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<h1 class="reader-title">Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights
Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory - 17–23
October 2019</h1>
October 24, 2019</div>
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<p><strong><em>Israeli violations of human rights in the
occupied Palestinian territory</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>17 – 23 October 2019</em></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>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;</strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>100 civilians injured, including 46 children, 2
women and 3 volunteer paramedic at Great March of
Return in Eastern Gaza Strip;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>West Bank:</strong> 10 civilians injured,
including 2 children and a photojournalist</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>During 63 incursions into the West Bank,
including occupied East Jerusalem: </strong>65
civilians arrested, including 3 children, a woman and
an activist.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Hundreds of settlers raided al-Aqsa Mosque
yards in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City for the
third week in row.</strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Settlers continue their attacks against
Palestinian farmers in the olive-harvest season in
the West Bank.</strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>3 shootings reported against Palestinian
agricultural lands, eastern Gaza Strip, and 6
shootings reported against Palestinian fishing boats
off Gaza Strip Shore</strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Complete closure imposed on the Gaza Strip
and the West Bank for Jewish holidays</strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>37 temporary checkpoints erupted in the West
Bank, where 5 Palestinian civilians were arrested,
including a child.</strong></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Summary</strong></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>As part of the Israeli violations of the right
to life and bodily integrity: </strong>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.</p>
<p>In the Gaza Strip, IOF wounded 100 Palestinian
civilians, including 46 children, 2 women and 3
volunteer paramedics on the 79<sup>th</sup> 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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>As part of the Israeli incursions and house
raids,</strong> 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.</p>
<p><strong>In the Gaza Strip, </strong>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.</p>
<p><strong>Under the settlement expansion activities in
the West Bank, </strong>PCHR documented 7
settler-attacks against farmers in the olive season in
addition to incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque yards under
IOF’ protection.</p>
<p><strong>In terms of the Israeli closure policy,</strong>
the Gaza Strip still suffers the worst closure in the
History of the Israeli occupation of the oPt as it has
entered the 14<sup>th</sup> 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.</p>
<p>Moreover, on 21 October 2019, Israel closed Beit Hanoun
“Erez” crossing in both directions for Jewish Holidays.</p>
<ol>
<li><strong> Violation of the right to life and to
bodily integrity</strong></li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li><strong> Excessive Use of Force against the Great
March of Return in the Gaza Strip</strong></li>
</ol>
<p>IOF continued its excessive use of lethal force against
GRM peaceful demonstrations organized by Palestinian
civilians in the Gaza Strip.</p>
<p>On 18 October 2019, IOF wounded 100 civilians,
including 46 children, 2 women and 3 volunteer
paramedics in the 79<sup>th</sup> 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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>The incidents were as follows:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Northern Gaza Strip</strong>: 24 civilians
injured, including 16 children: 6 with live bullets
and shrapnel, 13 with rubber bullets and 5 were hit
with tear gas canisters.</li>
<li><strong>Gaza City:</strong> 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.</li>
<li><strong>Central Gaza Strip: </strong>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.</li>
<li><strong>Khan Younis: </strong>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.</li>
<li><strong>Rafah</strong>: 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.</li>
</ul>
<ol start="2">
<li><strong> Excessive use of force against peaceful
protests in the West Bank:</strong></li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ol start="3">
<li><strong> Shooting and other violations of the right
to life and bodily integrity</strong></li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<p>An eyewitness told PCHR’s fieldworker:</p>
<p><em>“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.”</em></p>
<p>Al-Bahri’s brother, Abdul Rahman al-Bahri (30) said:</p>
<p><em>“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.” </em></p>
<ul>
<li>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:</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Mohammed Walid Ibrahim ‘Amoudi (24), from Nablus,
was shot with a live bullet to the left leg;</li>
<li>Iyad Husein Khalil Abu Ja’isah (18), from Nablus,
was shot with a live bullet to the left leg;</li>
<li>Abdullah Sharif Mustafa Abdul Razeq (24), from
Tubas, was shot with a live bullet in the right foot;</li>
<li>Khalil Ayman Mohammed Hashash (16), from Balata
refugee camp, was shot with a rubber bullet to the
right foot; and</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>Second: Incursions and Arrests</strong></p>
<p><strong><u>Thursday, 17 October 2019:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>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).</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>IOF carried out (2) incursions in Sa’er and Deir
Samet villages in Hebron. No arrests were reported.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Friday, 18 October 2019:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>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).</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Saturday, 19 October 2019:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Sunday, 20 October 2019:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>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 “<em>Ghosh Etzion</em>”
settlement, south of Bethlehem.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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).</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>IOF carried out (2) incursions in Sa’eer village and
al-Fawwar refugee camp in Hebron. No arrests were
reported.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Monday, 21 October 2019:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>IOF carried out (4) incursions in al-Thahereya,
Sa’eer, al-Shoyoukh, Beit Marsam, Beit Tafouh villages
in Hebron. No arrests were reported.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Tuesday, 22 October 2019:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>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
“<em>Mista’arvim,</em>” 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).</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Wednesday, 23 October 2019:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>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 “<em>Beit Eil</em>” northeast of Ramallah.</li>
<li>IOF carried out (2) incursions in al-Jalazon refugee
camp and Kafr Na’ma in Ramallah. No arrests were
reported.</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li><strong> Settlement Expansion and settler violence
in the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem</strong></li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li><strong>Israeli Settler Violence</strong></li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>At approximately 11:40 on Friday, 18 October 2019,
at least 17 Israeli settlers, from <em>“Beit El”</em>
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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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).</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li><strong> Closure policy and restrictions on freedom
of movement of persons and goods</strong></li>
</ol>
<p><strong>West Bank </strong></p>
<p>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 <strong>37
temporary checkpoints</strong> and arrested <strong>5
civilians</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>The military checkpoint were as follows: </strong></p>
<p><strong><u>Hebron: </u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Qalqiliyah: </u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Salfit:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
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