MONTHLY SUMMARY OF ISRAELI VIOLATIONS
01 July 2020 – 31 July 2020
The following summary tables and overview of events survey hostile Israeli activities during the period 01 July 2020 to July 31 2020. 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 July 2020 |
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Summary Table of Events in the Occupied Palestinian Territory –July 2020
Event |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
Total |
Comments |
Killing |
1 |
1 |
2 |
A total of 2 residents were killed by Israeli forces during the month of July 2020 {1 in the West Bank and 1 in Gaza}:
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Injuries |
52 |
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52 |
A total of 52 injuries were reported in the month of July 2020 {52 Palestinians in the West Bank and 0 in the Gaza Strip). Including On the evening of 07/07/2020, the child: Joud Badr Abu Madi, 5 years old, was injured and bruised as a result of being run over by a military vehicle of the occupation forces near the al-Fahs area junction, south of Hebron, and she was admitted to the hospital for treatment. |
Attacks |
101 |
45 |
146 |
A total of 146 attacks were reported to have taken place during the month of July 2020 (101 in the West Bank and 45 in the Gaza Strip). The Israeli military carried out 21 attacks from Israeli military post on civilian homes and property, 55 from Military checkpoints towards Palestinian residents and vehicle and 46 during raids into Civilian populated areas. In addition, Israeli navy vessels carried out 24 attacks on Palestinian fishermen and territory and 4 from Air Strikes. |
Raids |
299 |
4 |
303 |
The Israeli military carried out a total of 303 raids in Palestinian residential areas during the month of July 2020, including 299 in the West Bank and 4 in the Gaza Strip. The majority of Israeli military raids were reported to have taken place in the districts of Jerusalem (42); Ramallah (53); Jenin (25); Tubas (6); Tulkarem (21); Qalqiliya (18); Nablus (29); Salfit (22); Jericho (10); Bethlehem (26); Hebron (47), North Gaza (1),Gaza (1), Khan Yunis (1) and Rafah (1). |
Arrests |
404 |
6 |
410 |
During the month of July 2020, the Israeli military arrested 410 Palestinians (404 in the West Bank and 6 in the Gaza Strip). The majority of arrests took place in the districts of Jerusalem (126); Ramallah (63); Jenin (28); Tubas (15),Tulkarem (19); Qalqiliya (14); Nablus (52); Salfit (9); Jericho (8); Bethlehem (26); Hebron (44),North Gaza (2) and Gaza (4).Among those arrested by the Israeli military were 14 children, 4 Women, The Palestinian Authority Governor of Jerusalem, 4 University students, 5 Security Force Officers and 4 Fishermen. |
Deportation |
9 |
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9 |
During the month of July 2020 Israeli Authorities deported 9 residents from their place of residence which included the following: On 06/07/2020, the occupation authorities in Jerusalem issued a decision to deport the citizen: Yusef Mukhaimer (head of the Al-Mourabitoun Organization in Jerusalem) - residents of Shuafat Camp, for a period of 6 months from Al-Aqsa Mosque. On 09. 07.2020 The occupation authorities in the city of Jerusalem issued a decision to deport the citizen: Anwar Sami Abid - residents of the village of Issawiya, for a period of 4 months, from the Old City of Jerusalem, in addition to preventing him from communicating with 14 residents of the village of Issawiya, as a condition for his release after he was arrested in Earlier. On 07/18/2020, the occupation authorities in Jerusalem imposed a decision to deport the citizen: Omar Muheisin Fawzi Muheisen - residents of Shuafat Camp, for a period of 15 days from the Old City of Jerusalem. On 19/07/2020, the occupation authorities imposed a decision in the city of Jerusalem to deport the citizen: Sultan Abu Al-Hummus - residents of Al-Issawiya village, for a period of 5 days to the city of Jericho (after his release from the occupation prisons) On 07/25/2020, the occupation authorities in Jerusalem issued a decision to deport the citizen: Rajai Al-Tarhi (one of the Al-Aqsa Mosque guards), for a period of 4 months from Al-Aqsa Mosque. On 07/25/2020, the occupation authorities in Jerusalem issued a decision to deport the child: Zain El-Din Essam Muhanna, 13, from his place of residence in the village of Al-Issawiya, in addition to a fine of 5,000 shekels, as a condition for his release, after they arrested him earlier. On 07/30/2020, the occupation authorities in Jerusalem issued a decision to deport the citizen: Muhannad Al-Ansari (one of the guards of Al-Aqsa Mosque), for a week from Al-Aqsa Mosque, as a condition for his release after they arrested him earlier. On 07/30/2020, the occupation authorities in Jerusalem issued a decision to deport the citizen: Muhammad Zughair (one of the guards of Al-Aqsa Mosque), for a week from Al-Aqsa Mosque, as a condition for his release after they arrested him earlier. |
Temporary Detention |
30 |
3 |
33 |
The Israeli Military Temporarily detained 33 residents during the month of July 2020 including:
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Closure of Crossing Points |
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195 |
195 |
The Israeli military completely closed crossing points into the Gaza Strip, including access points within the Green Line, on 62 occasions during the month of July 2020. The Israeli military closed crossing points within the Green Line on 133 occasions. |
Flying Checkpoints |
307 |
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307 |
The Israeli military set up 307 Flying checkpoints in the month of July 2020 and searched Palestinian civilians and vehicles in and around Palestinian residential areas in the districts of Jerusalem (6); Ramallah (24); Jenin (7);Tubas (1), Tulkarem (4); Qalqiliya (42); Nablus (17); Salfit (35); Jericho (22); Bethlehem (103) and Hebron (46). |
Destruction of Public and Private property |
37 |
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37 |
Damages included home furniture, vehicles, Olive trees, barrack’s and demolished structures.
