DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00, 15th March 2021 -08:00, 16th March 2021
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DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00, 15th March 2021 -08:00, 16th March 2021
At 22:00, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the Jaba town junction, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
1. At 20:00, the Israeli occupation forces raided Anata town and stormed a home.
2. At dawn on16/03/2021, the Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Issawiya village, and detained 3 children.
1. At 20:00, the Israeli occupation forces positioned near the entrance to Hizma town detained the citizen: Shadi Muhammad Najeeb Salah El-Din - a resident of Hizma town.
2. The 3 detainees in the village of Issawiya are: Abdullah Amjad Ubaid {13 years old}, Muhammad Mahran Derbas, {14 years old}, and Ali Sufyan Ubaid{17 years old}.
At 10:00, a group of extremist settlers, under the protection of the occupation police, stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and conducted provocative tours in its courtyards and facilities.
1. At 09:25, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the Rawabi city roundabout, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 17:30, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to Aboud town, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 19:25, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to Sinjil town, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
1. At dawn on 15/03/2021, the Israeli occupation forces raided Ramallah city and detained a citizen.
2. At dawn on 15/03/2021, the Israeli occupation forces raided the village of Deir Abu Mishaal, and delivered a notice to the citizen, Islam Muhammad Al-Barghouti, to review the Israeli intelligence.
3. At 03:35,the Israeli occupation forces raided the village of Qarawat Bani Zaid, and detained 2 citizens.
1. The detainee in Ramallah city is: Nasser Matar Duqmaq.
2. The two detainees in the village of Qarawat Bani Zaid village are: Wajdi Shuja Saqer and Saoud Nasser Mahmoud Arar.
1. At 07:30 on 15/03/2021, the Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Beit Sira Checkpoint, fired rubber coated metal bullets towards citizens and as a result wounded 2 civilians.
2. At 22:30, the Israeli occupation forces positioned near the settlement of "Beit El" opened fire towards 2 citizens and as a result wounded them.
1. Atiya Muhammad Abu Safiya - a resident of Beit Sira village, and Samer Darwish Saqer - a resident of Kharbatha al-Misbah village were wounded after Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Beit Sira checkpoint opened fire towards them.
2. Ahmad Muhammad Allan and Salameh Shihadeh al-Tirawi were wounded after Israeli occupation forces positioned settlement of "Beit El".
At dawn on 16/03/2021,the Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Qabatiya and detained a citizen.
1. On 15/03/2021, the Israeli occupation forces positioned at "Movodotan" Military checkpoint, located on the main street of Jenin - Tulkarm detained the citizen: Amin Zakarneh - a resident of Qabatiya town.
2. The detainee in the town of Qabatiya is: Ahmed Luai Farid Manasrah.
1. At 14:15, the Israeli occupation forces tightened their procedures at "Ainaf" checkpoint, and blocked traffic until 16:15.
2. At 14:40, the Israeli occupation forces tightened their procedures at Shoufah checkpoint, and obstructed traffic until 16:15.
At 22:00, the Israeli occupation forces raided the village of Ramin, and patrolled until 23:15.
At 22:00, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the village junction, and detained a National Security Forces officer.
Al-Askari - Youssef Jihad Bakr Odeh - residents of Kafr Thulth was detained by Israeli forces positioned at a checkpoint near the junction of the village of Jeet.
At 17:35, the Israeli occupation forces fired stun and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning in the area of Al-Bireen, south of Qalqilya.
1. At 10:30, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the Madama village bridge, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 21:10, the Israeli 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 22:00, the Israeli occupation forces raided the village of Awarta, as they escorted a group of settlers who stormed archeological stites, and performed (Talmudic rituals) in the village then withdrew at 04:30.
1. On the morning of 15/03/2021, the Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition, stun and tear gas canisters towards several citizens near Jabal al-Urma in the town of Beita.
2. At 14:15, the Israeli occupation forces positioned in the eastern region of Beit Dajan village live ammunition, stun and tear gas canisters towards several citizens and detained 4 citizens.
The 4 detainees in the eastern region of Beit Dajan village are: Samir Al-Hajj Muhammad, Mahmoud Al-Hajj Muhammad, Hamza Al-Hajj Muhammad, and Karim Al-Hajj Muhammad.
At 14:15, a group of settlers entered the agricultural lands of the citizens of Qaryut village, which is located near the settlement outpost of "Shivot Rachel", and removed and stole a barbed wire from the vicinity of a plot of land.
