[News] Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory - 17–23 October 2019
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Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory - 17–23 October 2019
October 24, 2019
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*/Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied Palestinian
territory/**//*
*/17 – 23 October 2019/*
* *A Palestinian civilian was killed in northern West Bank in
excessive use of force by Israeli occupation forces under the
pretext that he attempted to carry out a stab attack;*
* 100 civilians injured, including 46 children, 2 women and 3
volunteer paramedic at Great March of Return in Eastern Gaza Strip;
* *West Bank:* 10 civilians injured, including 2 children and a
photojournalist
* *During 63 incursions into the West Bank, including occupied East
Jerusalem: *65 civilians arrested, including 3 children, a woman and
an activist.
* *Hundreds of settlers raided al-Aqsa Mosque yards in occupied East
Jerusalem’s Old City for the third week in row.*
* *Settlers continue their attacks against Palestinian farmers in the
olive-harvest season in the West Bank.*
* *3 shootings reported against Palestinian agricultural lands,
eastern Gaza Strip, and 6 shootings reported against Palestinian
fishing boats off Gaza Strip Shore*
* *Complete closure imposed on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank for
Jewish holidays*
* *37 temporary checkpoints erupted in the West Bank, where 5
Palestinian civilians were arrested, including a child.*
*Summary*
During the reporting period, PCHR documented 129 violations of the
international human rights law and international humanitarian law (IHL)
by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and settlers in the occupied
Palestinian territory.
*As part of the Israeli violations of the right to life and bodily
integrity: *on 18 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces killed a
Palestinian civilian at Jbarah military checkpoint, south of Tulkarm,
after they fired a barrage of live bullets at him and denied him first
aid. IOF claimed that the victim attempted to carry out a stab attack.
PCHR’s investigations and eyewitnesses’ statements refuted the Israeli
claim and affirmed that the victim did not have a sharp tool with him
and that he was en route to deliver olives for his relatives in Israel.
In the Gaza Strip, IOF wounded 100 Palestinian civilians, including 46
children, 2 women and 3 volunteer paramedics on the 79^th Friday of the
Great March of Return (GMR). Meanwhile in the West Bank, IOF wounded 10
Palestinian civilians, including 2 children and a photojournalist: 5 in
clashes with IOF in Nablus; 3 near the annexation wall; and 2 in an IOF
attack on their vehicle in al-Am’ari refugee camp.
For the past three weeks, shooting incidents escalated against
Palestinian civilians attempting to sneak into Israel without permits
through the annexation wall, north of the West Bank.
*As part of the Israeli incursions and house raids,* IOF carried out 63
incursions into the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem. Those
incursions include raids of civilian houses and shootings, enticing fear
among civilians, arresting and/or injuring many others. During this
week’s incursions, 56 Palestinians were arrested, including 3 children,
a woman and a foreign activist.
*In the Gaza Strip, *6 shootings were reported against Palestinian
fishing boats at sea within the allowed limited area for fishing while 3
shootings were reported against the agricultural lands in eastern Gaza
Strip.
*Under the settlement expansion activities in the West Bank, *PCHR
documented 7 settler-attacks against farmers in the olive season in
addition to incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque yards under IOF’ protection.
*In terms of the Israeli closure policy,* the Gaza Strip still suffers
the worst closure in the History of the Israeli occupation of the oPt as
it has entered the 14^th consecutive year, without any improvement to
the movement of persons and goods and ongoing isolation of the Gaza
Strip from the West Bank and the rest of the world. Meanwhile, the West
Bank is divided into separate cantons with key roads blocked by the
Israeli occupation since the Second Intifada and with temporary and
permanent checkpoints, where civilians’ movement is restricted and
others are arrested.
Moreover, on 21 October 2019, Israel closed Beit Hanoun “Erez” crossing
in both directions for Jewish Holidays.
1. *Violation of the right to life and to bodily integrity*
1. *Excessive Use of Force against the Great March of Return in the
Gaza Strip*
IOF continued its excessive use of lethal force against GRM peaceful
demonstrations organized by Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.
On 18 October 2019, IOF wounded 100 civilians, including 46 children, 2
women and 3 volunteer paramedics in the 79^th Friday titled: “No to
Normalization with Israel.” This week witnessed an increase in injuries,
particularly children, comparing with last week’s. A young man sustained
serious injuries and 36 others were shot with live bullets and their
shrapnel in addition to other injuries in the upper body due to direct
targeting with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.
