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Daily Report 26 July 2016

Total: 101
WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Flying Checkpoints

(i) At 13:20, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint in Wadi Rababa area in Silwan neighbourhood in Jerusalem and searched civilians and vehicles.
(ii) At 15:20, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of the town of Izariyye and searched civilians and vehicles.
(iii) At 19:30, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of the village of Isawiyye and searched civilians and vehicles.

Raid

(i) At 19:35, Israeli forces raided the town of Izariyye and arrested 1 civilian.
(ii) At 23:00, Israeli forces raided the town of Qalandia, demolished 11 civilian homes under the pretext of unlicensed construction and clashed with civilians injuring 4.

Detention

(i) On 25 July 2016, Israeli forces arrested civilian Fadi Rafat Isawi from Isawiyye village after beating and seriously injuring him.
(ii) On 25 July 2016, Israeli forces arrested journalist Faisal Eizar Rifai from Anata village.
(iii) At 18:00, Israeli forces arrested 2 female civilians in Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem: Ruwaida Jihad Zaatari and Zuhur Aref Zaatari.
(iv) The civilian arrested in Izariyye town is Mohammad Mustafa Abdel Rahman Barmeel from Doha village in Bethlehem.

Physical Assault

• On 25 July 2016 Israeli forces attacked civilian Fadi Rafat Isawi from Isawiyye during arrest and seriously injured him.

Attack

(i) At 23:00, Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters and rubber coated steel bullets during raid on Qalandia and the demolition of 11 civilian homes, injuring 4 civilians.
(ii) At 23:50, Israeli forces in Jabal junction area in the town of Abu Dis fired rubber coated steel bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters at civilians for alleged stoning.

Injuries

(i) The 4 civilians injured in Qalandia are Sharif Awadallah, Mustafa Awadallah, Samih Hussein Haddad and Ahmad Said Abu Shalbak.
(ii) The 9 injured civilians in Abu Dis are unknown.

House Demolition

• At 23:00, Israeli forces demolished 11 civilian homes in Qalandia under the pretext of unlicensed construction and proximity to the Apartheid Wall.

Obstruction of Places of Worship

At 08:30, a group of extremist settlers guarded by Israeli forces raided the compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Flying Checkpoints

(i) At 20:15, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the junction of Ein Sinya village and searched civilians and vehicles until 21:00.
(ii) At 21:10, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint near Attara Bridge and searched civilians and vehicles until 21:00.

Raid

(i) At 12:15, Israeli forces raided the village of Kafr Malik and delivered notifications to 2 civilians to report to the military intelligence. The civilians are Sanad Adel Jumaat and Abdallah Khair Bairat.
(ii) At 01:15, Israeli forces raided the Al-Amari refugee camp in Al-Bireh city, clashed with civilians during house search, injured 8 civilians including 1 child, arrested 1 civilian and withdrew at 05:30.

Detention

• The civilian arrested in Al-Amari refugee camp is Adam Al-Hilu.

Attack

• At 01:15, during raid on the al-Amari refugee camp Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades towards civilians for alleged stoning during house search, injuring 8 civilians including 1 child.

Injuries

The 8 civilians injured in Al-Amari refugee camp are Hamzeh Ghalib Albis, 16, Arafat Ali Abu Libdeh. Mohammad Ahmad Al-Baba, Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Shamali, Anas Odeh Yacoub, Jamil Salim Salhi, Ali Mohammad Samara and Jihad Jamal Radwan.

JENIN

Raid

At 13:45, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Zebuba until 16:00.

Temporary Detention

At 22:00, Israeli forces detained 4 children from Zebuba village: Omar Said Ahmad Jaradat, 10, Ahmad Niyaz Ali Jaradat, 11, Akli Niyaz Ali Jaradat, 10, and Nour Fouad Jaradat, 10, and released them at a later time.

TUBAS

Flying Checkpoints

At 23:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of the village of Ein Al-Beda and searched civilians and vehicles until 00:30.

TULKAREM

Military Checkpoints

• At 14:45, Israeli forces close Einav checkpoint, impeded traffic and reopened it at 15:20.

Flying Checkpoints

• At 18:10, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the junction of the town of Atil and searched civilians and vehicle until 18:30.

Raid

At 16:00 and 00:15, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the city of Tulkarem, stormed into and searched 2 civilian homes and withdrew at 02:55.

QALQILIYA

Flying Checkpoints

(i) At 08:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Azun town and searched vehicles and civilians.
(ii) At 08:05, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Izbet Al-Tabib village and searched civilians and vehicles.
(iii) At 02:20, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Ras Atiyeh village and searched civilians and vehicles.

NABLUS

Flying Checkpoints

• At 17:20 and 22:30, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint near the junction of Shavi Shomron settlement and searched civilians and vehicles.

Raid

(i) At 22:30, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Kosin.
(ii) At 23:55, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Surra.
At 01:30, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Burqa.

SALFIT

Raid

(i) At 10:00, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Kafl Hares,
(ii) At 01:00, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the town of Brouqin.
(iii) At 03:20, Israeli forces raided the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan and searched 1 civilian home.