1. At 15:45, the Israeli occupation forces raided Bidya town and stormed a commercial store.
2. At 03:55, the Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Kafeel Haris, detained 3 civilians (including a child), and withdrew at 04:30.
The 3 detainees in the town of Kafeel Haris are: Muhammad Raed Fayez Al-Qaq, 17, Hamza Marwan Saleh Bouzia, and Ahmed Abdel-Aziz Mahmoud Al-Asaad.
1. At 12:00, the Israeli occupation forces present at the entrance to the town of Kafeel Haris, temporarily detained the Palestine TV crew, and prevented them from preparing a report documenting the attacks of the Israeli occupation forces and settlers in the vicinity of the "Ariel" settlement roundabout, and released them at 14:00.
2. At 00:45,the Israeli occupation forces positioned at Za'tara Junction checkpoint temporarily detained citizen: Amr Muhammad Suleiman Barakat, and released him at 01:10.
1. At 15:20, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the southern entrance to Jericho city, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 17:20.
2. At 20:50, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to Jericho city, to search cars and check citizens' identities until 21:40.
1. At 08:45, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the Al-Nashash area junction (the southern entrance to Bethlehem), to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 12:45, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the town of Tuqu ', to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 13:30.
3. At 01:45, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the cemetery of Al-Khader town, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 03:40.
At 10:45, the Israeli occupation forces demolished 4 agricultural rooms owned by Ibrahim Ali Mubarak, Harun Ibrahim Mahameed, Suleiman Ahmed Al-Wahsh, and Hashim Ibrahim Muhammad located in the area of Jeb al-Dhib near the village of Beit Ta'amer under the pretext of not being licensed and located in the area classified (C) which is under Israeli military and administrative control.
1. At 11:35, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Umm al-Khair, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 17:25, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the Halhoul town bridge, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 02:35, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint in Bab Al-Zawia area in Hebron city, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
1. At dawn on 15/03/2021, the Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Arroub camp, and detained 2 citizens.
2. At 00:20,the Israeli occupation forces raided Yatta town, stormed and searched a house.
3. At 02:05,the Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Beit Ummar, and conducted a patrol.
The two detainees in Al-Arroub camp are: Imad Al-Junaidi and Anas Abbas.
At 20:05, the Israeli occupation forces positioned at the entrance to Al-Arroub camp, fired stun and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning.
1. At 10:55,the Israeli occupation forces positioned in the area of Jinba, southeast of Yatta temporarily seizeda flock of 100 sheep owned by the citizen: Nabil Hussein Jibril, under the pretext that they entered a prohibited area, and they were returned to their owner at a later time.
2. On 15/03/2021,the Israeli occupation forces chased a number of shepherds, and prevented them from watering their sheep from water wells.
At 16:05, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a storage and a livestock den owned by the citizen: Khairy Harbawit located in the area of Wadi Al-Shunar in the town of Halhoul, under the pretext of not having a permit.
• 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 Israeli occupation forces violated the ceasefire agreement by firing from their positions on the Green Line in the governorates of Central Gaza and Khan Yunis, and by Israeli gunboats opening fire towards the fishermen's boats while chasing them at sea in the governorates of North Gaza, Khan Yunis, and Rafah.
* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez": On 15/03/2021 is closed (except for the passage of emergency humanitarian cases).
At 20:00 on 15/03/2021, Israeli gunboats fired at the fishermen's boats while chasing them at sea off the coast of Al-Sudania area, west of Beit Lahia.
* 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.
At 02:30 on 16/03 2021, the Israeli occupation forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of the town of Al-Bureij.
1. At 08:30 on 15/03/2021, the Israeli occupation forces fired from their positions on the Green Line towards agricultural lands east of Khuza'a town, east of Khan Yunis.
2. At 21:15 on 15/03/2021, Israeli gunboats fired at the fishermen's boats while chasing them at sea off the beach of Khan Yunis.
* Yasser Arafat International Airport: closed.
* Sufa Crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - “Kerem Shalom”: on 15/03/2021, partially open (for the entry of foodstuffs, goods, building materials, and limited quantities of fuel).
* Al-Awda- Rafah crossing: on 15/03/2021, is open in both directions (for the entry and departure of citizens).
At 21:00 on 15/03/2021, Israeli gunboats fired at the fishermen's boats while chasing them at sea off the shore of Rafah.