In Occupied Palestine - 13 October 2023
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In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
(Compiled by Leslie Bravery, Palestine Human Rights Campaign, Auckland, New Zealand)
13 October 2023 {Main source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group (PMG): https://www.nad.ps/en/violations-reports/daily-report NB:The period covered by this newsletter is taken from the PMG's 24-hour sitrep ending 8am the day after the above date.}
We shall always do our best to verify the accuracy of all items in these IOP newsletters/reports wherever possible [e.g. we often suspect that names of people and places that we see in the PMG sitreps could be typos; also the translation into English seems rather odd ~ but since we, sadly, do not speak Arabic, we have no alternative but to copy and paste these names from the PMG sitreps!] – please forgive us for any errors or omissions – Leslie and Marian.
One injustice does not justify another!
Ceasefire violations – Palestinian missile attacks: Hundreds of missiles were again fired towards, and across, the Green Line and into Israel.
Restrictions of movement: Since midnight, 7 October, Israeli Occupation forces have imposed a complete closure on access movement in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Ceasefire violations – air strikes: From 08:00 on 12 October until 08:00 on 13 October, Israeli war planes continued to strike homes, including apartment tower-blocks, service facilities and many other targets over the whole of the Gaza Strip enclave. Another 363 deaths have raised the total number of fatalities to 1900 (including 614 children and 370 women). Another 1984 people have been injured, bringing that total now to 7696 (including 2000 children and 1400 women).
Israeli military attacks: From 08:00 on October 12, 2023 until 08:00 on October 13, 2023, the Israeli Occupation military positions on the Green Line have targeted farmland, homes and many other civilian areas all across the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Army attack – 4 killed, including 3 youngsters: Jerusalem – Occupation forces, in the Old City, fired live ammunition in the Bab Hatta, Ras Khamis, al-Thawri, Wadi al-Joz, Jabal al-Mukabir and Arras, as well as in al-Tur, the vicinity of the Qalandiya checkpoint and in al-Eizariya, Abu Dis, al-Ram, Hizma and the villages of Beit Ijza, Beit Duqqu, al-Issawiya, Qutna and al-Jib. Four people (three of them minors, Ayham Iyad Issa Jabareen (aged 17), Mohammed Taher Ali Mustafa (aged 15) and Laith Osama Zaal Abu Marra (aged 16), were killed in Beit Ijza, al-Issawiya and al-Ram. The fourth person killed was Ahmed Khaled Abd Farraj.
Israeli Army attack – 1 killed: Jerusalem – 04:00, Israeli forces, at the al-Za’im checkpoint, opened fire on and killed one person driving a vehicle: Abdul Rahman Ribhi Al-Amouri.
Israeli Army attack – home invasions – 2 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – dawn, the Israeli Army, firing ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, stormed into the Qalandiya refugee camp, raiding homes and taking prisoner two residents.
Israeli Army attack – youngster killed – 12 people wounded: Ramallah – Israeli troops, near the northern entrance to al-Bireh, the entrance to the Ofer refugee camp and the entrances to the towns of Aboud, Ni’lin, Beitunya, al-Mazraa al-Gharbiya, Silwad, Beit Liqiy, as well as the villages of Nabi Saleh, Beit Sira, Budrus, Deir Abu Masha and Shuqba, fired live as well as rubber-coated metal bullets and bombs towards protesters. A 16-year-old youth, Hussein Moataz Hussein Musa, was killed in Beit Liqiya and 12 people were wounded in Aboud Ni'lin, Beitunya, al-Mazra'a al-Gharbiya and the villages of Budrus and Deir Abu Mashal.
Israeli Army attack – home invasions: Ramallah – 03:00, the Israeli military stormed into al-Mazra'a al-Gharbiya and raided homes, wounding one person: Mohammed Ali Musa Shreiteh.
Israeli Army attack – 3 wounded: Jenin – Israeli soldiers, in the vicinity of the al-Jalama checkpoint as well as in the villages of Arqa and Arbouna, wounded three people.
Israeli Army attacks: Jenin – 14:10, Israeli Occupation settlers opened fire towards homes in Jalboun village.
Israeli Army attacks – home invasions: Jenin – 04:00, Israeli forces, firing live ammunition, stormed into Jenin and the refugee camp and invaded homes.
Israeli settler attacks: Tubas – 14:05, armed Israeli settlers, in the al-Faw area of the North Jordan Valley, opened fire towards pedestrians.
