DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00, 2nd October 2020 -08:00, 3rd October 2020
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DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00, 2nd October 2020 -08:00, 3rd October 2020
Since 24:00 on 10/01/2020, the occupation forces imposed a complete closure on the West Bank governorates, on the occasion of the "Sukkot" for the Jews, and prevented citizens and workers, including those holding permits, from entering Jerusalem and Israel, with the exception of diplomatic and international missions, humanitarian cases and medical cases The emergency services after prior coordination, until 24:00 on 10/03/2020.
At 18:40, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the northern entrance to the village of Al-Issawiya, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
At 22:45, Israeli forces raided Al-Issawiya village, and conducted a patrol.
1. On 02. 10. 2020, the occupation forces detained Nihad Zughayer in the Old City of Jerusalem.
2. At 13:00, the occupation forces arrested 2 citizens (brothers) Fadi and Amjad Qais Abdel Majid Bairat(residents of Kafr Malik village in Ramallah governorate)at the Qalandia checkpoint while they were visiting the Israeli intelligence, based on prior notification.
On 02/10/2020,a group of settlers set up tents in the Old City of Jerusalem on the occasion of the "Sukkot" for the Jews.
1. At 23:50, Israeli forces raided Al-Bireh, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 01:20, Israeli forces raided the town of Al-Mazra'a Al-Gharbia and Abu Shkheidem, and conducted a patrol.
At 16:30, the occupation forces fired sound and tear gas canisters at the citizens, near the northern entrance to the city of Al-Bireh, under the pretext that they had been throwing stones. They also detained a citizen, and released him at a later time.
At 16:30, the occupation forces temporarily detained Jamal al-Sheikh, during confrontations with citizens near the northern entrance to the city of Al-Bireh, and released him at a later time.
At 07:00 on 10/2/2020, the occupying forces in charge of guarding the separation wall near the village of Far'oun severely beat Raafat Ghaleb Mansour - residents of Kafr Qalil village, which led to his injury - fractures in his foot and hand, and he was brought Hospital for treatment.
At 09:35, the occupying forces, present in the vicinity of the "Enav" checkpoint, fired tear gas canisters at a number of citizens while they were picking the olive harvest in their lands adjacent to the checkpoint.
At 12:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the eastern entrance to the city of Qalqilya, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 15:20.
1. At 13:40, the occupation forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas, near the eastern (closed) entrance in the village of Kafr Qaddum, at the protesters in protest against the closure of the village entrance, under the pretext that it had been pelted with stones, wounding 15 citizens ( Including 3 journalists), and a number of civilians suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.
2. At 17:20, the occupying forces, present in the vicinity of the "Ayal" crossing, north of Qalqilya, fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters at the citizens, under the pretext that they were being thrown with stones.
The 15 wounded during confrontations with the occupation forces during their participation in a demonstration against closing the entrance to Kafr Qaddum{including} the journalist - Hassan Khaled Nafeh, the journalist - Ahmed Talaat Hassan, the journalist - Abdullah Al-Bahsh, Khaled Muhannad Shteiwi, Sari Muhannad Shteiwi, and Wassim Walid Barham.
At 18:15, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at Beit Furik checkpoint, and blocked traffic until 00:20.
At 01:50, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the Deir Sharaf village junction (on the main road, Nablus - Tulkarm), to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
At 04:35, Israeli forces raided the village of Sebastia, where clashes took place with the citizens while they were on patrol.
At 04:35, the occupation forces fired stun and tear gas canisters at the citizens, during their raid into the village of Sebastia, under the pretext that they had been throwing stones while on patrol.
At 20:35, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the western entrance to the town of Kafr al-Dik, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
At 13:00, the occupation forces closed the western entrance to the village of Haris, in front of traffic, and prevented citizens from going to perform Friday prayers on their lands that were threatened with confiscation, and reopened it at 13:30.
1. At 08:45, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the southern entrance to Jericho, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 10:00.
2. At 12:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint in the Khan al-Ahmar area (on the main Jericho-Jerusalem road), to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
At 10:05, the occupation forces closed the (container) checkpoint, in front of traffic, and reopened it at 10:30.
1. At 16:10, the occupation forces set up two checkpoints at the entrances to the towns of Tuqu 'and Beit Fajjar, to search cars and check citizens' identities until 16:50.