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Confiscation of Public and Private property |
44 |
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44 |
Confiscations included vehicles, surveillance camera footage, private property and equipment. |
Land Confiscation |
6 |
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6 |
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Settler Violence |
56 |
_ |
56 |
Israeli settler stoned residents and vehicles, stormed homes, uprooted trees, assaulted residents, ran over children with their vehicles, stormed several villages and towns and slashed the tires of residential vehicle. |
Home Demolition |
18 |
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18 |
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Attacks on Religious Sites |
23 |
_ |
23 |
Israeli settler raided the vicinity of Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem on several occasions. |
Settlement Activity |
8 |
_ |
8 |
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Land Levelling |
3 |
_ |
3 |
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Palestinian Attack |
_ |
1 |
1 |
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Comparison Table of Events over the Past Three Months
EVENT |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Killings |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Injuries |
79 |
86 |
52 |
Arrests |
321 |
488 |
410 |
Raids |
200 |
342 |
303 |
Flying Checkpoints |
294 |
408 |
307 |
Attacks |
207 |
206 |
150 |
Attacks on Property |
75 |
76 |
81 |
Home Demolition |
9 |
44 |
18 |
Closure of Crossing Points |
195 |
188 |
195 |
Attacks on Religious Sites |
2 |
22 |
23 |
Settlement Activity & Settler attacks |
49 |
86 |
64 |
COMPARISON OF KILLINGS, INJURIES AND ARRESTS OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS
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Analysis of Events
Killings
A total of 2 residents were killed by Israeli forces during the month of July 2020 {1 in the West Bank and 1 in Gaza}:
• This morning 08/07/2020, the prisoner: Saadi Khalil Mahmoud al-Gharabli, 75 years old, resident of the Shejaiya neighborhood in Gaza City (detained since 11/07/1994, and sentenced to life imprisonment), was martyred in an Israeli hospital after being transferred from Ramle prison As a result of his deteriorating health as a result of medical negligence, he suffers from chronic diseases in addition to his cancer.
• On 07/07/2020, the occupying forces, present in the military watchtower at the entrance to the town of Kafeel Haris, fired at 2 civilians, resulting in the death of one of them, Ibrahim Mustafa Ibrahim Abu Yaqub, 34 years old - resident of the town of Kafeel Haris. The other - with foot wounds, and was subsequently transferred to the Governmental Hospital in Salfit City for treatment.
Injuries
A total of 52 injuries were reported in the month of July 2020 {52 Palestinians in the West Bank and 0 in the Gaza Strip).
Including On the evening of 07/07/2020, the child: Joud Badr Abu Madi, 5 years old, was injured and bruised as a result of being run over by a military vehicle of the occupation forces near the al-Fahs area junction, south of Hebron, and she was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Arrests
During the month of July 2020, the Israeli military arrested 410 Palestinians (404 in the West Bank and 6 in the Gaza Strip). The majority of arrests took place in the districts of Jerusalem (126); Ramallah (63); Jenin (28); Tubas (15),Tulkarem (19); Qalqiliya (14); Nablus (52); Salfit (9); Jericho (8); Bethlehem (26); Hebron (44),North Gaza (2) and Gaza (4).Among those arrested by the Israeli military were 14 children, 4 Women, The Palestinian Authority Governor of Jerusalem, 4 University students, 5 Security Force Officers and 4 Fishermen.
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 July 2020,he 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 307 flying checkpoints in July 2020 (419 in June 2020 compared with 294 in May 2020 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 307 Flying checkpoints in the month of July 2020 and searched Palestinian civilians and vehicles in and around Palestinian residential areas in the districts of Jerusalem (6); Ramallah (24); Jenin (7);Tubas (1), Tulkarem (4); Qalqiliya (42); Nablus (17); Salfit (35); Jericho (22); Bethlehem (103) and Hebron (46).