Civilians took part in GRM protests in the five encampments across the
Gaza Strip. The protests lasted from 15:00 to 19:00 and involved
activities such as speeches and theatrical performances. Hundreds of
civilians protested at varied distances from the border fence across the
Gaza Strip, where some protestors attempted to throw stones, Molotov
Cocktails and firecrackers at IOF, who responded with excessive force.
*The incidents were as follows:*
* *Northern Gaza Strip*: 24 civilians injured, including 16 children:
6 with live bullets and shrapnel, 13 with rubber bullets and 5 were
hit with tear gas canisters.
* *Gaza City:* 23 civilians, including 10 children and a volunteer
paramedic were injured: 7 with live bullets and shrapnel; 11 with
rubber bullets and 5 with teargas canisters. The wounded paramedic,
Shukri Nafeth Esleem (23), was shot with a rubber bullet to the foot.
* *Central Gaza Strip: *22 civilians, including 9 children, 2 women
and a paramedic were injured by IOF: 10 shot with live bullets, 8
hit with teargas canisters and 4 shot with a rubber bullet. The
wounded volunteer paramedic ‘Amer Jamal Anwar Abu Jumeizah (30),
from Deir al-Balah, was hit with a tear gas canister to the back and
he received medical treatment in the field.
* *Khan Younis: *6 civilians, including 2 children and a paramedic,
were wounded, and all of them were transferred to hospitals. Among
those wounded, 2 civilians sustained shrapnel wounds, and 3 were
shot with rubber bullets. In addition, many civilians
sustained superficial rubber bullet wounds and others suffocated due
to tear gas inhalation; they received treatment on the spot. The
wounded paramedic, Asa’ad Mohammed Abu Ghalwah (30), from Khan
Younis, sustained a shrapnel wound to the abdomen.
* *Rafah*: 25 civilians were injured by IOF fire, including 11
children and a young man who sustained serious wounds: 11 were shot
with live bullets and shrapnel, 13 were shot with rubber bullets,
and one was directly hit with a tear gas canister. Iyad Ibrahim
Hussein Zanoun (24), was shot with a live bullet to the back and was
deemed in a critical condition.
2. *Excessive use of force against peaceful protests in the West Bank:*
* At approximately 13:30 on Friday, 18 October 2019, Palestinians from
Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqiliyah, launched their
weekly peaceful protest against the closure of their village’s
eastern entrance by IOF for the past 15 years in favor of “Kedumim”
settlement. The demonstrators chanted national slogans demanding an
end to the occupation and protested IOF crimes against Palestinians
in the Gaza Strip. The protestors threw stones at the Israeli
soldiers stationed behind sand berms; the latter fired live and
rubber bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at protestor. As
a result, a number of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation. The
soldiers also chased the protestors and arrested a 24-year-old
Spanish activist.
3. *Shooting and other violations of the right to life and bodily
integrity*
* At approximately 19:20 on Friday, 18 October 2019, Israeli security
guards (private companies) stationed at Jubarah military checkpoint,
south of Tulkarm, opened fire at Ra’ad Majed Mohammed al-Bahri (25),
from Kafer Zebad village, south of the city, claiming that he
attempted to carry out a stab attack. As a result, al-Bahri
sustained severe wounds and was left to bleed to death by IOF, who
banned ambulance crews from reaching al-Bahri and saving his life.
An eyewitness told PCHR’s fieldworker:
/“At approximately 19:00 on Friday, 18 October 2019, my family and I
were en route from our house in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, to our house
in al-Taiba in Israel through Jbara checkpoint. Traffic was normal and
few vehicles were driving in front of me when an Israeli security guard
heavily opened fire at a young Palestinian man who was on the ground. I
heard other drivers, who were closer to the scene, shouting at the
security guard – saying that the victim did nothing, and asking why he
killed him. The drivers added that perhaps the young man reached into
his pocket to get his permit, as he was about 30 meters when the guard
fired about 7 live bullets at him. The soldiers ordered the drivers to
move away, but none of them responded. After a while, the Palestinian
and Israeli ambulances arrived at the area, but the soldiers banned both
ambulances to rescue al-Bahri, claiming that he attempted to carry out a
stab attack. We stayed in the area for an hour and a half until
al-Bahri’s death was pronounced without allowing anyone to resuscitate
him.”/
Al-Bahri’s brother, Abdul Rahman al-Bahri (30) said:
/“We do not know how all this happened. My brother worked with us in
olives harvest all day and then we returned home, took a bath and dined.
