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DAILY SITUATION REPORT February 27 2023

DAILY SITUATION REPORT February 27 2023

Total: 99

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

 08:00, 26th February  2023-08:00, 27th February 2023

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Attack

1. At 22:00, the occupation forces, stationed in the vicinity of the Shuafat checkpoint in Jerusalem, fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones.
2. At 22:00, the occupying forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones.
3. At 22:30, the occupation forces positioned in the town of Abu Dis fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning

Obstruction of Places of Worship

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.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 08:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the roundabout of the "Halamish" settlement, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 08:35, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Nabi Saleh, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 12:20, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the Atara town bridge, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
4. At 22:15, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the roundabout of the village of Ain Sinya, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

1. At 15:55, the occupation forces raided the village of Qibya, and conducted a patrol.
2. On the evening of 02/ 26/ 2023, the occupation forces raided the town of Ni'lin,and clashed with the citizens, while they were on patrol.

Detention

1. At 15:40, the occupation forces detained 3 citizens near the entrance to the village of Nabi Saleh, who are: Ahmed Muhammad Ismail Taha, Ahmed Muhammad Al-Assi, and Abbas Ahmed Farid - residents of the town of Beit Rima.
2. At 22:15, the occupation forces detained Sufyan Zaki Al-Miqdadi, a resident of Al-Bireh, north of Al-Bireh.

Attack

On the evening of 02/ 26/2023, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning while they were on patrol during the raid into the town of Ni'lin,

Settlers Attacks

1. At 16:10, a group of settlers were present near the eastern entrance to the town of Al-Taybeh, and threw stones at the vehicles of the citizens passing by.
2. At 18:10, a group of settlers near the village of Jebia beat 3 citizens - residents of Hebron, which resulted in bruises: Yazan Shehdeh Amr, Muhammad Yusef Amr, and Yazid Shehdeh Amr.
3. At 19:50, a group of settlers positioned near the village of Umm Safa, threw stones at vehicles passing by.
4. At 21:25, a group of settlers from "Beit El" settlement, located north of Al-Bireh city, threw stones from inside the settlement at vehicles passing by on the main street passing by the settlement.
5. At 22:10, a group of settlers were present near the eastern entrance to the town of Al-Taybeh, and set fire to a public vehicle owned by the citizen: Zaid Matar - residents of Al-Jalazoun camp, and caused material damage to two trucks, and severely beat the citizen: Ibrahim Issa Moqbel - residents. good town.
6. At 22:15, a group of settlers positioned near the entrance to the village of Beitin threw stones at vehicles passing by.
7. At 22:25, a group of settlers were on the main street near the town of Sinjil, and attacked the house of the citizen: Muhammad Kayed Abu Jarrah.
8. At 22:40, a group of settlers was present on Wadi El-Dalb road near the village of Ras Karkar, and threw stones at the vehicles of the citizens passing by.
9. On the evening of 02/26/2023, a group of settlers were present on the main street near the village of Al-Mughair, and threw stones at the vehicles of citizens passing by.

JENIN

Raid

1. At 12:25, the occupation forces raided the town of Arraba, and conducted a patrol.
2. At dawn on 02/ 27/ 2023, the occupation forces raided the villages of Al-Taybeh and Rummana, and conducted a patrol.

Settlers Attacks

On the evening of 02/ 26/2023, a group of settlers near the "Dotan" checkpoint, located south of the town of Ya'bad, threw stones and empty bottles at citizens' vehicles passing through the checkpoint.

TUBAS

Confiscation of Property

On 02/ 26/ 2023, the occupation forces confiscated a vehicle and two agricultural tractors, owned by the citizen: Fadl Ayou Saif, and his brother, in the Khirbet Humsa Al-Tahta area in the northern Jordan Valley.

TULKAREM

Military Checkpoints

1. At 15:00, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the "Einaf" checkpoint, and obstructed traffic until 16:30.
2. At 15:20 and again at 19:30 , the occupation forces tightened their measures at the Shufa checkpoint and impeded traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

At 15:35, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the eastern entrance to the village of Shufa, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

QALQILIYA

Flying Checkpoints

At 18:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint on the road connecting the towns of Jayyus and Azzun, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Attack

1. At 21:20, the occupation forces positioned near the entrance to the town of Azzun fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning.
2. At 21:30, the occupying forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas, near the entrance to the village of Jinsafut, at the citizens, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones.

