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Monthly Report December 2021

Total: 2087

 

MONTHLY SUMMARY OF ISRAELI VIOLATIONS

01 December 2021 – 31 December 2021

 

The following summary tables and overview of events survey hostile Israeli activities during the period 01 December 2021 to 31 Deceember 2021. The report includes a summary table of events, classified by type, throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip, in addition to a comparative table surveying events over the past three months. The survey is compiled from the Daily Situation Reports of the Palestinian Monitoring Group (PMG) of the Negotiations Affairs Department (NAD) of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The PMG monitors ground conditions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, including Israeli and Palestinian violations. The information reported through the PMG process represents data available at the time of distribution only. 

Sample of Israeli Violations during the Month of  December  2021

 

  • 12/3/2021: The Israeli occupation forces, in the vicinity of Jabal Sabih area in the town of Beita, fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas at citizens participating in a demonstration against settlers’ attacks and land confiscation for settlement projects, wounding 29 civilians (including a journalist). A paramedic and a civilian were wounded in the eyes, and 147 people suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.
  • 12/4/2021: The Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Bab al-Amud in Jerusalem, opened fire towards and killed the civilian: Muhammad Shawkat Muhammad Salima, 25 years old - a resident of Salfit after he allegedly stabbed an Israeli settler.
  • 12/6/2021: The Israeli occupation forces, located in the vicinity of "Tanim" - Jbara checkpoint near the city of Tulkarm, fired towards and killed the child: Muhammad Nidal Yunis Musa, 15 years old - a resident of Nablus, on the pretext that he tried to run over a soldier.
  • 12/10/2021: The Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Jabal Sabih area in the town of Beita fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards citizens participating in a demonstration against settlers’ attacks and land confiscation for settlement projects, killed the citizen: Jamil Jamal Abu Ayyash, 31 years old - a resident of Beita town and injured 4 civilians and left 52 other suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.
  • 12/12/2021: The Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards citizens, for alleged stoning as they stormed a number of houses, and as a result killed the citizen:  Jamil Muhammad Saeed Kayal, 31 years old, injured 2 others as they were run over by Israeli military jeep during their raid into the city of Nablus.
  • 12/17/2021: Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Jabal Sobeih area in Beita town, in Beit Dajan village and near the entrance to Burqa village fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards citizens participating in a demonstration against settlers’ attacks and land confiscation for settlement projects and as a result injured 14 civilians, and left 82 others suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.
  • 12/19/2021: The Israeli occupation forces fired stun and tear gas canisters towards citizens, for alleged stoning while on patrol during their raid into the village of Burqa, injuring 15 citizens, and left 52 other citizens suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.
  • 12/20/2021:  the Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Al-Saila Al-Harithiya, where confrontations occurred with the citizens, while they were taking engineering measurements for 2 of the houses owned by the citizen: Muhammad Youssef Jaradat, and the father of the two captives: Ghaith and Omar Jaradat (whom the Israeli occupation forces accuse of opening fire towards a settler's vehicle near the ruins of the evacuated "Homash" settlement) and as a result injured a civilian.
  • 12/21/2021:  the Israeli occupation forces positioned near the "Dotan" checkpoint opened fire towards a citizen while he was driving a vehicle, which led to his death and the burning of the vehicle and the burning of his body and a military vehicle of the occupation forces as a result of shooting at him, under the pretext of trying to run over soldiers.
  • 12/22/2021: The Israeli occupation forces located in the vicinity of the settlement of "Psagot", located east of the city of Al-Bireh, fired at a vehicle carrying citizens and as a result killed the civilian: Muhammad Issa Abbas, 26 years old, a resident of Al-Amari camp in Al-Bireh city.
  • 12/23/2021:  the Israeli occupation forces positioned near the entrance to the village of Burqa fired rubber-coated metal bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards citizens demonstrating against the settlers’ attacks, injuring 42 civilians, and left a number of civilians suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.
  • 12/24/2021: An Israeli settler ran over while he was driving his vehicle near the entrance to the town of Sinjil (on the main street of Ramallah - Nablus), a female citizen: Ghadeer Anis Masalma, 63 years old, a resident of Sinjil town which led to her death.
  • 12/25/2021: The Israeli occupation forces positioned near the entrance to the village of Burqa fired live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards citizens demonstrating against the settlers’ attacks, injuring 57 citizens (one of them seriously), and left 43 citizens suffocated due to Inhalation of tear gas.
  • 12/28/2021: The Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Amari camp in the city of Al-Bireh, where confrontations took place with the citizens, as they stormed a number of houses, which led to the wounding of a child, and they detained 2 civilians.
  • 12/28/2021: The Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal, stun and tear gas canisters towards citizens for alleged stoning as they stormed a number of houses, which led to the injury of 6 citizens (one of whom was seriously injured) and detained 3 civilians during their raid intro the city of Tubas.
  • 12/31/2021:  the Israeli occupation forces positioned near the junction of Haris village opened fire towards and killed the civilian: Amir Atef Khader Rayan, 37 years old - a resident of the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan
  • 12/31/2021: the Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Jabal Sabih area in the town of Beita, fired live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards citizens participating in a demonstration against settlers’ attacks and land confiscation for settlement projects, which led to the injury of 3 civilians (including 2 children), and left 7 civilians suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.

 

Summary Table of Events in the Occupied Palestinian Territory – December 2021

Event

West Bank

Gaza Strip

Total

Comments

Killing

8

-

8

A total of 8 residents was killed by Israeli forces during the month of December 2021 {8 in the West Bank and 0 in Gaza}:

  • 12/4/2021: Muhammad Shawkat Muhammad Salima, 25 years old - a resident of Salfit, was killed after Israeli occupation forces opened fire towards him near the Bab Al-Amud area in Jerusalem city.
  • 12/6/2021: The child: Muhammad Nidal Yunis Musa, 15 years old - a resident of Nablus was killed after the Israeli occupation forces, opened fire towards him in the vicinity of "Tanim" - Jbara checkpoint near the city of Tulkarm.
  • 12/10/2021: The civilian: Jamil Jamal Abu Ayyash, 31 years old - a resident of Beita town was killed after Israeli occupation forces opened fire towards him during clashes with the occupation forces in the Jabal Sobeih area in the town of Beita.
  • 12/12/2021: The civilian: Jamil Muhammad Saeed Kayal, 31 years old was killed during confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Nablus.
  • 12/21/2021: The civilian: Hikmat Abdel Aziz Mohammed Abdel Aziz, 22 years old - a resident of the village of Marka was killed after Israeli forces opened fire towards him and caused his vehicle to set on fire near the "Dotan" checkpoint.
  • 12/22/2021: The civilian: Muhammad Issa Abbas, 26 years old, a resident of Al-Amari camp in Al-Bireh city was killed by Israeli occupation forces who opened fire towards a vehicle carrying citizens near the settlement of "Psagot", which is built on the eastern outskirts of the city of Al-Bireh.
  • 12/24/2021: The civilian: Ghadeer Anis Masalma, 63 years old, a resident of Sinjil town was killed after she was run over by a settler vehicle near the entrance to the town of Sinjil (on the main road from Ramallah - Nablus).
  • 12/31/2021: The civilian: Amir Atef Khader Rayan, 37 years old - a resident of the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan was killed after the Israeli occupation forces positioned near the junction of Haris village opened fire towards him.

