In Occupied Palestine – 23 October 2023

23 October 2023 {Main source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group (PMG):https://www.nad.ps/en/violations-reports/daily-reportNB: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.

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 23 October until 08:00 on 24 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 704 deaths have raised the number of fatalities to 5791. A further 1024 people have been wounded, now bringing that total to more than 16,297.

Restrictions of movement: Since midnight, 7 October, Israeli Occupation forces have imposed a complete closure on access movement inthe West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Israeli military attacks: From 08:00 on 23 October until 08:00 on 24 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.

Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded: Qalqiliya – 17:15, Israeli Occupation forces opened fire towards protesters near the Eyal checkpoint, leaving one person wounded.

Israeli settler attack on school – student and teacher wounded: Nablus – 12:10, Israeli Occupation settlers stormed into the village of Burqa and attacked the local Boys’ Secondary School, opening fire on a student, Khaled Arif Masoud, and a teacher, Mohammed Al-Antari.

Israeli Army attack – damage: Salfit – 18:55, an Israeli, from the Barkan Occupation settlement, opened fire on, and damaged, a motor vehicle.

Israeli settler attack – agricultural sabotage: Salfit – 19:15, armed Israeli settlers opened fire towards olive harvesters in Khallet Hassan.

Israeli Army attack on homes – 1 wounded: Bethlehem – 09:00, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, stormed into the Wadi Shaheen area in Central Bethlehem and invaded homes, wounding a resident: Ali Khader Allawi.

Death: Tubas – on 23 October, a Palestinian prisoner, Omar Hamza Hassan Daraghmeh, was killed in the Megiddo Prison. The Commission for Prisoners’ and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs have held the Occupation forces fully responsible for his death.

Home invasions: Jerusalem – evening, Israeli forces raided Jaba’ village and searched a number of homes.

Home invasions: Jenin – 19:50, Israeli Occupation forces raided Jalboun and searched a number of homes.

Home invasions: Nablus – 01:10, the Israeli Army raided the village of Burin and searched a number of homes.

Home invasions – injury – 4 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 09:00-11:10, Israeli troops raided the Wadi Shaheen district and raided a number of homes, injuring a resident. They also prisoner took four people.

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 rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Jerusalem – 20:55, Israeli Occupation forces fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards people, in the village of Rafat.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Jerusalem – 22:30, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards people in Abu Dis.

Israeli Army destruction – economic sabotage: Jerusalem – dawn, the Israeli Army demolished a shop, in the village of Sur Baher.

Israeli Army – beating and hospitalisation: Tubas – 20:00, Israeli troops, at the Hamra checkpoint, beat up and hospitalised one person:Iyad Jamal Daraghmeh.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters: Qalqiliya – 23:55, the Israeli military fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters, near the entrance to the village of Hajjah.

Occupation settler damage: Jerusalem – Israeli Occupation settlers raided the village of Beit Iksa and damaged the tyres of ten vehicles.

Occupation settler violence and agricultural sabotage: Ramallah – 10:10, Israeli settlers invaded al-Mughayir village farmland and assaulted olive harvesters.

Occupation settler violence and agricultural sabotage: Ramallah – 18:30, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded Beitin village agricultural land and assaulted an olive harvester: Ali Sharif Abdullah.

Occupation settler interference with ambulance: Nablus – an armed settler intercepted an ambulance, south of the city, and prevented it from reaching Huwara, its destination.

Occupation settler plunder and agricultural sabotage: Nablus – Israeli settlers invaded Awarta village agricultural land and plundered the olive harvest.

Occupation settler stoning: Salfit – 19:30, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles, near the entrance to Bruqin.

Occupation settler vandalism and agricultural sabotage: Salfit – Israeli settlers invaded agricultural land, on the western side of Kafr al-Dik, and cut off the branches from 40 olive trees awaiting harvesting.

Occupation settler stoning: Jericho – evening, Israeli settlers stoned homes on the al-Ma’arjat Road, west of Jericho.

Occupation settler destruction – agricultural sabotage: Bethlehem – evening, Israelis, from the Sidi Boaz Occupation settlement outpost, destroyed an agricultural building in the Dahr al-Riyah area, west of al-Khadr.

Occupation settler stoning: Hebron – 18:10, Israelis, from the Hagai Occupation settlement, stoned passing vehicles on the road between the al-Fawar refugee camp and Hebron.

Occupation settler mosque violation – population-control: Hebron – Since 8 October, Israeli Occupation forces have kept the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City closed to worshippers.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 07:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided Abu Dis, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 4 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 21:40, Israeli forces raided the village of al-Mughayir, taking prisoner four people.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 02:30, the Israeli Army raided al-Bireh, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 03:05, Israeli troops raided Atara, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 03:20, the Israeli military raided the village of Kharbatha Bani Harith, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 5 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 04:40, Israeli soldiers raided Aboud, taking prisoner five people.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 05:20, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of al-Tireh, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 05:30, Israeli forces raided the village of Ein Yabrud, taking prisoner two people.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 06:05, the Israeli Army raided the village of Kafr Malek, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Jenin – 04:50, Israeli troops raided Ya’bad, taking prisoner two people.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jenin – 04:50, the Israeli military raided the village of al-Taram, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Jenin – 06:45, Israeli soldiers raided Jaba, taking prisoner two people.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – dawn, Israeli Occupation forces raided Qalqiliya, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 03:45–07:30, Israeli forces raided Kafr Thulth, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Nablus – 16:45, the Israeli Army, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided and patrolled the village of Burin.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 00:45-01:30, Israeli troops raided the village of al-Nasariya, taking prisoner one person.

Raid: Nablus – 00:50-04:15, the Israeli military raided the village of Burqa.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 02:10-05:35, Israeli soldiers raided the village of al-Badhan, taking prisoner one person.

Raid: Salfit – 12:35, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Qarawat Bani Hassan.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Salfit – 02:25-03:30, Israeli forces raided Kifl Haris, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 03:45-06:20, the Israeli Army raided Beit Fajjar, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 6 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 04:05-06:20, Israeli troops raided al-Khadr, taking prisoner six people.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 04:05, the Israeli military raided the village of Harmala, taking prisoner two people.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 04:50, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of Beit Falah, taking prisoner two people.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 02:20, Israeli forces raided the village of Tarama, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 9 taken prisoner: Hebron – 02:30, the Israeli Army raided Hebron, taking prisoner nine people.

Raid – 3 taken prisoner: Hebron – 03:00, Israeli troops raided Dura, taking prisoner three people.

Raid – 3 taken prisoner: Hebron – 06:20, the Israeli military raided Halhul, taking prisoner three people.

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