DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00, 12th July 2020 – 08:00, 13th July 2020
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DAILY SITUATION REPORT
08:00, 12th July 2020 – 08:00, 13th July 2020
At dawn on 12.07.2020, Israeli forces raided Shu'fat camp in Jerusalem city and detained a resident.
1. On the evening of 12.07.2020, Israeli forces detained Waleed Mu'taz Shawiki in Al-Thori neighborhood in Jerusalem city.
2. At dawn on 13.07.2020,of 12.07.2020, Israeli forces detained 3 residents: Musa Abu Ghannam, Ahmed Abu Ghannam, and Muhammad Abu Isbatin in Al-Tur neighborhood in Jerusalem city.
3. Israeli forces detained Na'im Sab Laban in Shu'fat camp in Jerusalem city.
On 12. 07. 2020, the occupation authorities in Bir Ayoub in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem forced Bahaa Adnan Zaitoun to demolish his house (a flat built of wood with two rooms and their benefits in a residential building) after receiving a notification in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event that the occupation authorities carried out the demolition process, on the pretext of not licensing.
At 09:00,groups of extremist settlers, under the protection of the occupation police, stormed the courtyards Al-Aqsa Mosque, and made provocative tours of its courtyards and facilities.
At 17:00,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at Al-Taybeh town junction {located along Al-Mu'arajat road which connects Ramallah and Jericho districts} to search cars and check the identities of citizens.
At 02:00, Israeli forces raided Al-Mazra'a Al-Sharqiya town then stormed and searched a home.
At 06:30, Israeli forces raided Araba town and detained 3 residents {including a officer from the General Intelligence Service}.
Israeli forces detained 3 residents: Hassan Ramzi Abu Salah, Ahmed Adnan Al-Medawi and Ja`far Fawzi Abu Salah in Arraba town.
On the evening of 12.07.2020, a group of Israeli settlers stole 4 goats owned by Mohammad Fashash'fat {a resident of Jaba' town} near the area of the abandoned Homish settlement.
At 19:20,Israeli forces tightened their restrictions at Tayasir checkpoint and impeded traffic.
At 19:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at Bardala village junction located in the North Jordan valley to search cars and check the identities of citizens.
At 20:00, Israeli forces raided Bardala village in the North Jordan valley and detained 3 residents.
Israeli forces detained 3 resiednts: Ezzat Ziad Abdel Sawafta, and his two brothers, Mahmoud and Suleiman in Bardala village in the North Jordan valley.
At 08:30,Israeli forces tightened their procedures at the “Enav” checkpoint, and impeded the movement of traffic.
At 15:00,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the east entrance of Qalqiliya city to search cars and verify citizens identities.
At 01:15, Israeli forces positioned near "Kaddumim" settlement detained Subhi Mohammad Lutfi Qassim {a resident of Tel village in Nablus district}.
At 21:20, Israeli forces raided Al-Libban Al-Sharqiya village then stormed a vehicle maintenance garage.
On the evening of 12. 07. 2020, a group of "Rahalim" settlement settlers set fire to the citizens' lands belonging to Al-Sawiya village, which resulted in the burning of about 10 dunums of agricultural land before the civil defense crews could put out the fire.
1. At 14:20, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Deir Ballut town to search cars and verify citizens ’identities.
2. At 22:20,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the western entrance of Haris village, to search cars and verify citizens ’identities until 23:30.
At 22:20, Israeli forces raided Kafil Harris town and Harris village until 00:50.
On 12.07.2020, Israeli forces detained Azmi Soliman Hamidan {a resident of Bidya town} in Khillet Hassan area located in Deir Ballut town.
1. At 10:30 and again at 22:30, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint near the south entrance of Jericho city to search cars and check the identities of citizens.
2. At 11:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Fasayil village to search cars and check the identities of citizens.
At 03:40, Israeli forces raided Jericho city,clashed with several residents as they stormed a home then withdrew at 04:00.
1. At 20:40, Israeli forces positioned at Al-Hamra military checkpoint detained Eyad Muthaqal Samara Abu Muh'sien.
2. Israeli forces detained Jamal Sa'id Khattab in Jericho city.
At 03:40, Israeli forces fired stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning as they storm,,ed and searched a home during their raid into Jericho city.
1. At 12:10,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the north entrance of Teqou' town to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 16:00.
2. At 19:00,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint near the Al-Nashash Junction (the southern entrance to the city of Bethlehem) then searched vehicles and checked the identities of citizens until 21:15.
At 03:50, Israeli forces raided Al-Duhishat camp in Bethlehem city, clashed with several residents as they stormed several homes , detained a resident then withdrew at 04:50.
1. At 01:50, Israeli forces detained Mustafa Kamil Yahya Ayish in Al-Nafaq area located in North Beit Jalla city as he was travelling to work in Jerusalem city.
2. Israeli forces detained Mahmoud Karim Ayad in Al-Duhishat camp in Bethlehem city.
At 03:50, Israeli forces fired stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning as they stormed a home during their raid into Al-Duhishat camp in Bethlehem city.
At 16:45,Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Al-Thahriya town to search cars and verify citizens identities.
At 01:50, Israeli forces raided Hebron city, clashed with several residents as they stormed and searched 2 homes, detained 2 residents then withdrew at 05:00.
Israeli forces detained 2 residents: Yazeed Karim Abu Aisha and Ramzi Gabriel Al-Himouni in Hebron city.
1. At 22:30, Israeli forces positioned near the entrance of Al-Fuwwar camp fired rubber coated steel bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning
2. At 01:50, Israeli forces fired stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning as they stormed and searched a home during their raid into Hebron city.
• 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
• The occupation forces violated the ceasefire, by firing from their positions on the Green Line in Khan Yunis, and by gunboats firing towards fishermen boats at sea in Gaza Governorate.
* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez" on 12. 07. 2020 is closed (excluding the passage of emergency humanitarian cases).
* 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 21:10 on 12.07.2020,Israeli gunboats fired at fishermen's boats while chasing them at sea off the shore of Gaza City.
At 20:30 on 12.07.2020,Israeli forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, in the direction of a Palestinian armed group located in east Khuz'a town located in Khan Yunis city.
*Yasser Arafat International Airport: Closed.
*Sofa Crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - Kerem Shalom: 12. 07. 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 12. 07. 2020 is closed.