Injuries

258

3

261

A total of 261 injuries were reported in the month of December 2021 {258 Palestinians in the West Bank and 3 in the Gaza Strip).

Including 6 children, 1 Female citizen and 2 Journalists.

Attacks

169

96

 265

A total of 265 attacks were reported to have taken place during the month of December 2021 (169 in the West Bank and 96 in the Gaza Strip) which included 55 from raids into Palestinian towns, villages and camps,114 from positions at Military checkpoints,72 from positions at Military posts and 24 from Naval vessels.

Raids

371

5

376

The Israeli military carried out a total of 376 raids in Palestinian residential areas during the month of December 2021, including 371 in the West Bank and 5 in the Gaza Strip. The majority of Israeli military raids were reported to have taken place in the districts of Jerusalem (32); Ramallah (67); Jenin (45); Tubas (7)Tulkarem (12); Qalqiliya (16); Nablus (46); Salfit (14); Jericho (6); Bethlehem (51); Hebron (47), North Gaza (2),Central Gaza (1) , Khan Yunis (1) and Rafah (1).

Arrests

453

6

459

During the month of December 2021, the Israeli military arrested 459 Palestinians {453 in the West Bank and 6 in the Gaza Strip). The majority of arrests took place in the districts of 153 Jerusalem, 57 Ramallah, 30 Jenin, 14 Tubas, 12 Tulkarm,15 Qalqilya, 39 Nablus, 11 Salfit, 14 Jericho, 35 Bethlehem, 74 Hebron. 3 North Gaza, 1 Khan Younis and 2 Rafah,

Among them: 16 children, 10 female citizens {including a school principle, a school teacher and a female student}, 1 University Student and 1 Security Force Officer.

Temporary Detention

39

6

45

  • On the evening of 12/01/2021, the occupation forces temporarily detained an unidentified foreign solidarity activist in the village of Al-Tawani, east of Yatta, during as they stormed the house of the citizen: Suleiman Al-Adra, and also seized her private vehicle.
  • On 12/04/2021, the Israeli occupation forces temporarily detained 24 citizens : Samir Saleh Al-Qadi, Malik Tayseer Al-Qudsi Ghunaimat, Baha Youssef Arar, Marouf Waheed Abu Fara, Dia Khaled Mahmoud Ghunaimat, and the brothers Marwan Ibrahim and Majdi Muhammad Abdel Qader Abu Fara, Anan Mahmoud Al-Qadi and his son Nour and his brothers Ahmed and Yahya, Hussam Ahmed Abdel-Fattah Al-Hour, Hussam Amer Haddouch, Ayman Muhammad Al-Hour (Ayman Haniyeh), Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Hour, Taqi Al-Din Jamal Al-Hour, Mujahid Khaled Al-Hour, Musab Khalil Ghunaimat, Bahaa Ziyad Amin Abu Fara, Ibrahim Akwanin Ahmidat, Shadi Ibrahim Ghunaimat and his brother Fadi, and Ahmed Ismail Ghunaimat and later released them after conducting a field investigation with them during their raid into the town of Surif.
  • On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation forces, south of the village of Ein Shibli, temporarily detained the citizen: Mu'in Abu al-Kabbash, while he was grazing sheep, under the pretext of a complaint against him by settlers, and later released him.
  • On 12/10/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces detained two fishermen, at sea, off the coast of Al-Sudaniah area, west of Beit Lahia, after their boat was confiscated and confiscated: Muhammad Rafiq Al-Sultan, and Ahmed’s sister, and released them later.
  • On 12/ 16/2021, the Israeli occupation forces detained 2 unidentified citizens in northeast of Khan Yunis, while they were trying to infiltrate through the border fence into Israel, and released them at a later time.
  • On 12/19/2021, the Israeli occupation forces positioned near the entrance to the village of Hares temporarily detained : Salam Abu Bakr - a General Intelligence Service officer, and released him after the intervention of the Palestinian military liaison at 17:30. the Israeli occupation forces positioned near the entrance to the village of Hares temporarily detained : Salam Abu Bakr - a General Intelligence Service officer, and released him after the intervention of the Palestinian military liaison at 17:30.
  • On 12/24/2021, the Israeli occupation forces positioned near the iron gate built on the road leading to Al-Jalazun camp, next to Beit El settlement temporarily detained 2 children: Rami Muhammad Alyan, 13, and Abdul Qader Muhammad Miqdadi, 10 - residents of Al-Jalazun camp then released them after The Palestinian military liaison intervened at 16:50.
  • On 12/26/2021, the Israeli occupation forces temporarily detained 2 children, and later released them: Muhammad Nidal Muhammad, 13 years old, and Muhammad Bassem Hassan, 13 years old during their raid the town of Beituniya.
  • On 12/27/2021, the Israeli occupation forces detained the citizen: Musaad Hamdan Al-Balawi, in the village of Al-Nasaria, and released him at a later time.
  • On 12/27/2021, the Israeli occupation forces temporarily detained 2 school-children: Ribhi Ahmed Masarwe and Adham Ayyash. near the entrance to Al-Jalazun camp, and later released them.
  • On 12/28/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces detained 2 unidentified citizens, east of Jabalia, while they were trying to infiltrate through the border fence into Israel, and released them at a later time.
  • On 12/28/2021, the Israeli occupation forces temporarily detained the citizen: Yasser Abu Markhiya, in the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood in the old city of Hebron, and released him at 22:25.
  • On 12/28/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces Temporarily detained 3 citizens (including 2 children): Bilal Muhammad Abd al-Fattah Daoud, 17, and Maoud Imad Lutfi Kharoub, 17, And Karim Iyad Abdel Bari Abu Sheikh during confrontations in the Birin area, south of Qalqilya, and released them after the intervention of the Palestinian military liaison.
  • On 12/28/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces temporarily detained the citizen: Yasser Abu Markhiya in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in the old city of Hebron, and released him
  • On 12/30/2021, the Israeli occupation forces temporarily detained 2 citizens: Khader Adnan and Mahmoud Al-Shaibani. during their raid into the town of Araba, and later released them.

Provocation of Palestinian Security Forces

1

 

1

  • On 12/25/2021, the Israeli occupation forces temporarily seized a vehicle belonging to the Palestinian Civil Police, near the entrance to the Nabi Younis area (on the main road, Hebron - Bethlehem), and allowed it to pass at a later time.

