In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00, 22 December until 08:00, 23 December 2023
[Source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group]
Restrictions of movement: Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza are under relentless and extreme control over all travel and movement.
Gaza Strip
Armed Palestinian Resistance: Palestinian Resistance continued launching dozens of missiles towards the Green Line.
Air strikes: Heavy aerial bombardment on buildings, homes and many facilities.
Attacks: All over Gaza, there are air strikes, heavy gunfire, tank and artillery shelling, as well as missiles fired from Israeli forces and military occupation, especially in Khan Yunis. The Israeli Navycontinues to fire missiles, targeting facilities and buildings along the shoreline of the whole of Gaza.
Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 77
Over two-thirds of all structures in northern Gaza have been destroyed since the war began, making the enclave look like a different colour and texture from space, reported the Associated Press news agency on Thursday, citing mapping experts based in the United States.
Northern Gaza no longer has any functional hospitals, reported the World Health Organisation on Thursday.
Human impact and fighting
201 people killed since 7 October, as a result of artillery shelling, gunboats, raising the total killed to more than 20,258.
368 injured since 7 October, lifting the total to 53,688.
(Palestinian Monitoring Group statistics.)
Israel targeted several areas across Gaza overnight, including Nuseirat and Deir el-Balah in the centre, as well as Khan Yunis and Rafah in the south, according to AlJazeera Arabic and the Wafa news agency.
The proportion of households in Gaza affected by high levels of acute food insecurity is the largest ever recorded globally, says an Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report published on Thursday. Additionally, Gaza’s entire 2.3 million population is at risk of famine.
Israel’s war on Gaza has been the deadliest for modern day journalists, reported the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday. CPJ has recorded 68 media worker killings in the region over the past 10 weeks.
West Bank
Israeli Army attack: Ramallah – 16:20, Israeli Occupation forces fired live ammunition towards people, near the entrance to the village of Ein Qiniya.
Israeli Army attack – 1 man wounded: Tulkarem – 13:20, Israeli forces opened fire, from the Annexation Wall near the Shweika suburb, wounding one person: Muhammad Imad Mahmoud Sarhan.
Israeli Army attack: Qalqiliya – 10:35, the Israeli Army, firing live ammunition, raided and patrolled the village of Kafr Qaddum.
Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded – homes invaded: Salfit – 15:05, Israeli troops, firing live ammunition while storming Qarawat Bani Hassan, invaded a number of homes, wounding a resident.
Israeli Army attack: Hebron – 16:35, the Israeli military opened fire with live ammunition, near the Khursa village road junction.
Home invasion: Ramallah – 04:50, Israeli Occupation forces invaded the village of Ein Yabrud and searched a house.
Home invasions – injuries – 2 residents taken prisoner: Jenin – 12:50, Israeli forces raided Barta’a village, invading homes and injuring two residents: Ramzi Ibrahim Qabha and Mustafa Wasfi Qabha. Two others were taken prisoner.
Home invasions in refugee camp: Jenin – 01:30–04:40, the Israeli Army raided the Jenin refugee camp and invaded a number of homes.
Home invasion: Nablus – 23:25–01:25, Israeli troops raided the village of Qaryut and searched a house.
Home invasions in refugee camps: Jericho – 00:15–03:35, the Israeli military raided the Ein al-Sultan, as well as Aqbat Jabir, refugee camps, invading and searching a number of homes.
Home invasion – robbery: Bethlehem – 02:50–05:40, Israeli soldiers raided Janata and stole a motor vehicle while invading a home.
Home invasions in refugee camp: Bethlehem – dawn, Israeli Occupation forces raided the Dheisheh refugee camp and searched a number of homes.
Home invasion: Hebron – 22:25, Israeli forces raided the village of al-Rihiya and searched a house.
Israeli Occupation mosque violation – population–control: Jerusalem – 08:00, Israeli Occupation forces imposed severe restrictions on worshippers with regard to gaining access to pray in theAl-Aqsa Mosque, forcing many to pray outside the Old City walls.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Jerusalem – 11:30, Israeli forces, in the Wadi al-Joz neighbourhood, fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades at people.
Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Jerusalem – 12:00, the Israeli Army, in the Ras al-Amoud neighbourhood, fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards people.
Israeli Army assault with stun grenades: Qalqiliya – 18:30, Israeli troops fired stun grenades towards people, near the entrance to Hajjah village.
Israeli Army water–supply crime – population–control: Bethlehem – the Israeli military destroyed the water–supply network, in the village of al-Minya.
Occupation settler raid: Nablus – 12:55, Israeli settlers raided the spring area of Qaryut village.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Nablus – 13:30, Israeli settlers raided and laid waste to farmland, north of Qusra, and uprooted dozens of olive trees.
Occupation settlers’ beatings-up: Bethlehem – 20:00, armed Israeli settlers beat up and hospitalised two people (one aged 17), while invading near the village of Artas.
Raid: Jerusalem – 04:55, Israeli Occupation forces raided al-Ram.
Raid – in refugee camp – 2 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 04:55–05:55, Israeli forces raided the Qalandiya refugee camp, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Jenin – 12:30, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Zububa.
Raid: Jenin – 20:30, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Ya’bad.
Raid – child beaten: Qalqiliya – 10:35, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Kafr Qaddum and beat up a 15-year-old boy: Sari Abdullah Ali.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 13:25, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled Beit Lid.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 14:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Azzun.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 14:50, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the city.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 15:30, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Kafr Laqif.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 15:45, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Hajjah.
Raid: Nablus – 08:20, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Beita.
Raids: Nablus – 09:10-16:40, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the villages of Awarta, Urif and Asira al-Qibliya.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 09:10-10:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided the eastern neighbourhoods of the city, taking prisoner one person.
Raids: Nablus – 14:45-17:20, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Qabalan as well as the villages of Madama, Iraq, Burin, Yatma and Talfit.
Raids: Nablus – 16:25-17:20, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the villages of Salem, Azmut and Deir al-Hatab.
Raid – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Nablus – 17:05, Israeli troops, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided and patrolled the town of Jama’in.
Raids – 1 in refugee camp: Nablus – 20:30–22:40, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled Nablus and the Askar refugee camp.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Nablus – 22:00–04:40, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Beita, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Salfit – 09:35, Israeli forces raided Kifl Haris.
Raid – 1 injured – 2 taken prisoner: Salfit – 15:05, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Qarawat Bani Hassan, injuring one person and taking prisoner two others.
Raid: Salfit – 19:50, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Kifl Haris.
Raid: Bethlehem – 14:10-16:55, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Umm Salmuna.
Raid: Bethlehem – 14:25, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Nahalin.
Raids: Bethlehem – 14:35, the Israeli military raided and patrolled al-Khadr and Tuqu.
Raid – in refugee camp: Bethlehem – 21:05–23:00, Israeli soldiers invaded the Aida refugee camp and removed a Palestinian flag.
Raid: Bethlehem – 21:55–23:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Za’atara.
Raid: Hebron – 17:00, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Dura.
Raid: Hebron – dawn, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the city.
Raid: Hebron – dawn, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Yatta.
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