• At 24:00 on April 29th 2017 ,the Israeli Military impose a total closure on the West Bank governorates on the occasion of "the 69th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel" and prevents citizens and workers, including permit holders from entering Jerusalem and Israel, except diplomatic and international missions and medical cases {who have prior coordination} until 24:00 on May 2nd 2017.
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Daily Report April 30, 2017
Daily Report April 30, 2017
ALL DISTRICTS
JERUSALEM
1. At 15:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint in Al-Khan Al-Ahmar area {located along the main road connecting Jerusalem and Jericho} then searched residents and vehicles.
2. At 20:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Anata town then searched residents and vehicles.
1. On April 29th 2017, Israeli forces raided Qutna village and detained a resident after storming his home.
2. At dawn on April 30th 2017, Israeli forces raided Al-Eisawiya village, detained 17 residents and summoned 2 residents:
Ahmad Yousef Obaid and Sufian Mahmoud to report to Israeli Intellegnce for questioning.
1. At 17:20, Israeli forces positioned in Bab Al-Amoud area in the old city of Jerusalem detained Yasin Mohammed Yasin Sobh - A resident of Shufat Camp, during a demonstration in solidarity with the hunger strikers in Israeli prisons.
2. Israeli forces detained Moath Adel Suliman Hushiya {A resident of Qutna village}.
3. Israeli forces detained 17 residents: Thaer Mohamed Abdel Mohsen, Akram Fadi Mustafa, Mahmoud Khaldoun Mustafa, Mohamed Abdel Raouf Mahmoud, Uday Issa Obaid, Abdelkader Mohamed Dari, Shadi Mohamed Attia, Munir Kayed Mahmoud, Adam Kayed Mahmoud, Bashar Nasser Mahmoud, Firas Nidal Mahmoud, Rashad Nasser, Mohammad Adnan Obaid, Ismail Tawfiq Moheisen, Amir Munir Derbas, Mahmoud Ramadan Obaid, and Naseem Amjad Moheisen in Al-Eisawiya village.
At 17:20, Israeli forces positioned at Bab Al-Amoud area in the old city of Jerusalem assaulted 11 residents {including 2 women}:Ahmed Gharabneh, Ammar Awad, Mahmoud Alian, Sinan Abu Munir, Nawal Hijazi, Diala Juhayhan, Ali Yasin, Rami Al Khatib, Fayez Aburmila, Musfati Kharouf and Rajai Khatib during a demonstration in solidarity with the hunger strikers in Israeli prisons..
RAMALLAH & AL BIREH
1. At 16:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Shuqba village then searched residents and vehicles until 17:00.
2. At 16:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint near Atara town bridge then searched residents and vehicles.
At 04:00, Israeli forces raided Awarta town until 07:30.
At 11:40, Israeli forces positioned near the entrance of Sinjil town assaulted 2 residents: Hisham Adel, and Jamil Maslama.
JENIN
At 15:20, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at Al-Zababda town junction then searched residents and vehicles until 17:00.
1. At 13:40, Israeli forces raided Al-Zababda town and Masaliya, Jabra and Marka villages.
2. At 04:35, Israeli forces raided Jenin city and camp and Bruqin town, clashed with several residents in the camp and injured Wi'am Eyad Ahmad Hanoun, detained 3 residents then withdrew at 06:35.
Israeli forces detained 3 residents: Musallam Saeed Saber Masarwa, Mounir Ahmed Abdul Rahman Salama, and Ameer Ibrahim Arasan in Jenin camp.
At 04:35, Israeli forces fired live ammunition, rubber coated steel bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning as they stormed and searched several homes during their raid into Jenin camp and as a result injured a resident.
Israeli forces injured Wi'am Eyad Ahmad Hanoun during clashes in Jenin camp.
TULKAREM
1.At 21:50, Israeli forces raided Allar and Deir Al-Ghsoun towns and Al-Nazlah Al-Sharqiya and Al-Nazlah Al-Wusata and Sayda villages until 00:55.