Ra’ad went out to deliver some olives to our cousin who lives in Israel
at Jabara checkpoint as is usually done in our area. She told me that
Ra’ad threw his personal belongings to her when he delivered her the
olives; she called after him several times, but he did not listen to her
and walked away towards the checkpoint. At approximately 20:00, we
learnt of the incident and that my brother was killed. We did not notice
anything strange in my brother’s attitude and did not know if he
intended to do such a thing. We agreed that he would deliver olives to
our cousin and then return home because we still have more work. He said
that when he return, we will continue our work, but he never came back.” /
* At approximately 04:00 on Thursday, 17 October 2019, dozens of buses
carrying settlers under the protection of IOF entered “Joseph’s
Tomb” in the eastern side of Nablus to pray. Meanwhile, a number of
civilians gathered and threw stones and empty bottles at Israeli
soldiers and settlers. The soldiers responded with live bullets and
tear gas canisters at them. Severe confrontations erupted between
the soldiers and the civilians and continued until the early
morning. As a result, 5 civilians were shot: 3 with live bullets; a
child and a photojournalist were shot with rubber bullets. In
addition, many others sustained tear gas inhalation. The wounded
civilians were identified as:
1. Mohammed Walid Ibrahim ‘Amoudi (24), from Nablus, was shot with a
live bullet to the left leg;
2. Iyad Husein Khalil Abu Ja’isah (18), from Nablus, was shot with a
live bullet to the left leg;
3. Abdullah Sharif Mustafa Abdul Razeq (24), from Tubas, was shot with
a live bullet in the right foot;
4. Khalil Ayman Mohammed Hashash (16), from Balata refugee camp, was
shot with a rubber bullet to the right foot; and
5. Samer Mustafa Habash (35), a photojournalist from Nablus, was shot
with a rubber bullet in the abdomen and he received medical
treatment on the spot.
* At approximately 05:00 on Thursday as well, an Israeli military
vehicle suddenly collided with a Palestinian civilian vehicle driven
by 2 civilians at a bystreet near “Haboub” square, after it withdrew
from al-Am’ari refugee camp, south of Ramallah. The soldiers
directly opened fire at the vehicle, injuring both civilians, from
Jerusalem, and totally smashing the vehicle’s glass. A Palestinian
ambulance of the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) that was in
the area attempted to transfer the wounded civilians, but the
soldiers banned them from reaching them, fired a sound bomb at them
and then arrested the 2 civilians. PCHR’s investigations indicated
that the 2 civilians were later transferred to a hospital in Israel.
* At approximately 06:00 on the same day, IOF stationed at the
annexation wall in the West Bank opened fire at Omer Jamal Obeid
(23), from ‘Araba village, southwest of Jenin. As a result, Obeid
was shot with a live bullet in the left leg while attempting to
sneak into Israel through the gate of Thuhor al-‘Abed village, west
of Ya’bud village, southwest of Jenin. Obeid was transferred to
Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital to receive medical treatment.
* At approximately 08:30 on the same day, IOF assigned to guard the
annexation wall opened fire at Mohammed Ahmed Nawasrah (25), from
Fahmah village, southwest of Jenin. As a result, Nawasrah was shot
with 2 live bullets in the foot while attempting to sneak into
Israel through the gate of Thuhor al-‘Abed village, west of Ya’bud
village, southwest of Jenin. Nawasrah was transferred to Khalil
Suleiman Governmental Hospital to receive medical treatment.
* At approximately 13:00 on the same day, a number of Palestinian
civilians gathered in al-Sahel agricultural area and in Tarmas’iyah
village, east of Ramallah, and threw stones at Israeli settlers and
soldiers, who were protecting the settlers. The soldiers chased the
protestors between fields and fired sound bombs and tear gas
canisters at them in an arbitrary manner. As a result, a number of
protestors sustained tear gas inhalation. The soldiers also banned
press crews from accessing the area and attacked photojournalist
Mo’atasem Saqef al-Hait (28) physically and verbally. Furthermore, a
military vehicle deliberately collided with the backside of an
ambulance for the medical center in the village, denting it.
* At approximately 08:10 on Thursday morning, Israeli gunboats
stationed in western Jabalia shore in northern Gaza Strip,
sporadically opened fire and chased Palestinian-fishing boats
sailing within 3 – 5 nautical miles. As a result, the fishermen were
forced to flee fearing for their lives; no casualties were reported.
* At approximately 08:00 on Friday, 18 October 2019, IOF stationed in
eastern Khan Younis border area, opened fire for few minutes; at
agricultural lands in eastern Khan Younis; no casualties were reported.
