20 October 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 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.
Scientific evidence regarding missile strikes
on the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza
(See below)
Ceasefire violations – Palestinian missile attacks: Hundreds of missiles were again fired towards, and across, the Green Line into Israel.
Ceasefire violations – air strikes: From 08:00 on 18 October until 08:00 on 19 October, Israeli war planes continued to strike homes, including apartment tower-blocks, service facilities and many other targets over the whole of the Gaza Strip enclave. Another 248 deaths have raised the number of fatalities to 4385. A further 561 people have been wounded, now bringing that total to more than 13,561 .
Restrictions of movement: Since midnight, 7 October, Israeli Occupation forces have imposed a complete closure on access movement in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Israeli military attacks: From 08:00 on 18 October 18 until 08:00 on 19 October, the Israeli Occupation‘s military positions on the Green Line have targeted farmland and homes, as well as many other public areas all across the Gaza Strip. Israeli gunboats have been firing missiles at sites along Gaza’s shore, also opening fire on, and pursuing, Palestinian fishing boats.
ATTACKS:
Israeli Army attack – 1 youngster killed: Ramallah – 09:10, Israeli Occupation forces stormed into Beitunya, killing a 15-year-old boy: Suhaib Iyad Al-Sous.
Israeli Army attack – 10 wounded: Ramallah – 14:00, Israeli forces, near the northern entrance to al-Bireh, opened fire towards protesters, wounding ten people.
Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded: Jenin – evening, one person, near the entrance to the village of Tura, was wounded by Israeli troops firing live ammunition and rubber-coated bullets.
Israeli Army attack – 1 youngster killed – 16 other people wounded: Nablus – 14:40, the Israeli Army opened fire towards protesters, near the Huwara checkpoint, killing a 17-year-old youth, Uday Fawaz Mansour, and wounding 16 other people.
Israeli Army attack – 3 wounded: Nablus – 15:55, Israeli troops opened fire towards protesters, near the Beit Furik checkpoint, wounding three people.
Israeli Army attack – homes under fire: Nablus – 22:25, Israelis, from the Shavei Shamron Occupation settlement, opened fire towards the homes of villagers, in Sebastia.
Israeli settlers attack – agricultural sabotage – arson: Salfit – 11:20, Israeli settlers, invading Yasuf village farmland, opened fire towards olive harvesters and set fire to a number of olive trees.
Israeli Army attack – 1 youngster killed – home invasions – 6 wounded – 4 taken prisoner: Jericho – 04:00, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, stormed into Jericho and the Aqbat Jabir refugee camp, demolishing one home and searching a number of others, killing a youngster, Mohammed Suleiman Awajna (aged 17), and wounding six other residents. In addition, four other people were taken prisoner.
Israeli Army attack – 3 wounded: Bethlehem – 13:50, the Israeli military opened fire towards protesters, near the northern entrance to the city, wounding three people.
Israeli Army attack: Bethlehem – 14:14, Israeli soldiers opened fire towards protesters, near the village of Kisan.
Israeli Army attack – youngster wounded: Bethlehem – 15:00, 16-year-old Muneeb Adel Shahim was shot and wounded by Israeli Occupation forces opening fire towards protesters, in the Umm Rukba area of al-Khadr.
Israeli Army attack: Hebron – 14:30, Israeli forces opened fire towards protesters, near the entrance to the al-Arroub refugee camp.
Israeli Army attack – 4 wounded, including youngster: Hebron – 15:00, Mohammed Hassan Omar Al-Qawasmeh (aged 16) was wounded, along with three other people, by Israeli troops shooting towards protesters in the Ras al-Joura area, north of Hebron.
Israeli Army attack: Hebron – 15:15, the Israeli military opened fire on protesters, near the entrance to Beit Ummar.
Israeli Army attack – 2 wounded – agricultural sabotage: Hebron – 18:20, Israeli forces opened fire towards olive harvesters, near Idhna, wounding two people.
HOME INVASIONS:
Home invasion and occupation – 23 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 05:55, Israeli Occupation forces stormed into Aroura, occupied the roof of a house, for use as a military post, and took prisoner23 people.
Israeli settler home invasion and arson: Jericho – 12:00, Israeli Occupation settlers seized, and bulldozed, an area of land in al-Auja, set fire to a home and destroyed 800 metres of irrigation supply-lines.
ISRAELI ARMY ATTACKS:
Israeli Occupation mosque violation – population-control: Jerusalem – 09:00, Israeli Occupation forces prevented worshippers, under the age of 70, from entering to perform Friday Prayers in Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Jerusalem – 09:00, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters, near the Shuafat checkpoint and in Abu Dis.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Jerusalem – 13:30, the Israeli Army fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters, in the Wadi al-Jouz neighbourhood.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Jerusalem – 20:00, Israeli forces again fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters, near the Shuafat checkpoint and in Abu Dis.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Jerusalem – 20:00, the Israeli Army fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters in al-Eizariya.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Jerusalem – 20:30, Israeli troops fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters near Biddu.
Israeli Army assaults with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Ramallah – 17:40, the Israeli military fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters, between Ni’lin and the village of Deir Qadis.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Tulkarem – 17:25, Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters, near the eastern cemetery in Quffin.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Qalqiliya – 14:00, Israeli Occupation forces fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters, near the closed eastern entrance to Kafr Qaddum.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Qalqiliya – 15:00, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters, near Jayus.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Qalqiliya – 15:20, the Israeli Army fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters, near the entrance to the village of Immatin.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Qalqiliya – 15:30, Israeli troops fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters, near the entrance to Azzun.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades – 1 wounded: Qalqiliya – 17:00, the Israeli military fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters close to the Eyal checkpoint, wounding one person.
