DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00,14th April 2020 – 08:00, 15th April 2020
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DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00,14th April 2020 – 08:00, 15th April 2020
1. At 13:00, Israeli forces raided Al-Sawahra Al-Sharqiya village and assaulted the members of the Emergency Committee who were located at the eastern entrance to the village to control the movement of citizens to limit the spread of the "Corona" virus, and it opened the road by force.
2. At 14:55, Israeli forces raided Kafr Aqab town and Qalandiya camp, clashed with several residents and as a result injured a resident then withdrew at 16:10.
3. At 22:00, Israeli forces raided Al-Ram town and detained a resident.
4. At dawn on 15.04.2020, Israeli forces raided Al-Eisawiya town.
1. At 20:00, Israeli forces detained Ahmad Al-Abbassi {a resident of Silwan neighborhood} as he was reporting to Israeli Intelligence for questioning based on a prior summon.
2. Israeli forces detained Yusef Billal in Al-Ram town.
1. At 14:55, Israeli forces fired stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning during their raid into Kafr Aqab town and Qalandiya camp and as a result injured a resident in the camp after he was struck in the head by a tear gas canister.
2. At 19:00, Israeli forces positioned at Ras Kabsa area located near Abu Dis town fired rubber coated steel bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning.
Musa Khaled Hajjouj was hospitalized with head injuries after he was struck with a tear gas canister during clashes with Israeli forces in Qalandiya camp.
At 21:00, Israeli forces stormed a medical center set up by the emergency committee and equipped by the Palestinian Ministry of Health to reduce the spread of the "Corona" virus in Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem city.
At 23:15, a group of settlers entered the lands of the citizens on the outskirts of the town of Al-Taiba, and attempted to steal a number of sheep owned by Ahmed Abdel Kaabneh, his siblings Musab, and Abdel-Rahman, and after that the occupation forces intervened and removed the settlers from the place.
1. At 19:00, Israeli forces positioned near the separation wall, adjacent to the village of Faqou'a,temporarily detained Muhammad Jamil Abu Khamis, while he was on his land near the wall, and later released him at 23:00.
2. At 20:25, Israeli forces positioned near the separation wall, adjacent to the village of Toura, temporarily detained 2 children: Abd al-Rahman Mu'ayyad al-Qabba, and Asir Muthanna al-Qaba,while they were on their land located and they are, and released them at 22:10.
1. At 18:20, Israeli forces located in the vicinity of the "Eyal" crossing, north of Qalqilya, fired rubber-coated steel bullets and sound and tear gas canisters towards the demonstrators, under the pretext that they were throwing stones
2. At 19:15,Israeli forces tasked with guarding the separation wall, located near the city of Qalqilya, fired rubber coated steel bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards residents, on the pretext that they were throwing stones.
1. On 14. 04. 2020 a group of settlers entered the agricultural lands of the village of Qaryut, and cut down the branches of 36 olive trees owned by the citizen: Muhammad Jabr.
2. At 00:45, a group of settlers from Shilo settlement placed a caravan on the land of citizens in the Ras Muwais area of Qaryut village, located near the settlement.
1. At 12:05,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Yasuf, to search vehicles and verify citizens ’identities until 14:40.
2. At 14:50,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Deir Ballut, to search vehicles and verify citizens ’identities.
3. At 22:50, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to Salfit, to search vehicles and verify citizens ’identities.
At 16:20,Israeli forces positioned near the roundabout of the Ariel settlement, threw a citizen: Usama Awad {a residents of Awarta village, in the Nablus governorate}, on suspicion of contracting Corona virus without providing him with any medical assistance, as he was later transported by a Palestinian ambulance for examination and treatment.
At 19:45, Israeli forces positioned in North Kafr Al-Dik town prevented construction workers from paving a road and temporarily detained the bulldozer operators and seized the bulldozers to "Eli Zahav" settlement then released them at a later time.
At 19:45, Israeli forces temporarily detained 2 bulldozer operators :Majed Mahran Subhi Ahmad and Rami Tahsien Ali Ahmad as they prevented construction workers from paving a road in North Kafr Al-Dik town.
At 18:50, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Ithna town to search vehicles and verify citizens ’identities until 20:30.
1. At 16:10, a group of settler from “Asfar” settlement entered the agricultural lands of the town of Al-Shuyukh, and provoked the citizens while they were roaming in the area near the colony.
2. On the evening of 14. 04. 2020 a group of settlers from "Ramat Yishai" settlement located in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in the Old City of Hebron, attacked the Resilience and Response Center of a youth gathering against the settlements, and tried to sabotage and storm the surrounding fence, as the settlers verbally insulted Activists of the center while they are attacking and protecting the center.
• Since 19:00 on 26. 08. 2014 The permanent and comprehensive ceasefire came into effect on the initiative and sponsorship of the Arab Republic of Egypt, after reaching understandings to open the crossings and introduce humanitarian and relief assistance and reconstruction supplies, and to expand the area of fishing for 6 miles with an increase of up to 12 miles with At the end of this year, the area of the "buffer security" area will be reduced from 300 m to 100 m, freedom of movement and the prevention of assassinations, and the remaining issues, including the airport and the port, will be negotiated within a month of the ceasefire.
•Since the Morning of 28th. 06. 2019 The occupying forces allowed the expansion of the fishing distance from the oasis area northwest of the town of Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza and even to the port of Gaza by 6 nautical miles, and from the port of Gaza to the south of Rafah beach to 15 nautical miles.
The occupation forces violated the ceasefire by firing from their positions on the Green Line in the northern Gaza Strip, Gaza, Central, Khan Yunis, and Rafah governorates, and by gunboats shooting towards fishing boats in the open sea in the northern Gaza governorate.
* Beit Hanoun Crossing - “Erez” on 14.04.2010 is closed (except for the passing of emergency humanitarian cases).
1. At 06:00 on 14. 04. 2020, Israeli gunboats opened fire towards fishermen boats while they were chasing them at sea off the coast of Al-Sudaniya area, west of Beit Lahia.
2. At 07:50 on 14. 04. 2020 occupation forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural land, east of Beit Hanoun.
3. At 11:40 on 14. 04. 2020, Israeli forces positioned behind the Green Line opened fire towards agricultural land north of Beit Hanoun.
4. At 12:30 on 14. 04. 2020, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on their land on the Green Line, towards agricultural land north of the town of Beit Lahia.
* Al-Mantar-Karni crossing: closed since 02. 03. 2011 once and for all by unilateral Israeli decision.
* Shujaiya Crossing - "Nahal Oz" fuel crossing: closed since 04. 01. 2010 by unilateral Israeli decision.
At 12:00 on 14. 04. 2020, Israeli forces positioned behind the Green Line opened fire towards a site belonging to a Palestinian armed group, east of Deir Al-Balah.
At 07:50 on 14.04.2020,Israeli forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural land, east of the town of Khuza'a located in east of Khan Yunis.
*Yasser Arafat International Airport: Closed.
*Sofa Crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - Kerem Shalom: 14.04.2010 is closed (due to Jewish holidays).
* Al-Awda port - Rafah: 14.04.2010 is open in one direction (for the citizens to return to the Gaza Strip).
At 21:30 on 14. 04. 2020, Israeli forces positioned behind the Green Line opened fire towards agricultural land, east of Rafah.
At 22:00 on 14. 04. 2020, the occupation forces detained east of Rafah, 3 citizens (whose names were not known), while trying to infiltrate the border fence into Israel, and later released them.