* At approximately 02:30 on Saturday, 19 October 2019, Israeli
gunboats stationed in eastern Jabalia shore, and northwest of Beit
Lahia in northern Gaza Strip, heavily opened fire and chased
Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 3 – 5 nautical miles. As a
result, the fishermen were forced to flee fearing for their lives;
no casualties were reported.
* At approximately 06:10, Israeli gunboats stationed in Western
Jabalia shore and northwest of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza Strip,
heavily opened fire and chased Palestinian fishing boats sailing
within 3 – 5 nautical miles. The shooting recurred at approximately
06:40 on the same day. As a result, the fishermen were forced to
flee fearing for their lives; no casualties were reported.
* At approximately 07:00 on the same day, IOF stationed along the
border fence northeast of the Gaza Strip, opened fire at a group of
Palestinian civilians. As a result, Mohammed Ayman Mesbah Yusuf
(18), from Jabalia, sustained minor wounds after being shot with a
live bullet to the left leg. He was transferred to the Indonesian
Hospital in Jabalia for treatment.
* At approximately 07:30, Israeli gunboats stationed in northwest of
Beit Lahia in northern Gaza Strip, chased and heavily opened fire at
Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 3 nautical miles. As a
result, the fishermen were forced to flee fearing for their lives;
no casualties were reported.
* At approximately 06:25 on Sunday, 20 October 2019, Israeli gunboats
stationed in northwest of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza Strip, opened
fire and chased Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 3 nautical
miles. The shooting continued from time to time until 07:00 on the
same day. As a result, the fishermen were forced to flee fearing for
their lives; no casualties were reported.
* At approximately 13:30 on Monday, 21 October 2019, IOF stationed at
annexation wall, adjacent to al-Naqqar neighborhood, west of
Qalqiliyah, fired live bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters
at a group of Palestinian children claiming that they threw stones
at them. As a result, Abdul Rahman Majed Hasan (16) was shot with a
live bullet to the left foot.
* At approximately 06:00 on Tuesday, 22 October 2019, Israeli gunboats
stationed in western Jabalia shore in northern Gaza Strip, heavily
opened fire and chased Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 3
nautical miles. The shooting recurred at approximately 09:00 on the
same day. As a result, the fishermen were forced to flee fearing for
their lives; no casualties were reported.
At approximately 08:30 on Tuesday, 22 October 2019, IOF stationed along
the border fence, east of Khan Younis opened fire for few minutes at
agricultural lands in eastern Khuza’ah village; no casualties were reported.
*Second: Incursions and Arrests*
*_Thursday, 17 October 2019:_*
* At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Jaba’ village, southeast of
Jenin. They raided and searched several houses and arrested (3)
civilians: Fareed Mohammed Alawna (42); Ibrahim Sa’d Badad (45); and
Yousif Mahmoud Fashafsha (32).
* At approximately 01:40, IOF moved into Beit ‘Owa, southwest of Dura
village, southwest of Hebron and stationed in the middle of the
village. They raided and searched Akram Abdulqader Isma’el Masalma’s
house (28). IOF arrested Masalma and took him to an unknown destination.
* At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Anabata village, east of
Tulkarm. They raided and searched Hazem Yousif Foqaha’s (23) family
house and arrested him. Foqaha is a university student.
* At approximately 03:00, IOF, reinforced by (20) heavy military
vehicles, moved into al-Ama’ri refugee camp, south of Ramallah. They
stormed and searched several houses and arrested Bara’ Samer Badra
(22) and Islam Fa’eq Nimir (23). At that time, dozens of civilians
gathered and threw stones at the Israeli soldiers, who responded
with a barrage of sound bombs, rubber bullets, and teargas canisters
against the protesters and between the houses. As a result, a number
of civilians suffered due to teargas inhalation. These clashes
continued for two hours, and no injuries were reported.
* At approximately 03:30, IOF moved into ‘Azoun village, east of
Qalqilya. They raided and searched a house belonging to Anan Khairy
Shbaita (42) and arrested him.
* At approximately 08:00, Israeli infantry forces moved into Bab
al-Zaweya neighborhood and Ber Saba’ street in Hebron. They closed
the stores and maintained a heavy military presence to secure
settlers’ movement coming to Hebron in order to hold their religious
ceremony in an old building called “Atnael’s tomb” in the middle of
a village in area (A), under Palestinian jurisdiction in the Oslo
Accords.
* At approximately 10:00, IOF moved into Beit Umor village, north of
Hebron. They closed the entrance to the village and banned traffic.