Deportation

2

 

2

  • On 12/ 26/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in the city of Jerusalem issued a decision to deport the citizen: Khalil Al-Tarhouni (one of the guards of Al-Aqsa Mosque), for 10 days from Al-Aqsa Mosque, as a condition for his release after being detained earlier.
  •  On 12/30/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in the city of Jerusalem issued a decision to deport the citizen: Yousef Al-Rishq - a resident of the city of Jerusalem, for a period of two weeks from Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Closure of Crossing Points

 

148

148

The Israeli military completely closed crossing points into the Gaza Strip, including access points within the Green Line, on 148 occasions during the month of December 2021.

Flying

Checkpoints

259

 

259

The Israeli military set up 259 Flying checkpoints in the month of December 2021 and searched Palestinian civilians and vehicles in and around Palestinian residential areas in the districts of Jerusalem (11); Ramallah (30); Tubas (4); Jenin (3), Tulkarm (2) Qalqiliya (34); Nablus (13); Salfit (29); Jericho (22); Bethlehem (64); Hebron (34).

Destruction of Public and Private property

75

 

75

Damages included home furniture, vehicles, Olive trees, barrack’s and demolished structures.

 

 

Confiscation of Public and Private property

41

1

42

Confiscations included vehicles, surveillance camera footage, private property and equipment.

Land Confiscation

5

 

5

  • On 12/16/2021, the Israeli occupation forces issued a military order to confiscate 11 dunums of agricultural lands belonging to the citizens of the village of Shufa, for settlement purposes to expand the settlement of "Evni Hefetz".
  • On 12/16/2021, the Israeli occupation forces, near the entrance to the town of Bruqin, handed over a military order to confiscate a piece of land owned by Ahmed Mustafa Abed Ass then confiscated a caravan from the place, and withdrew at 10:30.
  • On 12/19/2021, the Israeli occupation forces handed over a military order to confiscate an area of ​​20 dunums of agricultural lands in the Khallet Hassan area of ​​Bidya town, for settlement purposes, under the pretext that it is “state property.
  • On 12/21/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces issued a military order to seize an area of ​​one dunam, in the Ain Qassis area, west of the town of Al-Khader, for settlement purposes, to erect iron gates on agricultural roads leading to the outpost "Sidi Boaz" built on the lands of citizens in the area.
  • On 12/26/2021, the Israeli occupation forces handed over Military Order No. 21/21/T, to seize an area of ​​40 dunums of citizens’ lands in the Ain Qassis area, west of the town of Al-Khader, for settlement purposes.

Home Demolition

34

 

34

  • On 12/02/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished two residential rooms built of bricks and tin, in addition to demolishing two of the barracks used for raising sheep owned by the citizen: Muhammad Mahmoud Ali Al-Najjar, and two residential rooms, in addition to (Brex) used to raise sheep. It belongs to the citizen: Safaa Abdel-Fattah Al-Najjarin the areas of Al-Fakhit and Al Markaz, located southeast of Yatta.
  • On 12/04/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in the town of Beit Hanina forced the citizen: Moaz Al-Rajabi, to demolish his 55-square-meter house himself, after notifying him earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event that the occupation authorities carried out the demolition on the pretext of not having a license.
  • On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished 3 residential tents, in addition to livestock dens, owned by the citizens: Yasser Mahmoud Abu Al-Kabbash, and his son Sanad, in the Humsa Al-Fouqa area in the northern Jordan Valley.
  • On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in the Jabal Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem forced the citizen: Ammar Abu Hussein to personally demolish part of his house (a room and its utilities attached to the house), after notifying him earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in case the The occupation authorities demolished, on the pretext of not having a permit.
  •  On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in the Wadi Al-Hummus area in the village of Sur Baher forced the citizen: Muhammad Amira, to personally demolish his 165-square-meter house, after notifying him earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event that The occupation authorities demolished, on the pretext of not having a permit.
  • On 12/06/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem forced the citizen: Baha Zaitoun, to personally demolish the second floor of his family’s house, after notifying him earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event that the occupation authorities carry out the demolition operation, under the pretext of not having licensing.
  • On 12/06/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished, a house of 60 square meters, owned by: Adel Ismail Abu Turki near the village of Zif, under the pretext of not having a license.
  •  On 12/06/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished, a house owned by the citizen: Abu Salah Al-Jabari in the Irfaiya area, east of Yatta, under the pretext of not having a permit.
  • On 12/11/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem forced the citizen: Jawad Nassar, to personally demolish his house, which consists of 3 apartments, after notifying him earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event of the demolition by the occupation authorities. Under the pretext of not having a license.
  •  On 12/14/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a house in the Jabal Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem, owned by the citizen: Atta Ja’ara, under the pretext of building without a permit.
  •  On 12/14/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a house owned by Majd Halissi, in the Silwan neighborhood in the city of Jerusalem, under the pretext of building without a permit.
  • On 12/15/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem forced the Nassar family to demolish 3 of their homes themselves, after notifying them earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event that the Israeli occupation authorities carried out the demolition, on the pretext of not having a permit.
  • On 12/16/2021, the Israeli occupation forces, in the village of Ein Al-Dyouk, northwest of Jericho, demolished 2 of the houses (the owners were known) the citizen: Hamdan Al-Ajlouni - residents of the city of Jerusalem, under the pretext of not having a permit.
  • On 12/21/ 2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in the Jabal Al-Mukabber neighborhood in Jerusalem forced the citizen: Muhammad Jaabis, to personally demolish his 60-square-meter house, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event that the occupation authorities demolish the house, under the pretext of not having a license.
  • On 12/21/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished an 80-square-meter house (under construction), owned by Atef Jamil Yousef Al-Naisin the Abu Ker area, east of Nahalin town, under the pretext of not having a license.
  • On 12/27/2021,  the Israeli occupation forces demolished a 3-storey residential building in the village of Al-Isawiya, owned by Yassin Hassan Ali Mustafa, under the pretext of not having a license.
  • On 12/28/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished 11 residential facilities in the village of Khirbet Ibziq in the northern Jordan Valley, in addition to 30 agricultural facilities, under the pretext of not having a license.
  • On 12/28/2021,  the Israeli occupation forces demolished a 150-square-meter two-storey house in Al-Sindas area, south of Hebron, owned by: Muhammad Bader Al-Atrash, under the pretext of not having a permit.
  • On 12/ 29/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a house in the Jabal Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem, owned by the citizen: Hussein - Bashir, under the pretext of not having a license.
  •  On 12/ 29/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a house in Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem, owned by the citizen: Basil Jalajel, under the pretext of not having a license.

Land Levelling

2

 

2

  • On 12/06. /2021, the Israeli occupation forces razed an area of ​​about 60 dunums of land owned by the family of: Muhammad in the village of Umm al-Khair, east of Yatta.
  •  On 12/06./2021, the Israeli occupation forces razed the Al-Zuwaidin area of ​​the Al-Kaabna Village Council and Umm Al-Durj east of Yatta, an area estimated at 40 dunums of land owned by the two families: Al-Zuwaidin and Al-Basaita.