Raids
The Israeli military carried out a total of 303 raids in Palestinian residential areas during the month of July 2020, including 299 in the West Bank and 4 in the Gaza Strip. The majority of Israeli military raids were reported to have taken place in the districts of Jerusalem (42); Ramallah (53); Jenin (25); Tubas (6); Tulkarem (21); Qalqiliya (18); Nablus (29); Salfit (22); Jericho (10); Bethlehem (26); Hebron (47), North Gaza (1),Gaza (1), Khan Yunis (1) and Rafah (1).
Attacks
A total of 150 attacks were reported to have taken place during the month of July 2020 (101 in the West Bank and 49 in the Gaza Strip).
The Israeli military carried out 21 attacks from Israeli military post on civilian homes and property, 55 from Military checkpoints towards Palestinian residents and vehicle and 46 during raids into Civilian populated areas. In addition, Israeli navy vessels carried out 24 attacks on Palestinian fishermen and territory and 4 from Air Strikes
Attacks on residential areas in West Bank Gaza districts
Home Demolition
During the month of July 2020, the Israeli military demolished 18 Palestinian homes and residential tents, which consisted of the following:
- On 7/1/2020, the occupation forces demolished 2 homes belonging to the citizen: Atia Mutair and Hayat Muheisen in the village of Al-Issawiya, under the pretext of not having a permit. At noon on 07/01/2020, the occupation forces demolished in Jabal Al Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem city, a house owned by: Yassin Za'tara, under the pretext of not having a permit.
- On 02/07/2020, the occupation authorities in the city of Jerusalem forced 2 residents - residents of Al-Tur neighborhood in the city, namely: Walid Shalaldeh and Hassan Aramin, to demolish their homes, after notifying them earlier, to avoid paying heavy fines in case the authorities The occupation of the demolition process, under the pretext of lack of permission.
- On 07/08/2020, the occupying forces demolished in Abu Al-Nawar Al-Badawi community in Al-Khan Al-Ahmar area a residential house owned by: Ahmad Hassan Al-Jahalin
- On 07/08/2020, the occupation forces demolished the Al-Musafir area, east of Yatta town, (Baraksat) and a residential tent owned by the citizen: Muhammad Al-Najada.
- On 12 July 2020, the occupation authorities in the Bir Ayoub area in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem city forced the citizen: Baha Adnan Zaitoun to personally demolish his house (it is an apartment built of wood that includes two rooms and their utilities within a residential building), after notifying him at a certain time Previously, in order to avoid paying heavy fines in the event that the occupation authorities carry out the demolition process, under the pretext of lack of permission.
- On 15 July 2020, the occupation forces demolished a house (consisting of two apartments) owned by: Ghassan Shqairat, in Jabal Al Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem, under the pretext of not having a permit.
- On 07/16/2020, the occupation forces demolished in the Asifar area, southeast of Yatta, 2 of the (barakas) used for housing, owned by the citizen: Mahmoud Khalil Abu Qubeita and his son Ismail, under the pretext of not being licensed. On 07/07/2020, the occupation authorities in Jabal Mukaber neighbourhood in Jerusalem forced the citizen: Muhammad Abu Turki and his son Essam to demolish their homes themselves, after notifying them earlier, in order to avoid paying heavy fines if the occupation authorities carried out the demolition. Under the pretext of not being licensed.
- On 07/20/2020, the occupation forces demolished in the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, a house (under construction) owned by the citizen: Rady Tawfiq Merhi, under the pretext that it was not licensed and was located in the area classified (C) under Israeli control.
- On 07/20/2020, the occupation forces demolished an old house (restored after being demolished in 2002) in the Shushala area of Al-Khader town, owned by the citizen: Muhammad Mustafa Abu Amos.
- On 07/21/2020, the occupying forces demolished 2 homes built of tinplate, in the area of Birain, south of the town of Bani Naim, owned by citizens: Yaqoub Ishaq Burgan and Asaad Yousef Burgan, under the pretext of not being licensed
- On 07/22/2020, the occupation forces demolished a house (under construction) owned by a citizen: Saif al-Din Ali Jumaa, under the pretext of not having a permit.
Attack on Public and Private property occurred as follows per District:
Jerusalem:
- On 07/08/2020, the occupation forces demolished a commercial facility (a brick factory) in Wadi Al-Joz neighborhood in Jerusalem, under the pretext of not being licensed, and confiscated 3 bulldozers, two forklifts, unloading and pouring concrete machines, tiles and stones from the facility.
- On 07/08/2020, the occupation forces demolished in the Rababa Valley area in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem city, a room built of (Zinco) owned by the citizen: Ismail Eid Omar Samrin.
- On 13 July 2020, the occupation forces delivered notices to evacuate tens of dunams of confiscated citizens' lands in the village of Al-Issawiya, and remove the buildings and trees on them.
- On 07/23/2020, the occupation authorities demolished 3 stores in Wadi Hilweh in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem city, using hand demolition tools (built before 1967) owned by the family of the citizen: Marwan Siyam, under the pretext of confiscating the land on which it was built for the benefit of settlement projects.
