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DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00, 21st August 2020 -08:00, 22nd August 2020
At 13:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint on the road leading to Qalandia military checkpoint, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
1. On 08/20/2020, the occupation forces arrested in the village of Al-Issawiya, citizen: Salam Muhaisin, after raiding her home.
2. At 00:20, the occupation forces arrested 2 citizens at Beit Iksa military checkpoint, namely: Muhammad Abdel-Wahhab and Ahmed Abdel-Wahab.
1. On 08/21/2020, the occupation authorities in Jerusalem imposed deportation of the citizen: Mustafa Abu Ramz, for a period of 6 months from Al-Aqsa Mosque.
2. On 08/21/2020, the occupation authorities in Jerusalem imposed the deportation of the citizen: Ali Ajaj, for a week from Al-Aqsa Mosque.
At 18:35, the occupying forces in Abu Dis town fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters at the citizens, under the pretext that they had been throwing stones.
On August 21, 2020, the occupying forces stormed Al-Maqasid Hospital in Jerusalem, fired tear gas canisters inside several of its departments during their searches, and attacked a number of hospital employees.
At 13:30, the occupation forces fired sound and tear gas canisters in the town of Ni'lin towards the citizens demonstrating against the separation wall, which resulted in the injury of a number of citizens - suffocation from inhalation of tear gas.
At 23:45, a force of the occupation army raided the village of Faqqua, and conducted a patrol.
At 19:05, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at Tayasir checkpoint, and obstructed traffic.
1. At 14:20, the Israeli occupation forces tightened their procedures at Shoufah checkpoint, and obstructed traffic.
2. At 23:10, the Israeli occupation forces tightened their procedures at "Enav" checkpoint, and obstructed traffic.
1. At 08:05, Israeli forces raided Ezbet Al-Tayyah village, stormed and searched a house.
2. At 04:00, Israeli forces raided Shweika suburb of Tulkarm, and conducted a patrol.
1. At 11:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the village junction, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 12:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to Kafr Laqif village, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 13:55, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the eastern entrance to the city of Qalqilya, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
4. At 14:00, the Israeli occupation forces set up a roadblock on the road connecting the towns of Jayyous and Azzun, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
5. At 16:20, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Azzun, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
1. At 13:30, the occupation forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas, near the eastern (closed) entrance in the village of Kafr Qaddum, towards the protesters in protest against the closure of the village entrance, under the pretext that it had been pelted with stones, wounding 2 citizens And the injury of a number of citizens - cases of suffocation due to inhalation of tear gas.
2. At 15:00, the Israeli occupation forces, present in the vicinity of the "Eyal" crossing, north of Qalqilya, fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters at the citizens, under the pretext that they were being thrown with stones.
The two wounded during clashes with the occupation forces in the village of Kafr Qaddum (their names were not known).
1. At 14:40, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the Einabus village roundabout, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 16:45, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the Beita town roundabout, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 18:15, the occupation forces set up a roadblock at the entrance to Burin village, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
At 15:45, a force of the occupation army stormed the village of Sebastia, and received a notice to remove the Palestinian flagpole built in the archaeological area of the village.
At 01:50, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Burqin, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
At 17:25, a force of the occupation army stormed the village of Rafat, and conducted a patrol.
At 13:40, the occupation forces detained: Waddah Tabib (with special needs) - resident of Izbat al-Tabib village in Qalqilya governorate, while he was participating in a demonstration protesting the confiscation of lands in the village of Haris.
1. At 10:05, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the town of Nahalin, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 10:20, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to Tuqu 'town, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 11:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint in the Aqabat Hasanah area (on the main road leading to the western villages in the Bethlehem governorate), to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
4. At 13:55, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the western entrance to the town of Tuqu ', to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
5. At 16:55, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the western entrance to the town of Beit Fajjar. The checkpoint was established repeatedly at 20:40 to search cars and check citizens' identities.
6. At 18:30, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the Al-Nashash area junction (the southern entrance to Bethlehem), to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
1. At 19:25, Israeli forces raided Umm Rukba area in Al-Khader town, and conducted a patrol.
2. At 01:50, a force of the occupation army stormed the town of Tekoa, and delivered the citizen, Muhammad Suleiman Al-Shaer, a notice to be reviewed by the Israeli intelligence.
On the morning of 08/21/2020, a group of settlers, with the protection of the occupation forces, stormed the village of Al-Walaja, and wandered over the citizens' agricultural lands threatened with confiscation in the areas of Jabal Ruwaisat and Ain Al-Hadfa.
1. At 16:55, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance near the bridge of the town of Halhoul, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
2. At 18:35, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to Al-Fawwar camp, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
3. At 18:50, the Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Bani Naim, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
At 13:45, the occupation forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas in the Bab Al-Zawiya area in Hebron, under the pretext that they were throwing stones.
At 17:05, the occupation forces confiscated a private vehicle of a citizen in Bab Al-Zawiya area in Hebron.
• 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 28. 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 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.
On the morning of 16/08/2020, the occupation forces closed the sea space in front of the Gaza Strip completely in front of the fishermen's boats.
• The occupying forces violated the ceasefire, by firing two artillery shells from their positions on the Green Line in the northern Gaza, Khan Yunis, and Rafah governorates, and by firing at the fishermen's boats while chasing them at sea in the North Gaza Governorate.
• Palestinian armed groups violated the ceasefire by launching a shell (of unknown type) towards the Green Line.
* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez": On 08/21/2020, it is closed (except for the passage of emergency humanitarian cases).
1. At 17:00 on 21 August 2020, the occupation forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of Jabalia town.
2. At 18:50 on 21/08/2020, the occupation forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of Beit Hanoun town.
3. At 22:00 on 21 August 2020, Israeli gunboats fired at the fishermen's boats while chasing them at sea off the coast of Al-Sudania area, west of the town of Beit Lahia.
At 21:25 on 21 August 2020, members of the Palestinian armed groups fired a shell (of unknown type) towards the Green Line.
* 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.
At 05:40 on 08/22/2020, the occupation forces fired an artillery shell from their positions on the Green Line, towards a site belonging to one of the armed Palestinian groups, east of the town of Khuza'a, east of Khan Yunis.
* Yasser Arafat International Airport: closed.
* Sofa Crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - “Kerem Shalom”: On 08/21/2020, it is closed (due to a Friday holiday).
* Al-Awda crossing - Rafah: on August 21, 2020, is closed.
1. At 18:00 on 21 August 2020, the occupation forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural lands east of Rafah.
2. At 05:50 on 22/08/2020, the occupying forces fired an artillery shell from their positions on the Green Line, towards a site belonging to a Palestinian armed group, east of Rafah.