Assault on Education Sector

4

 

4

  • 12/08/2021, the Israeli occupation forces raided the Al-Rawda Al-Haditha School in Al-Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem, and detained the school’s principal and a teacher, and also stormed the Khalil Al-Sakakini Secondary School for Girls in the neighborhood (after a settlement was stabbed).
  • On 12/13/2021, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the Birzeit University campus, and as a result, confrontations took place with the citizens and students while they were carrying out searches and searches.
  • On 12/16/2021, the Israeli occupation forces in the village of Beit Sira fired tear gas canisters at the Beit Sira Girls School, forcing the school administration to evacuate the students.
  • On 12/16/2021,the Israeli occupation forces stormed the mixed secondary school in Budrus village, and withdrew at 16:00.

Attacks on Religious Sites

22

 

22

Under the protection of the occupation forces, settlers continue to storm the courtyards of the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque, performing Talmudic prayers and provoking the worshipers.

  • On 12/07/2021, the Israeli occupation forces prevented the employees of the Reconstruction Committee in the Old City of Hebron from completing the restoration work in the Ibrahimi Mosque, which includes (electrical and other maintenance works, painting its walls, cleaning its stones, historical Islamic inscriptions, and making repairs on the roof of the Haram).
  • On 12/07/2021, , groups of extremist Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation police, stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and made provocative tours of its courtyards and facilities.

Settlement Activity

4

 

4

  • 12/15/2021, the Israeli occupation forces positioned in the Khallet Al-Jara area of ​​the town of Deir Istiya, carried out engineering surveys to build a settlement road in the area.
  • On 12/21/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers from the “Telem” settlement established on the citizens’ lands belonging to the town of Tarqumiya razed a plot of land and uprooted 50 olive trees owned by citizens of the Gharib family, in favor of building a settlement road.
  • On 12/28/2021, The Israeli occupation authorities in Jerusalem have begun erecting poles in order to install an electronic gate on Al-Ain Street in the Silwan neighbourhood of Jerusalem, with the goal of limiting people's movement in the area.
  • On 12/29/2021, the Israeli occupation forces in the Iraq Sousse area, north of the town of Kafr Ad-Dik, carried out digging and bulldozing works in the citizens’ lands planted with olive trees, with the aim of establishing a sewage line (sewage) for the industrial zone and the “Eli Zahaf” settlement built on the lands of the town of Kafr Ad-Dik.

Settler Violence

75

 

75

Which included Car ramming, stoning, storming of villages and towns; and assault on residents.

 

Comparison Table of Events over the Past Three Months

EVENT

October  2021

November 2021

December 2021

Killings

1

5

8

Injuries

62

123

261

Arrests

456

407

459

Raids

371

410

376

Flying Checkpoints

261

276

259

Attacks

173

212

265

Attacks on Property

90

54

114

Home Demolition

14

22

34

Closure of Crossing Points

150

140

148

Attacks on Religious Sites

22

28

22

Settlement Activity & Settler attacks

103

72

79

 

COMPARISON OF KILLINGS, INJURIES AND ARRESTS OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS

 

 

 

Analysis of Events

Killings

A total of 8 residents was killed by Israeli forces during the month of December 2021 {8 in the West Bank and 0 in Gaza}:

  • 12/4/2021: Muhammad Shawkat Muhammad Salima, 25 years old - a resident of Salfit, was killed after Israeli occupation forces opened fire towards him near the Bab Al-Amud area in Jerusalem city.
  • 12/6/2021: The child: Muhammad Nidal Yunis Musa, 15 years old - a resident of Nablus was killed after the Israeli occupation forces, opened fire towards him in the vicinity of "Tanim" - Jbara checkpoint near the city of Tulkarm.
  • 12/10/2021: The civilian: Jamil Jamal Abu Ayyash, 31 years old - a resident of Beita town was killed after Israeli occupation forces opened fire towards him during clashes with the occupation forces in the Jabal Sobeih area in the town of Beita.
  • 12/12/2021: The civilian: Jamil Muhammad Saeed Kayal, 31 years old was killed during confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Nablus.
  • 12/21/2021: The civilian: Hikmat Abdel Aziz Mohammed Abdel Aziz, 22 years old - a resident of the village of Marka was killed after Israeli forces opened fire towards him and caused his vehicle to set on fire near the "Dotan" checkpoint.
  • 12/22/2021: The civilian: Muhammad Issa Abbas, 26 years old, a resident of Al-Amari camp in Al-Bireh city was killed by Israeli occupation forces who opened fire towards a vehicle carrying citizens near the settlement of "Psagot", which is built on the eastern outskirts of the city of Al-Bireh.
  • 12/24/2021: The civilian: Ghadeer Anis Masalma, 63 years old, a resident of Sinjil town was killed after she was run over by a settler vehicle near the entrance to the town of Sinjil (on the main road from Ramallah - Nablus).
  • 12/31/2021: The civilian: Amir Atef Khader Rayan, 37 years old - a resident of the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan was killed after the Israeli occupation forces positioned near the junction of Haris village opened fire towards him.

Injuries

A total of  261  injuries were reported in the month of December 2021 {258 Palestinians in the West Bank and 3 in the Gaza Strip).

Including 6 children, 1 Female citizen and 2 Journalists.

Arrests

During the month of December 2021, the Israeli military arrested 459 Palestinians {453 in the West Bank and 6 in the Gaza Strip). The majority of arrests took place in the districts of 153 Jerusalem, 57 Ramallah, 30 Jenin, 14 Tubas, 12 Tulkarm,15 Qalqilya, 39 Nablus, 11 Salfit, 14 Jericho, 35 Bethlehem, 74 Hebron. 3 North Gaza, 1 Khan Younis and 2 Rafah,

 

Among them: 16 children, 10 female citizens {including a school principle, a school teacher and a female student}, 1 University Student and 1 Security Force Officer.

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Closure

Especially on Fridays, the Israeli military continues to intensify restrictions at checkpoints located at the entrances of Jerusalem, and to restrict entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem, preventing worshippers from accessing the Mosque. At the Qalandiya checkpoint north of Jerusalem, the Israeli military continues to prevent PNA registered civilian vehicles from crossing the checkpoint towards Ar Ram and Qalandiya as well as Dahiyat al Bareed. The checkpoint is overcrowded daily, particularly during rush hours, due to intensified restrictions and search measures applied by Israeli troops. During the month of December 2021, the Israeli military also continued to intensify restrictions at the Tayasir checkpoint and Al Hamra junction checkpoint leading to the Jordan Valley area, only allowing access to civilians whose IDs indicate District of Jericho residence or others holding special access permits. In addition, restrictions were intensified and civilian access was obstructed at the Za’tara junction checkpoint (separating the northern and central West Bank districts) as well as at the as Sawahira ash Sharqiya (the ‘Container’) checkpoint (separating the central and southern West Bank districts).

