16 August 2023 {Main source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group (PMG):
https://www.nad.ps/en/
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 home invasions –
death, wounding and destruction
Israeli Navy attack and hijacking –
economic sabotage
Israeli Army armed robbery,
plunder and population-control
Night peace disruption in 6 villages
2 attacks –
1 Israeli ceasefire violation
1 killed – 1 wounded
22 raids including home invasion
3 acts of
agricultural/economic sabotage
24 taken prisoner
Home invasions: Hebron.
Peace disruption raids: 13:00-13:45, al-Qubeiba – 13:00-13:45, Qatanna – 17:20, al-Ram – 21:40, al-Mughayir – dawn, Bil’in – 10:45-12:15, Anin – 15:10, Ya’bad – 23:55-02:05, Ya’bad – 12:40, Bardala – 06:40, Tubas – 06:40, Tayasir – 19:45, Zita – dawn, Attil – 19:45, Zeita – 16:50, Azzun – 17:35, Osirin – 00:45-04:25, Einabus – 01:45-07:15, Burqa – 22:05, Tuqu’ – 03:20-05:10, Janata – dawn, Beit Ummar. 21
Palestinian missile attacks: none.
Ceasefire violation – Israeli Navy attack and hijacking – economic sabotage: Northern Gaza – morning, the Israeli Navy opened fire on, and pursued, Palestinian fishing boats off the al-Waha area, north-west of Beit Lahiya, hijacking one vessel and taking prisoner two crew members: Awad Fathi Al-Sultan and Ghaith Abu Aoun.
Israeli Army attack – death, wounding – home invasions and destruction: Jenin – 06:55, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, stormed into Jenin and invaded homes. One resident, Mustafa Akram Qanbaa al-Kastouni, was killed and another, Sally Ibrahim Al-Bitar, wounded. The Israeli Army also partly demolished one house, as well as a bakery adjacent to it.
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 armed robbery, plunder and population-control: Tubas – 14:45, Israeli Occupation forces, in the village of Kardala, seized aperson’s vehicle that was carrying building equipment for work on the village mosque.
Israeli Army armed robbery: Qalqiliya – 18:20, Israeli forces seized possession of a bulldozer, in the area between Azzun and the village of Asla.
Israeli Army armed robbery: Qalqiliya – 19:30, the Israeli Army robbed a Jit village resident, Mohammed Sahlab, of his bulldozer.
Israeli Army armed robbery: Qalqiliya – 20:45, Israeli troops also robbed another Jit village resident, Mohammed Sami Basalat, of his bulldozer.
Israeli Army armed robbery – population-control: Salfit – 12:20, the Israeli military, in Qarawat Bani Hassan, seized a bulldozer from a man, Yazan Mahareq, while he was working on local land controlled by Israel.
Israeli Army agricultural sabotage: Bethlehem – 10:00, Israeli soldiers laid waste to farmland in al-Khadr.
Israeli Army – mosque violation – population-control: Hebron – since 22:00 on 15 August, Israeli Occupation forces have kept the Old City Ibrahimi Mosque closed to worshippers, in favour of settlers performing religious rituals there.
Occupation settler threatening behaviour: Ramallah – 13:00, Israeli Occupation settlers, near the al-Taybeh road junction, insulted and threatened people.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Nablus – 12:25, Israelis, from the Shvut Rachel Occupation settlement, raided nearby Qaryut village farmland and felled around 20 olive trees.
Occupation settler destruction and terrorism: Hebron – Israelis, from the Ma’on settlement, invaded the Khalal al-Arda area, east of Yatta, and destroyed a room lived in by a villager: Mohammed Ali Al-Shawahin.
Raid: Jerusalem – 13:00-13:45, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of al-Qubeiba.
Raid – 3 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 13:00-13:45, Israeli forces raided Qatanna, taking prisoner three people.
Raid: Jerusalem – 17:20, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled al-Ram.
Raid: Ramallah – 21:40, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of al-Mughayir.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – dawn, the Israeli military raided the village of Bil’in, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Jenin – 10:45-12:15, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Anin.
Raid: Jenin – 15:10, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Ya’bad.
Raid – stun grenades and tear gas canisters fired: Jenin – 23:55-02:05, Israeli forces, firing stun grenades and tear gas canisters, raided and patrolled Ya’bad,.
Raid: Tubas – 12:40, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Bardala.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Tubas – 06:40, Israeli troops raided Tubas, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Tubas – 06:40, the Israeli military raided the village of Tayasir.
Raid – stun grenades and tear gas canisters fired : Tulkarem – 19:45, Israeli soldiers, firing stun grenades and tear gas canisters, raidedand patrolled Zeita.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – dawn, Israeli Occupation forces raided Attil, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Tulkarem – 19:45, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Zeita.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 16:50, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Azzun.
Raid: Nablus – 17:35, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Osirin.
Raid: Nablus – 00:45-04:25, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Einabus.
Raid: Nablus – 01:45-07:15, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Burqa.
Raid: Bethlehem – 22:05, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Tuqu’.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 03:20-05:10, Israeli forces raided Janata, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – dawn, the Israeli Army raided Beit Ummar, taking prisoner two people.
Restrictions of movement (16): 08:35, tightened measures at the Einav checkpoint – 20:10-01:15, tightened measures at the Shufa checkpoint – 20:10-01:15, tightened measures at the Einav checkpoint – 16:50-19:20, entrance to Azzun closed – 22:15, between the villages of Orif and Asira al-Qibliya – 03:45, Deir Sharaf and Surra checkpoints closed – 10:45, al-Hamra checkpoint closed – 18:00, southern entrance to Jericho – evening, Route 90 near al-Auja – 20:20-00:20, southern entrance to Bethlehem – 13:35-15:20, Wadi al-Hariyah area – 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 3, Jenin 2, Tulkarem 2, Qalqiliya 1, Bethlehem 1, Hebron 3.
[NB: Times indicated in Bold Type contribute to the sleep deprivation suffered by Palestinian children]
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