NABLUS

Military Checkpoints

At dawn on 02/ 27/2023, the occupation forces continued to close the Beit Furik, Hawara and Awarta checkpoints, to traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 10:00, the occupation forces set up a roadblock on the main road, Nablus - Tulkarm, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 10:05, the occupation forces set up a roadblock on the bypass road near the "Yitzhar" settlement, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 14:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint between the city of Nablus and the town of Asira Al-Shamaliya, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.
4. At 14:35, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint between the town of Jamma'in and the village of Orif, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Raid

At 14:40, the occupying forces raided the town of Jama'in (after the killing of 2 settlers after they were shot by an unknown person in the town of Hawara)until 15:00.

Settlers Attacks

1. At 14:35, groups of armed settlers stormed the town of Hawara (after 2 settlers were killed after being shot by an unknown person in the town of Hawara), and opened fire at the vehicle of the citizen: Ahmed Nael Odeh, which smashed its rear window. They also attacked citizens' homes, and severely beat the citizen: Moataz Anis Faris Al-Deek.
2. At 18:20, armed extremist settlers attacked civilians and their vehicles in the eastern village of Laban, the town of Hawara, the villages of Burin, Asira al-Qibliya, Za'tara, and Yatma, as well as the al-Khan area. This resulted in the death of one civilian and the injury of another, as well as the burning of 31 homes and 21 vehicles. To 2 car washes, a water tank, many greenhouses, (barracks), and 4 animal pens. They also assaulted and destroyed a civil defense truck and 3 ambulance vehicles, and the shooting resulted in the death of one person and the injury of more than 110 others, including 4 civilians who were injured.

Attack

1. At 18:15, the occupation forces positioned near the entrance to the town of Beita fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards the citizens for alleged stoning and as a result injured a citizen.
2. On the evening of 02/26/2023, the occupation forces, stationed at the Beit Furik checkpoint, fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning and as a result left a number of civilians suffocated from inhaling tear gas.

Killings

The civilian: Sameh Hamdallah Mahmoud Aqtash, 37 years old was killed after an extremist Israeli settler opened fire towards him in the village of Za’tara.

Injuries

1. The civilian: Sanad Abdul Jalil Daoud was injured during clashes with the occupation forces near the entrance to the town of Beita.
2. The four civilians: Hasmi Qasim Az’ar, Jawad Imad Ahmed Salman, and Obada Rashid Mustafa al-Najjar were injured a result of settler attacks in the town of Hawara, the villages of Burin, Asira al-Qibliya, Za’tara and Yatma, and the al-Khan area in the eastern village of Laban.

Closure of main Roads

1. At 14:00, the occupying forces closed the road leading to the roundabout of the village of Deir Sharaf (after the killing of 2 settlers after they were shot by an unknown person in the town of Hawara).
2. At 14:05, the occupation forces closed the bypass road passing by the "Yitzhar" settlement (after the killing of 2 settlers after they were shot by unknown persons in the town of Hawara).
3. At 15:55, the occupying forces closed the entrance to the town of Beita, with cement blocks (after the killing of 2 settlers after they were shot by an unknown person in the town of Hawara).
4. On the evening of 02/26/2023, the occupying forces closed the Al-Murabaa area junction, near the entrance to the village of Tal, to traffic until the report was prepared.
5. On the evening of 02/26/2023, the occupation forces closed the iron gate established at the entrance to the eastern village of Al-Laban, in front of traffic until the report was prepared.

SALFIT

Military Checkpoints

At 14:05, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the Za'tara Junction checkpoint, in front of traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

At 16:50, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Deir Ballut, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities.

Closure of main Roads

At 20:40, the occupation forces closed the iron gate at the western entrance to the town of Kafr Al-Dik, and reopened it at a later time.

Settlers Attacks

At 21:00, groups of settlers were present at the entrances to the town of Deir Istiya and the village of Yasouf, near the roundabout of the "Eli Zahav" settlement, and set fire to a vehicle owned by the citizen: Ibrahim Abu Shama, and stones were thrown at the citizens' vehicles.