The Israeli military installed 259 flying checkpoints in December 2021 (compared 276 flying checkpoints in November 2021 and 261flying checkpoints in October 2021 and as a result restricted the free access and movement of residents, merchant supplies and agricultural goods.

Distribution of flying checkpoints in the West Bank

The Israeli military set up 259 Flying checkpoints in the month of December 2021 and searched Palestinian civilians and vehicles in and around Palestinian residential areas in the districts of Jerusalem (11); Ramallah (30); Tubas (4); Jenin (3), Tulkarm (2) Qalqiliya (34); Nablus (13); Salfit (29); Jericho (22); Bethlehem (64); Hebron (34).

Raids

The Israeli military carried out a total of 376 raids in Palestinian residential areas during the month of December 2021, including 371 in the West Bank and 5 in the Gaza Strip. The majority of Israeli military raids were reported to have taken place in the districts of Jerusalem (32); Ramallah (67); Jenin (45); Tubas (7) Tulkarem (12); Qalqiliya (16); Nablus (46); Salfit (14); Jericho (6); Bethlehem (51); Hebron (47), North Gaza (2), Central Gaza (1), Khan Yunis (1) and Rafah (1).

 

Attacks

A total of 265 attacks were reported to have taken place during the month of December 2021 (169 in the West Bank and 96 in the Gaza Strip) which included 55 from raids into Palestinian towns, villages and camps,114 from positions at Military checkpoints,72 from positions at Military posts and 24 from Naval vessels.

 

Attacks on residential areas in West Bank and Gaza districts

 

Home Demolition

  • On 12/02/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished two residential rooms built of bricks and tin, in addition to demolishing two of the barracks used for raising sheep owned by the citizen: Muhammad Mahmoud Ali Al-Najjar, and two residential rooms, in addition To (Brex) used to raise sheep. It belongs to the citizen: Safaa Abdel-Fattah Al-Najjarin the areas of Al-Fakhit and Al Markaz, located southeast of Yatta.
  • On 12/04/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in the town of Beit Hanina forced the citizen: Moaz Al-Rajabi, to demolish his 55-square-meter house himself, after notifying him earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event that the occupation authorities carried out the demolition on the pretext of not having a license.
  • On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished 3 residential tents, in addition to livestock dens, owned by the citizens: Yasser Mahmoud Abu Al-Kabbash, and his son Sanad, in the Humsa Al-Fouqa area in the northern Jordan Valley.
  • On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in the Jabal Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem forced the citizen: Ammar Abu Hussein to personally demolish part of his house (a room and its utilities attached to the house), after notifying him earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in case the The occupation authorities demolished, on the pretext of not having a permit.
  •  On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in the Wadi Al-Hummus area in the village of Sur Baher forced the citizen: Muhammad Amira, to personally demolish his 165-square-meter house, after notifying him earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event that The occupation authorities demolished, on the pretext of not having a permit.
  • On 12/06/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem forced the citizen: Baha Zaitoun, to personally demolish the second floor of his family’s house, after notifying him earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event that the occupation authorities carry out the demolition operation, under the pretext of not having licensing.
  • On 12/06/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished, a house of 60 square meters, owned by: Adel Ismail Abu Turki near the village of Zif, under the pretext of not having a license.
  •  On 12/06/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished, a house owned by the citizen: Abu Salah Al-Jabari in the Irfaiya area, east of Yatta, under the pretext of not having a permit.
  • On 12/11/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem forced the citizen: Jawad Nassar, to personally demolish his house, which consists of 3 apartments, after notifying him earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event of the demolition by the occupation authorities. Under the pretext of not having a license.
  •  On 12/14/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a house in the Jabal Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem, owned by the citizen: Atta Ja’ara, under the pretext of building without a permit.
  •  On 12/14/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a house owned by Majd Halissi, in the Silwan neighborhood in the city of Jerusalem, under the pretext of building without a permit.
  • On 12/15/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem forced the Nassar family to demolish 3 of their homes themselves, after notifying them earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event that the Israeli occupation authorities carried out the demolition, on the pretext of not having a permit.
  • On 12/16/2021, the Israeli occupation forces, in the village of Ein Al-Dyouk, northwest of Jericho, demolished 2 of the houses (the owners were known) the citizen: Hamdan Al-Ajlouni - residents of the city of Jerusalem, under the pretext of not having a permit.
  • On 12/21/ 2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in the Jabal Al-Mukabber neighborhood in Jerusalem forced the citizen: Muhammad Jaabis, to personally demolish his 60-square-meter house, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event that the occupation authorities demolish the house, under the pretext of not having a license.
  • On 12/21/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished an 80-square-meter house (under construction), owned by Atef Jamil Yousef Al-Naisin the Abu Ker area, east of Nahalin town, under the pretext of not having a license.
  • On 12/27/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a 3-storey residential building in the village of Al-Isawiya, owned by Yassin Hassan Ali Mustafa, under the pretext of not having a license.
  • On 12/28/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished 11 residential facilities in the village of Khirbet Ibziq in the northern Jordan Valley, in addition to 30 agricultural facilities, under the pretext of not having a license.
  • On 12/28/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a 150-square-meter two-storey house in Al-Sindas area, south of Hebron, owned by: Muhammad Bader Al-Atrash, under the pretext of not having a permit.
  • On 12/ 29/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a house in the Jabal Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem, owned by the citizen: Hussein - Bashir, under the pretext of not having a license.
  •  On 12/ 29/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a house in Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem, owned by the citizen: Basil Jalajel, under the pretext of not having a license.

Attack on PUBLIC, PRIVATE property as follows per District:

 

Jerusalem:

  • On the morning of 12/02/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a shop for building materials in the Jabal Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem, under the pretext of not having a license.
  • On 12/07/2021, the Israeli occupation forces razed retaining walls surrounding a plot of land and all the crops inside it, owned by the citizen: Kayed Naim Fataftain the Jabal Al-Mukabber neighborhood in Jerusalem.
  • On 12/19/2021, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem, and prevented an event - a “business dinner” at the invitation of the Al-Quds Bank, and forced the invitees to leave it, under the pretext that it was organized by the Palestinian National Authority.
  • On 12/20/2021, the Israeli occupation authorities in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem handed a decision to vacate two homes owned by the citizen: Mahmoud Salhia, and to seize the 6-dunam plot of land on which the two houses were built, and gave him until 25.01. 2022, under the pretext of establishing schools on them.
  • On 12/27/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished 10 commercial facilities used to maintain vehicles owned by citizens: Ouda al-Khatib, Mustafa al-Khatib, Saeed Qassem al-Khatib, and Ghaleb Salah al-Din in the town of Hizma, under the pretext that they were not licensed and were located in the classified area (C) under Israeli control.