Israeli Army abduction: Nablus – 04:45, Israeli soldiers, in the city, abducted 13-year-old Mustafa Mohammed Kayed.
Israeli Occupation mosque violation – population-control: Hebron – Since 8 October, Occupation forces have kept the Ibrahimi Mosque closed to worshippers.
Occupation settler violence:
Occupation settler violence and agricultural sabotage: Nablus – 12:45, Israeli settlers assaulted and terrorised olive harvesters, on agricultural land between Aqraba and the village of Yanun.
Occupation settler violence and agricultural sabotage: Nablus – noon, Israeli Occupation settlers assaulted and terrorised olive harvesters, on Burqa village farmland.
Occupation settler violence and agricultural sabotage: Salfit – 11:25, Israeli Occupation settlers assaulted and terrorised olive harvesters, in the al-Mawaris area of Kafr al-Dik, and forced a halt to the olive harvest.
Occupation settler violence and agricultural sabotage: Salfit – 11:25, Israeli settlers assaulted and terrorised olive harvesters, in the al-Shalal area of the city, and forced a halt to the olive harvest.
Occupation settler violence: Hebron – 16:20, Israeli settlers assaulted two people near al-Samou’.
RAIDS:
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 05:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided al-Ram, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Jerusalem – 09:00, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Hizma.
Raid – 10 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 02:40, the Israeli Army raided al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiya, taking prisoner ten people.
Raid – 3 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 02:55, Israeli troops raided al-Bireh, taking prisoner three people.
Raid – 9 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 03:50, the Israeli military raided the village of Rantis, taking prisoner nine people.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jenin – 14:50, Israeli soldiers raided Araba, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Jenin – 17:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Tura.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 15:50, Israeli forces raided the Hotel village, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 01:35-03:10, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the Hotel village.
Raids: Nablus – 16:50, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the villages of Asira al-Qibliya and Urif.
Raids – refugee camp: Nablus – 18:30-01:20, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the Popular Housing area as well as the Askar refugee camp.
Raid: Nablus – 00:10-03:15, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Tal.
Raids: Nablus – 01:05-07:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided Qusra and the village of Yatma, taking prisoner five people.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Nablus – 02:55-03:55, Israeli forces raided the city, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – 5 taken prisoner: Nablus – 03:05, the Israeli Army raided the village of Burqa, taking prisoner five people.
Raid – 3 taken prisoner: Nablus – 04:30-07:30, Israeli troops raided Beita, taking prisoner three people.
Raid: Salfit – 02:15, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Kifl Haris.
Raid: Jericho – 12:00, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled al-Auja.
Raids – 27 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – dawn, Israeli Occupation forces raided Bethlehem, Beit Sahour, Tuqu’, al-Ubeidiya, Beit Fajjar, Nahalin, al-Khadr and Janata, as well as the villages of Marah Rabah, Irtas and Husan, taking prisoner 27 people.
Raid: Hebron – 01:00, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Idhna.
Raid – 9 taken prisoner: Hebron – 01:55, the Israeli Army raided the city, taking prisoner nine people.
Raid: Hebron – 02:50, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Tarqumiya.
Raid – 17 taken prisoner: Hebron – dawn, the Israeli military raided the village of Deir Samit, taking prisoner 17 people.
Scientific evidence regarding missile strikes
on the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza
News Hub: Experts and analysts around the globe have been picking through the evidence trying to find out who is responsible for the tragedy at Al-Ahli Hospital. Church officials also reveal that Israeli fire had previously struck the hospital on 14 October.
Israel has claimed that the Palestinian rocket that it says supposedly hit the hospital was fired from the south-west. However, the conclusions of two analyses published on Friday express serious doubt in that narrative – and found that the projectile that hit the hospital was fired from the direction of Israel.
Forensic Architecture, a research group based at the University of London, analysed photos of the impact crater at the scene, saying that “patterns of radial fragmentation on the southwest side of the impact crater, as well as a shallow channel leading into the crater from the northeast” indicate the projectile likely came from the northeast – “the direction of the Israeli-controlled side of the Gaza perimeter”.
Chris Cobb-Smith, an investigator and explosives expert, also agreed the evidence indicated the projectile may have come from the opposite direction claimed by the Israeli military, according Forensic Architecture. This lined up with the conclusions of a so-called “Doppler Effect analysis” by the Earshot audio investigation group, which looked at sound waves related to distance, and found that the missile likely approached from the northeast, east, or southeast, but not from the west as Israel’s military has claimed.
The Israeli Army also released a video with a recording of a conversation between purported Hamas officials, where they appear to talk about the misfired rocket that had caused the hospital blast.
The Earshot Earshot audio investigation group said that a forensic sound analysis revealed that the audio was recorded on two separate channels, and then edited together, disqualifying it from being a credible source of evidence.
In its analysis of the audio, Channel 4 said it had found the call’s credibility questionable due to the syntax used, accent and tone of voice.
[NB: Times indicated in Bold Type contribute to the sleep deprivation suffered by Palestinian children]
Chomsky says it all. They stole Palestine before their eyes and the Palestinians refused to accept it even at the time. Imagine the country of your heart. This vile act by Hamas has raised the immoral foundation of Israel.
I imagine taking hundreds of thousands of Israelis here, to release Palestine, but I think they’d be just as apartheid Right as the South Africans who came here.