In Occupied Palestine

Zionism in practice

Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land

08:00, 28 December until 08:00, 29 December 2023

[Source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group]

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.

Victims:  187 people killed in Gaza brings the total number of deaths since 7 October to at least 21,507. With another 312 people wounded, that total number has risen to 55,915. Fully accurate statistics are not available, due to insecurity menacing hospitals in the Gaza Strip.

Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, Day 82

 

Latest developments:

Israeli Army chief, Herzi Halevi, has said that the military would not refrain from operating in areas declared safe zones if “terrorist” activity is detected there.

Around 80 bodies of Palestinians killed by the Israeli Army were returned to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing. They were received by the Ministry of Health. The Government Media Office in Gaza said the bodies had been delivered “mutilated” and accused the Israelis of removing “vital organs from them”.

Internet and telecommunications in Gaza have been experiencing halts and shutdowns, due to damaged infrastructure. This has also jeopardised the provision of life-saving assistance by first responders and humanitarian agencies.

Palestine’s representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, wrote to the President of the UN Security Council that Israel’s attacks on Gaza have only intensified in the four days since the passage of the latest UN resolution on increasing aid in Gaza.

Human impact and fighting

Between Saturday and Tuesday, 858 Palestinians were killed and 1598 injured in Gaza, said the enclave’s Health Ministry; 241 people have been killed and 382 injured in the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry has said.

Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel, denounced Israel on Tuesday. “The genocide committed by the terrorist state of Israel in Gaza is a humiliation for all humanity,” he wrote on X.

Displacement in Gaza

On Tuesday, Israel reiterated an evacuation order for an area, covering around 15% of the Deir el-Balah governorate in central Gaza, according to UN agency OCHA. Instructions on the map ordered residents of the Bureij and Nuseirat refugee camps, as well as north of Nuseirat, to move to the already overcrowded shelters in Deir el-Balah.

The UN refugee agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, estimates that 85% of Gaza’s population has been internally displaced since the start of the war on 7 October.

West Bank

Israeli Army attack – home invasions – 3 wounded: Jerusalem – 02:10, the Israeli Army, firing live ammunition, stormed Kafr Aqab and invaded homes, wounding three residents: Nour Adel Muhammad Haroun, Amir Jad Baraka Ajlouni and Maamoun Fouad Muhammad Ajlouni.

Israeli Army attack – 3 wounded: Ramallah – 22:55, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, raided and patrolled Beit Rima, wounding three people: Mahmoud Hassan Halabiya, Ahmed Thabet and Abdullah Arif Al-Hajj.

Israeli Army attack – 1 killed: Bethlehem – 18:45, Israeli forces opened fire on, and killed, one person, Muhammad Sayel Abdel Qader Al-Jundi, at the tunnel checkpoint near Beit Jallah.

Israeli Army attack – 1 killed: Bethlehem – 21:15, the Israeli Army opened fire on and killed one person, Ahmed Adeeb Alyan Owaisat, at the Mazmoria checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem.

Home invasions – 3 injured: Jerusalem – 02:10, the Israeli Army raided Kafr Aqab, invading homes and injuring three residents.

Home invasions – 2 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 02:50, Israeli Occupation forces stormed into the city, invading homes as well as a shop and taking prisoner two residents.

Home invasions – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 01:50, Israeli forces raided Dura and searched a number of homes, taking prisoner one person.

Home invasions – armed robbery – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – dawn, the Israeli Army raided Surif, taking prisoner two residents and seizing cash from a home, equivalent in value to over$US7500.

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 destruction – pastoral sabotage: Nablus – 10:50, Israeli forces demolished a livestock shelter, near the entrance to the village of al-Sawiya.

Israeli Army – armed robbery: Nablus – 17:00, near the entrance to Tal village, Israeli Occupation forces robbed a man, Youssef Ahmed Mahmoud Saleh, of his motor vehicle and cash to the equivalent value of over $US 2,500.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades: Hebron – 18:15, the Israeli Army fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades at people, near the entrance to Beit Awa.

Occupation settler violence – pastoral sabotage: Tubas – Israeli settlers assaulted shepherds and forced them to remove their flocks from local pastoral land.

Occupation settlement development – land–seizure: Bethlehem – Israeli Occupation settlers began extending a 500–metre agricultural road, between Beit Jallah al-Khamar.

