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Daily Report Febraury 19 2020

Total: 70

                                                                DAILY SITUATION REPORT

                                              08:00, 18th February 2020  – 08:00, 19th February 2020

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Raid

1. At 20:00, Israeli forces raided the village of Al-Issawiya, where clashes took place with citizens while on patrol, resulting in a child suffering from asphyxiation as a result of inhaling tear gas.
2. At 21:00, Israeli forces raided the town of Al-Ezeriya, where clashes took place with citizens while patrolling.

Detention

At dawn on 19. 02. 2020 The occupying forces arrested Nasser Abu Sneineh (arrested during the closure of his bakery in the Old City of Jerusalem)

Temporary Detention

At 11:00, the occupying forces detained two citizens in the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque and later released them: Bassam al-Halak (official in charge of the reconstruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque) and Kaed Jaber al-Maghribi (employee of the Al-Aqsa Mosque).

Attack

1. At 20:00, during the incursion into the village of Al-Issawiya, the occupying forces fired metal bullets, rubber-coated bombs and tear gas at the citizens, under the pretext of being stoned while patrolling, resulting in a child suffering from asphyxiation as a result of inhaling tear gas.
2. At 21:00, during the incursion into the town of Al-Ezeriya, the occupying forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas at the citizens, under the pretext of being stoned while on patrol.

House Demolition

On 18. 02. 2020 The occupation authorities in the Jabal al-Mukaber neighborhood of Jerusalem forced two citizens, Amin Salah Shaqirat and his mother, to demolish their homes themselves, after notifying them earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event of the demolition by the occupation authorities, on the grounds of non-authorization.

Destruction of Property

At 11:45, Israeli authorities in Jabal Al-Mukabbir nieghborhood in the city of Jerusalem demoloshed a live stock den {for horses} an Absorption pit owned by Ahmad Warad Al-Za'ater under the pretex of non-licencing.

Assaults on Property

At dawn on 19. 02. 2020 The occupying forces in the Old City of Jerusalem closed a bakery belonging to the citizen Nasser Abu Sneina, under the pretext of distributing cakes free of charge to worshippers coming to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Obstruction of Places of Worship

At 08:30, groups of extremist settlers, under the protection of the occupying police, stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and carried out provocative tours in its courtyards and facilities.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Raid

1. At 08:30 on 18. 02. 2020,Israeli forces raided the village of Deir Nizam, stormed a number of houses, occupied the roof of a house in the vicinity of the village school, and took pictures of the students, repeating raid at dawn on the 19.02.2020.
2. At 04:25, Israeli forces raided the city of Al-Bireh.

Detention

1. At 21:50, the occupying forces arrested Ahmed Abdel Jaber Zeid, a resident of Jalazone refugee camp, while he was reviewing the Israeli intelligence services on the basis of advance notice.
2. On 18. 02. 2020, he occupying forces arrested one of the sudden checkpoints, Ayman Ahmed Abu Arab - residents of al-Maari camp in Al-Bireh.

Killings

At Noon on the 17. 02. 2020 The occupying forces recoveredthe body of a 53-year-old resident of The Town of Betunia (whom the occupying forces accuse of shooting and a soldier from the Occupation Army near the village of Ras Karkar on 06. 02. 2020) in a valley near the village of Ras Karkar.

Closure of main Roads

1. On 18. 02. 2020 The occupying forces continued to close the entrance to deir Nizam village (for the eighth day in a row).
2. At 21:30, the occupying forces closed the iron gate at the entrance to deir Abu Mashal village, in front of traffic.

JENIN

Raid

At 05:40, a force from the Occupying Army stormed the village of Qawa and patrolled.

TUBAS

Flying Checkpoints

At 22:40, the occupying forces set up a roadblock at the entrance to the village of Ain al-Bayda in the northern Jordan Valley to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Land Levelling

At 10:15, the occupying forces near the entrance to the village of Um Qaba in the northern Jordan Valley bulldozed an area of land.

TULKAREM

Attack

1. At 13:40, the occupying forces tasked with guarding the apartheid wall near the town of Ateel fired sound bombs and tear gas at working citizens as they tried to enter to work inside the Green Line.
2. On 18. 02. 2020 The occupying forces near the "Jishuori" factories west of Tulkarem fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas at the protesting citizens, on the pretext that they were stoned, resulting in two citizens suffering from suffocation as a result of inhaling tear gas.

QALQILIYA

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 10:10, the occupying forces set up a roadblock at the entrance to the village of Jinsafout to search cars and check the identities of the citizens.
2. At 10:55 , the occupying forces set up a roadblock at the entrance to the village of Izbat al-Da'i, to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 11:45.

Raid

1. At 21:05, a force from the Occupying Army stormed the village of Nabi Elias, raided a number of shops and examined their surveillance camera footage.
2. At 22:25, a force from the Occupying Army stormed the town of Azzun and patrolled.