Meanwhile, more backups came to ‘Aseeda neighborhood near the
entrance. Dozens of young men gathered, they threw stones against
IOF, who responded with live and rubber bullets and teargas
canisters against them. As a result, dozens of civilians suffocated
due to tear gas inhalation; no arrests were reported.
* IOF carried out (2) incursions in Sa’er and Deir Samet villages in
Hebron. No arrests were reported.
*_Friday, 18 October 2019:_*
* At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into the eastern neighborhood in
Jenin. They raided and searched several houses and then arrested
Fo’ad Khader Ghabarya (25) and Marwan Hashash (22).
* At approximately 08:40, IOF moved into Qalqilya. They raided and
searched two houses belonging Jamal Adnan Abed (25) and Ahmed Qasem
Jaber (25), and then arrested them.
* At approximately 11:00, IOF moved into al-Krinat neighborhood,
southeast of Burin, southeast of Nablus. They arrested Mohammed
Zakarya Asous (24), while he was harvesting olives from his land and
took him to an unknown destination.
* At approximately 10:00, IOF arrested Nabeel Nader al-Rajbi (18) from
al-Ghaith neighborhood, in Hebron’s old city, while he was passing
through the (160) military checkpoint at the city entrance, claiming
that he disobeyed the Israeli soldier’s orders.
* At approximately 19:10, IOF established a temporary military
checkpoint between Jayous and ‘Azoun villages, east of Qalqilya.
They checked Palestinian civilians’ ID cards, searched their
vehicles, and then arrested Mahmoud Fathi Shana’a (30) from Fara’ta
village, east of Qalqilya.
* IOF carried out (4) incursions in Tal village, southwest of Nablus;
Beit Kahel, al-Shoyoukh, and Beit Oula villages in Hebron. No
arrests were reported.
*_Saturday, 19 October 2019:_*
* At approximately 01:00, IOF, reinforced by heavy military vehicles,
moved into several neighborhoods in Hebron. They raided and searched
three houses belonging to Maram Mohammed Shwaiky; Faris Ali Shwaiky;
and Younis Akram Shwaiky. No arrests were reported.
* At approximately 14:30, IOF established a temporary military
checkpoint between Jayous and al-Nabi Elias villages, east of
Qalqilya. They checked Palestinian civilians’ ID cards, searched
their vehicles, and then arrested Akrama Banan Abu Olba (35) from
Qalqilya.
* At approximately 16:00, IOF, reinforced by heavy military vehicles,
moved into Beit ‘Owa, southwest of Hebron and stationed in al-Simeya
neighborhood. Dozens of young men gathered and threw stones against
the Israeli soldiers, who responded with teargas canisters and
chased them. As a result, many suffered teargas inhalation and no
arrests were reported.
* At approximately 18:00, IOF established a temporary military
checkpoint on the northern entrance to Salfit. They checked
Palestinian civilians’ ID cards, searched their vehicles, and
arrested Ibrahim Samih al-Asi (22) from Qarawa Bani Hassan village,
north of Salfit.
* At approximately 19:00, IOF, stationed in al-Naqqar neighborhood
along the annexation wall, arrested Fahed Saleh Shtaiwi (13)
claiming that he was throwing stones at them. He was taken to an
unknown destination.
* IOF carried out (11) incursions in Hadab al-Fawwar, al-Thaherya, and
Yeta villages in Hebron; Betounya, Sarda, and Birzeit cities; Ain
Qinya, Ain Sinya, Ain Yabrod villages, and al-Qarea’ intersection in
Ramallah; al-Owja village in Jericho. No arrests were reported.
*_Sunday, 20 October 2019:_*
* At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Hebron, raided and searched
Hishan Hmaidan al-Sharbati’s (49) house, and handed him summons to
refer to the Israeli Intelligence Services in “/Ghosh Etzion/”
settlement, south of Bethlehem.
* At approximately 03:00, IOF moved into al-Issaweya village,
northeast of East occupied Jerusalem. They raided and searched
several houses and arrested (3) young men: Ashraf Issa Darbas (22);
Abdulrahman Ayman Bashiti (19); and Lo’ay Ashraf Mhmoud (22).
* At approximately 04:00, IOF moved into al-Wad neighborhood, in the
occupied East Jerusalem’s old city. They raided and searched the
family house of Abdulrahman Marwan al-Hashlamoun (16) and arrested him.
* At approximately 09:00, IOF arrested Shadi Mohammed Fayez Mhaisen
(23) while he was driving in al-Tour Street in al-Issaweya village,
northeast of the occupied East Jerusalem. He was taken to an unknown
destination.