Tubas:

  • On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation forces forced 5 families of citizens to vacate their homes in the village of Khirbet Ibziq in the northern Jordan Valley for a period of 10 days (after earlier notification), under the pretext of carrying out training work in the area12/05/20211 until 12/15/2021).
  • On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished livestock dens, in addition to 3 residential tents in the Hamsa al-Fouqa area in the northern Jordan Valley owned by the citizens: Yasser Mahmoud Abu al-Kabbash, and his son Sanad.
  • On 12/28/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished 30 agricultural facilities, in addition to 11 housing facilities, under the pretext of not having a license in the village of Khirbet Ibziq in the northern Jordan Valley.

Nablus:

  • On 12/ 29/2021, the Israeli occupation forces forced the citizens of the village of Khirbet Tana, east of Beit Furik town, to evacuate their homes, and declared it a closed military area, under the pretext of carrying out training work in the area until 08:00 on 12/30/2021.

Qalqiliya:

  • On 12/ 27/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished an agricultural room in the citizens’ agricultural lands located behind the apartheid wall, north of the town of Habla, and uprooted newly planted trees planted on an area of ​​2 dunums owned by: Hamid Hamad Kharoub, and two agricultural rooms, and uprooted trees planted on 1 dunum belonging to Owned by the citizen: Maher Zaheed, on the pretext of not having a license.
  • 12/ 27/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished the floors of two agricultural facilities (under construction) owned by citizens: Ahmed Abdel Fattah Younis and Ahmed Ibrahim Younis, under the pretext of not having a license in the village of Azzun Atma.

Bethlehem:

  • On 12/01/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished the town of Nahalin, two agricultural rooms in the Al-Nassaba area in the town, owned by the citizens: Majdi Jamil Shakarna and Alaa Muhammad Foun, under the pretext of not having a license.
  • On the morning of 12/03/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a retaining wall in the Ain Gwiza area owned by the citizen: Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Araj, and an agricultural room in the Abu Al-Hour area owned by the citizen: Talib Ahmed and Hadna, under the pretext of not having a license in the village of Al Walaja.
  • On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished a barracks owned by: Iyad Hussein Muhammad Dar Issa, and his two brothers Murad and Ziad in the town of Al-Khader, under the pretext of not having a license.
  • On 12/07/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished 3 agricultural rooms in the areas of al-Salib and Khallet al-Adas, located to the north and east of the town of Nahalin, and owned by the citizens: Muhammad Youssef Awad, Mahmoud Jamil Shakarna, and Sharif Muslim Mustafa. They also handed over a demolition notice to a cow farm in Al-Nusba area, north of the town, under the pretext of not having a permit, and because it is located in the classified area (C) under Israeli control.
  • On 12/28/2021, the Israeli occupation forces uprooted 200 olive trees, owned by the two brothers: Hamed and Haider Abdel Aziz Hamamra, in the Ain al-Kisa area, west of Husan village.
  • On 12/28/2021, the Israeli occupation forces, near the entrance to Fokin village, uprooted 50 perennial olive trees, owned by: Halima Abdel Fattah Al-Debs.

 

Hebron:

  • On 12/02/2021, the Israeli occupation forces demolished 2 of the “brakes” used for sheep breeding, in addition to demolishing two residential rooms built of bricks and tin owned by the citizen: Muhammad Mahmoud Ali Al-Najjar, and the “brex” used to raise sheep, in addition to two residential rooms owned by the citizen: Safaa Abdel Fattah Al-Najjarin the areas of Al-Fakhit and Al Markaz, located southeast of Yatta.
  • On 12/06/2021, the Israeli occupation forces razed 5 dunums of agricultural land and (bracks) for raising sheep, owned by the family of: Al-Shalalda, in the Sarara area, located near the “Asfar” settlement, east of the town of Sa’ir.
  • On 12/08/2021, the Israeli occupation forces positioned in the old city of Hebron stopped the two employees of the "Reconstruction Committee" from completing the project to restore and maintain 12 homes in Al-Jabari neighborhood in the city, and prevented the workers from completing the required work.
  • On 12/14/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces razed and uprooted 120 olive and almond trees planted on an area of ​​3 dunums, and demolished a well to collect rainwater in the area of ​​Khallet al-Furn in the village of Birin, located near the settlement of "Bani Hefer".
  • On 12/17/2021, the Israeli occupation forces in the Kharouba area, east of Yatta town, prevented a number of citizens from cultivating their lands, and confiscated an agricultural tractor.

Confiscation of PUBLIC, PRIVATE property as follows per District:

 

Ramallah &Al-Bireh:

  • On 12/27/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated a private vehicle owned by the citizen: Nazir Abdullah Dannoun during their raid the village of Rantis under the pretext that he had not stopped at a checkpoint of the Israeli occupation forces on 12/26/2021.

Tubas:

  • At dawn on 12/01/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated 5 private vehicles, 6 agricultural tractors, 5 water tankers and 3 towed vehicles, after raiding and searching citizens' homes in the Khirbet al-Ras al-Ahmar area in the northern Jordan Valley.
  • On 12/02/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated, at a checkpoint near the entrance to Atouf village, a private vehicle owned by: Fuad Muhammad Suleiman Bisharat - resident of Tamoun town, during his arrest.
  • On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated an agricultural tractor in the village of Khirbet Ibziq in the northern Jordan Valley, owned by: Samir Youssef Abu Arra - residents of Aqaba town.

Nablus:

  • On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated 3 tents owned by the citizen: Arafat Mahmoud Ahmed Nasasra, in the Al-Sawana area of ​​Beit Furik town, and forced him to leave the area.
  • On 12/16/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated 700 shekels from the home of Firas al-Nubani during their raid into al-Lubban al-Sharqiya village.
  • On 12/16/2021, The Israeli occupation forces confiscated, near the entrance to the town of Bruqin, (a caravan) from a piece of land owned by: Ahmed Mustafa    Abdel Assi.

 

Salfit:

  • On 12/17/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated (a caravan) from a piece of land owned by: Ahmed Mustafa Abed Assi near the entrance to the town of Bruqin.
  • On 12/25/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated a bulldozer while it was working to reclaim the land of the citizen: Talib Harb in the village of Iskaka.
  • On 12/29/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated a concrete crane and a concrete mixer, owned by: Aziz Marei - residents of Qarawat Bani Hassan, while they were working in a house (under construction) in the village of Rafat owned by: Youssef Sabri Al-Mashni, under the pretext of building without a permit in the area classified (C) under Israeli control.
  • On 12/31/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated an agricultural tractor owned by: Saleh Al-Shannar, in the town of Kafr ad-Dik, located near the settlement of “Eli Zahaf”, in addition to the settlers stealing 80 olive trees from his land.

