DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00, 19th February 2023-08:00, 20th February 2023
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DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00, 19th February 2023-08:00, 20th February 2023
On 02/19/2023, the comprehensive strike took place in the towns of Al-Ram, Anata, the village of Al-Issawiya, and Shuafat camp in Jerusalem, in implementation of the first steps of civil disobedience called for by the national forces and the youth movement, condemning the policy and crimes of the occupation, boycotting the occupation in various ways, and calling on working citizens not to go to their workplaces within the Green Line.
At 10:00, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at Jaba and Hazma checkpoints, and impeded traffic.
1. At 01:00, the occupation forces raided the town of Hizma, and detained a child.
2. At dawn on 02/ 20/2023, the occupation forces raided the town of Al-Ram, and detained a citizen.
1. At 17:30, the occupation forces detained the citizen: Adham Youssef Ghaith - a resident of the Jabal Al Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem.
2. On the evening of 02/19/2023, the occupation forces detained Faris Sarhan in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem.
3. The detainee in the town of Hizma is: Eyas Abdel Qader Sobeih, 17 years old.
4. The detainee in the town of Al-Ram is: Wissam Al-Hatawi.
1. At 10:00, the occupation forces positioned in the village of Al-Issawiya fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters toward citizens for alleged stoning.
2. At 12:00, the occupation forces positioned in Al-Eizarioya town fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters toward citizens for alleged stoning.
3. At 15:00, the occupation forces positioned in the town of Al-Ram fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters toward citizens for alleged stoning.
4. At 17:30, the occupation forces, stationed in the vicinity of the Shuafat checkpoint in Jerusalem, fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters toward citizens for alleged stoning.
At 15:00, the occupation forces demolished shops in the Jabal Al Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem, under the pretext of not having a license.
At 15:00, the occupation forces confiscated 650 shekels and silver jewelry in the Shuafat neighborhood of Jerusalem, from the house of the released prisoner: Abbas Al-Salhi, under the pretext that he had received prisoner allowances from the Palestinian National Authority.
At 08:00, groups of extremist settlers, under the protection of the occupation police, stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and conducted provocative tours of its courtyards and facilities.
1. At 08:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the Al-Janiyah village junction, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 09:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the town of Silwad (near the "Ofra" settlement), to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 19:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint on the Wadi al-Dalb road, located between the villages of Ras Karkar and Deir Bazi', to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
4. At 21:10, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Kafr Malik, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
1. At 02:30, the occupation forces raided the town of Silwad, and detained a National Security Forces Officer.
2. At 05:45, the occupation forces raided the town of Ni'lin, and patrolled until 07:50.
3. At 07:05, the occupation forces raided the village of Bil'in, and detained 3 citizens.
1. The detainee in the town of Silwad is: Al-Askari - Muhammad Omar Hamed.
2. The 3 detainees in the village of Bil'in are: Wajdi Al-Khatib, Hamza Al-Khatib, and Louay Yassin.
At 18:00, the occupation forces positioned near the entrance to the village of Nabi Saleh fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun and tear gas canisters toward citizens for alleged stoning.
On 02/19/2023, a group of settlers entered the citizens' agricultural lands in the Al-Burj area of the town of Silwad, vandalized 3 agricultural rooms, destroyed their contents, and stole electric motors from inside them, owned by the citizens: Nazih Al-Anid, Fawaz Al-Shawareb, and Fathallah Hammad.
At 03:30, the occupation forces raided the towns of Jaba, Wasila Al-Dhaher, and the villages of Bir Al-Basha and Al-Fandaqumiyah, and detained 2 citizens in the town of Jaba.
The two detainees in the town of Jaba are: Moaz Dirar Abu Aoun and Imad Ziyad Shaqiqat.
At 12:00, the occupation forces confiscated a bulldozer and an agricultural tractor, owned by the two citizens: Hamoudi Farhan Abu Al-Rub and Muhammad Tawfiq Abu Al-Rub, while they were working on agricultural land.
At 16:30, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the Tayaseer checkpoint, and impeded traffic.
At 13:10, a group of armed settlers in the Khirbet Makhoul area in the northern Jordan Valley chased a number of citizens while they were grazing their sheep on pastoral lands, and forced them to leave the area at gunpoint.
At 20:40, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the "Einaf" checkpoint, and obstructed traffic until 20:55.
1. At 17:15, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Al-Hafasi, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 18:45, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint on the Kafriat Road (which connects the governorates of Tulkarm and Qalqilya), to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
1. At 14:45, the occupation forces raided the village of Khirbet Jabara, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 15:00, the occupation forces raided the town of Qafin, and conducted a patrol.
3. At 19:30, the occupation forces raided the village of Far'oun, and conducted a patrol.
4. At 03:40, the occupation forces raided the city of Tulkarm and the camps of Tulkarem and Nur Shams in the city and the village of Izbat Al-Tayah, and detained a citizen in the village of Izbat Al-Tayah.
The detainee in the village of Ezbet Al-Tayah is: Houd Mubarak.
1. At 19:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Baqa al-Hatab, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 21:10, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Kafr Qaddum, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
At 18:00, the occupation forces raided the village of Al-Nabi Elias, stormed and searched a building, and detained a citizen.
The detainee in the village of Nabi Elias is: Zuhdi Hamdan Hanoun.
At 09:30, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the Beit Furik checkpoint, and impeded traffic.
1. At 09:35 and again at 21:50, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint in the Al-Murabaa area near the entrance to the village of Tal to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 20:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the Deir Sharaf village junction (on the main road, Nablus - Tulkarm), and detained a citizen.