Israeli Army attack – 1 killed – 2 wounded: Tubas – Israeli forces, near the entrance to the village of Atuf, shot and killed a protester, Mohammed Ahmad Bsharat, and wounded two others.
Israeli Army attack – 5 killed: Tulkarem – the Israeli Army shot and killed five protesters, near the Geshuri factories. They are Raafat Thaer Ahmed Muhanna, Bakr Hassan Odeh Jumain, Islam Bilal Ihsan Abu Zant, Sameh Khaled Odeh Abu Tabikh and Qasim Hakam Arif Qasim Hajres.
Israeli settlers' attack: Tulkarem – 17:55, Israeli settlers opened fire on and damaged a vehicle, near Quffin.
Israeli Army attack – home invasions – 5 wounded: Qalqiliya – 12:00, Israeli troops shot and wounded five people while storming into Azzun and raiding homes.
Israeli Army attacks: Qalqiliya – the Israeli military, firing live ammunition stormed into the village of Kafr Qaddum, as well as the entrance to Hablat.
Israeli Army attack – 10 wounded: Qalqiliya – Israeli soldiers, near the entrance to the village of Hajjah and in the vicinity of the Eyal checkpoint, shot and wounded ten people.
Israeli Army attack – youngster killed: Nablus – Israeli Occupation forces, in the vicinity of the Beit Furik checkpoint, shot and killed a 16-year-old youth: Amir Amin Melitat.
Israeli Army attack – 24 wounded: Nablus – Israeli forces, near the Huwara checkpoint as well as in the villages of Burqa, Osirin, Odala and al-Sawiya, wounded 24 people.
Israeli settlers attack – 6 wounded: Nablus – 15:45, Israeli settlers, near the entrance to Qabalan, opened fire on and wounded six people.
Israeli settler attacks: Nablus – 17:35, Occupation settlers opened fire towards homes, on the eastern side of Burin village.
Israeli settler attack: Nablus – 20:25, a security guard, from the Eli Occupation settlement, opened fire on a number of villagers in Talfit.
Israeli Army attack: Nablus – 18:05, Israeli forces fired live ammunition and rubber-coated bullets, from the Deir Sharaf checkpoint towards protesters.
Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded: Salfit – the Israeli Army shot and wounded a protester, near the northern entrance to the city.
Israeli Army attacks: Salfit – Israeli troops, near the western entrance to Deir Istiya and in the area between Burqin and Kafr al-Dik, fired live ammunition towards protesters.
Israeli settlers attack – agricultural sabotage – population-control: Salfit – 13:50, Israeli settlers opened fire on olive harvesters, on the eastern side of Marda village.
Israeli Army attack: Jericho – 21:10, the Israeli military stormed al-Auja, opening fire towards homes as they passed.
Israeli Army attacks – 1 killed – 6 taken prisoner: Jericho – 03:00, Israeli soldiers, firing live ammunition, stormed into Jericho as well as the Ein al-Sultan and Aqbat Jabir refugee camps and invaded homes, killing one person, Shehadeh Mahmoud Shehadeh, and wounding two others. Six people were taken prisoner.
Israeli Army attack – 1 killed: Bethlehem – Israeli Occupation forces, opening fire towards people near the entrance to Tuqu', shot and killed a man: Issa Sami Jibril.
Israeli Army attack – 6 wounded: Bethlehem – Israeli forces, near the northern entrance to Bethlehem, shot and wounded six people.
Israeli Army attacks: Bethlehem – at the entrance to Beit Fajjar, in the Umm Rukba area, in al-Khadr and near the entrance to the village of Dar Salah, fired live ammunition towards protesters.
Israeli settler attack: Bethlehem – 15:25, Israeli settlers opened fire while pursuing the Head of the al-Jab’a Village Council along a road between Nahalin and the village of al-Jab’a.
Israeli Army attack: Bethlehem – 17:15, the Israeli Army opened fire on a vehicle, near the western entrance to Beit Fajjar.
Israeli Army attacks – 1 killed and 14 wounded: Hebron – Occupation forces, in the Bab al-Zawiya area, shot and killed a man, Musab Ahmed Al-Madhoun, and wounded 14 other people, some in the Bab al-Zawiya area and others in the city, near the entrances to the Arroub and al-Fawar refugee camps, and in Sa’ir .
