In Occupied Palestine – 08 August 2023

08 August 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 Navy opens fire on

Palestinian fishing boats

Israeli Army position opens fire

on Gaza farmland

15-year-old boy wounded

Israeli Occupation forces’

land-grabbing

Israeli Army plunder and

population-control

Night peace disruption and/or home

invasions in 20 towns and villages

3 attacks –

2 Israeli ceasefire violations

40 raids including home invasions

1 wounded – 10 taken prisoner

2 acts of

agricultural/economic sabotage

Home invasions: 21:50, Hajjah village.

Peace disruption raids: 02:25, al-Ram – 02:25, Biddu – 19:40, Jerusalem – 11:05, Um Safa – 11:05, Ramallah – 02:05-00:10, Um Safa – 03:50, Shuqba – 08:30, Kafr Dan – 08:35, Tulkarem – 17:30, Attil – 19:05, Zeita – 19:40-21:15, Shufa – 19:40-21:15, Izbat Shufa – 16:50, Qalqiliya – 17:15-19:40, Kafr Thulth – 17:15, Kafr Thulth – 17:05, Salem – 17:05, Tal village – 21:05-01:40, Nablus – 21:05-22:20, Beit Furik – 22:20-03:25, Beita – 03:50-05:35, Beit Iba – 03:50-05:35, Sebastia – 03:50-05:35, Naqoura – 03:50-05:35, Deir Sharaf – 03:50-05:35, Zawata – 03:50-05:35, Beit Wazan – 10:10, Kafr al-Dik – 11:20, Sarta – 09:10, Ein al-Dyouk al-Tahta – 10:25, Beit Fajjar – 10:05, Hebron – 00:40-06:10, Ithna – 02:45, Yatta – 02:45, al-Samou – 03:15-04:20, Halhul – 03:30, Tarqumiya – 03:30, Dura – 07:00, Surif.

Palestinian missile attacks: none.

Ceasefire violation – Israeli Navy attack – economic sabotage: Northern Gaza – morning, the Israeli Navy opened fire on, and pursued, Palestinian fishing boats off al-Sudaniya.

Ceasefire violation – Israeli Army attack – agricultural sabotage: Central Gaza – morning, an Israeli Army position, behind the Green Line, opened fire towards agricultural land east of Deir al-Balah.

Israeli Army attack – youngster wounded: Qalqiliya – 12:30, a 15-year-old boy, Murad Mahmoud Suleiman Ghannam, was wounded by Israeli forces firing live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, near the southern entrance to the city.

Home invasion: Qalqiliya – 21:50, Israeli Occupation forces raided Hajjah village and searched a house.

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 Occupation – population-control and mosque violation: Jerusalem – 22:50, the Israeli Occupation banned a resident, Mohammed Abu Tayeh, from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque for a period of seven days.

Israeli Army assault with stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Ramallah – 19:10, Israeli forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at people, near the entrance to Silwad.

Israeli Occupation forces’ land-grab: Nablus – Israeli Occupation forces seized 36 hectares of land in Huwara, for the extension of asettlement road.

Israeli Army assault with stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Hebron – 10:30 and again at midnight, the Israeli Army fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters at people, near the entrance to the al-Arroub refugee camp.

Raid: Jerusalem – 02:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided al-Ram.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 02:25, Israeli forces raided Biddu, taking prisoner two people.

Raid – mosque and chapel violations: Jerusalem – 19:40, Israeli Occupation police raided and searched the Bab al-Rahma Chapel in the grounds of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Raid: Ramallah – 11:05, the Israeli Army raided the village of Um Safa.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 11:05, Israeli troops raided Ramallah, taking prisoner one person.

Raid: Ramallah – 02:05-00:10, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Um Safa.

Raid: Ramallah – 03:50, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Shuqba.

Raid: Jenin – 08:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Kafr Dan.

Raid: Tulkarem – 08:35, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Tulkarem.

Raid: Tulkarem – 17:30, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Attil.

Raid: Tulkarem – 19:05, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Zeita.

Raids: Tulkarem – 19:40-21:15, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the villages of Shufa as well as Izbat Shufa.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 16:50, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled Qalqiliya.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 17:15-19:40, Israeli Occupation forces raided Kafr Thulth.

Raid – stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Qalqiliya – 17:15, Israeli forces, firing stun grenades and tear gas canisters, raided as well as patrolling Kafr Thulth.

Raids: Nablus – 17:05, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the villages of Salem and Tal.

Raid: Nablus – 21:05-01:40, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Nablus.

Raid: Nablus – 21:05-22:20, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Beit Furik.

Raid: Nablus – 22:20-03:25, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled Beita.

Raids: Nablus – 03:50-05:35, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Beit Iba, Sebastia, Naqoura, Deir Sharaf, Zawata and Beit Wazan.

Raid: Salfit – 10:10, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Kafr al-Dik.

Raid – population-control: Salfit – 11:20, the Israeli Army raided the village of Sarta and issued orders to prevent the construction of 15 houses.

Raid – population-control: Jericho – 09:10, Israeli troops raided the village of Ein al-Dyouk al-Tahta and issued orders to prevent construction work being carried out.

Raid – plunder: Bethlehem – 10:25, the Israeli military raided Beit Fajjar and seized heavy equipment being used.

Raid – rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Hebron – 10:05, Israeli soldiers, firing rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, raided and patrolled Hebron.

Raid: Hebron – 00:40-06:10, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Ithna.

Raid: Hebron – 02:45, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Yatta.

Raid: Hebron – 02:45, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled al-Samou.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 03:15-04:20, Israeli troops raided Halhul, taking prisoner one person.

Raid: Hebron – 03:30, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Tarqumiya and Dura.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 07:00, Israeli soldiers raided Surif, taking prisoner one person.

Restrictions of movement (24): 15:00, roadblock on road to the village of Jaba – 15:25, entrance to the village of Nabi Saleh – 15:35, entrance to Aboud closed – 15:35, entrances to Silwad closed – 15:35, road to the village of Kharbatha Bani Harith closed – 16:15, entrance to the village of Deir Ammar – 18:15, entrance to the village of al-Mughayir – 18:50-23:15, tightened procedures at the Einav checkpoint – 08:30, eastern entrance to Qalqiliya – 10:00, northern entrance to Azzun – 10:15, entrance to the village of Kafr Laqif – 10:30, entrance to the village of Jinsafut – 15:10, entrance to the village of Izbit al-Tabib – 08:55, tightened measures at the Huwara checkpoint – 16:40, northern entrance to Tuqu’ – 19:25, southern entrance to Bethlehem – 09:55, Halhul Bridge – 14:10, entrance to Beit Ummar – 22:40-04:20, Halhul Bridge – 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:

Ramallah 2, Nablus 2, Hebron 1.

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