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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">For the fifth consecutive day, the
Israeli occupation forces continue to impose a blockade and security
measures on the town of Aqraba, south of Nablus.</h1>
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<p>24-08-2023
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<div><p><span><span>The Israeli occupation forces continue
to impose their strict siege and conduct extensive raids on the town of
Aqraba, south of Nablus, for the fifth consecutive day. This comes after
the Huwwara shooting incident last week. The Israeli forces close all
secondary entrances to the town except for the main entrance, which
witnesses tightened security and thorough inspections, leading to
significant traffic congestion. Checkpoints are deployed in most areas
of the town. In addition to the repeated incursions, field
interrogations, and detentions of young men, houses are being searched.
Since the beginning of the blockade on August 20, 2023, which coincided
with the first day of the new school year, students from Aqraba who
attend the mixed Yanoun Elementary School located in the Yanoun hamlet
northeast of Aqraba have been suffering. The occupation completely
blocks the road leading to the school. Daily coordination takes place
between Aqraba Municipality and the Israeli army to allow students and
teachers from Aqraba to enter the school. However, students and teachers
face harassment due to daily inspections before entering or exiting the
only open access point of Aqraba.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>In the early hours of Thursday, August 24, 2023, a large
force affiliated with the Israeli army consisting of more than 30
military vehicles and more than 100 soldiers raided the town. They
initiated a wide-ranging campaign of home invasions that affected more
than 20 houses, conducting searches and causing destruction. The
residents were arbitrarily detained within these homes. The Israeli
occupation forces also detained more than 30 young men and interrogated
them in homes or nearby areas before releasing them all. Furthermore,
among the houses that were raided, one belonging Issa Bani Fadel was
targeted. He and his son Mohammad were arrested, and the house was
marked and measured for demolition at a later time.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>The Israeli occupation forces' policy of collectively
raiding homes, conducting searches, and collectively detaining
Palestinians is in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which
prohibits collective punishment. According to the convention: “No
protected person may be punished for an offense he or she has not
personally committed, collective penalties and likewise all measures of
intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.”</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Addameer Association calls upon the high contracting
parties to the Geneva Conventions to pressure the Israeli state to cease
the policy of collective punishment against Palestinians, to halt
punitive collective arrest campaigns, home invasions, and the
intimidation of children and the elderly.</span></span></p>
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