* IOF carried out (2) incursions in Sa’eer village and al-Fawwar
refugee camp in Hebron. No arrests were reported.
*_Monday, 21 October 2019:_*
* At approximately 00:00, IOF stationed on “Eyal” checkpoint, north of
Qalqilya, arrested Motasim Mohammed Zaid (14) from Qalqilya,
claiming that he was throwing stones at them. He was taken to an
unknown destination.
* Around the same time, IOF moved into the southern side of Hebron and
stationed in the industrial area. They raided and searched a
stone-cutting workshop belonging to Ata Mohammed Abu al-Romouz. No
arrests were reported.
* At approximately 03:00, IOF, reinforced by heavy military vehicles,
moved into Hebron and stationed in al-Hawouz neighborhood. They
raided and searched a house belonging to Saif Jamal Abu Zaina (33);
he was arrested and taken to an unknown destination.
* Around the same time, IOF moved into Housan village, west of
Bethlehem. They raided and searched a house belonging to Deya’
Mohammed Isma’el Za’loul (27) and arrested him.
* IOF carried out (4) incursions in al-Thahereya, Sa’eer, al-Shoyoukh,
Beit Marsam, Beit Tafouh villages in Hebron. No arrests were reported.
*_Tuesday, 22 October 2019:_*
* At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into al-Issaweya village,
northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, including Israeli Special
Forces, Israeli intelligence service, Police officers, and Israeli
under cover unit “/Mista’arvim,/” were deployed in the streets and
neighborhoods of the village. As a result, clashes broke out between
dozens of Israeli soldiers and the village young men. The civilians
threw stones and empty bottles at the Israeli soldiers, who
responded by firing live and rubber bullets at them. Before they
withdrew, they raided and searched several houses and arrested (9)
civilians: Mohammed Bassam Obaid (22); Mohammed Waleed Obaid (21);
Mohammed Zakareya Alian (19); Nour al-Deen Maher Mhaisen (18);
Abdulrahman Tha’er Mahmoud (19); Ahmad Mujahid Abu Roumi (19);
Hussam Sameeh Alian (20); Wadea’ Dawood Alian (20); and Ramiz Jamal
Khater (21).
* At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into al-Dheesha refugee camp,
south Bethlehem. They raided and searched a house belonging to Ahmad
Khaled al-Laham (23) and arrested him.
* Around the same time, IOF moved into Beit Sira, west of Ramallah.
They raided and searched a house belonging to Abdulrahman Hamed Wawi
(25) who was a former prisoner in the Israeli prisons for two years
and half, and then arrested him.
* Around the same time, IOF moved into al-Zababida village, southeast
of Jenin. They raided and searched several houses and then arrested
Marseel Monther (25) and Maysara Fareed Ishtaya (21), from Salem
village, northeast of Nablus, while working.
* At approximately 03:00, IOF moved into Taqoua’ village, southeast of
Bethlehem. They raided and searched a house belonging to Mohammed
Suliman al-Sha’er (19) and then arrested him.
* At approximately 04:00, IOF moved into Um Maslama village, southeast
of Bethlehem. They raided and searched two houses belonging to Hayan
Ibrahim Taqatqa (32) and his brother Raddad (29), and then arrested
them.
* At approximately 04:20: IOF moved into Deir Abu Misha’al village,
northwest of Ramallah. They raided and searched a house belonging to
‘Amar ‘Adel Zahran (26) and then arrested him.
*_Wednesday, 23 October 2019:_*
* At approximately 04:30, IOF moved into Solwad village, east of
Ramallah. They raided and searched a house belonging to ‘Ahed Hamed
(48) who was a former prisoner in the Israeli prisons, confiscated
(80.000) NIS, and then arrested his son Mahmoud (24). Around the
same time, another Israeli occupation force raided and searched a
house belonging to Tamer Mousa Mershed Hamad. And before the
withdrawal, they handed him a summons to refer to the Israeli
intelligence services in “/Beit Eil/” northeast of Ramallah.
* IOF carried out (2) incursions in al-Jalazon refugee camp and Kafr
Na’ma in Ramallah. No arrests were reported.
1. *Settlement Expansion and settler violence in the West Bank,
including occupied East Jerusalem*
1. *Israeli Settler Violence*
* On Thursday, 17 October 2019, the Security Coordinator of “Efrat”
settlement with dozens of armed settlers moved into al-Khader
village, south of the city. They prevented Palestinian farmers from
harvesting olive trees and ordered them to leave and not to come
back until the Jewish Holidays end on Tuesday, 22 October 2019.
