DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00, 26th August 2020 -08:00, 27th August 2020
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DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00, 26th August 2020 -08:00, 27th August 2020
At 22:10, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint in the Wadi al-Rababa area in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem city, to search cars and verify citizens ’identities.
At 19:30, the occupation forces raided the Shuafat camp in Jerusalem, and stormed and searched a number of homes.
On 26/08/2020, the occupation authorities in Jerusalem imposed house arrest on the citizen: Shadi Samreen, in addition to paying a financial guarantee of 1,000 shekels and a third-party guarantee of 5,000 shekels, and preventing contact with people from the rest of the West Bank governorates for a period of two months, as a condition for his release being detained at an earlier time.
At 09:00, a group of extremist settlers, under the protection of the occupation police, stormed the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and conducted provocative tours in its courtyards and facilities.
1. At dawn on 08/26/2020, Israeli forces raided Beitlo village, and detained a citizen.
2. At 03:30, Israeli forces raided Kafr Ain village, stormed and searched a home.
3. At 03:45, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Luqia, and detained a citizen.
4. At 03:35, Israeli forces raided the village of Qarawat Bani Zaid, and detained a citizen.
1. The detainee in the village of Betello is: Muhannad Wafiq Bazar.
2. The detainee in the town of Beit Luqia is: Najeeb Ahmad Najib Mafarjah.
3. . The detainee in the village of Qarawat Bani Zaid is: Amer Bassam Ezz El-Din Saneef.
At 01:55, Israeli forces raided the village of Faqqua, and patrolled until 04:50.
At 11:25, Israeli forces raided the village of Tayasir, then stormed and searched a number of homes, again at 01:35, as confrontations took place with citizens during the raid on a number of houses, which resulted in the injury of 5 civilians - suffocation cases due to inhaling tear gas, and withdrew at 03:00.
At 11:25, the occupying forces fired sound and tear gas canisters at the citizens, during the raid and search of a number of houses, during the village of Tayasir, resulting in the injury of 5 civilians - suffocation cases due to inhaling tear gas.
At 20:20, Israeli forces in charge of guarding the separation wall near the village of Faroun fired sound and tear gas canisters at a number of citizens, while they were trying to enter to work inside the Green Line.
1. At 08:40,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Ezbet El-Tabib, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 15:35.
2. At 10:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the eastern entrance to the city of Qalqilya, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 16:00.
3. At 16:45, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint near the "Kedumim" settlement junction, to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
4. At 19:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint under the Azzun bridge (on the main road to Qalqilya - Tulkarm), to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
1. At 00:35, Israeli forces raided the village of Kafr Qaddum, and confrontations took place with the citizens while on patrol, and withdrew at 01:00.
2. At 06:30, Israeli forces raided Jinsafut village and arrested a citizen.
The detainee in the village of Jinsafut is: Karm Khamis Shobaki.
At 22:20, Israeli forces severely beat the citizen: Mu`tasim Muhammad As`ad al-Sheikh - resident of the village of Saniria, while he was working on his land, which led to his bruises, and he was subsequently admitted to the government hospital in Nablus for treatment.
At 22:10, a group of settlers came to the junction of the village of Jit, closed the road to traffic, and withdrew at 01:00.
At 17:35, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the Sarra village junction (on the main road, Nablus - Qalqilya), to search cars and verify citizens' identities.
At 15:10, Israeli forces raided the village of Rujieb, and stormed and searched the house of the citizen: Khalil Abd al-Khaleq Muhammad Dweikat (accused by the occupation forces of stabbing a settler in the city of Beit Tikva). To demolish it), and pulled back at 02:50.
At 20:45, a group of settlers came near the junction of "Yitzhar" settlement, north of the town of Huwara, and threw stones at civilians' vehicles passing by.
At 14:15, the occupation forces tightened their procedures at the Zaatarah Junction checkpoint, and obstructed traffic.
At 12:35,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Deir Ballut, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 15:20.
At 02:55, Israeli forces raided Aqbat Jaber camp in Jericho, and patrolled until 05:00.
1. At 09:30, Israeli set up a checkpoint in the Aqabat Hasanah area (on the road leading to the western villages in Bethlehem governorate), to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 11:00.
2. At 12:25, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to Tuqu 'town, to search cars and verify citizens' identities until 14:00.
3. At 01:15, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance to Beit Jala, to search cars and check citizens' identities until 02:30.
1. At 14:10,Israeli forces raided the town of Nahalin and delivered notices to demolish 3 homes owned by citizens: Hisham Na`im Shakarneh (a two-story house, each 150 square meters), and Deeb Ismail Shakarneh (a one-story house). Amjad Youssef Ghayaza (a one-story house with an area of 150 square meters), in addition to the demolition of retaining walls belonging to the citizens: Saber Muhammad Najjarah and Salim Rashad Najjarah, and she also delivered notices to stop construction in inhabited houses and others (under construction) to the citizens: Fuad Muhammad Abdel Aziz, Musa Hassan Ghayaza, Fahmi Muhammad Najjarah, Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Najjarah, Muhammad Khalid Najjarah, in addition to the bulldozing and closure of a secondary road, under the pretext of not being licensed.
2. At 04:55, Israeli forces raided Bethlehem, arrested 2 children, and withdrew at 06:15.
The two detainees in Bethlehem are: Omar Khaled Al-Harimi, 17, and Musa Naim Abu Aahour, 17.
1. At 23:30, Israeli forces raided Yatta town, stormed and searched 2 homes.
2. At 03:15, Israeli forces raided Al-Fawwar camp, detained a citizen, and withdrew at 04:30.
Detained in al-Fawwar camp is: Iyad Mahmoud Abu Hashhash.
At 21:00, the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas in the Bab Al-Zawiya area in Hebron at the citizens, under the pretext that they had been throwing stones.
• 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 from their positions on the Green Line in Rafah Governorate.
* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez": On 08/26/2020, it is closed (except for the passage of emergency humanitarian cases).
* Al-Muntar-Karni crossing: closed since 02/03/2011, permanently and by a unilateral Israeli decision.
* The Shejaiya Crossing - “Nahal Oz” for fuel: closed on 01/04/2010 by an Israeli unilateral decision.
* Yasser Arafat International Airport: closed.
* Sufa Crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - “Kerem Shalom”: On 08/26/2020, partially open (for the entry of food and medicine)
* Al-Awda crossing - Rafah: on 08/26/2020, closed.
At 16:30 on 08/26/2020, Israeli forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, towards a number of citizens while they were flying balloons and kites in the sky of the border fence east of Rafah.