1. At 11:05, the occupation forces raided the northern town of Asira, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 11:25, the occupying forces raided the village of Al-Bathan, and conducted a patrol.
3. At 12:45, the occupation forces raided the village of Burqa, and conducted a patrol.
4. At 13:20, the occupation forces raided the village of Kafr Qalil, and conducted a patrol.
5. At 15:15, the occupation forces raided the village of Salem, and conducted a patrol.
6. At 16:00, the occupying forces raided the villages of Tal Surra, and conducted a patrol.
7. At 17:10, the occupation forces raided the villages of Deir Sharaf and Qusin, and conducted a patrol.
8. At 17:10 and again at 00:55, the occupation forces raided the city of Nablus, and conducted a patrol , clashed with the citizens as they stormed the homes of two detainees and took their measurements in preparation for their demolition, and as a result injured one citizen, and left 20 citizens suffocated due to inhalation of tear gas, and withdrew at 06:20.
9. At 18:00, the occupation forces raided the village of Salem, and conducted a patrol.
The detainee at a flying checkpoint near the junction of the village of Deir Sharaf (on the main road, Nablus - Tulkarm), citizen: Ahmed Essam Ahmed Ateiwi - a resident of the city of Tulkarm.
At 00:55, during the storming of the city of Nablus, the occupation forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas at the citizens, for alleged shooting and stoning while they were taking the measurements of the houses of two detainees in preparation for their demolition, and as a result injured a citizen, and left 20 civilians suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.
The civilian: Moein Zakaria Abu Lawi was injured during clashes with the occupation forces in the city of Nablus.
At 20:20, a group of settlers were present in the vicinity of the Beit Furik checkpoint, and threw stones at the passing citizens' vehicles, which led to the smashing of the windshields of the vehicle of the citizen: Wassim Imad Ismail, a resident of the village of Beit Dajan.
At 09:45, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the city of Salfit, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
At 09:20, the occupation forces raided the town of Kafr Al-Deek, and conducted a patrol.
At 11:00, a group of armed settlers in the Arab al-Malehat area, west of Jericho, besieged 2 citizens: Ismat Atta Kaabneh and Muhammad Suleiman Kaaba, while they were grazing their sheep in the pastoral lands, and forced them at gunpoint to leave the pastures.
At 17:40, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the (Container) checkpoint, and impeded traffic.
At 19:50, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the town of Tuqu', to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
At 02:25, the occupation forces raided the town of Al-Khader, clashed with the citizens, and detained 2 citizens (including a child), and they also handed the citizen: Karim Muhammad Da'ud, a notice to review the Israeli intelligence, and withdrew at 04:10.
The two detainees in the town of Al-Khader are: Mahmoud Ismail Salah, and Abdul Rahman Khaled Khalil, 16 years old.
At 02:25, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning during the raid into the town of Al-Khader.
1. At 18:55, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the Zif village junction, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 20:20.
2. At 21:10, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at Al-Sahib Junction in the Old City of Hebron, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
1. At 01:00, the occupation forces raided the town of Al-Dhahiriya and detained a citizen.
2. At 01:00, the occupation forces raided Hebron, and conducted a patrol.
3. At 01:00, the occupation forces raided the towns of Ithna and Yatta, and conducted a patrol.
4. At 05:00, the occupation forces raided the town of Beit Awa, and detained 3 citizens.
1. The detainee in the town of Al-Dhahiriya is: Khaled Nader Al-Battat.
2. The 3 detainees in the town of Beit Awa are: Ahmed Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Masalmeh, Saif Dhiab Al-Masalmeh, and Bilal Mahmoud Issa Al-Sweiti.
1. At 14:30, the occupation forces positioned in the Bab Al-Zawiya area in Hebron fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters toward citizens for alleged stoning.
2. On the evening of 02/19/2023, the occupation forces positioned near the entrance to the town of Beit Ummar fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters toward demonstrators for alleged stoning.
At 09:40, a group of settlers in the Al-Sahla area in the Old City of Hebron attacked Al-Sunniyya Mosque, smashed its windows and vandalized its outer yard.
1. At 10:55, the occupation forces closed the entrance to Wadi Sa'ir Road, and reopened it at a later time.
2. At 12:30, the occupation forces closed the entrances to the Al-Fahs area and the road passing along the "Hagai" settlement, south of Hebron, the town of Bani Naim, the village of Qalqis, and Al-Fawar camp, to traffic, under the pretext of an attempt by a truck to run over soldiers near the "Kiryat Arba" settlement, east of Hebron, and returned open it later.
• At 02:00 on 05/21/ 2021, the comprehensive ceasefire entered into force at the initiative and sponsorship of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
• On the morning of 07/30/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces allowed the expansion of the marine fishing area from 9 nautical miles to 12 nautical miles.
* Beit Hanoun crossing - “Erez”: On 02/19/ 2023, it is partially open (for the passage of humanitarian cases, foreign journalists, workers of international humanitarian organizations, merchants, businessmen and travelers through the Al-Karama Crossing “Allenby” - previously coordinated for them).
* 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.
On the evening of 02/19/2023, the occupation forces arrested a unidentified citizen in southeast of Khan Yunis, while he was trying to infiltrate the border fence into Israel.
* Yasser Arafat International Airport: closed.
* Sofa crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom - Kerem Shalom Crossing: On 02/19/ 2022, it is partially open (for the entry of limited quantities of fuel and fuel for the power plant, fodder, foodstuffs, and medical materials).
* Al-Awda- Rafah crossing: On 02/19/ 2022 is open in both directions (for citizens to leave and enter).