2. At 20:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Marah Rabah, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 20:30.
3. At 20:45, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the town of Tuqu ', to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 22:15.
4. At 20:50, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the western entrance to Husan village, to search cars and check citizens' identities until 22:30.
At 01:25, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Fajar, and stormed the house of the citizen: Muhammad Mahmoud Taqatqa, confiscated the recordings of the home's surveillance cameras, and withdrew at 02:35.
At 21:05, the occupation forces detained two children Saif Nader Ibrahim Shaheen, 15, and Wadih Qasim Shaheen, 15, {residents of Wadi Shaheen in Bethlehem} near the tunnel checkpoint on the main road leading to Jerusalem.
At 11:00, a group of settlers, with the protection of the occupation forces, in the lands of Kisan village, south of the town of Tekoa, carried out engineering survey work on an agricultural plot of land owned by the citizen: Yousef Awad Allah Abayat.
1. At 17:20, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Beit Ummar, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
2. On 02. 10. 2020, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to Al-Fawwar, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
At 23:40, Israeli forces raided the town of Yatta, and conducted a patrol.
At 02:10, the occupation forces detained Samih Salim Qafisha in the Umm al-Daliyah area in the city of Hebron.
At 13:15, the occupation forces fired stun and tear gas canisters in the Bab Al-Zawiya area in Hebron at the citizens, under the pretext that they had been throwing stones.
On the evening of 10/2/2020, a settler was driving his vehicle in Khirbet Khallat Al-Niyas, located between the villages of Susiya and Al-Simiya near the town of Al-Samou, when a settler ran over a herd of sheep owned by a citizen: Ali Al-Awawdeh, resulting in the death of 10 of them.
• At 19:00 on 26/08/2014, the permanent and comprehensive ceasefire came into effect with the initiative and patronage of the Arab Republic of Egypt, after reaching understandings to open the crossings, the introduction of humanitarian and relief aid and reconstruction requirements, and expanding the fishing area to a distance of 6 miles with the increase in distance Up to 12 miles by the end of this year, reducing the "security buffer" zone from 300 meters to 100 meters, freedom of movement and preventing assassinations. Other issues, including the airport and the port, will be negotiated within a month of the ceasefire.
• On the morning of June 28, 2019, the occupation forces allowed the expansion of the fishing distance from opposite the Al-Waha area northwest of the town of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza governorate and up to the Gaza port by a distance of 6 nautical miles, and from opposite the Gaza port to the south of the coast of Rafah to 15 nautical miles.
• On 01/09/2020, the occupation forces re-expanded the fishing distance from the front of the Al-Waha area northwest of the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza governorate and up to the Gaza port by a distance of 6 nautical miles, and from opposite the Gaza port to the south of the coast of Rafah to 15 nautical miles. After it imposed on 08/16/2020 a complete closure on the maritime domain in front of the fishermen's boats in front of the Gaza Strip.
• The occupying forces violated the ceasefire, when they fired from their positions on the Green Line in the Gaza and Khan Yunis governorates, and the warships fired at the fishermen's boats at sea in the Khan Yunis governorate, and a civilian was wounded.
* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez": 10/02/2020 is closed (except for the passage of emergency humanitarian cases).
* Al-Muntar-Karni crossing: closed since 02/03/2011, permanently and by a unilateral Israeli decision.
* The Shejaiya Crossing - “Nahal Oz” for fuel: closed on 01/04/2010 by an Israeli unilateral decision.
At 15:30 on 10/2/2020, the occupation forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, towards a number of citizens near the border fence east of Gaza City, wounding a citizen.
A unidentified citizen was injured as a result of the occupation forces' firing from their positions on the Green Line east of Gaza City.
1. At 09:15 on 10/02/2020, Israeli gunboats fired at the fishermen's boats while chasing them at sea off the coast of Khan Yunis.
2. At 17:15 on 10/2/2020, the occupation forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of Khuza'a town, east of Khan Yunis.
* Yasser Arafat International Airport: closed.
* Sufa Crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - "Kerem Shalom": on 10/02/2020, is closed (due to the Saturday holiday).
* Al-Awda - Rafah crossing: on 10/02/2020, is closed.