rahman Abdel-Basit Abu Alia.
2. The detainee at a flying checkpoint near the bridge of the town of Atara is: Al-Askari - Omar Fouad Suleiman - a resident of the town of Aroura.
3. The detainee in the village of Ras Karkar is: Alaa Khaled Abu Fakhida.

Settlers Attacks

At 22:45, a group of settlers entered the outskirts of the town of Deir Dibwan, opened fire at the citizens and the guard committees, and withdrew at a later time.

JENIN

Military Checkpoints

At 18:05, the occupation forces closed the "Dotan" checkpoint on the main road, Jenin - Tulkarm, and reopened it at a later time.

Raid

1. At 17:10, the occupation forces raided the town of Ya`bad, and detained the citizen: Antar Oqab Anfa'at, while he was near his house, and later released him.
2. At 00:50, the occupation forces raided the villages of Rummana and Zabuba, and handed 2 citizens: Tamer Nasser Younes Subihat - residents of the village of Rummana, and Omar Jaradat - residents of the village of Zabuba, notices to be reviewed by the Israeli intelligence, and withdrew at 01:45.

Settlers Attacks

At 18:05, a group of settlers were present in the vicinity of the "Dotan" checkpoint, and threw stones at citizens' vehicles passing through the checkpoint.

TUBAS

Confiscation of Property

At 11:30, the occupation forces confiscated agricultural equipment, owned by the citizen: Ahmed Diab Abu Khaizran, in the Al-Baqi'a area in the northern Jordan Valley.

TULKAREM

Military Checkpoints

At 11:55, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the "Einaf" checkpoint, and obstructed traffic until 12:05.

Flying Checkpoints

At 00:50, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint on the main road, Tulkarm - Nablus, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 02:00.

Attack

At 21:00, the occupation forces positioned near the entrance to the village of Shufa fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning detained 5 citizens, released them at a later time, and withdrew at 23:00.

QALQILIYA

Raid

1. At 18:00, the occupation forces raided the town of Azzun, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 02:00, the occupation forces raided the city of Qalqilya, clashed with the citizens as they stormed and search a house, and withdrew at 05:15.

Attack

At 02:00, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters toward citizens for alleged stoning as they stormed and searched a house during their raid into the city of Qalqilya.

Settlers Attacks

At 14:20, a settler, while driving his vehicle, after accidentally entering the entrance to the town of Azzun, fired randomly at the citizens, under the pretext that his vehicle had been thrown with stones.

NABLUS

Military Checkpoints

At 18:35, the occupation forces tightened their measures at the Huwwara checkpoint, obstructing traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 15:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the junction of the "Yitzhar" settlement, and detained 2 residents (one of whom was a university student).
2. At 19:10, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the roundabout of Deir Sharaf village, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 19:35, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Awarta, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

1. At 10:05, the occupation forces raided the village of Tal, and raided and searched a house (under construction).
2. At 18:15, the occupation forces raided the village of Kafr Qaddum, raided and searched a house, and withdrew at 00:45.
3. At 07:40, the occupation forces raided the city of Nablus, clashed with the citizens, and opened fire towards a house while it was surrounded as a result injured 13 citizens (including a child - with serious injuries), and left 75 citizens suffocated due to tear gas inhalation and detained 2 citizens.

Detention

1. The two detainees at a flying checkpoint at the junction of "Yitzhar" settlement are: Amin Zaidan Khazim - residents of Jenin, and Ahmed Bashar Ishtewi (university student).
2. The two detainees in the city of Nablus are: Hamza Mansour Al-Halsa and Shadi Hassan Atallah.

Attack

At 07:40, s, the occupation forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters towards citizens and a house while they were surrounding it for alleged shooting and stoning during their raid into the city of Nablus as a result injured 13 citizens (including a child - with serious injuries), and left 75 citizens suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.

Injuries

13 unidentified civilians (including a child - seriously injured) during clashes with the occupation forces in the city of Nablus.

Closure of main Roads

At 16:00, the occupation forces closed the roundabout of Deir Sharaf village, to traffic.