- On 07/28/2020, the occupation forces demolished 3 (barakas) in the village of Al-Issawiya - of which {2 (barkas) are used to raise sheep and (brix) for breeding horses, and confiscated 3 heads of sheep} and 2 arbors owned by Abu al-Hummus and Darwish families.
Ramallah &Al-Bireh:
- On 09/07/2020, the occupation forces delivered a notice to demolish an agricultural room in an agricultural land in Kafr Na`ma village, and prevented a bulldozer working on reclaiming the same land from continuing to work.
Jenin:
- On 07/14/2020, the occupation forces delivered notices to stop work on building 3 commercial stores (one of them is under construction), on the pretext of not being licensed and located in the area classified (C) under Israeli control, and owned by citizens: Omar Abdel Ragheb Zaid Al-Kilani (butchery), Zaid Harz Allah (supermarket and bakery), and Khaled Abu Saada (building under construction)
- On 07/29/2020, the occupation forces in Khirbet Farasin village, located near the settlement of "Hermesh" established on citizens' lands southwest of the town of Ya'bad, delivered 36 notices to demolish all homes, (barracks) and wells for collecting water (known from their owners): Mahmoud Ahmad Nasser Amarna .
Tulkarem:
- On 13 July 2020, the occupation forces bulldozed the village of Ezbet Shoufa, (Barksa) and a wall surrounding a yard designated as a parking lot for a vehicle owned by: For citizen: Amer Hamed, and another wall surrounding a plot of agricultural land owned by the citizen: Malek Abu Safia.
Nablus:
- On 07/16/2020, the occupation forces delivered a notice to evacuate a plot of agricultural land with an area of about 9 dunums near the settlement of "Emmanuel", owned by the citizen: Ahmed Saleh.
- On 07/16/2020, the occupation forces delivered notices to stop work on building 15 houses in the area southwest of the town, in the town of Kafr El-Deek, under the pretext that they are not licensed and are located in the area classified (C) under Israeli control.
Salfit:
- On 07/08/2020, the occupation forces cut down about 200 olive trees in the lands of citizens in the Shakara area, which is located near the Za'tara Junction checkpoint and belongs to the village of Yasouf.
- On 07/21/2020, the occupation forces uprooted about 220 olive trees belonging to the citizen: Hussein Abdul Rahim Zidan, in the Khallet Qattan al-Jamaa area, west of the town of Deir Istia, and prevented citizens and landowners from reaching the site.
Bethlehem:
- On 7/7/2020, the occupation forces demolished a retaining wall in the Ain Jweiza area in the village of Al-Walaja, in the vicinity of a house owned by Ahmed Al-Atras, under the pretext of not having a permit.
- On 10 July 2020, the occupying forces in Umm Rukba area of Al-Khader town handed over 2 houses, under the pretext of lack of permits, whose offices belong to the citizens: Nader Abdel Salam Salah (a two-story house with a total area of 330 square meters), and Muhammad Mahmoud Salah (a constructed house Two-storey building with a total area of 500 square meters).
- On 07/24/2020, the occupation forces handed over to Beit Askaria village in the middle of the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, and delivered notices to stop work on building 3 houses belonging to the family of the citizen: Muhammad Ibrahim Atallah, under the pretext of not being license.
- On 07/28/2020, the occupying forces demolished a vehicle washroom in Umm Rukbah, in the town of Al-Khader, and confiscated its equipment owned by a citizen: Ahmed Abdel Salam Al-Seer, under the pretext of not being licensed.
Hebron:
- On 09/07/2020, the occupying forces inflicted material damage to a private vehicle belonging to the citizen: Eid Muhammad Halaiqa as they stormed and search of his home during their raid into the town of Al-Shuyukh.
- On 07/20/2020, the occupation forces demolished an agricultural room in the Al-Hawawer area (near the northern entrance to the town of Halhul), owned by a citizen: Fuad Khalil Al-Shamsti.
- On 07/21/2020, the occupation forces demolished near the northern entrance to the city of Hebron, (Brix) owned by the citizen: Raed Hazem Maswada, under the pretext that he was not licensed and was located in the area classified (C) under Israeli control
- On 13 July 2020, the occupation forces in the village of Birin, south of Bani Naim town, delivered notices to demolish 3 houses (under construction) owned by citizens: Asaad Yousef Burgan, Yaqoub Ishaq Burgan, Ismail Joudeh Burgan, and 5 sheep pens owned by citizens of My family: Azazma and al-Faqir.
- On 07/21/2020, the occupation forces demolished a vehicle washroom in the Al-Qarn area of Beit Ummar town near the main road in Hebron - Jerusalem, owned by the citizen: Imad Muhammad Ahmad Abu Ayyash.