Temporary Detention

At 09:50, Israeli forces near Hares village detained police officer Rami Faisal Aref Bzour and released him at a later time.

BETHLEHEM

Military Checkpoints

• At 20:10, Israeli forces intensified restrictions at the Kontener checkpoint and impeded traffic flow until 20:45.

Flying Checkpoints

(i) At 09:25, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint near Al-Khader Stadium and searched vehicles and civilians until 10:00.
(ii) At 21:45, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint near the cemetery in al-Khader town and searched civilians and vehicles until 22:50.
(iii) At 22:45, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint between the town of Beit Fajjar and the village of Marah Rabah and searched civilians and vehicles until 23:30.

Raid

(i) At dawn on 25 July 2016, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Fajjar, stormed into several civilian homes and arrested 1 child. In addition, Israeli forces confiscated 2 vehicles owned by Mohammad Mahmoud Abu Hussein and Ra’id Mustsfa Taqatqa. The raid recurred at 03:25 on 26 July 2016 during which the Israeli forces arrested 1 civilian and confiscated 1 vehicle owned by Ibrahim Ahmad Suleiman Thawabteh and delivered to him a notification to report to the military intelligence. (Thus the number of arrested in the town is 2, including 1 child).
(ii) At 03:05 on 24 July 2016, Israeli forces raided the city of Bethlehem, arrested 1 civilian and withdrew at 06:35.

Detention

(i) At 17:45, Israeli forces arrested civilian Oday Mohammad Mousa Amour from Teqoa while he was reporting to the military intelligence.
(ii) The 2 civilians arrested in Beit Fajjar are Mohammad Youssef Mousa Taqatqa, 16 and Abdalla Thawabteh.
(iii) The civilian arrested in Bethlehem is Ibrahim Harbi Hameed.

Confiscation of Property

(i) At dawn on 25 July 2016, Israeli forces confiscated during raid on Beit Fajjar town 2 vehicles owned by Mohammad Mahmoud Abu Hussein and Raid Mohammad Taqatqa.
At 02:35 on 26 July 2016, Israeli forces confiscated during raid on Beit Fajjar 1 vehicle owned by Ibrahim Ahmad Suleiman Thawabteh.

HEBRON

Raid

(i) At 00:30, Israeli forces raided the city of Hebron, arrested 2 civilians and withdrew at 04:00.
(ii) At 01:50, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Awwa, stormed into and searched 1 civilian home and withdrew at 04:00.
(iii) At 02:20, Israeli forces raided the town of Samou stormed into and searched 1 civilian home and withdrew at 04:00.

Detention

(i) The 2 civilians arrested in the city of Hebron are Anwar Tariq Ideis and Mohammad Mahir Qasem Ibido.

Attack

• At 20:00, Israeli forces positioned near the entrance of the village of Tawani east of the town of Yatta fired stun grenades and tear gas canister towards civilians as they were trying remove the dirt mounds and cement blocks.

Physical Assault

At 20:00, Israeli forces positioned near the entrance of the village of Tawani east of the town of Yatta attacked civilian Fadi Rabee and broke his arm.

GAZA STRIP

ALL DISTRICTS

• At 19:00 on August 26th 2014, Palestinian Gunmen and the Israeli military agreed to a cease fire agreement (brokered by the Arab Republic of Egypt) which includes the opening of border crossings to allow the entry of emergency supplies and humanitarian goods as well as construction material and agreed to increase the fishing limit to 6 nautical miles with possibility of increase to 12 nautical miles by the end of the year and to decrease the Military area from 300 to 100 meters, allow freedom of movement and a halt to targeted killings and assassinations and negotiations will be held for discussion on rebuilding the sea port and airports in the coming month. On 3 April 2016 the decision to expand the fishing area from 6 to 9 nautical miles entered into effect but the Israeli authorities reduced the area back to 6 nautical miles on 26 June 2016.
Israeli forces broke cease fire and opened fire from their position behind the Green Line in Khan Yunis.

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

Beit Hanun (Erez) is partially open for humanitarian cases, international journalists, employees working for humanitarian agencies, businessmen and passengers traveling though Al-Karama Crossing.

GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

(i) Al-Muntar (Karni) Crossing is closed. Beginning on 02 March 2011, the Crossing has been effectively closed following a unilateral Israeli decision.
Al-Shija’iya (Nahal ‘Oz) Crossing is closed. Beginning on 04 January 2010, the Crossing has closed following a unilateral Israeli decision.

CENTRAL GAZA

Detention

At 14: on 25 July 2016, Israeli forces arrested an unidentified civilian east of Breij refuge camo as he was trying t infiltrate into Israel through the border fence

KHAN YUNIS

Attack

At 08:00 on 24 July 2016, Israeli forces opened fire from their position behind the Green Line towards agricultural lands east of Abasan town.

RAFAH

Closure of Crossing Points

(i) Yasser ‘Arafat International Airport remains closed.
(ii) Rafah (Al ‘Awdah) Crossing is closed.
(iii) Sufa Crossing is closed
(iv) Karm Abu Salem (Karem Shalom) Crossing is partially open for the entry of goods, fuel, construction material for the private sector and internationally funded projects.

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