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DAILY SITUATION REPORT April 16 2023

Total: 65

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

 08:00, 15th April  2023-08:00, 16th April 2023

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Military Checkpoints

On 04/15/2023, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the Jaba checkpoint, and impeded traffic.

Detention

1. On 04/15/2023, the occupation forces positioned in Al-Aqsa Mosque, detained 3 citizens: Tamer Halayqa, Qusay Suleiman, and Diaa Abu Dayyah - (all of them residents of the village of Al-Jib).
2. At 18:45, the occupation forces detained Suleiman Salem Qatash, a resident of Ramallah, in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
3. At 21:30, the occupation forces positioned in the Old City of Jerusalem detained 6 citizens: Fahmy Youssef Al-Salaymeh, Ahmed Omar Hamo, Laith Nasser Ghaith, Wissam Mahmoud Sidr, Mustafa Iyad Abu Ghazaleh, and Saleh Abu Farha.
4. At 21:30, the occupation forces positioned at the Jaba military checkpoint, detained the citizen: Muhammad Jaradat - a resident of the town of Al-Ram.
5. At 04:10, the occupation forces positioned in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the citizen: Mahmoud Saleh Al-Sabah - a resident of the town of Tuqu'.
6. At dawn on 04/16/2023, the occupation forces positioned in the Al-Tur neighborhood of Jerusalem 3 citizens: Anas Akkari, Musa Ayesh, and Mahdi Al-Karaki.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Military Checkpoints

On 04/15/2023, the occupation forces tightened their measures at the "Al-Mahkama" checkpoint, located near the "Beit El" settlement, north of Al-Bireh, and impeded traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 17:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Um Safa, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 18:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the bridge of the town of Atara, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 19:50.

Attack

At 23:55, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters toward citizens for alleged stoning while they were on patrol during the raid into the village of Ras Karkar.

JENIN

Raid

1. At 09:55, the occupation forces raided the village of Kivert, and patrolled until 13:20.
2. At 10:10, the occupation forces raided the village of Kafr Qud, and conducted a patrol until 13:20.

TUBAS

Military Checkpoints

At 09:25, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the Tayaseer checkpoint, and impeded traffic.

Detention

On the evening of 04/15/2023, the occupation forces detained Muhammad Adnan Al-Salamin in the Dira Awwad area in the northern Jordan Valley.

TULKAREM

Raid

At 02:50, the occupation forces raided the town of Anabta,clashed with the citizens, while they were on patrol, and withdrew at 03:20.

Detention

At 17:10, the occupation forces positioned at a military checkpoint, detained the citizen: Muhammad Nidal Haniyeh - a resident of the city of Tulkarm.

Attack

At 02:50, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning while they were on patrol during the raid into the town of Anabta.

QALQILIYA

Raid

At 03:45, the occupation forces raided the town of Azzun, clashed with the citizens, as they stormed a number of homes, detained a citizen, and withdrew at 05:00.

Detention

The detainee in the town of Azzun is: Yazid Bilal Mustafa Anaya.

Attack

At 03:45, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters toward citizens for alleged stoning as they stormed a number of houses during the raid into the town of Azzun.

NABLUS

Military Checkpoints

At 21:50, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the Beit Furik checkpoint, and impeded traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 10:20, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint in the Al-Murabaa area, near the entrance to the village of Tal, and detained a member of the Civil Police.
2. At 12:10, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the junction of the "Yitzhar" settlement, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 21:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint on the main road, Nablus - Qalqilya, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Detention

1. On 04/15/2023, the occupation forces positioned at the Beit Furik checkpoint detained 2 citizens: Alaa Youssef and Jihad Abu Bakr - both residents of the town of Ya'bad, Jenin Governorate.
2. At 02:45, the occupation forces at a military checkpoint, the citizen: Nasser Al-Halabi - resident of Nablus.
3. The detainee at a flying checkpoint in the Al-Murabaa area near the entrance to the village of Tal is: the policeman - Samer Muhammad Hamdan - residents of Salem village.

JERICHO

Flying Checkpoints

At 21:10, 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

1. At 16:40, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the western entrance to the town of Beit Fajjar, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 17:50.
2. At 19:40, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the town of Tuqu', to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 22:00.

Raid

At 00:50, the occupation forces raided Husan village, detained 6 citizens (including a child and an elderly citizen), and withdrew at 03:45.

Detention

1. At 07:55, the occupation forces positioned at the 300 checkpoints, north of Bethlehem, detained 2 citizens: Ihab Abdel Rahman Amr and Issam Fawaz Amr - both residents of the town of Dura, Hebron Governorate.
2. The 6 detainees in the village of Husan are: Dawood Abdel Hadi Shousha, 60 years old, Adam Essam Hassan Hamamreh, Abdel Adel Abdel Aziz Shousha, Hikmat Ahmed Abdel Karim Hamamreh, Ayoub Hamamreh, and Bashar Essam Hamamreh, 17 years old.

Settlers Attacks

On 04/15/2023, a group of settlers from the "Beit Ein" settlement, near the eastern entrance to the village of Al-Jaba'a, threw stones at the vehicle of the citizen: Saad Doda, which led to the smashing of the windshield of the vehicle, and a stone hit him in the head, and he was subsequently taken to the hospital for treatment.

Injuries

The civilian: Saad Dudah was injured as a result of an attack by settlers near the eastern entrance to the village of Al-Jabaa.

HEBRON

Raid

At 04:55, the occupation forces raided Hebron and detained a citizen.

Detention

1. At 18:05, the occupation forces detained Mahmoud Raed Al-Salaymeh in the Jaber neighborhood in the Old City of Hebron.
2. At 00:15, the occupation forces arrested, at the entrance to the town of Beit Awa, the citizen: Yasser Riyad Hussein Abu Dhari'.
3. The detainee in the city of Hebron is: Amir Alian Abdul Jamal.

Settlers Attacks

1. At 15:15, a group of settlers were present at the entrance to the town of Yatta, and threw stones at citizens' vehicles passing by.
2. On 04/15/2023, a group of armed settlers in the village of Umm al-Khair and the areas of Khirbet al-Thala and al-Kharouba, east of the town of Yatta, attacked citizens and shepherds and threw stones at them, as a result of which a number of them sustained bruises and bruises.

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 04/15/2023, it is partially open (for the passage of humanitarian cases, foreign journalists, workers of international humanitarian organizations, merchants, businessmen, workers, and travelers through the Al-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.
* Sofa crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom - Kerem Shalom Crossing: On 04/15/ 2022,is closed.
* Al-Awda- Rafah crossing: On 04/15/ 2022,is closed.

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