- On 07/21/2020, the occupying forces in the village of Umm al-Khair and Khirbet al-Daqqa, which are located in the east of Yatta town, and delivered to the citizen: Suleiman al-Hathalin, a notice of demolishing a 45-square-meter tin room in Umm al-Khair village, as well as the citizen: Jamil al-Najada Notice to stop work on building an 80-square-meter house.
- On 07/26/2020, the occupation forces handed over notices to stop work in the area of Birin, south of the town of Bani Naim, on building two agricultural rooms owned by the citizens: Yusef Al-Hanjouri and Jaafar Al-Qadi.
- On 07/28/2020, the occupation forces handed over notices to demolish 2 houses (one of them under construction), owned by two citizens: Fayez Marizeeq Al-Azazma and Ismail Joudeh Burgan, in the area of Birin, south of the town of Bani Naim, and to stop work on building two pens for raising sheep belonging to the two citizens. : Imran Burgan, and Yousef Al-Ajlouni, on the pretext of not being licensed.
- On 07/29/2020, the occupation forces demolished the foundations of a house (under construction) owned by the citizen: Moaz Hafez Salem Al-Sweiti, under the pretext of its proximity to the separation wall passing near the town, under the pretext of not being licensed
Confiscation of Property:
Jerusalem:
- On 07/08/2020, the occupation forces confiscated some contents of the headquarters of the Arab Studies Association affiliated to Orient House, in Dahiyat Al-Barid in Jerusalem.
- On 07/08/2020, the occupation forces confiscated 3 bulldozers, two forklifts, dumping and pouring concrete machines, tiles and stones in Wadi Al-Joz neighborhood in Jerusalem, while they were demolishing a commercial facility (a brick factory).
- On 07/08/2020, the occupation forces confiscated the Al-Buqaan neighborhood in the town of Anata, (Container) from inside a plot of land owned by the Ibrahim family.
- On the morning of 07/16/2020, the occupation forces confiscated equipment designated for establishing a public park in the village, in Mikhmas village.
- On the morning of 07.16 2020, the Israeli occupation forces confiscated a fuel tanker in Hizma town.
- On 07/20/2020, the occupation forces confiscated food parcels belonging to the Red Crescent Society in Wadi Al-Joz neighborhood in Jerusalem.
- On 07.22.2020, the occupation forces stormed the Yabous Cultural Center in Al Zahra Street in Jerusalem, and confiscated computers and a number of financial files and documents related to the center.
Qalqiliya:
On 07/08/2020, the occupation forces confiscated a bulldozer belonging to the citizen: Uday Hassan Yunis, in the Tanoura area, north of the village of Seniriya, while he was working on reclaiming the land of the citizen: Farouk Qazmar - residents of Ezbet Salman village.
Nablus:
- On 3/7/2020, the occupying forces confiscated a private vehicle belonging to the prisoner: Badr Al-Sayed Ahmed, during the storming of the town of Zita.
- On 02/07/2020, the occupation forces confiscated two bulldozers belonging to the citizen: Muhammad Fawzi Bani Fadl, in Aqraba town, and an agricultural tractor owned by the citizen: Shaker Bani Fadl, while it was working on building an agricultural road on the western side of the town's lands.
- On 07/27/2020, the occupation forces confiscated equipment and machinery owned by Brothers in Asira al-Qibli village, while it was working on paving a street on the northern side of the village.
- On 07/28/2020, the occupation forces confiscated a wastewater pumping tank owned by the citizen: Shafa Hadrus - residents of Deir Ballut, and a truck belonging to a citizen from the village of Laban al-Gharbi, while they were working in the town.
Salfit: On 07/03/2020, the occupation forces confiscated a garbage collection truck belonging to the town of Bidya, in the Khallet Hassan area, located between the town of Bidya and the village of Seniriya.
Jericho:
- On 04/07/2020 in the village of Al-Jiftlik, the occupation forces confiscated a bulldozer (Bagger) owned by: Musa al-Jahalin, in addition to his arrest.
- On 07/07/2020, the occupying forces confiscated two bulldozers (Bawajer), owned by Ziad Jawhar, during the storming of the village of Al-Auja.
- On 07/29/2020, the occupying forces confiscated in the village of Zubeidat, 2 agricultural tractors belonging to two citizens: Ahmed Muhammad Zubeidat and Muhammad Ali Zubeidat.
Bethlehem:
- On 07/18/2020, the occupation forces confiscated an agricultural tractor belonging to the citizen: Ayed Khader Abu Latifa, in the Aqabat Hasanah area (on the main road leading to the western villages in the Bethlehem governorate).
- On 07/20/2020, during the storming of the town of Tuqu ', in front of the citizen's house: Tayseer Abu Mufrah, the occupation forces confiscated a large archaeological stone (a basin of baptism) inscribed with writings in several different languages dating back more than 1600 years, with a diameter of 1.5 Meters, and weighs about 7 tons.
