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DAILY SITUATION REPORT May 26 2023

Total: 56

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

 08:00, 25th May 2023-08:00, 26th May 202

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

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 12:45, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the roundabout of the village of Ain Sinya, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 17:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at Ain Ayoub roundabout, near the village of Ras Karkar, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Attack

1. At 18:00, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, in the Ain Bubin area in the village of Deir Bzei', under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones.
2. At 18:00, the occupying forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, near the entrance to the village of Nabi Saleh, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones.
3. At 19:00, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, in the industrial area in the town of Beitunia, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones.

Closure of main Roads

On 05/25/2023, the occupying forces continued to close the eastern and western entrances to the village of Al-Mughayyir (for the thirteenth day in a row), forcing citizens to take long and bumpy alternative roads to reach their workplaces.

JENIN

Raid

1. At 15:55, the occupation forces raided the villages of Rummana and Toura, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 16:35, the occupation forces raided the villages of Faqqu'a and Jalbun, and detained a citizen in the village of Faqqu'a.
3. At 02:30, the occupying forces raided the town of Qabatiya and the villages of Beit Qad and Bir al-Basha, detained a citizen in the town of Qabatiya, and withdrew at 03:50.

Detention

1. At 13:45, the occupation forces arrested at the Barta'a military checkpoint, the citizen: Yamen Talal Muhammad Jaradat - residents of the town of Silat al-Harithiya.
2. The detainee in the village of Faqqu'a is: Alaa Abdul Karim Othmana.
3. The detainee in the town of Qabatiya is: Fadi Kamel Zakarneh.

TUBAS

Settlers Attacks

At 09:15, a group of settlers, near the "Mikhola" settlement in the northern Jordan Valley, placed a barbed wire fence around a plot of land and cultivated it.

TULKAREM

Raid

1. At 08:00, the occupation forces raided the village of Izbat Shufa, and patrolled until 16:40.
2. At 09:35, the occupation forces raided the village of Khirbet Jabara, and patrolled until 16:40.
3. At 16:40, the occupying forces raided the town of Zeita, and patrolled until 21:55.
4. At 18:30, the occupation forces raided the village of Izbat Shufa, and patrolled until 21:55.
5. At 01:40, the occupying forces raided the town of Kafr al-Labad and the Nur Shams camp in the city of Tulkarm, and conducted a patrol until 03:55.

Closure of main Roads

At 15:10, the occupying forces closed the dirt road connecting the town of Kafr al-Labad and the village of Shufa, with earthen mounds.

QALQILIYA

Attack

At 18:50, the occupying forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, in the western region of Jayyous, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones.

NABLUS

Military Checkpoints

At 20:00, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the Beit Furik checkpoint, obstructing traffic.

Raid

1. At 11:50, the occupation forces raided the town of Asira Al-Shamaliya, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 16:10, the occupation forces raided the villages of Tal Surra, and conducted a patrol.
3. At 19:50, the occupation forces raided the village of Yatma, and patrolled until 23:55.
4. At 20:00,the occupation forces raided the village of Iraq Burin, where clashes took place with the citizens, while they were on patrol.
5. At 23:00, the occupation forces raided the villages of Urif and Asira Al-Qibliya, and patrolled until 05:40.
6. At 04:20, the occupation forces raided Balata camp in the city of Nablus, where clashes took place with the citizens, during a house raid and search, and arrested a citizen, then withdrew at 05:40.

Detention

The detainee in Balata camp in Nablus is: Adel Abu Lail.

Attack

1. At 13:40, the occupying forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, near the spring of the village of Qaryut, as they tried to confront a group of settlers present in the area.
2. At 20:00, during the raid into the village of Iraq Burin, the occupying forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones, while they were on patrol.
3. At 04:20, during the raid into Balata camp in Nablus, the occupying forces fired live and metal bullets coated with rubber, stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones, while they were raiding and searching a house.

Settlement Activities

At 11:30, a group of settlers occupied the lands of the citizens in Jabal Al-Qubaybat, which is affiliated with the village of Burqa, on which the evacuated "Homesh" settlement was established.

Settlers Attacks

At 12:40, the security of the "Yitzhar" colony detained the child: Youssef Jamal Shehadeh, 13 years old - from the village of Orif, and took him into the colony, and as a result, the occupation forces intervened and released him after the intervention of the Palestinian military liaison.

JERICHO

Military Checkpoints

At 22:50, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the Al-Hamra checkpoint, and impeded traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

At 22:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the city of Jericho, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

BETHLEHEM

Flying Checkpoints

At 11:20, the occupying forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the town of Tuqu', to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 13:00.

HEBRON

Flying Checkpoints

At 10:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint in the Khallet Hadour area in Hebron, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 12:10.

Raid

At 21:10, the occupation forces raided the city of Hebron, and patrolled until 21:40.

Detention

At 19:15, the occupation forces arrested at the entrance to the town of Beit Ummar, the citizen: Majdi Murshid Zaqeq - residents of the town of Beit Ummar.

Settlers Attacks

On 05/25/2023, a group of settlers from the "Karmi Tzur" settlement entered the agricultural lands of the citizens in the Wadi Al-Wahdin area of ​​the town of Beit Ummar, located adjacent to the settlement, and destroyed the wheat crop grown on an area of ​​5 dunums, as a result of spraying it with toxic pesticides, and its property belongs to the citizen: Samir Abdullah Salibi.

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, by firing from their positions on the Green Line in the governorates of Gaza and Khan Yunis.

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Beit Hanoun crossing - "Erez": on 05/25/2023 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 crossing "Allenby" - 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.

Attack

On the morning of 05/25/2023, the occupying forces opened fire and launched tear gas canisters from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of the town of Juhr Al-Dik, located in the southeast of Gaza City.

KHAN YUNIS

Attack

On the morning of 05/25/2023, the occupying forces opened fire and launched tear gas canisters from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of Al-Fukhari, located in the southeast of Khan Yunis.

RAFAH

Closure of Crossing Points

* Yasser Arafat International Airport: closed.
*Sufa crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - "Kerem Shalom": on 05/25/2023 it is closed (due to Jewish holidays).
* Al-Awda- Rafah: on 05/25/2023, it is open (for the departure and entry of citizens).

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