Nader Subeih, a farmer who owns around 50 dunums near the gate to
“Efrat” settlement, said that the settlement’s security coordinator
known as Dida informed Palestinian farmers not to harvest the olive
trees until the Jewish Holidays end. Subeih clarified that the
coordinator dictated terms and enforced them at gunpoint;
Palestinian farmers are forcibly denied staying at their lands after
16:00, effectively forcing them to start their work by 05:30. Subieh
added that he is denied harvesting olive trees because he is only 43
years old, and IOF permits access to civilians above 50 only. Subieh
added that the Israeli settlers break into the Palestinian farmers’
lands from time to time and search their belongings, provocatively
obstructing their work.
* At approximately 11:40 on Friday, 18 October 2019, at least 17
Israeli settlers, from /“Beit El”/ settlement attacked Palestinian
farmers with stones and sticks while harvesting olive trees in
al-Sha’b area, under the Israeli forces’ protection. As a result, 3
farmers sustained bruises. The farmers were expelled from their
lands at gunpoint amidst Israeli forces’ firing sound bombs. The
Israeli settlers seized the entire harvest.
* At approximately 13:30 on Saturday, 19 October 2019, a group of
Israeli settlers, from “Ronim” settlement, threw stones at
Palestinian farmers while harvesting olive trees in Karem ‘Eid area,
southeast of Nablus. As a result, 2 farmers were hit with stones.
The Israeli forces later intervened to secure the settlers and expel
the farmers from their lands. The Israeli settlers seized the crops
and other tools. The wounded farmers were identified as Presley
Dakheel ‘Abed al-‘Aziz ‘Eid (44), who was hit with a stone in his
right hand; and his brother Bashar (47), who was hit with a stone in
his right shoulder.
* At approximately 14:00 on Saturday, 19 October 2019, a group of
Israeli settlers, from “Ala” settlement, threw stones at Palestinian
farmers while harvesting olive trees in Batisha area and beat them,
under the Israeli forces’ protection. The farmers were beaten up and
expelled from their lands.
* At approximately 07:00 on Sunday, 20 October 2019, at least 40
Israeli settlers raided al-Aqsa Mosque yards in occupied East
Jerusalem’s Old City on the 7th day of Sukkot Jewish Holiday.
Furthermore, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian young man near
al-Rahma Mosque and summoned 6 others for interrogation. The Islamic
Endowments (Awqaf) Department in Jerusalem stated that settlers
raided the mosque in the early morning via al-Maghareba Gate and
performed prayers. The Department pointed out that the Israeli
police imposed tightened restrictions on Palestinians while entering
the mosque, checked their IDs and detained some of them at the
mosque’s gates. During the raid, Israeli police arrested ‘Alaa
Monther Najeeb (19) who was near al-Rahma Mosque and handed 6 other
Palestinians summonses to refer to al-Qashlah Police Station in the
Old City for interrogation. They were identified as Moneer ‘Abdullah
al-Basti (24), Ibrahim Moahmed al-Natsha (23), Mohamed Yazan Shareef
(21), Ghaith Naser Ghaith (27), Laith Naser Ghaith (24), and Foad
Bassam al-Shawish (31). According to the Islamic Endowments
Department, at least 2700 settlers raided al-Aqsa Mosque during the
Sukkot Jewish Holiday.
* At approximately 07:30 on Monday, 21 October 2019, hundreds of
Israeli settlers raided al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem’s
Old City on the 8th day of Sukkot Jewish Holiday, and the Israeli
forces arrested 5 Palestinians, including 2 women, near al-Selselah
Gate after pushing and beating them.
* The Islamic Endowments Department clarified that at least 122
settlers raided the al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning via
al-Maghareba Gate, under the tight protection by IOF. The settlers
performed prayers in the mosque’s yards, especially at al-Rahma Gate
while the Israeli soldiers were pushing and beating up the
Palestinian men and women at the Selselah Gate. Five of them were
arrested: ‘Aydah Mohamed al-Sidawi (59), Wa’d Khalil (32), Tarweq
Mohamed Da’our (23), Mohamed Foad Abu Shosha (23), and Habeeb Abu
Shosha (19).
* At approximately 15:00 on Wednesday, 23 October 2019, around 12
settlers, from Halmish Settlement established on the lands of
Ramallah’s northwestern villages and under the Israeli occupation
forces’ protection attacked and threw stones at the Palestinian
farmers who were harvesting olives in al-Ghabt area in the outskirts
of Um Safa village, northwest of Ramallah. The Israeli soldiers
forced the farmers to leave their lands by pushing them at gunpoint.