Settlers Attacks

1. At 09:25, a group of settlers in the village of Qaryut attacked a number of farmers and tried to prevent them from cultivating their land.
2. At 11:20, a group of settlers, in the Khallet Al-Wusta area in the village of Jalud, assaulted 2 citizens while they were plowing their land: Muhammad Fawzi Hajj Muhammad and Islam Abbad, and also caused material damage to an agricultural tractor owned by the citizen: Muhammad Fawzi Hajj. Mohammed.

JERICHO

Detention

1. At 20:35, the occupation forces detained the citizen: Abdel Moneim Abu Jarhoud - a resident of the town of Al-Auja.
2. On 08.05.2023, the occupation forces positioned at Al-Karama "Allenby" crossing, detained the citizen: Ibrahim Najeh Al-Katifi - a resident of Aqabat Jabr camp in the city of Jericho, while he was traveling to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

BETHLEHEM

Flying Checkpoints

At 11:05, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the Al-Nashash area junction (the southern entrance to Bethlehem), to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 12:10.

Detention

At 01:25, the occupation forces positioned at the "Container" checkpoint, the citizen: Muhammad Khaled Abdullah Nawara - a resident of the city of Bethlehem.

HEBRON

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 11:55, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Beit Awa, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 12:50.
2. At 13:40 and again at 19:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint in the Karantina area in the Old City of Hebron to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 20:30.

Raid

1. At 00:30, the occupation forces raided Hebron, and detained 2 citizens.
2. At 03:25, the occupation forces raided the town of Yatta, and detained 7 citizens (brothers).
3. At 07:40, the occupation forces raided the town of Dura, and stormed and searched 2 houses.

Detention

1. The two detainees in Hebron are: Raed Nabil Al-Shaarawi and Muhammad Amin Azghair.
2. The 7 detainees in the town of Yatta are: Raed Ismail Abu Fanar, and his brothers Muhammad, Salem, Yahya, Yasser, Mohy, and Zakaria.

Attack

At 17:20, the occupation forces positioned near Al-Mukhtar Roundabout in the Old City of Hebron fired 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 ceasefire agreement by storming our areas in the central Gaza governorate, and by air strikes with a number of missiles in (several successive air raids) in the governorates of Gaza, Central Gaza, Khan Younis and Rafah, which resulted in the death of 13 citizens (including 4 children and 4 female citizens), and the wounding of 18 citizens (including 3 children, 4 female citizens, and a male citizen who were seriously injured).

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Beit Hanoun crossing - "Erez": on 05/08/2023, 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.

Air Strike

1. At 02:10 on 5/9/2023,Israeli military aircraft fired two missiles in an attempt to assassinate an individual, targeting a residential apartment located in the Al-Remal neighborhood of Gaza City. As a result, six citizens were killed, including the intended target, two of his children, a man, his wife, and their son who were living on the fifth floor of the building below the targeted apartment. Additionally, six civilians, including two women, were injured, and the incident caused material damage to the apartment and neighboring houses.
2. At 02:10 on 5/9/2023, an Israeli military aircraft fired two missiles with the intention of assassination on a two-story house located on Al-Fayoumi Street in the Al-Sha`af area of the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City. The attack resulted in the deaths of five citizens, including the intended target, his wife, and child, and a female resident who lived in an adjacent house with her daughter. Furthermore, six civilians, including three children and two women, were injured, and the targeted house was completely destroyed. Additionally, the incident caused material damage to several neighboring houses.

Killings

1. Israeli missile strike towards a residential apartment on the fifth floor of a residential building in Gaza City's Al-Remal neighborhood resulted in the killing of six civilians: Tariq Ibrahim Muhammad Ezzeddin, who was 51 years old, his two children, Mayar (12 years old) and Ali (8 years old), and Dr. Jamal Saber Muhammad Ekhsiwan, who was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Wafaa Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation and Specialized Surgery and held Russian citizenship, along with his wife, Mervat Salih Muhammad Ekhsiwan (44 years old), and their son, Youssef (19 years old). The Ekhsiwan family resided on the fifth floor of the building below the targeted apartment
2. The Israeli missile strikes that targeted a two-story house on Al-Fayoumi Street in the Al-Sha`af area of the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City resulted in the killing of five civilians: Khalil Salah Khaled Al-Bahtini, who was 43 years old, his wife Laila Majdi Mustafa Al-Bahtini, aged 42, and their 4-year-old daughter, Hajar. Additionally, Dania Alaa Atta Adass, who was 19 years old and resided in a house adjacent to the targeted building, along with her 17-year-old daughter, Iman Alaa Atta Adass, also lost their lives in the attack.

