In Occupied Palestine – 08 April 2023

08 April 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 sincewe, 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 attack –

young man shot dead

15 acts of settler violence

and vandalism

4 mosque violations

Night peace disruption

in 13 towns and villages

4 attacks – 19 raids

1 killed – 3 wounded – 6 injured

3 beaten – 5 taken prisoner

Pastoral sabotage

Peace disruption raids: 00:30, Deir Birzeit – 23:50, Farun – 22:35-00:22, Bethlehem – 20:21, al-Tur – 23:00, Beit Hanina – 22:50, al-Eizariya – 22:50, al-Ram – 00:05, Jalboun – 00:05, Faqua – 08:40, Khirbet Jbara – 22:25, Hajjah – 04:00, Azun – 10:30, Qusra – 16:40, Khirbet Yanoun – 18:35-02:50, Salem – 16:05-06:40, Qusin – 16:05-06:40, Deir Sharaf – 07:15, Sebastia – 21:15, Hebron.

Palestinian missile attacks: none.

Israeli Army attack: Ramallah – 00:30, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, raided Deir Birzeit’s High Street.

Israeli Army attack: Tulkarem – 23:50, Israeli forces, firing live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, raided Farun.

Israeli Army attack – young man killed: Qalqiliya – 20:50, the Israeli Army, firing live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters near the main entrance to Azzun, shot and killed an 18-year-old youth, A’id Azzam Mahmoud Salim, who died of wounds in the chest and abdomen.

Israeli Army attack: Bethlehem – 22:35-00:22, Israeli troops raided, firing live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters at people and homes near the Jacir Palace Hotel, at the northern entrance to Bethlehem.

Israeli police and settler mosque-violation: Jerusalem – morning, settler militants, escorted by Israeli police, invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and molested worshippers.

Israeli Army support for settler mosque-violation: Salfit – Israeli Occupation forces firing rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters in support of settlers raiding a mosque and stoning homes in Deir Ballut, injured two people, Murad Rashid Abu al-Khair, hit in the head by a stone and Abd al-Rahman Marwan Abdullah, wounded by a rubber bullet.

Israeli Army assault – 1 injured – 1 wounded: Hebron – evening, Israeli forces, firing rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters on al-Shallala Street in the centre of the city, caused a number of tear gas casualties.

Israeli Army mosque violation: Hebron – 19:40, the Israeli Army closed the Ibrahimi Mosque to worshippers, in celebration of Jewish holidays.

Occupation settler vandalism: Jerusalem – 21:00, Israeli settlers stoned and damaged passing vehicles, near the Mikhmas roundabout.

Occupation settler violence and vandalism: Jerusalem – 22:20, Israeli settlers stoned homes and beat up a resident, Nofal Abu Thawri, in the village of Ras Karkar.

Occupation settler stoning: Jerusalem – 23:40, Israeli settlers stoned homes in Deir Dibwan village.

Occupation settler vandalism – Israeli Army complicity: Tubas – evening, Israeli settlers, accompanied by the Israeli Army, stoned Ein al-Hilweh community homes and destroyed solar cells.

Occupation settler violence: Tubas – 21:30, stone-throwing Israeli settlers closed the Mahula road junction, assaulting pedestrians and damaging motor vehicles.

Occupation settler stoning: Tubas – 22:10, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded the Ein al-Bayda area and stoned passing vehicles.

Occupation settler stoning: Qalqiliya – 21:10, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles, near the Kedumim roundabout.

Occupation settler stoning and obstruction of movement: Qalqiliya – 21:15, Israeli settlers closed a road, near the Kafr Laqif roundabout, and stoned passing vehicles.

Occupation settler stoning: Nablus – 21:00, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles, near the entrance to Deir Sharaf village.

Occupation settler violence – beating and hospitalisation: Salfit – 23:00, Israeli settlers beat up and hospitalised a man, Bashar Abd Daoud, at the entrance to Kifl Haris.

Occupation settler vandalism – Israeli Army complicity: Salfit – 20:30, Israeli settlers, escorted by Israeli troops, marched with flags near the entrance to Deir Ballut, stoning and smashing windows in the Al-Salam Mosque, as well as people’s homes.

Occupation settler violence – Israeli Army population-control: Bethlehem – 12:15, Israeli settlers beat up a man, near the village of Kisan. The injured man, Atallah Ibrahim Al-Abyat, was then taken prisoner by the Israeli Army.

Occupation settler violence – youngster and adult injured: Bethlehem – 22:45, a gang of Israeli settlers raided the Um Rukba area, attacking homes and injuring two people, 16-year-old Saed Al-Balbol and another person, Salem Jamil Salem Al-Balbol, suffering a head injury.

Occupation settler violence – pastoral sabotage: Hebron – 12:30, Israeli settlers assaulted a shepherd, Khader Al-Nawaja’a, as he grazed sheep near Khirbet Susiya, south of Hebron.

Occupation settler stoning: Hebron – 17:00, Israeli settlers stoned pedestrians and shops in Hebron.

Raid – 3 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 20:21, Israeli Occupation forces raided al-Tur, taking prisoner three people.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 23:00, Israeli forces raided Beit Hanina, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Jerusalem – 22:50, the Israeli Army, firing rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters raided al-Eizariya.

Raid – rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Jerusalem – 22:50, Israeli troops, firing rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters raided al-Ram.

Raids: Jenin – 00:05, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the villages of Jalboun and Faqua.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 08:40, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Khirbet Jbara.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 22:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Hajjah.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 04:00, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Azun.

Raid: Nablus – 10:30, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Qusra.

Raid: Nablus – 16:40, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Khirbet Yanoun.

Raid: Nablus – 18:35-02:50, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Salem.

Raids: Nablus – 16:05-06:40, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the villages of Qusin and Deir Sharaf.

Raid: Nablus – 07:15, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Sebastia.

Raid – rubber-coated bullets and tear gas canisters: Hebron – 21:15, the Israeli Army, firing rubber-coated bullets and tear gas canisters, raided the al-Tallah area, near the al-Aroub UN refugee camp.

Restrictions of movement (26): 12:00, entrance to al-Eizariya – 12:00, entrance to Biddu – 21:40, entrance to the village of Turmusaya – 22:50, tightened measures across Jerusalem, with access to Silwan totally prevented – 23:20, entrance to al-Nabi Saleh – 09:05, intensified procedures at the Tayasir checkpoint – 09:55, entrance to the village of Bardala – 20:15, again, intensified procedures at the Tayasir checkpoint – evening, road between Khirbet Ibziq and Bardala barricaded with concrete blocks – 10:45, road leading to the village of Asira al-Qibiliya – 11:45, intensified procedures at the Hawara checkpoint – 13:25, intensified procedures at the Shavei Shamron checkpoint, road to Asira al-Shamaliya – Deir Sharaf roundabout, al-Muraba’a road junction, entrance to the village of Deir Sharaf – Salfit – 22:20, northern entrance to Salfit – 05:20, near al-Hamra road junction – 20:20, southern entrance to Bethlehem closed – 00:25, entrance to al-Fawar refugee camp and Dura – Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing closed – al-Mantar-Karni crossing closed – al-Shujaiyeh crossing (Nahal Oz) closed – Sufacrossing closed – al-Awda Port closed.

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