31 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.
Palestinian missile attacks:
Dozens of missiles were fired towards, and across, the Green Line into Israel.
Air strikes: From 08:00 on 25 October until 08:00 on 26 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 271 deaths have raised the number of fatalities to 8796. A further 676 people have been wounded, now bringing that total to more than 22,219.
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 25 October until 08:00 on 26 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:
Attacks: Jerusalem – 20:00, in the neighbourhoods of al-Shiyah, Ras al-Amoud, al-Sawana, and Silwan as well as adjacent to the village of Beit Ijza, Israeli Occupation forces fired live ammunition towards protesters.
Attack: Jerusalem – 20:00, Israeli Occupation forces, in the al-Tur neighbourhood, shot and wounded three people.
Attack: Ramallah – 11:45, armed Israeli settlers opened indiscriminate fire, near the eastern entrance to the village of al-Mughayir.
Attack: Ramallah – 19:45, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, stormed into and patrolled Budrus village.
Attack: Ramallah – 22:00, Israeli forces opened fire, near the entrance to the Ofer refugee camp.
Attack: Ramallah – 22:30, Israeli forces opened fire, near the entrance to Ras Karkar village.
Attack: Jenin – 22:20-07:40, the Israeli Army, firing live ammunition, stormed into Burqin.
Attack – 3 killed – 2 wounded – 7 taken prisoner: Jenin – 22:20-07:40, the Israeli Army stormed into the Jenin refugee camp and raided homes, while drone-launched missiles hit the streets, killing three people and wounding two others. Seven people were taken prisoner during the raid.
Attacks: Tubas – 09:00-12:00, Israeli troops, firing live ammunition, stormed into Tamoun as well as the villages of Tayasir and al-Far’a.
Attack – home invasions – 1 killed – 13 wounded – 6 taken prisoner: Tubas – 09:00-12:00, Israeli troops stormed Tubas, invading homes and killing an elderly person, as well as wounding 13 other residents including a child. Six other people were taken prisoner.
Attacks – 1 killed – 1 taken prisoner: Tubas – 03:35-05:00, the Israeli military stormed into the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, invading homes and killing an elderly special-needs patient. One person was taken prisoner.
Attack: Qalqiliya – 12:15, Israeli soldiers opened fire towards people, near the northern entrance to Azzun.
Attack – 1 wounded: Nablus – evening, Israeli Occupation forces shot and wounded one person in Odala village.
Attack – 1 wounded: Nablus – 19:50-23:55, Israeli forces stormed the village of Zawata, wounding a villager.
Attack – damage – agricultural sabotage: Hebron – 09:50, an official, from the Karmei Tzur Occupation settlement, opened fire on and damaged the motor vehicle of a working farmer in Beit Ummar.
Attack – settlers: Hebron – 11:25, armed Israelis, from the Bat Ein Occupation settlement, opened fire towards people at the entrance to Surif.
Attack – 1 youngster killed – 1 other person wounded: Hebron – 19:30, Israeli troops, near the entrance to the town of Beit Ummar, opened fire towards protesters, killing a 16-year-old youth and wounding another person.
Attack: Hebron – 22:55, the Israeli Army, firing live ammunition, stormed into Sa’ir.
Home invasions
Home invasion: Ramallah – 13:20, the Israeli Army raided the village of Medea and invaded a home.
Home invasion: Jenin – 21:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided Ya’bad and invaded a house.
Home invasion: Nablus – 21:05-06:00, Israeli forces raided Beita and invaded a home.
Occupation settler invasion and seizure of villager’s home: Bethlehem – evening, armed Israeli settlers, in the village of Khalayel al-Lawza, seized possession of a villager’s house.
Home invasion: Hebron – 05:35, the Israeli Army raided Bani Naim and invaded a home.
Israeli Army violence
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades: Jerusalem – 19:00, Israeli Occupation forces fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters, near the Al-Quds University in Abu Dis.
Israeli Occupation population-control: Jerusalem – the Israeli Occupation renewed an order, banning the Governor of Jerusalem, Adnan Ghaith, from entering the rest of the West Bank for the fifth year in a row.
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: Hebron – 18:15, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters in Idhna.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades: Hebron – 18:15, the Israeli Army fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades at protesters in the Bab al-Zawiya district.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades: Hebron – 19:40, Israeli troops, near the entrance to the al-Arroub refugee camp, fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards protesters.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades: Hebron – 20:50, the Israeli military fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades at protesters, near Halhul Bridge.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades: Hebron – 20:50, Israeli soldiers, near the Khursa village junction, fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades at protesters.