2. At 04:10, Israeli forces raided Tulkarem city, detained a resident then withdrew at 05:50.
Israeli forces detained Fadi Benan Mohamed Sawan in Tulkarem city.
At dawn on April 29th 2017, Israeli forces positioned at the entrance of Far'oun village confiscated surveillance camera footage from a merchant shop owned by Nihad Saleh Mahmoud Obaid.
QALQILIYA
1. At 10:45 and again at 20:35, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the east entrance of Qalqiliya city then searched residents and vehicles.
2. At 18:10, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Azzun town then searched residents and vehicles.
3. At 20:35, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint in the area between Jayyous and Azzun towns then detained 2 residents.
Israeli forces positioned at a flying checkpoint in the area between Jayyous and Azzun towns detained 2 residents:
Issam Sa'id Abu Haniyeh and Mu'adh Hani Hassan Shbeita (both residents of Azzun town).
NABLUS
1. At 13:55, Israeli forces raided Orif village, clashed with several residents and as a result injured 2 residents {including a child}, injured 2 residents {including a child who was injured after he fell as Israeli forces chased him and the other was injured after Israeli forces assaulted him} , detained a resident then withdrew at 16:25.
2. At 23:55, Israeli forces raided Assira Al-Shamaliya town, detained a University student then withdrew at 01:00.
3. At 01:45, Israeli forces raided Tel village, detained a University student then withdrew at 02:40.
4. At 03:15, Israeli forces raided Nablus city and Ein Beit Al-Ma camp, clashed with several residents as they stormed and searched several homes, detained 2 residents then withdrew at 04:35.
1. Israeli forces detained Anas Abdul Rahman Al-Safadi in Orif village.
2. Israeli forces detained Mounir Sabah Sawalha (A University student) in Assira Al-Shamaliya town.
3. Israeli forces detained Osama Khaled Yamin (A University student) in Tel village.
4. Israeli forces detained 2 residents: As'ad Marahil - Residents of Nablus and Rabee Khaled { residents of Ein Beit Al-Ma camp} in Nablus city and Ein Beit Al-Ma camp
1. At 13:55, Israeli forces fired rubber coated steel bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning during their raid into Orif village.
2. At 03:15, Israeli forces fired rubber coated steel bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning as they stormed and searched several homes during their raid into Nablus city and Ein Beit Al-Ma camp.
Israeli forces injured 2 residents: Anas' Abd al-Rahman al-Safadi, 17, and Tayseer al-Safadi during clashes in Orif village.
At 13:55, the child: Amin Mohammed Jabr Safadi {17 years old} {suffered a fractured leg after he fell as Israeli forces chased him} and Mounir Suleiman Al - Nouri was hospitalized with contusions after he was assaulted by Israeli forces during clashes in Orif village.
At 13:50, a group of Israeli settlers stormed agricultural land in east Orif village and assaulted several residents then withdrew at 14:20.
SALFIT
At 21:15, Israeli forces raided Bidya town until 02:00.
At 22:45, a group of Israeli settlers positioned near "Kafar Tupah" settlement located on land in Yasuf village stoned residents and vehicles.
JERICHO
1. At 11:50, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the south entrance of Jericho city then searched residents and vehicles until 12:25.
2. At 12:10, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at Al-Oja village junction then searched residents and vehicles until 13:15.
3.At 18:50, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Marj Al-Na'ja village then searched residents and vehicles until 20:00.
BETHLEHEM
At 21:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint near Dar Salah village bridge {located at the east entrance of east Beit Sahour city} then searched residents and vehicles until 22:00.
1. At 18:30, Israeli forces raided Beit Jallah city.
2. At 21:10, Israeli forces raided Husan village, temporarily detained the child Mu'taz Mohammad Ismail Hamamra {8 years old} then released him at a later time and withdrew at 22:15.