Attack

At 10:15 , israeli occupying forces in the vicinity of the Jaljulia checkpoint, southeast of Qalqilya, fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas at the protesting citizens, under the pretext of being stoned.

NABLUS

Raid

1. At 14:50, an occupying army force stormed the village of Madma and patrolled until 4:50 p.m.
2. At 16:55, a force from the Occupying Army stormed the village of Tel, where clashes took place with citizens while on patrol.

Detention

At 13:10, the occupying forces arrested Mohammed Merhi, a resident of Salem village.

Attack

At 16:55, during the incursion into the village of Tel, israeli occupying forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas at the citizens, claiming that they had been stoned while patrolling.

Settlement Activities

On the Morning of 18. 02. 2020 The occupying forces carried out dredging work in the citizens' lands of the village of Jalo, with the aim of linking the colony of "Shiloh" and the settlement outpost "Shvut Rachel" together.

SALFIT

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 09:35, the occupying forces set up a roadblock at the northern entrance to The City of Salfit to search cars and check the identities of citizens.
2. At 16:15, the occupying forces set up a roadblock between the town of Deir Alot and the village of Ravat, to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Raid

1. At 00:55, a force of the Occupying Army stormed the town of Badia, arrested a citizen, and handed over 3 citizens - notices for the review of the Israeli intelligence: Kanaan Mustafa Shatat, Youssef Abdel Karim Osman, and Ahmed Omar Qasim Ibrahim.
2. At 01:00, a force from the Occupying Army stormed the town of Qarawa Bani Hassan and handed over the citizen, Musa Abdullah Merhi, a notice of israeli intelligence review.

Detention

The detainee in Badia town is Saleh Abdel Yasin (director of education in Qalqilya province).

BETHLEHEM

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 10:50, the occupying forces set up a roadblock at the western entrance to the village of Husan to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 11:45.
2. At 11:55, the occupying forces set up a roadblock at the northern entrance to taqwa town to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 13:00.
3. At 10:15, the occupying forces set up a roadblock in the Area of Aqba Hasana (on the main road leading to the western villages in Bethlehem governorate) to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 17:45.

Raid

1. At 10:45., a force from the Occupying Army stormed the village of Batir and patrolled until 11:30.
2. At 11:35., a force from the Occupying Army stormed the Al-Makhrour area of Beit Jala and patrolled until 12:00 p.m.
3. At 05:00, a force of the Occupying Army stormed bethlehem, the city's Dheisheh camp, the town of Al-Khader and the village of Ertas, arrested 2 citizens in the camp, and withdrew at 06:00.

Detention

The two detainees in The Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem are Ziad Khalil Farja and Mohammed Mahmoud Shuafuout.

HEBRON

Flying Checkpoints

At 08:45, the occupying forces set up a roadblock at the entrance to al-Fawwar camp, repeatedly erecting the checkpoint at 21:35 to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Raid

1. At 21:30, an occupying army force stormed Hebron and patrolled until 23:50.
2. At 23:40, an occupying army force stormed the towns of Beit Ola, Tarkumiya and Deir Samit, and patrolled until 06:15.
3. At 01:00, a force from the Occupying Army stormed the villages of Abda and Emresh and patrolled.
4. At 06:15, an occupying army force stormed the village of Al-Sa'ra, south of Dura town, and arrested a citizen.

Detention

The detainee in the village of Al-Sa'ra, south of Dura town, is Hamza Iyad Qatina.

Attack

At 16:25, israeli forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas at the demonstrators, under the pretext of being stoned.

GAZA STRIP

ALL DISTRICTS

• 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.
• Morning on the 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, firing from their positions on the Green Line in central governorate, and by firing at fishermen's boats at sea in northern Gaza.

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez": is partially open (for the passage of humanitarian cases, foreign journalists, international humanitarian workers, merchants, businessmen and travellers through al-Karama crossing - pre-coordinated).

Attack

At 08:00 on 18.00. 02. 2020 Israeli gunboats fired at fishermen's boats while chasing them at sea off the coast of The Sudanese area west of beit Lahiya.

GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* 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.

CENTRAL GAZA

Attack

At 11:00 on 18.00. 02. 2020 The occupying forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, in the direction of a palestinian armed group east of Deir al-Balah.

KHAN YUNIS

Detention

1. At 08:30 on 18. 02. 2020 The occupying forces arrested a citizen (whose name is not known) while trying to sneak across the border fence into Israel.
2. At 17:00 on 18. 02. 2020 The occupying forces arrested a citizen (whose name is not known) while trying to sneak across the border fence into Israel.

RAFAH

Closure of Crossing Points

* Yasser Arafat International Airport: Closed.
* Sofa Crossing: Closed.
* Karam Abu Salem Crossing - "Kerem Shalom": Day 18. 02. 2020 is partially open (for the introduction of food and goods, limited quantities of fuel, private sector building materials and internationally funded projects).
* Entrance of return - Rafah: day 18. 02. 2020 is open in both directions (to leave and enter citizens).

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