JERICHO

Settlers Attacks

At 16:40, a group of settlers in the wilderness area of ​​Kafr Malik sprayed pepper gas on 4 citizens, causing them to suffocate and burn themselves: Khalil Shoman, Bashir Shoman, Khattab Hamayel, and Muhammad Musa Hamayel.

BETHLEHEM

Raid

At 18:00, the occupying forces raided the town of Tuqu', where clashes took place with the citizens, during the raid on a number of houses, which resulted in the injury of a citizen, and they also arrested a child.

Detention

The detainee in the town of Tuqu' is: Mustafa Amer Ali Sabah, 16 years old.

Attack

1. At 18:00, the occupation forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas, during the raid on the town of Tuqu', at the citizens, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones, while they were raiding a number of houses, which resulted in the injury of a citizen.
2. At 24:00, the occupying forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens, near the northern entrance to Bethlehem, under the pretext that they had been thrown with stones.

Injuries

The civilian: Muhammad Ali Mahmoud Sabah was injured during clashes with the occupation forces in the town of Tuqu'.

HEBRON

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 14:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Ithna, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 15:50.
2. At 15:10, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the bridge of the town of Hawara, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 17:30.
3. At 16:25, the occupation forces set up a roadblock at the entrance to the town of Bani Naim, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 17:50.
4. At 21:10, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Dura, to search vehicles and verify citizens' identities until 21:30.

Attack

1. At 23:40, the occupation forces positioned near the Halhul town bridge fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning.
2. At 24:00, the occupation forces positioned near the Khursa village junction fired stun grenades and tear gas towards citizens for alleged stoning.

Settlers Attacks

1. At 16:25, a group of settlers was present at the roundabout of the village of Beit Einoun, and threw stones at the vehicles of the citizens passing by.
2. At 19:50, a group of settlers attacked a number of citizens' homes in Jaber neighborhood in the Old City of Hebron.
3. On the evening of 02/26/2023, a group of settlers from the settlements of "Adora" and "Telem" threw stones at the passing citizens' vehicles on the main street leading to the Tarqumiya crossing, which led to a vehicle overturning and material damage to another vehicle.

GAZA STRIP

ALL DISTRICTS

• 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.
The occupation forces violated the cease-fire agreement by storming our areas in the North Gaza Governorate, and by firing from their positions on the Green Line in the governorates of North Gaza, Gaza, and Khan Yunis, and by the gunboats firing at the fishermen's boats while they were chasing them at sea in the North Gaza Governorate, and the shooting injured 4 civilians.

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Beit Hanoun crossing - “Erez”: On 02/26/ 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).

Raid

On 02/ 26/ 2023, several vehicles and bulldozers from the occupation army, with cover from reconnaissance planes, stormed our areas, east of the town of Beit Hanoun, and carried out excavation and bulldozing work.

Attack

1. On the morning of 02/26/2023, Israeli gunboats opened fire towards fishermen's boats while they were chasing them at sea off the shore of Al-Sudaniyya area, west of the town of Beit Lahiya.
2. On the evening of 02/26/2023, the occupying forces fired fire and tear gas canisters from their positions on the Green Line, towards a number of demonstrating citizens near the border fence, east of Jabalia, which resulted in the injury of a citizen.

Injuries

A unidentified civilian was injured in east of Jabalia.

GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* 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.

Attack

On the evening of 02/26/2023, the occupation forces opened fire and launched tear gas canisters from their positions on the Green Line, towards a number of demonstrating citizens near the border fence, east of Gaza City, which resulted in the injury of 3 citizens.

Injuries

3 unidentified civilians were injured near the border fence, east of Gaza City.

KHAN YUNIS

Attack

On the evening of 02/ 26/ 2023, the occupation forces opened fire and launched tear gas canisters from their positions on the Green Line, towards a number of demonstrating citizens near the border fence, east of Khan Yunis.

RAFAH

Closure of Crossing Points

* Yasser Arafat International Airport: closed.
* Sofa crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom - Kerem Shalom Crossing: On 02/26/ 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 02/26/ 2022 is open in both directions (for citizens to leave and enter).

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