24 hours to 8am
5 March 2010

6 attacks – 18 raids including home invasions – 7 taken prisoner – 13 detained – 77 restrictions of movement

Israeli forces invade farms and bulldoze crops in 2 Gaza Strip districts

Settler mob abducts 3-year-old village girl

Israeli Navy opens fire on and hijacks fishing boat

Demolition orders issued on 8 Hebron houses

Israeli checkpoint troops abduct 17-year-old boy

Night peace disruption and/or home invasions in 5 towns and villages

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[Source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group]

Attacks: 4

Northern Gaza – morning, Israeli troop and tanks positioned on the Green Line opened intensive fire and shelled Palestinian territory east of the town of Jabalya.

Gaza – morning, Israeli tanks, armoured vehicles and bulldozers, covered by reconnaissance aircraft, invaded Palestinian farms near the Ash Shuja’iya (Nahal ‘Oz) Crossing, opening intense fire and bulldozing crops.

Central Gaza – 04:30, the Israeli Navy opened intensive fire on Palestinian fishing boats at sea off the city before hijacking a fishing boat and taking prisoner three fishermen, Nafeth Nayef al Aqra, Mohammed Nabil al Aqra and Mohammed Mohammed al Aqra.

Rafah – morning, Israeli tanks, armoured vehicles and bulldozers, covered by reconnaissance aircraft, raided Palestinian territory near the Karm Abu Salem (Karem Shalom) Crossing, opening intense fire and bulldozing crops.

Ramallah – 01:05 , the Israeli Army fired rubber-coated bullets at a number of young people near the Ofar Detention and Interrogation Centre.

Tubas – 21:00 , Israeli forces shot their way round the village of Al Aqaba, fired flares and took prisoner a villager.

Detentions: 13

Economic sabotage:

Jericho – the Israeli Army continues to close Road 90 between the city and the village of al-Auja with concrete blocks, so as to prevent Palestinian farmers not holding Jericho Governorate IDs from reaching their land, in order to force them to apply for permits. Palestinian holders of Israeli IDs are being denied entry to the city.

See also Attacks above.

Home invasions and occupation:

Jenin –

• 11:00, Israeli soldiers raided the town of Al Yamun and forced their way into a number of houses.


• 02:00 , Israeli Army raided the village of Anin, searched a house and took a person prisoner.

Hebron – 20:50, Occupation troops raided the town of Beit Ummar, searched a house and took a resident prisoner.

Occupation settler violence:

Nablus – 17:15, a Zionist mob from the settlement of Yitzhar abducted a three-year-old girl, Manal Rajeh Shihadeh Musallam, from the village of Einabus. Occupation troops returned Manal to her parents at the Huwara checkpoint.

Ramallah – 08:30, a group of Israeli settlers invaded the village of Ras Karkar and taunted villagers.

Palestinian attacks: none

Palestinian resistance:

Northern Gaza – 11:00, Israeli troops came under fire to the north of Beit Hanun and responded by opening fire on Palestinian farms.

Prisoners taken: 7

Salfit – 16:00, Israeli troops positioned at the Za’tara junction checkpoint abducted a 17-year-old boy, Sharaf Nayef Suweitat.

Raids: 18 including home invasions

Ramallah –

• 15:00, the Israeli Army raided the village of Burqa, set up a checkpoint in the centre of the village, searched civilians and vehicles and patrolled the area.


• 00:05 , Israeli troops raided the town of Beituniya.


• 01:35 , the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the city.

Jenin –

• 09:20, Occupation forces raided the village of Al Araqa, set up a checkpoint at the entrance to the village and patrolled the area.


• 14:45, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of At Tayba.


• 18:45, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the villages of Al Araqa and Al Hashimiya.

Tulkarem – 18:50, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Deir al Ghusun.

Qalqilya – 08:30, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the town of Azzun.

Nablus – 16:35, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the city.

Salfit – 01:00-03:00 , Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Farkha.

Bethlehem –

• 20:50, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Battir.


• 02:20 , Israeli troops raided and patrolled the town of Al Khadr.

Hebron –

• 14:00, the Israeli Army raided the village of Beit ar Rush al Foqa and distributed demolition orders on eight houses. (http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=266041)


• 00:50 , Occupation troops raided and patrolled the town of Yatta.

Times indicated in Bold Type contribute to the sleep deprivation suffered by Palestinian children.

Restrictions of movement: 77

The Israeli Occupation’s military restrictions on Palestinian freedom covered by this category include:

• Checkpoints at the entrances to towns and villages to prevent people entering or leaving.


• Interference with people attempting to move around towns and villages.


• Cement blocks and barbed wire on roads.


• Rubble on roads.


• Farmers prohibited from going onto their land to work it.


• Road closures to isolate areas in which the Israeli Army considers the presence of Palestinians to be ‘illegal’.


• Yasser Arafat International Airport is permanently closed and Palestinians needing to enter or leave Palestine can do so only with Israeli permission.


• Interference with access to mosques and freedom of worship.


• Wall Gates. The gates in Israel’s annexation Wall, which restrict Palestinian access to their land on both sides.


• Curfews. Anyone appearing in the street or at a window is liable to be shot dead.


• Israel enforces many of the above restrictions with the threat, or actual use, of military action as well as personal physical assault. Thus, Palestinians are faced with an all-pervasive and constant state of Israeli violence towards them.

Violations:

Hebron – Israeli Occupation forces continue to enforce a military order prohibiting Palestinian vehicles from using Shalala Old Street and allowing only Israeli civilian and military vehicles on the road.

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