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DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00,15th April 2020 – 08:00, 16th April 2020
1. At 12:30, Israeli forces raided Anata town.
2. At 12:50, Israeli forces raided Shu'fat camp in Jerusalem city, stormed a merchant shop and confiscated its surveillance camera footage.
On 15. 04. 2020 The occupation authorities in Jerusalem imposed a five-day house arrest on 2 citizens: Ahmed Al-Abbasi and Shadi Samreen. - residents of the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem and banned them from communicating with one another and made them sign financial guarantees, after they called them to investigate earlier.
At 14:50, Israeli forces tightened their restrictions at Tayasir checkpoint and impeded traffic.
On 15. 04. 2020 a group of settlers in Umm Al-Quba in the northern Jordan Valley, grazed dozens of cows in the lands of citizens planted with wheat and barley crops.
At 19:45, Israeli forces raided Safarin village until 20:00.
At 08:35, Israeli forces in charge of guarding the separation wall, adjacent to the town of Deir al-Ghusun fired tear gas canisters towards Palestinian farmers on agricultural land near the wall.
At 20:20, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the east entrance of Qalqiliya city to search vehicles and verify citizens ’identities.
At 20:40, Israeli forces raided Izbit Al-Tabib village.
At 16:40, a group of armed settlers entered the agricultural lands of the citizens on the outskirts of the village of Asira al-Qibliya and stormed the homes of the citizens, and later withdrew.
At 10:35 and again at 22:50, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at "Arail" settlement junction to search vehicles and verify citizens ’identities.
At 12:00, Israeli forces positioned in the area between the town of Nahalin and the village of Al-Jabaa, confiscated an agricultural tractor belonging to the citizen, Yacoub Ezzat Abu Latifa, while he was ploughing his land.
On 15. 04. 2020, a group of Israeli settlers entered the pastoral land in al-Hamra area of al-Tawani village, east of Yatta town, and assaulted a number of citizens while grazing sheep and as a result hospitalized Mufdi Rub'i with contusions
• 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 North Gaza and Khan Yunis governorates, and by gunboats shooting towards fishermen boats at sea in North Gaza Governorate.
* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez" on 15. 04. 2020 is closed (excluding the passage of emergency humanitarian cases).
1. At 07:45 on 15. 04. 2020, Israeli gunboats fired at fishermen boats while they were chasing them at sea off the shore of the Sudanese area, west of Beit Lahia.
2. At 10:40 on 15. 04. 2020. Israeli gunboats opened fire towards fishermen boats while they were chasing them at sea off the shore of the Sudanese area, west of Beit Lahia.
3. At 15:30 on 15. 04. 2020, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on their green lines 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.
1. At 07:55 on 15. 04. 2020, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on their green lines towards agricultural land, east of the town of Khuza'a, east of Khan Yunis.
2. At 12:30 on 15. 04. 2020, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural land in the east of the town of Qarara, in the northeast of Khan Yunis.
3. At 03:00 on 16. 04. 2020, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural land, east of the town of Abasan, east of Khan Yunis.
*Yasser Arafat International Airport: Closed.
*Sofa Crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - Kerem Shalom: on 15. 04. 2020, closed (due to Jewish holidays).
* Al-Awda port - Rafah: on 15. 04. 20200 is open in one direction (for the return of citizens to the Gaza Strip).