1. *Closure policy and restrictions on freedom of movement of persons
and goods*
*West Bank *
In addition to permanent checkpoints and closed roads, this week
witnessed the establishment of more temporary checkpoints that restrict
the goods and individuals movement between villages and cities and deny
civilians’ access to their work. Israeli forces established *37
temporary checkpoints* and arrested *5 civilians*.
*The military checkpoint were as follows: *
*_Hebron: _*
* On Thursday, 17 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces established
5 checkpoints at the southern entrances to Halhoul and Hebron and at
the entrances to Beit Ummer, Bani Na’iem and al-Thaheriyah villages.
They searched Palestinians’ vehicles and checked their IDs. The
checkpoints were later removed.
* On Friday, 18 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces established 4
checkpoints on Wadi the roads of al-Heryah, Beer al-Mahjar and
al-Hadab and at the entrance to al-‘Aroub refugee camp. They
searched Palestinians’ vehicles and checked their IDs. The
checkpoints were later removed.
* On Saturday, 19 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces established
3 checkpoints at the entrances to Sa’ir village and on Beit ‘Awaa
Road and at the southern entrance to Halhoul village. They searched
Palestinians’ vehicles and checked their IDs. The checkpoints were
later removed.
* On Sunday, 20 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces established 3
checkpoints at the southern entrance to Halhoul village and the
eastern entrance to Dura. They searched Palestinians’ vehicles and
checked their IDs. The checkpoints were later removed.
* On Monday, 21 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces established 4
checkpoints at the entrances to Beit Ummer, Sa’ir, al-Koum and Deir
Razzeh villages. They searched Palestinians’ vehicles and checked
their IDs. The checkpoints were later removed.
*_Qalqiliyah: _*
* On Thursday, 17 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces established
a checkpoint at the eastern entrance to Qalqiliyah. They searched
Palestinians’ vehicles and checked their IDs. The checkpoints were
later removed.
* On Friday, 18 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces established a
checkpoint between Jayyous and ‘Azoun villages, east of Qalqiliyah.
They searched Palestinians’ vehicles and checked their IDs. They
arrested Mahmoud Fathi Shana’ah (30), from Faqariyat Fer’ata in
eastern Qalqiliyah.
* On Saturday, 19 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces established
4 checkpoints between Jayyous and al-Nabi Iyyas villages, east of
Qalqiliyah; between Jayous and ‘Azoun villages, east of Qalqiliyah;
al-Naqqar area adjacent to the annexation wall, east of Qalqiliyah;
and at the eastern entrance to Qalqiliyah. They searched
Palestinians’ vehicles and checked their IDs. All checkpoints were
later removed.
* On Sunday, 20 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces established 5
checkpoints at Jeet village’s intersection, northeast of Qalqiliyih;
and at the entrances to Siniryah village, south of Qalqiliyah,
‘Ezbet al-Tabib; al-Nabi Elias; and ‘Azzoun villages, est of Qalqiliyah.
* On Monday, 21 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces stationed at
Iyyal checkpoint, north of Qalqiliyah, arrested Mo’tasem Mohamed
Zaid (14), from Qalqiliyah, claiming that he threw stones at them.
*_Salfit:_*
* On Thursday, 17 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces established
a checkpoint at the entrance to Salfit. They searched Palestinians’
vehicles and checked their IDs. The checkpoint was later removed.
* On the same day, Israeli occupation forces closed the eastern and
western entrances to Kaful Hares villages, north of Slafit. The
entrances were later opened.
* On Saturday, 19 October 2019, Israeli occupation forces established
a checkpoint at the western entrance to Dirstiyia village, north of
Salfit. They searched Palestinians’ vehicles and checked their IDs.
The checkpoint was later removed.
* On the same day, Israeli occupation forces established a checkpoint
at the entrance to Kaful Hares villages, north of Slafit. They
searched Palestinians’ vehicles and checked their IDs. The
checkpoint was later removed.
* On the same day, Israeli occupation forces established a checkpoint
at the northern entrance to Salfi. They searched Palestinians’
vehicles and checked their IDs. They arrested Ibrahim Sameeh al-‘Asi
(22), from Qarawet Bani Hassan village, north of Salfit.
* On Monday, 21 October 2019, Israeli forces established a checkpoint
at the entrance to Qarawet Bani Hassan village, west of Salfit. They
searched Palestinians’ vehicles and checked their IDs. The
checkpoint was later removed.
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