Israeli Army attack – 1 killed: Hebron – the Israeli Army shot and killed a man, Issa Maher Al-Amleh, in Beit Ula.
Israeli settlers attack – 1 wounded: Hebron – 14:30, Occupation settlers, in the al-Masafer area, east of Yatta, opened fire on and wounded a man.
Israeli Army attack: Hebron – 18:30, Israeli settlers, near the entrance to Karma village, opened fire towards a passing vehicle.
Israeli Army attack – home invasions: Hebron – 00:50, Israeli troops, firing live ammunition, stormed into al-Dhahiriya and invaded a number of homes.
Death: Jericho – 13:30, a resident of Jericho, Zuhdi Ziyad Al-Maghribi, has died from wounds sustained during an Israeli Army attack on the city.
Israeli police and settlers' mosque violation: Jerusalem – 11:00, Israeli Occupation forces prevented prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, except for people over 60 years of age.
Israeli Army land-grab: Qalqiliya – Occupation forces issued an order to seize land belonging to Azzun, for the purpose of building military roads and barricades to prevent people from reaching the land.
Israeli Army land-grab: Salfit – Occupation forces issued an order to seize land belonging to Kafr al-Dik, in order to establish a military watchtower.
Israeli police and settlers' mosque violation: Hebron – Since 8 October, Occupation forces have kept the Ibrahimi Mosque closed to worshippers.
Occupation settler violence: Ramallah – 22:35, Israeli settlers stoned homes in the village of Nabi Saleh.
Occupation settler terrorism: Tubas – 02:35, armed Israeli settlers, in the al-Maleh area of the North Jordan Valley, stoned two homes owned by Ali Zuhdi Abu Mohsen and his son, Louay, and ordered them to vacate them.
Occupation settler stoning – injury: Nablus – 18:45, Israeli settlers stoned, and injured, a man in Beita.
Occupation settler beating – injury: Bethlehem – 15:45, Israeli settlers severely beat up a man in Nahalin.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Bethlehem – Settlers, in an area west of al-Khadr, demolished two agricultural facilities.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – dawn, Israeli Occupation forces raided al-Ram, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Jerusalem – 13:00, Israeli police invaded the grounds of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 02:15, the Israeli Army raided the village of Betello, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – population-control: Ramallah – 03:35, Israeli troops raided Silwad and closed a restaurant, for five months.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 06:50, the Israeli military raided Kobar as well as the village of Abu Shukheidem, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – population-control: Ramallah – 06:50, the Israeli military raided Bir Zeit and closed a restaurant there for five months.
Raid: Jenin – 14:50, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Araba.
Raid: Jenin – 23:30, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Zububa.
Raids – 2 taken prisoner: Jenin – evening, Israeli soldiers raided Ya’bad as well as the village of Tura, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner – in refugee camp: Jenin – 04:00-06:45, Israeli Occupation forces raided the Jenin refugee camp, invading homes and taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Tubas – 22:35, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Ein al-Bayda.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 13:40, the Israeli Army raided the village of Burqa, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Nablus – 13:45, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Huwara.
Raids: Nablus – 15:00, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Qabalan as well as the village of Yatma.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 01:30-03:45, Israeli soldiers raided Qusra, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 3 taken prisoner: Nablus – 02:55-06:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided Nablus, taking prisoner three people.
Raid: Salfit – 18:10, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Kafr al-Dik.
Raid: Salfit – 22:20, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Bruqin.
Raid: Jericho – 20:50, Israeli troops raided and patrolled al-Auja.
Raids – on refugee camps: Bethlehem – 03:30, the Israeli military raided the al-Azza and Aida refugee camps.
Raids – 6 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 03:30, Israeli soldiers raided the city and also the village of Marah Muilla, taking prisoner six people.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 03:10, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of al-Majd, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 4 taken prisoner: Hebron – 05:50, Israeli forces raided the city, taking prisoner four people.
Raid – 3 taken prisoner: Hebron – 07:10, the Israeli Army raided Beit Awa, taking prisoner three people.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 07:15, Israeli troops raided Dura, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – dawn, the Israeli military raided Halhul, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – dawn, Israeli soldiers raided al-Samou, taking prisoner one person.
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B'Tselem: One injustice does not justify another
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[NB: Times indicated in Bold Type contribute to the sleep deprivation suffered by Palestinian children]
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