Injuries

1. Six unidentified civilians (including two women) were injured as a result of the aerial bombardment of a residential apartment on the fifth floor of a residential building in Al-Rimal neighborhood in Gaza City
2. Six unidentified civilians (including 3 children and 2 women) as a result of the aerial bombardment of a two-story house in Al-Fayoumi Street in Al-Sha`af area in Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City

House Demolition

The two-storey house was destroyed by aerial bombardment on Al-Fayoumi Street in Al-Sha`af area in Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City. Its property belongs to the civilian: Khalil Salah Khaled Al-Bahtini(who was killed in the missile strike).

Destruction of Property

1. The Israeli missile strikes hit a residential apartment in a residential building in Al-Remal neighborhood in Gaza City, causing material damage to a residential apartment and a number of neighboring houses.
2. The Israeli missile strikes towards a house in Al-Fayoumi Street in Al-Sha'af area in Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City caused material damage to a number of houses adjacent to the targeted house.

CENTRAL GAZA

Raid

At 08:40 on 08/05/2023, several vehicles and bulldozers from the occupation army, with cover from reconnaissance planes, stormed our areas at a depth of 70 meters east of Al-Maghazi camp, and carried out excavation and leveling works, and withdrew on the evening of the same day.

Air Strike

1. At 02:45 on 09.05.2023, Israeli warplanes launched 4 missiles (in two successive raids), targeting a site belonging to a Palestinian armed group, south of Deir al-Balah.
2. At 02:50 on 09.05.2023, Israeli warplanes launched 3 missiles (in two successive raids), targeting a site belonging to a Palestinian armed group, west of Deir al-Balah.

KHAN YUNIS

Air Strike

1. At 02:25 on 05/09/2023, Israeli warplanes bombed a number of missiles (in several successive raids), targeting a site belonging to a Palestinian armed group, west of Khan Yunis.
2. At 02:50 on 05/09/2023, Israeli warplanes bombed a number of missiles (in several successive raids), targeting a site belonging to a Palestinian armed group, west of Khan Yunis.
3. At 04:15 on 05/09/2023, Israeli warplanes bombed a missile, targeting a site belonging to a Palestinian armed group, east of Khuza'a town, east of Khan Yunis.

RAFAH

Closure of Crossing Points

* Yasser Arafat International Airport: closed.
*Sufa crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - "Kerem Shalom": on 05/08/2023, 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 05/08/2023, it is open (for the departure and entry of citizens).

Air Strike

At 02:30 on 05/09/2023, Israeli warplanes launched 3 missiles (with the aim of assassination), targeting a house on Al-Zahraa Street in Al-Jeneina neighborhood in Rafah, killing a citizen and his wife, and injuring 6 citizens (including the son of the martyr - who was wounded). seriously), causing material damage to the house and neighboring homes.

Killings

The 2 civilians Jihad Shaker Diab Abdel-Hafez Al-Ghannam, 61 years old, and his wife, Wafa Nimr Tawfiq Al-Ghannam, 61 years old. were killed as a result of the aerial bombardment of a house (with the aim of assassination) on Al-Zahraa Street in Al-Jeneina neighborhood in the city of Rafah.

Injuries

6 unidentified civilians including Hashim Jihad Shaker Abdel Hafez Al-Ghanam, 30 years old (severely injured, and he is the son of the martyr) were injured as a result of the aerial bombardment of a house (with the aim of assassination) on Al-Zahraa Street in Al-Jeneina neighborhood in Rafah.

Destruction of Property

The Israeli Air strikes towards a house (with the aim of assassination) on Al-Zahra Street in Al-Jeneina neighborhood in Rafah caused material damage to the targeted house and the neighboring houses.

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