DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00,7th April 2020 – 08:00, 8th April 2020
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DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00,7th April 2020 – 08:00, 8th April 2020
At 13:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Hanina town then searched cars and checked the identities of citizens.
1. At 12:00, Israeli forces raided Shu'fat camp in Jerusalem city.
2. At 14:00, Israeli forces raided Abu Dis town.
3. At 22:20, Israeli forces raided Al-Eisawiya village.
At 23:50, Israeli forces raided Beituniya town until 01:30.
At 12:30, a group of armed settlers from the settlement of Halmish assaulted Samir Zebar , abducted two of his children Abdel Fattah Samir Zebar and his brother Mahmoud{all are residents of Kobar town} while they were ploughing their land in Kobar town then took them into the settlement.
At 16:40, Israeli forces positioned near the apartheid wall near the village of Zubaba detained a news crew for Palestine TV, while preparing a program on how emergency committees dealt with workers as they returned from work inside the Green Line to make sure they were not infected with the Corona virus, and later released them.
At 20:20, Israeli forces tasked with guarding the apartheid wall adjacent to the village of Nazla Issa fired live bullets and tear gas canisters at the Emergency and Preventive Medicine Committee while they were on the scene to control the movement of workers to and from the Green Line,as they were testing them inorder to reduce the spread of the Corona virus.
At 20:20, Israeli forces tasked with guarding the apartheid wall adjacent to the village of Nazla Issa fired live bullets and tear gas canisters at the Emergency and Preventive Medicine Committee, while they were on the scene to control the movement of workers to and from the Green Line,as they were testing them in order to reduce the spread of the Corona virus.
At 08:50,Israeli forces raided Azzun town until 13:20
1. At 08:50, Israeli forces raided Huwara and Beita towns until 17:00.
2. At 24:00, Israeli forces raided Assira Al-Shamaliya town.
1. At 13:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Deir Ballout town then searched vehicles and inspected residents Identification.
2. At 16:00 and again at 23:30, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint near "Arail" settlement then searched vehicles and inspected residents Identification.
At 14:45, Israeli forces detained Azmi Yusef Musa {a resident of Bidya town} near "Brakan" Indusrial comlex junction.
At 09:30, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Al-Thahriya town then searched cars and checked the identities of citizens.
On 07. 04. 2020, a group of settlers entered the agricultural lands owned by residents of Shaab Al-Tina area and the councils areas of the town of Al-Shuyukh, during which Israeli forces fired stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents who were cultivating their land and as result left then suffocating due to inhaling tear gas.
On O7.04.2020, Israeli fores positioned in the area's of Shaab Al-Tina and the councils of the town of Al-Shuyukh fired stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents who were cultivating their land and as result left then suffocating due to inhaling tear gas.
• Since 19:00 on 26. 08. 2014 The permanent and comprehensive ceasefire came into effect on the initiative and sponsorship of the Arab Republic of Egypt, after reaching understandings to open the crossings and introduce humanitarian and relief assistance and reconstruction supplies, and to expand the area of fishing for 6 miles with an increase of up to 12 miles with At the end of this year, the area of the "buffer security" area will be reduced from 300 m to 100 m, freedom of movement and the prevention of assassinations, and the remaining issues, including the airport and the port, will be negotiated within a month of the ceasefire.
•Since the Morning of 28th. 06. 2019 The occupying forces allowed the expansion of the fishing distance from the oasis area northwest of the town of Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza governorate and even to the port of Gaza by 6 nautical miles, and from the port of Gaza to the south of Rafah beach to 15 nautical miles.
• The occupying forces violated the ceasefire by storming our areas in northern Gaza governorate and firing from their positions on the Green Line in Gaza, Central Gaza and Khan Younis governorates.
* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez" on 07. 04. 2020 is closed (excluding the passage of emergency humanitarian cases).
At 07:30 on 07/04/2020, several vehicles and bulldozers from the occupation army, with a cover of reconnaissance planes, stormed our areas about 70 meters northwest of Beit Lahia, and carried out excavation and dredging work, and withdrew at 14:00.
* Al-Mantar-Karni crossing: closed since 02. 03. 2011 once and for all by unilateral Israeli decision.
* Shujaiya Crossing - "Nahal Oz" fuel crossing: closed since 04. 01. 2010 by unilateral Israeli decision.
1. At 10:30 on 07 April 2020, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural land, east of the town of Juhr Al-Deek, located in the southeast of Gaza City.
2. At 14:00 on 07 April 2020, Israeli forces positioned behind the Green Line opened fire towards agricultural land in the east of Gaza City.
At 23:00 on 07.04.2020, Israeli occupation forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards a site belonging to a Palestinian armed group, east of Al-Maghazi camp
1. At 07:30 on 07. 04. 2020 Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters from their positions on the Green Line, towards a number of citizens near the border fence east of the town of Khuza'a, east of Khan Younis.
2. At 13:30 on 07.04.2020, Israeli forces opened fire from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural land in the east of the town of Qarara, in the northeast of Khan Younis.
*Yasser Arafat International Airport is closed.
*Sofa Crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - Kerem Shalom on 07/04/2020 is partially open (for the introduction of foodstuffs and goods, limited quantities of fuel, building materials for the private sector and internationally funded projects).
* Al-Awda port - Rafah on 07. 2020. is closed.