Israeli Army mosque violation and population-control: Hebron – Since 8 October, Israeli Occupation forces have kept the Ibrahimi Mosque closed to worshippers.
Occupation settler violence:
Occupation settler violence – 2 shepherds injured: Qalqiliya – 15:25, Israelis, from the Karnei Shamron Occupation settlement, used sharply bladed weapons to attack two shepherds, injuring them both.
Occupation settler violence – 2 olive harvesters injured: Salfit – evening, armed Occupation settlers, in the Khallet Hassan area, assaulted and injured an olive harvester and his son working on land, between Bidya and the village of Seneria.
Occupation settler racist vandalism: Bethlehem – evening, armed Israelis, from the Takwa Occupation settlement, destroyed the main entrance to the al-Khansaa Mixed Basic School in Tuqu’, and sprayed racist messages in Hebrew. They also stoned people’s homes.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage – plunder: Hebron – 16:20, Israeli settlers invaded agricultural land in the al-Taybeh area, vandalised four agricultural buildings and stole the contents.
Occupation settler mosque violation and population-control: Hebron – Since 8 October, Israeli Occupation forces have kept closed the Ibrahimi Mosque to worshippers.
Raids:
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 03:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided Hizma, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 24 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – dawn, Israeli forces raided Biddu and Beit Surik, as well as the villages of Beit Iksa and Qatanna, taking prisoner 24 people.
Raid: Ramallah – 19:45, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Budrus.
Raid: Ramallah – 22:45-midnight, Israeli troops raided Beitunya.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 02:15, the Israeli military raided the village of al-Laban al-Gharbiya, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 02:15, Israeli soldiers raided the village of Shuqba, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 03:15, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of Deir Abu Masha’al, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Jenin – 15:00, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Araba.
Raid: Jenin – 20:30, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Jalboun.
Raid: Jenin – 06:35, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of al-Jalama.
Raid: Tulkarem – 13:35, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Quffin.
Raids – 2 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – dawn, Israeli soldiers raided Zeita as well as the village of Pharaoh, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 03:00-06:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided Qalqiliya, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Qalqiliya – dawn, Israeli forces raided Azzun, taking prisoner one person.
Raids: Nablus – 15:15, the Israeli Army raided Qabalan and Burin.
Raid – child abducted: Nablus – 15:15, Israeli troops raided Yatma and abducted a 15-year-old boy.
Raid: Nablus – 18:30-20:55, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Einabus.
Raids: Nablus – 19:50-00:45, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the public housing area in Nablus as well as the villages of al-Badhan and Azmut.
Raid: Nablus – 19:55-23:10, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Qusra.
Raid: Nablus – 22:10-01:50, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Sebastia.
Raid: Nablus – 23:10-04:50, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Beit Furik.
Raid: Nablus – 23:10-00:45, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Iraq Burin.
Raids: Nablus – 00:45-04:50, the Israeli military forces raided and patrolled Qusra as well as the village of Beit Dajan.
Raid: Nablus – 00:45-01:50, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled Aqraba.
Raid: Nablus – 07:40, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Burqa.
Raid: Salfit – 15:00, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Bidya.
Raid: Salfit – 21:30, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Haris.
Raid: Bethlehem – 16:25, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Beit Jallah.
Raid: Bethlehem – 16:45, the Israeli military raided and patrolled al-Khadr.
Raids – 2 children abducted – 12 people taken prisoner: Bethlehem – dawn, Israeli soldiers raided Bethlehem, the Dheisheh as well as Aida refugee camps, al-Khadr, Beit Fajjar and the village of Abu Najim, taking prisoner 12 people and abducting two 14-year-old boys.
Raid: Hebron – 14:55, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Idhna.
Raid: Hebron – 22:40, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Bani Naim.
Raid: Hebron – 22:55, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Sa’ir.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 23:20, Israeli troops raided Dura, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Hebron – 23:20, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Hebron.
Raid: Hebron – 04:50, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled al-Dhahiriya.
Raid – 4 taken prisoner: Hebron – 05:35, Israeli Occupation forces raided Beit Ummar, taking prisoner four people.
Israel & The Myth of ‘Self Defence’
If there’s blood on anyone’s hands it’s on those who say “Israel has a right to defend itself” – David Hearst is Editor-in-Chief of Middle East Eye https://www.youtube.com/watch?
[NB: Times indicated in Bold Type contribute to the sleep deprivation suffered by Palestinian children]
YAWN!