3. At 22:30, Israeli forces raided Al-Ubidiya town until 01:00.
4. At 01:25, Israeli forces raided Dar Salah village then stormed and searched a home.
5. At 03:20, Israeli forces raided Bethlehem city and Al-Doha town, detained a child in Al-Doha town then withdrew at 04:10.
Israeli forces detained Mohammad Hassan Abu Ajamiya {15 years old} in Al-Doha town.
At 21:10, Israeli forces temporally detained the child Mu'taz Mohammad Ismail Hamamra {8 years old} during their raid into Husan village then released him at a later time.
On April 29th 2017,The Israeli occupation forces began to build the separation wall in the area of Ain Juweza, northwest of Al Walaja village, by erecting barbed wire 4 meters high.
HEBRON
1. At 09:55, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Sa'ir town then searched residents and vehicles.
2. At 11:35, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Al-Fuwar camp then searched residents and vehicles.
3. At 23:50, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at Zif village junction then searched residents and vehicles.
1. At 24:00, Israeli forces raided Yatta town, stormed and searched 2 homes then withdrew at 05:15.
2. At 00:50, Israeli forces raided Ithna town , detained 5 residents then withdrew at 05:00.
3. At 01:30, Israeli forces raided Beit Ula town until 04:35.
Israeli forces detained 5 residents: Raafat Raed Mutlaq Abu Jahisha, Mohammed Abdul Karim Farajullah, Fadi Halim Aslimiyeh, Nashat Fadl Aslimiyeh, Yusuf Ali Awad in Ithna town.
On the evening of April 29th 2017, Israeli forces positioned in Silat Al-Thaher area in Beit Ummar town located near "Karmi Tsur" settlement fired live ammunition, stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning and as a result left 4 residents suffocated from tear gas inhalation.
ALL DISTRICTS
• Since 19:00 on August 26th 2014, Palestinian Gunmen and the Israeli military agreed to a cease fire agreement (brokered by the Arab Republic of Egypt) which includes the opening of border crossings to allow the entry of emergency supplies and humanitarian goods as well as construction material and agreed to increase the fishing limit to 6 nautical miles with possibility of increase to 12 nautical miles by the end of the year and to decrease the Military area to 100 meters, allow freedom of movement and a halt to targeted killings and assassinations and negotiations will be held for discussion on rebuilding the seaport and airports and on May 4th 2017, Israeli authorities increased the fishing limit to 9 nautical miles from Wadi Gaza until the south border of the Gaza stripe and on June 26th 2016 Israeli forces decreased the fishing limit back to 6 nautical miles.
•The Israeli Military broke the ceasefire agreement by opening fire their positions behind the Green Line towards Khan Yunis district.
• Israeli Naval vessels broke the cease fire agreement by opening fire towards Palestinian fishing boats off the shores of North Gaza district.
NORTHERN GAZA
* Beit Hanun (Erez) crossing is closed.
At 07:45 on April 29th 2017, Israeli Naval vessels broke the ceasefire agreement by opening fire towards Palestinian fishing boats off the shores of Al-Sudaniya area located in West Beit Lahiya town.
GAZA
* Al-Muntar (Karni) Crossing is closed. Beginning on 02 March 2011, the Crossing has been effectively closed following a unilateral Israeli decision.
* Al-Shija’iya (Nahal ‘Oz) Crossing is closed. Beginning on 04 January 2010, the Crossing has closed following a unilateral Israeli decision.
KHAN YUNIS
At 08:30 on April 29th 2017, Israeli forces escorting Military bulldozers stormed 100 m into the vicinity of east Abbassan Al-Kabira town and leveled a plot of land.
RAFAH
* Yasser ‘Arafat International Airport remains closed.
* Rafah (Al ‘Awdah) Crossing is closed.
* Sufa Crossing is closed.
* Karm Abu Salem (Karem Shalom) Crossing is closed.