Bethlehem:

  • On 12/05/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated a private vehicle owned by Moaz Hussein Yousef Issa Ebayat during his arrest in Kisan village.
  • On 12/27/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated an agricultural tractor in the village of Al-Jab'a, owned by: Ezzat Abdullah Abu Latifa, while he was working on his land to the west of the village.
  • On 12/30/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated a bulldozer (Bajr) in the Ush Ghorab area, east of Beit Sahour, owned by: Nader Mahmoud Shreim - a resident of Beit Sahour, while she was working for the Water Department.

Hebron:

  • On the evening of 12/01/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated two computers and cameras used by citizens and foreign solidarity activists in monitoring and documenting violations of the occupation and settlers in the Al-Musafer area in the village of Al-Tuwani, east of Yatta.
  • At dawn on 12/ 16/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated the contents of a lathe owned by the citizen: Atta Wajih Al-Rajabi in the Old City of Hebron.
  •  On 12/ 16/ 2021 the Israeli occupation forces confiscated a bulldozer and an agricultural tractor in the Al-Masafer area, east of Yatta.
  • On 12/17/2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated an agricultural tractor in the Kharouba area, east of Yatta.

North Gaza:

  • On 12/10/ 2021, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated a fishing boat after besieging it, at sea off the coast of Al-Sudaniah area, west of the town of Beit Lahia, and detained 2 of the fishermen on board

 

 Settlement Activity:

 

  • On 12/15/2021, the Israeli occupation forces positioned in the Khallet Al-Jara area of ​​the town of Deir Istiya, carried out engineering surveys to build a settlement road in the area.
  • On 12/21/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers from the “Telem” settlement established on the citizens’ lands belonging to the town of Tarqumiya razed a plot of land and uprooted 50 olive trees owned by citizens of the Gharib family, in favor of building a settlement road.
  • On 12/28/2021, The Israeli occupation authorities in Jerusalem have begun erecting poles in order to install an electronic gate on Al-Ain Street in the Silwan neighbourhood of Jerusalem, with the goal of limiting people's movement in the area.
  • On 12/29/2021, the Israeli occupation forces in the Iraq Sousse area, north of the town of Kafr Ad-Dik, carried out digging and bulldozing works in the citizens’ lands planted with olive trees, with the aim of establishing a sewage line (sewage) for the industrial zone and the “Eli Zahaf” settlement built on the lands of the town of Kafr Ad-Dik.

Settler Violence:

75 incidents of Settler violence occurred during the month of December 2021 including:

Jerusalem:

  • On 12/02/2021, an Israeli settler, while driving his vehicle in Jerusalem, ran over 2 civilians: Imad Muhammad Abu Al-Hawa and Tariq Khweis- both residents of the Al-Tur neighborhood in Jerusalem leaving them hospitalized with contusions.
  • On 12/03/2021, a group of Israeli settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem wrote “racist” slogans, and they also destroyed the murals painted near the house of Al-Kurd family, who are threatened with forced displacement from the neighborhood.
  • On 12/09/2021, a group of Israeli settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem smashed the windows of 5 Palestinian vehicles near the western entrance to the neighborhood.
  • On 12/11/2021, a group of Israeli settlers in the streets of Jerusalem smashed the windows of 13 citizens' vehicles (known by their owners): lawyer - Hamza al-Maqdisi.
  • On 12/ 16/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers made a construction of timber in the Bab al-Silsila area in the Old City of Jerusalem.
  • On 12/ 17/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers positioned in the Bab Al-Khalil area in the Old City of Jerusalem attacked the citizen: Raed Sayed Ahmed Abu Asab, which led to him being wounded and bruised.
  • On 12/18/2021, a group of settlers in the Ein Ayoub area in the Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem attacked citizens and their vehicles in the area.

Ramallah:

  • On 12/16/2021, a group of Israeli settlers was present in the vicinity of the “Al-Mahkamah” checkpoint, north of Al-Bireh stoned the Al-Harini family’s house.
  • On 12/17/2021, a group of Israeli settlers closed the road between Silwad town and Ein Yabroud village, to traffic.
  • On 12/18/2021, a group of Israeli settlers was present in the area between the villages of Ras Karkar and Kharbatha Bani Harith, and threw stones at the vehicles of citizens passing by.
  • 12/24/2021, an Israeli settler ran over while he was driving his vehicle near the entrance to the town of Sinjil (on the main street of Ramallah - Nablus), a female citizen - a resident of Sinjil town, which led to her death.
  • 12/26/2021, a group of Israeli settlers was present on the main street near the town of Sinjel, and closed its northern entrance and prevented the movement of citizens for half an hour.
  • 12/29/2021, a group of Israeli settlers positioned near the junction of Aboud town, attacked the citizen: Muhammad Youssef Abdullah - a resident of Deir Ammar village.

 

Jenin:

  • On the evening of 12/05/2021, a group of Israeli settlers, with the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, stormed the ruins of the evacuated “Homash” settlement, and performed the “Talmud” rituals in the place.
  • On 12/18/2021, a group of Israeli settlers was near the entrance to the ruins of the evacuated "Homish" settlement, and threw stones at Palestinian vehicles passing on the main road, Jenin - Nablus.
  • On 12/20/2021, a group of armed Israeli settlers entered the outskirts of Silat Al Dhaher town, broke into a house owned by Rabah Hantoli, and occupied the roof of the house, causing terror to its residents, and withdrew at a later time.
  • On 12/23/2021,  a group of Israeli settlers entered the outskirts of Silat Al Dhaher village and threw stones at the citizens' homes.
  • On 12/24/2021, a group of Israeli settlers positioned near the ruins of the evacuated “Homish” settlement, and threw stones at the vehicles of citizens passing on the main street of Jenin - Nablus, which led to material damage to a number of them

Tubas:

  • On 12/05/2021, a group of Israeli settlers from the "Ro'i" settlement, established in the northern Jordan Valley, placed a fence in the vicinity of parts of a piece of land in the Al-Baqi'ah plain owned by Majed Abu Hamid. They also started rehabilitating a road that reaches the land, in an attempt to seize it.
  • On 12/10/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers excavated and built a water collection pond near the Khallet Khader spring in the Al Farisiya area in the northern Jordan Valley.

