In Occupied Palestine - 23 February 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)

23 February 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.

 

1 killed in UN refugee camp

 

3 youngsters, 1 woman wounded

 

Another home destroyed

 

Night peace disruption and/or

home invasions in 6 villages

 

5 attacks

 

15 raids including home invasions

 

1 abducted – 10 taken prisoner

 

Economic sabotage

 

Home invasions: 11:00, Jerusalem, al-Sawana neighbourhood.

Peace disruption raids: 14:15, Bir al-Basha - 17:55, Araba - 10:15, Nablus - 10:15, Tal Surra - 18:00, Qaryut - 21:10, Qusra - 21:10, Jureish - 23:20, Orif - 05:30, Deir Sharaf - 05:30, Qusin - 07:10, Tal Surra - 12:20, Bruqin - 21:05, Yasuf - 17:20, Bethlehem, Bilal bin Rabah Mosque.

Palestinian missile attacks: none.

Israeli Army attack – woman wounded: Jerusalem – 08:20, Israeli forces shot and wounded a woman, Fatima Noman Badr, near the entrance to the Ma'ale Adumim Occupation settlement, then took her prisoner.

Israeli Army attack – 15-year-old boy wounded: Ramallah – 15:30, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, wounded a 15-year-old boy: Nadim Moqbel.

Israeli Army attack – 16-year-old youth wounded: Ramallah – 17:00, the Israeli Army, firing live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, near the entrance to al-Nabi Saleh, wounded a 16-year-old youth, Omar Jalal Ibrahim, as well as another person, Ali Abdul Latif Zuhdi Al-Tamimi.

Israeli Army attack – 17-year-old youth wounded: Nablus – 23:15, armed Israeli settlers raided the outskirts of Qusra, opening fire and wounding a 17-year-old youth, Ibrahim Masoud Abu Raida, and also one other person: Mohammed Khaled Hassan.

Israeli Army attack – man killed in UN refugee camp: Hebron – 14:05, at the al-Arroub UN refugee camp, firing live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, the Israeli Army killed a Palestinian Police Officer, Mohammed Ismail Hassan Al-Jawabra, as he tried to assist neighbours.

Home invasion and destruction: Jerusalem – 11:00, Israeli Occupation forces demolished a home in the al-Sawana neighbourhood.

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 – 10:40 and 16:00, fired in al-Issawiya.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Jerusalem – 15:30, Israeli Occupation forces fired rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters towards a funeral gathering.

Israeli Army assault with stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Jerusalem – fired at 15:30.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Jerusalem – 21:00, fired in the al-Tur neighbourhood as well as the Shuafat UN refugee camp.

Israeli Army assault – economic sabotage: Jenin – Israeli forces destroyed a commercial building as well as fruit and vegetable market stalls, near the western entrance to al-Jalama village.

Israeli Army assault with stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Qalqiliya – 13:05, fired near Qalqiliya.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Qalqiliya – 13:55, fired at entrance to Azzun.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Qalqiliya – 01:00, fired at eastern entrance to Qalqiliya.

Israeli Army abduction: Bethlehem – 20:30, the Israeli Army abducted a 17-year-old youth: Moamen Omar Mohammed Issa.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Bethlehem – fired at 14:45 and 20:30.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Bethlehem – 15:30, fired at western entrance to Tuqu'.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Bethlehem – 15:40, fired near the Aida UN refugee camp.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Bethlehem – 18:50, fired near the entrance to Husan village.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Bethlehem – 00:55, fired near the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Hebron – 11:30, fired in the Bab al-Zawiya district.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Hebron – 11:35, fired near the entrance to Sa'ir.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Hebron – 00:30, fired at the Khursa village road junction.

Occupation settler violence: Nablus – 22:30, stone-throwing Israelis, from the Yitzhar Occupation settlement, stoned and damaged vehicles on the nearby bypass road.

Raid: Jenin – 14:15, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Bir al-Basha.

Raid – stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Jenin – 17:55, Israeli forces, firing stun grenades and tear gas canisters, raided and patrolled Araba.

Raids: Nablus – 10:15, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Nablus, as well as the villages of Tal Surra.

Raid: Nablus – 18:00, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Qaryut.

Raids: Nablus – 21:10, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Qusra and also the village of Jureish.

Raid: Nablus – 23:20, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Orif.

Raids: Nablus – 05:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the villages of both Deir Sharaf and Qusin.

Raid: Nablus – 07:10, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Tal Surra.

Raid: Salfit – 12:20, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Bruqin.

Raid: Salfit – 21:05, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Yasuf.

Raid: Bethlehem – 17:20, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque.

Restrictions of movement (21): 14:40, entrance to the village of al-Nabi Saleh - 17:15, Wadi al-Delb road - 16:00, between the villages of Ein Yabroud and Dura al-Qarara - 20:15, Halamish settlement roundabout - 22:15, main road to al-Jalazoun and al-Mar refugee camps - 13:25, tightened procedures at the Tayasir checkpoint; one taken prisoner - 17:15, under Azzun Bridge - 10:15, tightened procedures at the Shavei Shamron checkpoint - 22:00, tightened procedures at the Beit Furik checkpoint - 21:10, al-Muraba'a road junction - 22:00, tightened procedures at the Za'tara junction - 21:40, northern entrance to Tuqu' - 21:55, northern entrance to Beit Sahour - 21:55, Aqbat Hasna - 13:30, entrance to al-Fawar UN refugee camp - 21:35, entrance to al-Arroub UN refugee camp closed - 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, Ramallah, Jenin 1, Tulkarem 2, Qalqiliya 3, Bethlehem 1, Hebron 1

[NB: Times indicated in Bold Type contribute to the sleep deprivation suffered by Palestinian children]

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