24 hours to 8am
7 March 2010

3 attacks – 23 raids including home invasions – 9 injured – 5 taken prisoner – 15 detained – 82 restrictions of movement

People under Israeli fire in Northern Gaza

Child and 3 adults injured in joint Israeli Army/settler incursion

Israeli soldiers abduct 17-year-old boy

Zionist militants cut water supply to Palestinian village

Night peace disruption and/or home invasions in refugee camp and 10 towns and villages

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[Source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group]

Attacks: 3

Northern Gaza – morning, the Israeli Army opened fire on Palestinians near the Beit Hanun (Erez) Crossing.

Nablus – 13:25, a child and three adults were injured when the Israeli Army raided the village of Iraq Burin and fired rubber-coated bullets and tear gas grenades at villagers. Occupation troops also invaded a house. The raid was to support an invasion of the village by settler militants.

Jerusalem – evening, the Israeli Army fired rubber-coated bullets and tear gas grenades at protesters at the entrances to the village of Al Isawiya and the Shu’fat refugee camp. A number of people were overcome by tear gas.

Detentions: 15

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 Occupation settler violence below.

Home invasions and occupation:

Tulkarem – 01:55 , the Israeli Army raided the town of Attil, searched three houses and left orders for a person to report to Israeli Military Intelligence.

Salfit – 01:15 , Israeli troops raided the village of Yasuf, searched two houses and left orders for two people to report to Israeli Military Intelligence.

Jericho – 01:25 , the Israeli Army raided the village of Al Auja and searched a number of houses.

Bethlehem – 01:30 , Occupation troops raided the town of Al Ubeidiya, searched a house and took a resident prisoner.

Hebron – 19:10, the Israeli Army raided the Al Arrub refugee camp, set up a flying checkpoint at the entrance and searched a house.

Injuries: 9

Occupation settler violence:

Nablus – 12:30, settler militants invaded land belonging to the village of Doma and cut the water supply connecting the village to a spring.

Palestinian attacks: none

Physical assaults:

See Violations below.

Prisoners taken: 5

Nablus – Israeli soldiers on the Al Badhan Road abducted 17-year-old Omair Baher J’arah at the eastern entrance to the city.

Raids: 23 including home invasions

Jerusalem – 23:30 , the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Ar-Ram.

Jenin –

• 08:00, Israeli troops raided the city and patrolled the area.


• 10:00, the Israeli Army raided the town of Ya’bad, positioned troops near the police station and patrolled the area.

Tubas –

• 15:15, Occupation troops raided the village of Al Far’a and set up a flying checkpoint near the police station.


• 18:45, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the city.

Tulkarem –

• 00:30 , Israeli forces raided and patrolled the town of Anabta.


• 00:45 , the Israeli Army raided the Nur Shams refugee camp and left orders for a person to report to Israeli Military Intelligence.

Qalqilya – 17:00, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Izbat Salman.

Nablus –

• 14:30, Occupation forces raided and patrolled the town of Asira Ash Shamaliya.


• 15:05, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Al Badhan.


• 23:30 , Israeli troops raided and patrolled the town of Qabalan.


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

Salfit –

• 10:00, Occupation troops raided and patrolled the town of Bruqin.


• 11:00, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Kafr Ad Dik.

Bethlehem –

• 14:40, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the city of Beit Jala.


• 00:30 , the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Taqu’a.

Hebron –

• 11:00, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Tarqumiya.


• 00:10 , Occupation forces raided and patrolled the city.

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

Restrictions of movement: 82

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.

Hebron – 10:00, four civilians, including a child, were injured and six other people were overcome by Israeli tear gas when Occupation forces assaulted an international peace protest on agricultural land belonging to the village of Khirbet Safa. The demonstration was against attacks by Occupation settlers on Palestinian agriculture and farm workers.

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