In Occupied Palestine - 16 May 2023
While the Occupation is business as usual for Israel,
there should be no business with Israel
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)
16 May 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.
Israeli Army home invasions
and armed robbery
Israeli Army drives families out
of their homes
Occupation settler arson and racism
Night peace disruption and/or home
invasions in 12 towns and villages
2 attacks – 8 killed – 6 wounded
38 raids
including home invasions
1 abducted – 15 taken prisoner
Agricultural/economic sabotage
Home invasions: 10:00, Jenin UN refugee camp - 06:00, Tubas - 12:35, Kharas - 16:00, al-Fawqa - 20:30-23:30, Hebron.
Peace disruption raids: 09:00, Hizma - 10:30, Kharbatha Bani Harith - 10:30, Deir Qadis - 10:30, Deir Birzeit - 22:40-04:40, Beit Ur al-Tahta - 04:25, al-Bireh - 22:40, Beit Ur al-Tahta - 14:00, Rumana - 14:00, Zububa - 03:55-05:45, al-Yamoun - 03:55-05:45, al-Silat al-Harithiya - 03:55-05:45, Zububa - 03:55-05:45, Kafr Dan - 06:50, al-Jalama - 10:40, Khirbet Jbara - 16:45, Shufa - 18:45-01:20, Izbit Shufa - 06:55, Tulkarem - 08:25, Qalqiliya - 12:00, Azzun - 18:30-00:30, Azzun - 06:40, Qalqiliya - 10:15, Aqraba - 11:30-17:45, Majdal Bani Fidel - 12:05-17:15, Yatma - 12:30, Tel Surra - 17:15, Salem - 17:15, Urif - 17:15, Asira al-Qibliya - 10:10, Haris - 02:25-06:05, Salfit - 20:10-05:00, al-Auja - 08:45, Hebron. 33
Palestinian missile attacks: none.
Israeli Army attack – 5 wounded – home invasion: Jenin – 10:00, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, raided the Jenin UN refugee camp, invading a home and wounding five people: Imad Amer, Suleiman Amer, Thaer Samar, Yazan Sanuri and Khalil Hammad. One other person was taken prisoner.
Israeli Army attack – 8 killed: Nablus – dawn, raiding Israeli forces, firing live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, killed eight people and caused 80 tear gas casualties.
Home invasions – stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Tubas – 06:00, Israeli Occupation forces, firing stun grenades and tear gas canisters, raided Tubas and searched two houses.
Home invasion and destruction: Hebron – 12:35, Israeli forces destroyed a mobile home in Kharas.
Home invasions and military population-control: Tubas – 16:00, the Israeli Army forced four families to evacuate their homes in the village of Khirbet Humsa al-Fawqa, in order to make way for Israeli military exercises.
Home invasions and armed robbery: Hebron – 20:30-23:30, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the city, as well as searching a number of homes, seizing cash to the value of around $US770 and 200 grammes of gold jewellery.
Israeli police and settlers' mosque violation: Jerusalem – 08:00, settler militants, escorted by Israeli police, invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and molested worshippers.
Israeli Army assault with stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Jerusalem – 21:40, fired at Shuafat checkpoint.
Israeli Army assault with stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Jerusalem – 23:00, fired in al-Tur neighbourhood.
Israeli Army assault with stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Ramallah – 13:15, fired at entrance to the village of al-Mughayir.
Israeli Army destruction – agricultural sabotage: Bethlehem – 13:30, Israeli Occupation forces destroyed an agricultural building and two livestock shelters, west of al-Khadr.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Bethlehem – 21:55, fired at northern entrance to the town of Tuqu'.
Israeli Army assault – 1 wounded: Hebron – 11:00, fired at entrance to the UN al-Arroub refugee camp: rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas; one person, Omar Imad Younes Siam, was wounded.
Occupation settler arson and racism: Jerusalem – Israeli settlers invaded the village of Beit Iksa, set fire to a motor vehicle and sprayed racist messages, in Hebrew, on the walls of a house.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 09:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided Hizma, taking prisoner one person.
Raids: Ramallah – 10:30, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the villages of Kharbatha Bani Harith, Deir Qadis and Deir Birzeit.
Raid: Ramallah – 22:40-04:40, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Beit Ur al-Tahta.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 04:25, Israeli troops raided al-Bireh, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – rubber-coated bullets fired: Ramallah – 22:40, the Israeli military, firing rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, raided and patrolled Beit Ur al-Tahta.
Raids: Jenin – 14:00, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the villages of Rumana and Zububa.
Raids – 2 taken prisoner: Jenin – 03:55-05:45, Israeli Occupation forces raided al-Yamoun and al-Silat al-Harithiya, taking prisoner two people.
Raids: Jenin – 03:55-05:45, Israeli forces raided Zububa and Kafr Dan.
Raid: Jenin – 06:50, the Israeli Army forces raided and patrolled the village of al-Jalama.
Raid: Tulkarem – 10:40, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Khirbet Jbara.
Raid: Tulkarem – 16:45, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Shufa.
Raid: Tulkarem – 18:45-01:20, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Izbit Shufa.
Raid: Tulkarem – 06:55, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the al-Shuweika suburb.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 08:25, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Qalqiliya.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 12:00, the Israeli Army forces raided and patrolled Azzun.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 18:30-00:30, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Azzun, as well as abducting a 16-year-old youth: Mohammed Issa.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 06:40, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled Qalqiliya.
Raid: Nablus – 10:15, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Aqraba.
Raid: Nablus – 11:30-17:45, Israeli forces raided raided and patrolled Majdal Bani Fidel village.
Raid: Nablus – 12:05-17:15, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Yatma.
Raid: Nablus – 12:30, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Tel Surra.
Raids: Nablus – 17:15, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the villages of Salem, Urif and Asira al-Qibliya.
Raid: Salfit – 10:10, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled Haris village.
Raid – 7 taken prisoner: Salfit – 02:25-06:05, Israeli Occupation forces raided Salfit, taking prisoner seven people.
Raid: Jericho – 20:10-05:00, Israeli forces raided and patrolled al-Auja.
Raid – stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Hebron – 08:45, the Israeli Army, firing stun grenades and tear gas canisters, raided and patrolled the city, near the University.
Restrictions of movement (21): eastern and western entrances to the village of al-Mughayir both closed - 08:45, entrance to the village of al-Nabi Saleh - 16:45, entrance to the village of al-Nabi Saleh closed - 17:00, roundabout in Rawabi as well as entrance to the village of Umm Safa both closed - 22:45, entrance to al-Taybeh - 22:45, entrance to Sinjil - 08:40, entrance to the village of Izbit al-Tabib - 10:25, between Aqraba and the village of Awarta - 10:10, western entrance to Deir Istiya - 16:50, Aqbat Hasna - 23:30-01:00, bypass road between Janata and the village of al-Faradis closed - 08:15, entrance to Ithna - 10:05, northern entrance to Yatta - 15:40, eastern entrance to Dura - 15:55, al-Samou road junction - 21:00-23:30, entrance to Beit Awa - Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing closed - al-Mantar-Karni crossing closed - al-Shujaiyeh crossing (Nahal Oz) closed - Sufa crossing closed - al-Awda Port closed.
Numbers relating to other people reportedly taken prisoner:
Jerusalem 1, Jenin 1, Tubas 1.
[NB: Times indicated in Bold Type contribute to the sleep deprivation suffered by Palestinian children]
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