- On 07/26/2020, the occupation forces confiscated 4 (Baraksat) used for raising livestock in the Ain Faris area west of the town of Nahalin, owned by citizens: Mahmoud Hassan Shakarneh, and his two brothers Ibrahim and Moussa.
Hebron:
- On 7/1/2020, the occupation forces confiscated 4 water tankers near the entrance to Idna town, while they were filling water from a water distribution point.
- On 07/08/2020, , the occupying forces confiscated 20 barrels from the Al-Moasel Dukhan Factory, owned by a citizen of the Shaheen family during their raid into Hebron.
- On 07/08/2020, , the occupation forces confiscated 1,000 shekels from the house of the citizen: Eid Muhammad Halaiqa during their raid into the town of Al-Shuyukh.
- On 07/28/2020, the occupation forces confiscated a forklift owned by Hebron municipality, in the Birin area, south of the town of Bani Nai.
Rafah:
On the evening of 02/07/2020, Israeli gunboats confiscated two fishing boats at sea off the coast of Rafah, after they arrested 4 fishermen on board.
Settlement Activity:
- On 02/07/2020, a group of settlers and the protection of the occupation forces in the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood in the Old City of Hebron installed and installed a large stone engraved with inscriptions in Hebrew.
- On 04/07/2020, the Israeli Settlements Council announced the initiation of construction of 164 new settlement-housing units in the "Neve Daniel" settlement, which was built on citizens' lands in the town of Al-Khader, in order to establish a new neighbourhood in the name of the "Neve Nof" settlement neighborhood, within the occupied lands 1967.
- On 07/07/2020, the occupation forces razed agricultural lands belonging to the village of Iskaka, located near the eastern entrance to the settlement of "Ariel", with the aim of expanding the colony.
- On 07/07/2020, the occupation forces razed agricultural lands belonging to the village of Iskaka, located near the eastern entrance to the settlement of "Ariel", with the aim of expanding the colony.
- On 13/07/ 2020, forces swept away an area of about 10 dunams of agricultural lands belonging to the village of Kisan, south of the town of Tuqu ', in favor of expanding the settlement outpost of "Ibi Hanahl," and erected columns to extend the electricity network in its vicinity.
- On 07/19/2020, the occupying forces, near the settlement outpost "Ibi Hanahl", which was built near the village of Kisan, south of the town of Tuqu '(for the seventh day in a row), razed citizens' lands and placed mobile homes (caravans) on them, with the aim of expanding the outpost.
- On 07/20/2020, the occupation forces surrounded the settlement of "Netafim", to the east of the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, swept an area of citizens' lands, with the aim of expanding the colony.
- On 07/20/2020, the occupation forces near the settlement of "Netafim", to the east of the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, swept an area of citizens' lands, with the aim of expanding the colony.
- On 07/27/2020, the occupying forces, along with the settlement of "Brukhin", began to raze an area of agricultural lands belonging to the town of Broqin, with the aim of establishing a pipeline for wastewater from the colony.
- On 07/28/2020, the occupation forces set up 2 mobile homes (caravans) on the lands of the citizens that they swept two weeks ago near the settlement outpost of "Ibi Hanahl", on the lands of Kisan village, south of the town of Tuqu '.
Settler Violence:
- incidents of Settler violence occurred during the month of July 2020 including:
Ramallah &Al-Bireh:
- On 07/20/2020, a group of settlers in the plain of Turmus Aya town severely beat 2 citizens - residents of Turmus Aya town, which led to their bruises - and they were subsequently brought to the Consultation Hospital in Ramallah for treatment.
- On 07/30/2020, a guard from the "Talmon" settlement, located near the village of Ein Qinya, fired randomly at a number of citizens riding motorcycles near the colony.
Tubas:
- On 05/07/2020, a settler under the protection of the occupation forces in the Ain al-Hilweh area in the northern Jordan Valley, stormed the house of Qadri Daraghmeh, and told him not to graze his livestock in the pastoral areas east of Ain al-Hilweh.
- On 7/7/2020, a group of settlers entered the Ahmar area, near Khirbet Al-Farisiya in the northern Jordan Valley, by setting up a tent on citizens 'lands about 400 meters from the citizens' homes.
- On July 14, 2020, a group of settlers, east of the village of Ain al-Hilweh in the northern Jordan Valley, erected a tent on a plot of land, and placed a barbed wire fence in the vicinity of tens of dunams of lands located in Bayoud and Umm Kharrouba, east of Ain al-Hilweh.
- On 07/29/2020, a settler entered the Khirbet Samra area in the northern Jordan Valley, and stole tents belonging to the citizen: Ayman Eid Awad Daraghmeh.
Qalqiliya:
- On 02/07/2020, a group of settlers in the southeast of the city of Qalqilya bulldozed large areas of citizens' lands planted with olive trees located between the governorates of Qalqilya and Salfit, and the lands belong to the towns of Kafr Thulth, Bidya, Qarawat Bani Hassan, and the village of Sanneria, in an attempt to seize them.
