In Occupied Palestine – 20 January 2025

In Occupied Palestine

Zionism in practice

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

08:00, 20 January 2025 until 08:00, 21 January 2025

[Source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group]

Gaza Strip

Attacks: There are no safe places for the militarily-dominated population in Gaza, who find themselves subjected to airstrikes and other missile attacks on buildings, homes and many essentialfacilities, as well as constant gunfire and invasions by Israeli forces. The Israeli Navy continues to fire missiles, targeting facilities and buildings along the entire Gaza shoreline.

• At 11:15 on 19 January, work began on implementing the three-stage ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, including the cessation of military operations and withdrawal from built-up areas to the northern and eastern outskirts, facilitating bringing in food, medical aid and fuel as well as exchanging prisoners, opening the Rafah Crossing and gradually withdrawing from the Netzarim and Philadelphi corridors between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. However, Israeli Occupation forces continued to position themselves inside the corridors, opening fire on people and conducting a quadcopter airstrike on a group of residents.

Victims: 72 more people have been killed within the past 24 hours, (including three as a result of the gunfire) and the recovery of 68 bodies from under bomb–damage rubble, in addition to yetanother person dying from wounds, bringing the total number killed since 7 October 2023 to at least 47,107. Another 56 wounded people have arrived in hospital, bringing that total to 111,147. The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza is at least 99 and, that of those injured, is now more than 235.

Rafah – afternoon, Occupation forces opened fire on people south of Rafah city, killing a child and an adult.

Rafah – evening, Israeli forces shot and killed a child, Zakaria Hamid Yahya Barbakh, near the al-Awda roundabout in the city centre.

Rafah – afternoon a quadcopter drone airstrike injured three people.

West Bank

[Palestinian Monitoring Group]

Since midnight on 07 October 2023, Occupation forces have been imposing a complete closure around the whole of the West Bank, preventing people (including even permit– holders) from entering both Jerusalem City as well as Israel, otherwise than for especially–negotiated exceptions. Permanent military checkpoints impose severe travel restrictions within the Occupied West Bank.

Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded – 6 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – 04:10, one resident, Wassim Maher Asaad, was wounded as Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition and searching homes, stormed the Shweika suburb. Six other residents were taken prisoner.

Israeli Army attack – home invasions and population–control: Qalqiliya – 17:50, Israeli forces, firing live ammunition, stormed the town of Azzun, invading several homes and interrogating 70residents.

Home invasions – 1 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 22:00, Israeli Occupation forces, firing stun grenades raided the village of Jinsafut and invaded several homes, taking one resident prisoner.

Home invasions – in refugee camp – 1 beaten-up and hospitalised: Jericho – 00:45–, Israeli forces raided the Aqbat Jabir refugee camp, invading homes and severely beating-up and hospitalising a resident.

Home invasions – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – morning, the Israeli Army raided the town of Beit Ummar, taking prisoner a journalist after raiding her home.

Home invasion by settlers – terrorism: Hebron – evening, Israeli settlers stormed the home of Osama Hamamda and terrorised the neighbourhood.

Israeli police and settlers’ mosque violation: Jerusalem – 08:00, Israeli settlers, escorted by Occupation police, invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and molested worshippers.

Israeli Army assault with stun grenades: Jerusalem – morning, Israeli Occupation forces fired stun grenades at people waiting to pass through the Jaba checkpoint and obstructed traffic.

Israeli Army land–seizure: Jerusalem – the Israeli Occupation ordered the seizure of 1.5 hectares of land around the al-Zaim checkpoint.

Israeli Army population–control: Ramallah – road blocked between the villages of Ras Karkar and Deir Birzeit, entrance to the village of Ein Yabrud, closed – northern entrance to the town of Bir Zeit, closed.

Israeli Army population–control: Ramallah – 13:00, entrance to the village of Nabi Saleh, closed.

Israeli Army population–control: Ramallah – 17:05, entrance to the village of Aboud, closed.

Israeli Army – armed robbery – 1 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – 20:30, Israeli forces, near the Jbara Gate, robbed a man, Saleh Misha, of his motor vehicle and took him prisoner.

Israeli Army population–control: Tulkarem – main entrance to the town of Beit Lid, closed – western and southern entrances to the village of Shufa, closed.

Israeli Army population–control: Qalqiliya – northern entrance to the town of Azzun, closed – entrance to the village of Nabi Elias, closed – entrance to the village of Hajjah, closed – road between Jayus and the village of Nabi Elias, blocked – entrance to the village of Immatin, closed – entrance to the village of Nabi Elias, closed.

Israeli Army population–control: Qalqiliya – 15:00, the Israeli Army issued orders to close the shops in al-Funduq village, in preparation for the demolition of a number of them.

Israeli Army population–control: Qalqiliya – 13:00, Israeli troops bulldozed approximately three hectares of privately-owned agricultural land in the village of Jit.