Raid: Jerusalem – 13:00–14:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of al-Jib.

Raid – stun grenades fired and arson: Jerusalem – dawn, Israeli forces, firing stun grenades, invaded and patrolled the village of Rafat, setting fire to and destroying a motor vehicle.

Raid: Ramallah – 10:50, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Ein Siniya.

Raid: Ramallah – 12:05, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Deir Qadis.

Raid: Ramallah – 16:50, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Ni’lin.

Raid: Ramallah – 17:35, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Deir Abu Masha’al.

Raid: Ramallah – 18:50-21:05, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Beitin.

Raids: Ramallah – 22:55, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Deir Ghassaneh as well as Burqa village.

Raid: Ramallah – 00:15, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Silwad.

Raid: Ramallah – 02:00–07:10, Israeli troops raided al-Bireh.

Raid: – refugee camp – 3 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 02:00–07:10, the Israeli military raided the al-Amari refugee camp, taking prisoner three people.

Raid – 31 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 02:50, Israeli soldiers raided the village of Deir Abu Masha’al, taking prisoner 31 people.

Raids: Jenin – 09:10, Israeli Occupation forces raided Ya’bad and Araba as well as the villages of Kafr Qud, al-Arqa and Kafriyat.

Raid – 5 taken prisoner: Jenin – 09:10, Israeli forces raided al-Hashimiya, taking prisoner five people.

Raids: Jenin – 10:45-11:50, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Silat al-Harithiya as well as the village of Kafr Dan.

Raid: Jenin – 20:25-21:05, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Jalboun.

Raid – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Jenin – 20:35–21:05, the Israeli military, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided and patrolled Araba.

Raid: Jenin – 20:35–21:05, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled Tura.

Raid: Tulkarem – 13:45-17:45, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of al-Jaroushiya.

Raid: Tulkarem – 17:20-19:55, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the Shweika suburb.

Raid – 4 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – 17:40–00:20, the Israeli Army raided Quffin, taking prisoner four people.

Raids: Tulkarem – 21:35-midnight, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Beit Lid as well as the village of Safarin.

Raids: Tulkarem – 07:05, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the villages of Pharaoh and Izbit Shufa.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 10:10-16:50, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Kafr Qaddum.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 20:15–22:15, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the Hotel village.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 23:10, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Kafr Laqif.

Raids: Nablus – 08:20-12:10, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Beit Furik, Aqraba and Qabalan.

Raids: Nablus – 19:10, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the villages of Orif and Asira al-Qibliya.

Raid: Nablus – 16:30, the Israeli military raided Beita village.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 16:30, Israeli soldiers raided Sarra village, taking prisoner one person.

Raid: Nablus – 19:30-21:55, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Burqa.

Raids: Nablus – 21:15–03:30, Israeli forces raided the villages of Salem and Beit Dajan.

Raid: Nablus – 21:45–02:45, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Sebastia.

Raids – refugee camp: Nablus – 23:55, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the eastern neighbourhoods of Nablus as well as the Balata refugee camp.

Raid: Nablus – 00:30–03:30, the Israeli military forces raided and patrolled the village of Awarta.

Raid – pastoral sabotage: Salfit – 17:55, Israeli soldiers raided the village of Sarta and issued a demolition notice on a livestock shelter.

Raid – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Salfit – 18:05-19:30, Israeli Occupation forces, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided and patrolled the village of Haris.

Raid: Salfit – 18:35–22:20, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Masha.

Raid: Salfit – 19:20, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Rafat.

Raid – abduction from refugee camp: Jericho – 23:55–01:50, Israeli troops raided the Ein Sultan refugee camp and abducted a 16-year-old youth: Hani Marwan Al-Sarafandi.

Raid: Bethlehem – 18:35–00:10, the Israeli military raided and patrolled al-Khadr.

Raid: Bethlehem – 21:10–00:45, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled Beit Fajjar.

Raid: Bethlehem – midnight, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Umm Salmuna.

Raid: Hebron – 08:25, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Idhna.

Raid: Hebron – 00:45, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the city.

Raid: Hebron – 00:45, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Deir Samit.

Raid: Hebron – 00:45, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Idhna.

Raid: Hebron – 01:50, Israeli soldiers raided Yatta.

Raid: Hebron – 05:50, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled al-Samou.