- On 07/11/2020, a group of settlers from the settlement "Emmanuel" were present along the Wadi Qana road connecting the governorates of Salfit and Qalqilya, and threw stones at civilians' vehicles passing by the area.
Nablus:
- On 01/07/2020, a group of settlers from "Yitzhar" colony entered the lands of citizens in the Baten Al-Ain area of the village of Einabus, and bulldozed an area of the village's land.
- On 01/07/2020, a group of settlers from "Yitzhar" settlement seized the Shaar water well in Madama village, and started pumping water and stole it from it after installing a water pump on it.
- On 4/7/2020, a group of "Yitzhar" settlers entered the Jurat al-Lahf area on the outskirts of Huwara, and set fire to the citizens' lands planted with olive trees, where the citizens were later able to extinguish the fire.
- On 5/7/2020, a group of settlers installed caravans in the southern area of Khirbet Yanun, near the town of Aqraba.
- On 5/7/2020, a group of settlers entered the agricultural lands of the citizens of the village of Burqa, which is located near the ruins of the evacuated (Homesh) settlement, and set agricultural lands on fire.
- At dawn on 07/07/2020, a group of settlers were present on the main street near the village of Douma, and threw stones at the citizens' vehicles passing by, causing material damage to 5 vehicles belonging to the citizens: Hussam Tariq - residents of Majdal Bani Fadel village, Ihab Qasim - residents of Majdal Bani Fadel village, Ahmad Jihad - residents of Majdal Bani Fadel village, Muhammad Abd al-Fattah - residents of Majdal Bani Fadel village, and Abd al-Salam Muhammad Lotfi - residents of Aqraba.
- On 07/08/2020, a group of settlers erected on the agricultural lands of the citizens of the village of Al-Sawiya, a number of westerners built of Tin panels and (barracks) and tents, in an attempt to establish a new settlement outpost near the settlement of "Rahalim".
- On 07/08/2020, a group of settlers from "Yitzhar" settlement set fire to the citizens' lands planted with olive trees, located south of Burin village, which led to the burning of dozens of olive trees.
- Today at dawn 09/07/2020, a group of settlers stormed the eastern village of Laban, damaging the tires of 12 Palestinian vehicles, and spray painted racist and anti arab slogans and on the walls in Hebrew.
- On the evening of 12/07/2020, a group of settlers from the settlement of "Rahalim" set fire to the lands of the citizens of the village of Al-Sawiya, resulting in the burning of about 10 agricultural dunums before the civil defense crews were able to extinguish the fire.
- In the evening of 16/07/2020, a group of settlers entered the agricultural lands of the citizens of the village of Qaryut, which is located near the settlement outpost of “Shvut Rachel,” and uprooted olive trees belonging to the citizen: Muhammad Mahmoud Raja and his brother Bilal.
- On 17/07/2020, a group of settlers installed caravans in the Al-Haraiq area near the village of Deir Sharaf, in an attempt to establish a new settlement outpost, and as a result, the occupation forces intervened and evacuated the settlers and removed the mobile homes from the site.
- On 17/07/2020, a group of settlers, with the protection of the occupation forces, erected 6 tents on the top of Mount Sabih in the town of Beita, in an attempt to establish a new settlement outpost, and the occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at the citizens while they were trying to confront the settlers.
- On 19/07/2020, a group of settlers from "Yitzhar" settlement entered the lands of the citizens of the villages of Burin and Madama, and set fire to large areas of the citizens' lands planted with olive trees.
- On 20/07/2020, a group of settlers entered the Jabal Sabih area of the town of Beita, and set up caravans and tents on the site in an attempt to establish a new settlement outpost.
- On 07/20/2020, a group of settlers of the settlement outpost "Shvut Rachel" built on the lands of the citizens of the villages of Qaryut and Jalud, set up caravans in the Khilat Sarra area, with the aim of expanding the settlement outpost.
- On 07/21/2020, a group of settlers from the "Yitzhar" settlement outpost established on the lands of the citizens of Madama village, and set fire to large areas of the citizens' lands planted with olive trees.
- On 07/23/2020, a group of settlers entered the town of Jamain, a quarry owned by a citizen: Ayman Abdullah Zitawi, and tried to set fire to a bulldozer and digger (Bagger), and wrote in Hebrew in the place (anti-Arab slogans).
Salfit:
- On the evening of 05/07/2020, a group of settlers, with the protection of the occupying forces, set up tents on the citizens' agricultural lands, in an attempt to seize them, in the Khallet Hassan area of Bidya town.
- On 5/7/2020, a group of settlers entered the citizens' agricultural lands in Khallet Hassan, which belongs to the town of Bidya, and fired at 2 civilians, wounding them - with injuries. Also, trained (police) dogs were fired at the citizens in the area. Two of the citizens were injured - as a result of being bitten by dogs (bringing the number of wounded to 4 citizens), and they were admitted to the hospital for treatment.