Israeli Army – armed robbery – beating-up: Nablus – 11:10, Israeli soldiers, at the al-Muraba’a checkpoint, so severely beat-up a man, Alam Ali Saad, while robbing him of cash equivalent in value to around $US1500, he had to be admitted to the Huwara Clinic for treatment.

Israeli Army population–control: Nablus – the Israeli military continued to block the bypass road, near the villages of Zawata and Ein- Siniya.

Israeli Army population–control: Salfit – entrances to the towns of Deir Istiya and Kafr al-Dik, blocked – entrances to the towns of Kifl Haris and Haris as well as the eastern and western entrances to the village of Marda, closed.

Israeli Army – beating-up: Jericho – 14:20, Israeli Occupation forces severely beat–up a man, Mahmoud Muhammad Omar Al-Sheikh, at the southern entrance to the city.

Israeli Army – abduction of youngster: Jericho – 22:30, Israeli forces, in the city, abducted a 17-year-old youth: Islam Alaa Daoud Abu Shama.

Israeli Army population–control: Bethlehem – entrance to Beit Fajjar, closed – western entrance to Tuqu, closed – entrance to Janata, closed – Qabr Hilweh junction, east of Beit Sahour, closed – entrance to al-Khadr town cemetery, closed.

Israeli Army population–control: Hebron – entrance to the Fahs area, south of Hebron, closed – Qalqas roundabout, south of Hebron, closed – southern entrance to the town of Sa’ir, closed –eastern entrance to the town of Dura, closed – entrances to Idhna, al-Dhahiriya as well as the al-Fawar refugee camp, closed.

Israeli Army population–control: Hebron – 10:15, entrance to Bani Naim, blocked – Beit Kahil town bridge, closed.

Occupation settler population–control: Ramallah – evening, Israeli Occupation settlers obstructed the movement of vehicles, at the entrance to the village of Ein Siniya.

Occupation settler stoning: Tulkarem – midnight, Israeli settlers stoned a petrol station in Beit Lid.

Occupation settler arson attacks – beatings-up – 12 injured: Qalqiliya – 21:45, stone-throwing Israeli settlers invaded the villages of Jinsafut and al-Funduq, attacking homes and setting fire to homes, vehicles, a bulldozer, an agricultural nursery and a carpentry shop on the main Qalqiliya-Nablus road. They also severely beat-up a number of residents trying to defend themselves and their property, injuring 12 people.

Occupation settler stoning: Qalqiliya – 23:00, Israelis, from the Kedumim Occupation settlement, stoned passing vehicles at the nearby road junction.

Occupation settler stoning: Salfit – 22:15, Occupation settlers stoned passing vehicles on the Wadi Qana road.

Occupation settlers and dogs – pastoral sabotage – injury and hospitalisation: Bethlehem – morning, Israeli Occupation settlers, accompanied by a number of police dogs, invaded the eastern area of ​​the village of Kisan and used them to attack a working shepherd, Awad Abd Ubayyat, who, as a result, was hospitalised in the city.

Occupation settler pastoral sabotage: Bethlehem – afternoon, Occupation settlers cut off branches from around 50 olive trees in the Ein Fares area, west of Nahalin.

Occupation settler stoning: Bethlehem – 23:25, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles, in the Dura district of Teqoa.

Occupation settler stoning: Hebron – 20:30, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles, at the eastern entrance to the al-Fawar refugee camp, shattering the windows of a number of motor vehicles.

Occupation settler stoning: Hebron – 22:35, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles at the entrance to the town of Yatta.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 19:15–02:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of Deir Abu Mash’al, taking prisoner two people.

Raid: Ramallah – 21:25–02:30, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the town of Beit Rima.

Raid: Ramallah – 00:25–02:10, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Kharbatha Bani Harith.

Raid: Ramallah – 19:15, Israeli troops, firing stun grenades, raided the village of Deir Abu Mash’al.

Raid – 5 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – morning, the Israeli military raided the city, taking prisoner five people.

Raid – population–control: Qalqiliya – 17:50, Israeli soldiers raided Azzun and interrogated 70 residents.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 19:55, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of al-Funduq, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 13 taken prisoner: Nablus – 02:45, Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Furik, taking prisoner 13 people.

Raid: Salfit – 16:30, the Israeli Army raided al-Zawiya and searched a house-under-construction.

Raid – stun grenades fired – injury: Bethlehem – evening, Israeli troops, firing stun grenades, raided the town of al-Khadr, injuring a person with flying shards.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 02:10–04:15, the Israeli military raided the city, taking prisoner two people.

Raid – 11 taken prisoner: Hebron – 01:50, Israeli soldiers raided the town of Idhna, taking prisoner eleven people.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – 02:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided Halhul, taking prisoner two people.