In Occupied Palestine -19 May 2022
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)
19 May 2022 {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 frequently 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 Navy opens fire on and pursues Palestinian fishing boats
Israeli Army position opens fire on Gaza farmland
Home invasion and forced personal demolition
Israeli Army destroys tent-dwellings
Night peace disruption in UN refugee camp and 3 villages
3 attacks – 3 Israeli ceasefire violations
8 raids including home invasions
5 acts of agricultural/economic sabotage
7 taken prisoner
Home invasions: Sur Baher - evening, Markaz area, south-east of Yatta.
Peace disruption raids: 02:00, Medea village - 04:50, Ni'lin - 03:15, Nur Shams UN refugee camp - 04:20, Qarawat Bani Hassan - Artas village - dawn, al-Arroub UN refugee camp.
Palestinian missile attacks: none.
Ceasefire violation – Israeli Navy attack – economic sabotage: Northern Gaza – 08:00, the Israeli Navy opened fire on, and pursued, Palestinian fishing boats off al-Sudaniya.
Ceasefire violation – Israeli Army attack – agricultural sabotage: Central Gaza – 08:00, an Israeli Army position, behind the Green Line, opened fire towards agricultural land east of Deir al-Balah.
Ceasefire violation – Israeli Navy attack – economic sabotage: Rafah – 08:00, Israeli gunboats opened fire on, and pursued, Palestinian fishing boats off Rafah.
Home invasion and forced personal demolition: Jerusalem – the Israeli Occupation forced a resident, Mohammed Abu Kaf, to destroy his home, in the village of Sur Baher – or otherwise be forced to pay an extortionate sum to the Israeli Occupation demolition squads, who would be sent in to do it.
Home invasions – 2 tent-dwellings destroyed – 12 made homeless: Hebron – evening, the Israeli Army seized, and destroyed, two tent-dwellings housing 12 people in the Markaz area, south-east of Yatta.
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: Jenin – 12:45, entrance to Qabatiya.
Israeli Army assault with stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Tulkarem – 10:40, Annexation Wall Gate 104.
Israeli Army assault with stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Qalqiliya – 19:45, Jayus.
Israeli Army assault with stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Nablus – 19:45, entrance to the village of Burqa.
Israeli Army assault with stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Bethlehem – 22:35, western entrance to Tekoa.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Jenin – morning, an Israeli, from the Mevo Dotan Occupation settlement, invaded Amrah farmland, south-west of Yabad, and destroyed the door to an agricultural facility.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Jenin – evening, two more Israelis,from the Mevo Dotan Occupation settlement, invaded Amrah village agricultural land, causing damage.
Occupation settler stoning: Qalqiliya – 13:05, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles, near Azun.
Occupation settler stoning: Qalqiliya – 23:00, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles, near the entrance to Qusra.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 02:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided Medea village, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 04:50, Israeli forces raided Ni'lin, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – 03:15, the Israeli Army raided the Nur Shams UN refugee camp, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Salfit – 04:20, Israeli troops raided Qarawat Bani Hassan, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – population-control orders: Bethlehem – Israeli soldiers raided the village of Artas and issued orders for a halt to the building of six houses.
Raid – UN refugee camp – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – dawn, Israeli Occupation forces raided al-Arroub UN refugee camp, taking prisoner two people.
Restrictions of movement (12): 12:45, entrance to Qabatiya - 21:30, tightened procedures at the Tayasir checkpoint - 21:00, entrance to Izbit al-Tabib - 22:00-23:50, entrance to Deir Ballut - 12:00-13:05, western entrance to Tekoa - 16:45, entrance to Janata - 19:50, near Dar Salah village - Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing closed - al-Mantar-Karni crossing closed - al-Shujaiyeh crossing (Nahal Oz) closed - Sufa crossing closed - al-Awda Port closed.
[NB: Times indicated in Bold Type contribute to the sleep deprivation suffered by Palestinian children]
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