- On 6/7/2020, a group of settlers entered the Shallal area between the city of Salfit and the village of Farkha, and roamed the citizens' agricultural lands.
- On 06/07/2020, a group of settlers entered the lands of citizens in the Al-Khimar area of Battir village, which is located to the east of it, and set up a tent on the site (for the second time within a week).
- On 07/13/2020, a group of settlers and the protection of the occupation forces in the area of Khallet Hassan, located between the town of Bidya and the village of Seneria, bulldozed an area of the citizens' agricultural lands and cut down about 80 olive trees, and the lands are owned by the citizens: Abd al-Manan al-Dalu, Ali Abd al-Karim al-Dalu, Yusef Al-Dalu, and Hussein Mustafa Al-Dalu.
- On 07/15/2020, a group of settlers, in 4 vehicles, stormed the town of Kafeel Haris, headed to the religious shrines, and later withdrew.
- On 07/19/2020, a group of settlers from the "Kfar Tabuah" settlement entered the citizens 'lands in the Jabal Sabih area of Beita town, and set fire to large areas of the citizens' agricultural lands.
- On 07/19/2020, a group of settlers in Khallet Hassan, which is affiliated with the town of Bidya, pruned trees and plowed an area of the citizens' agricultural lands (threatened with confiscation), and the occupation forces present to protect the settlers prevented citizens from accessing their lands in the area.
Jericho:
- On the morning of 07/28/2020, more than 60 head of livestock died in Al-Auja village, after settlers sprayed pesticides and toxins into pastoral lands, owned by a citizen: Ahmed Hassan Zawahreh.
Bethlehem:
- On 07/03/2020, a group of settlers entered the lands of citizens in the Al-Khimar area of Battir village, east of it, and erected a tent on the site and surrounded it with barbed wire.
- On 07/29/2020, a group of settlers fired near the settlement outpost of "Ibi Hanahl", which is built on citizens' lands near the village of Kisan, south of the town of Tuqu ', towards citizens' vehicles passing on the main street near the village.
Hebron:
- On the evening of 07/03/2020, a group of settlers from "Kiryat Arba" settlement entered the Wadi Husayn area, east of Hebron, and threatened to deport them from the area and seize their homes.
- On 7/7/2020, a group of settlers attacked the house of Samir Al-Eisa, the old city of Hebron.
- On 07/13/2020, a group of settlers from the "Kiryat Arba" settlement, with the protection of the occupation forces, in the Adaisseh area, south of Sa'ir town, cut down about 70 olive trees, owned by the citizen: Youssef Ismail Jaradat.
- On the evening of 07/07/2020, a group of settlers from the "Kiryat Arba" settlement, east of Hebron, attacked a number of citizens (including women and children) from the Saifan family, and prevented them from reaching their homes in Wadi Al-Husayn.
- On 07/20/2020, a settler was run over while driving his vehicle near Checkpoint 160 in the Old City of Hebron, the child: Wadih Samer Al-Atrash, 8 years old, resulting in his injury - serious injuries and bruises.
- On 07/27/2020, a group of settlers in the Sahla area in the Old City of Hebron threw stones at the citizens.
- On 07/30/2020, a group of settlers severely beat 2 citizens - residents of the Bethlehem governorate, under the pretext that they entered (by mistake) the entrance to one of the settlements near the village of Mughayer, which led to bruising them - namely: Ahmad Khader Ahmed Dar Hassan, and Amin Ali Ibrahim Al-Araj.
- On 07/29/2020, a group of settlers entered Farsh Al-Hawa, northwest of Hebron, on a plot of agricultural land owned by the two citizens: Bilal Al-Ajlouni and Moaz Al-Rajabi.
- On 07/29/3030, a group of settlers in the Harush area of Tarqumiya town, which is located near the Segregation Wall, built wooden houses on the citizens' agricultural lands.
- On 07/30/2020, a group of settlers, with the protection of the occupation forces, attacked near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of Hebron, against a number of citizens.
Closure of Crossing Points
The Israeli military completely closed crossing points into the Gaza Strip, including access points within the Green Line, on 133 occasions during the month of June 2020. Karm Abu Salem (Karem Shalom) Crossing for 22 days for transportation of food supplies, humanitarian aid, and cooking gas. In addition to allowing in animal feed, construction cargo designated for UNRWA and internationally-funded projects was transported through the Crossing. Sufa Crossing was closed throughout the month. On the other hand, the Israeli authorities have continued to unilaterally close Ash Shuja’iya (Nahal ‘Oz) Crossing. Beginning on 02 March 2011, the Israeli authorities has also continued to completely close Al Muntar (Karnei) Commercial Crossing. . Rafah Crossing was closed. Yasser Arafat International Airport has remained closed since the outbreak of the second Intifada.