 

 

Nablus:

  • On 12/02/2021, a group of Israeli settlers from the outpost of "Ehya" entered the outskirts of Jalud village and attacked the house of Hisham Imad Hammoud. They also damaged the tires of his vehicle, cut down the branches of a number of trees in the vicinity of the house, and stole construction equipment and a generator.
  • On 12/03/2021, the citizen: Salah El-Din Abdel-Raouf Dwaikat, a resident of Nablus, was admitted to the Governmental Hospital in Nablus with contusions after he was assaulted by a group of Israeli settlers near the settlement of "Shilo".
  • On 12/05/2021, a group of settlers entered the lands of the citizens in the area of ​​Qaryut village spring, and prevented the citizens from being on their agricultural lands.
  • On 12/05/2021, a group of settlers was present in Al-Khan area in Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya village. As a result, the occupation forces intervened and evacuated them from the place.
  • On 12/ 10/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers from the settlement of "Yitzhar" were on the bypass road near the village of Burin, and threw stones at vehicles of citizens passing by.
  • On the evening of 12/ 10/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers entered the settlement of “Yitzhar” to the southern outskirts of Madama village, and attacked the homes of the citizens, and the colony’s guards fired randomly at the citizens while they were trying to confront the settlers.
  • On 12/ 11/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers entered the citizens’ agricultural lands in the Al-Harayeq area of ​​the village of Deir Sharaf, located near the “Shafi Shamron” settlement, and cut the branches of about 600 trees planted on an estimated area of ​​68 dunums owned by the citizens: Awad Abu Safed, Ghazi Antari, Abdel Rahim Suleiman, and Noureddine Suleiman
  • On 12/ 16/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers from the settlement of "Kfar Tabwah" was on the road between Za'tara Junction and Yasuf village, and threw stones at citizens' vehicles, causing material damage to the vehicle of Osama Musleh.
  • On 12/ 17/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers, near the junction of the settlement of "Yitzhar", attacked the citizen: Ibrahim Ahad Abu al-Ezz - resident of the town of Beita, while he was passing his vehicle, as a result of which he sustained bruises, and he was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
  • On 12/18/2021,a group of Israeli settlers was near the entrances to the villages of Burqa and Bazaria, and threw stones at citizens’ vehicles. The occupation forces also intervened and fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas at the citizens while they were trying to confront the settlers, which led to the injury of 2 of the settlers. citizens.
  • At dawn on 12/20/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers from the settlement of “Kedumim” entered the western outskirts of Kafr Qaddoum village, and threw stones at the house of Nasser Darwish Barham, which smashed the windows of the house and caused material damage to his vehicle and the vehicle of Maher Fathi Jumaa.
  • On 12/19/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers in the village of Burqa attacked a number of citizens' homes.
  • On 12/ 19/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers near the junction of Bazaria village threw stones at a truck as it was passing through the area, causing material damage to the truck, and injuring its driver - injuries and bruises.
  • On 12/ 23/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers entered the outskirts of the village of Burqa, and severely beat a citizen, as a result of which he was wounded and bruised. They also destroyed tombstones in the village cemetery, and caused material damage to a number of citizens' homes.
  • On 12/ 23/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers attacked the Khirbet Tana area, east of the town of Beit Furik, the home of Abdullah Ghaleb Hanani.
  • On 12/ 25/ 2021, a group of Israel settlers  entered the outskirts of Sebastia village, attacked the homes of the citizens, and fired indiscriminately towards the citizens. As a result, the occupation forces intervened and fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas at the citizens, while they were trying to confront the settlers’ assault.
  • On 12/ 27/ 2021, a group of Israel settlers was present on the road between the villages of Beit Imrin and Burqa, and closed the road to the traffic of citizens
  • On 12/ 30/ 2021, a group of Israel settlers entered the agricultural lands of the citizens on the southern side of the village of Burin, and cut down 41 olive trees belonging to the citizen: Mahmoud Nimr Issa Tirawi.

Qalqiliya:

On 12/18/2021, a group of Israeli  settlers was near the eastern entrance to the village of Jinsafut, and they threw stones at the vehicles of citizens passing on the main street of Qalqilya - Nablus.

Salfit:

On 12/17/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers entered the agricultural lands of the citizens of the town of Deir Istiya, and uprooted 11 olive plantations owned by the citizen: Ali Youssef Abdel Razek.

On 12/31/ 2021, a group of Israeli forces confiscated an agricultural tractor owned by the citizen: Saleh Al-Shannar, in the town of Kafr ad-Dik, located in the vicinity of the “Eli Zahav” settlement, in addition to the settlers stealing 80 olive trees from his land.

Jericho:

  • On 12/18/2021, a group of Israeli settlers in the Wadi al-Qilt area attacked the homes of the Bedouin citizens of the al-Kaabna family.

Hebron:

  • On 12/04/2021, a group of Israeli settlers prevented a number of citizens from plowing their lands in Susiya village, east of Yatta town.
  • On 12/04/2021, a settler positioned near the entrance to Al-Aroub refugee camp, fired indiscriminately towards civilians, on the pretext that his vehicle had been pelted with stones.
  • On 12/04/2021, a group of Israeli settlers from the settlement of "Ma'on", under the protection of the occupation forces, attacked a number of farmers and shepherds in the Umm Tuba area, east of Yatta.
  • On 12/ 07/2021, a group of Israeli settlers attacked the "Kiryat Arba" settlement, east of Hebron, the homes of citizens located near the settlement.
  • On 12/ 08/2021, a group of Israeli settlers settlers from the settlement of “Mitzpe Yair” entered the citizens’ agricultural lands in the Khallet al-Daba’ area, east of Yatta, and cut down the branches of 70 olive trees owned by the citizen: Jamil al-Amour.
  • On 12/17/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers in the Al-Baq’a area near the “Kiryat Arba” settlement, which is located east of the city of Hebron, set up a caravan on a piece of land owned by citizens of the Jaradat family. As a result, the occupation forces intervened and removed the caravan).
  • On 12/18/2021, a group of Israeli settlers entered the Hawar area, north of Halhul town, and threw stones at citizens’ vehicles. And surrounded the house of Younis Aqel Karaja.
  • On 12/ 22/ 2021, an Israeli settler, while he was driving his vehicle, ran over the child: Fares al-Atrash, 9, while he was driving near the settlement of "Nugo Hot", which is built on citizens' lands north of the village of Faqiqis. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.
  • On 12/23/2021, a group of Israeli settlers entered the lands of citizens in the Shaab Forsa area in Masafer, Yatta, and cut down and uprooted about 60 olive trees belonging to the citizen: Ahmed Hamamda.
  • On 12/23/ 2021, a group of Israeli settlers entered the lands of citizens in the Taybeh area of ​​Tarqumiya town, and cut down and uprooted about 300 olive trees owned by the citizens: Atta Ja`fara and Aziz Ja`fara.

Closure of Crossing Points

Border crossings with Israel: were closed 106 times (Beit Hanoun - Erez crossing was open 27 times  , with the exception of humanitarian cases, the Shejaiya crossing - Nahal Oz was completely and unilaterally closed by the Israeli side on 01/04/2010, as well as the Muntar-Karni crossing was closed unilaterally from Before the Israeli side, on 02/03/2011, the Kerem Shalom-Kerem Shalom crossing opened for 22 days for the entry of food, humanitarian aid, fodder and a quantity of cooking gas, cement and iron for the benefit of UNRWA projects and internationally funded projects, while the Sufa crossing was closed throughout the month.

International outlets: (The return port - Rafah, with the Arab Republic of Egypt was open for 20 days during the month of December. Yasser Arafat International Airport is still destroyed and disrupted for several years).

 

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