Israeli Violations' Activities in the oPt 28 September 2015

The daily report highlights the violations behind Israeli home demolitions and demolition threats The Violations are based on in the occupied Palestinian territory, the reports provided by field workers confiscation and razing of lands, the uprooting and\or news sources. and destruction of fruit trees, the expansion of The text is not quoted directly settlements and erection of outposts, the brutality from the sources but is edited for of the Israeli Occupation Army, the Israeli settlers clarity. violence against Palestinian civilians and properties, the erection of checkpoints, the The daily report does not construction of the Israeli segregation wall and necessarily reflect ARIJ’s opinion. the issuance of military orders for the various Israeli purposes.

Brutality of the Israeli Occupation Army

 Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) opened fire at Palestinian farmers while they were working in their land, east of Al Maghazi and Al Burij refugee camps, and at the eastern part of Juhr Ad-Dik area, east of the central part of Gaza strip. (Al-Quds 28 September 2015)  Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) stormed and toured in several areas and neighborhoods in city. (Wattan 28 September 2015)

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 Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) invaded and searched dozens of areas and neighborhoods in Taffuh. Ad-Dhahiriya and Yatta towns in . (Wattan 28 September 2015)  Clashes erupted between Palestinians and the Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) at the courtyard of Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem city, after the IOA stormed the courtyard and attacked Palestinians. The IOA fired teargas grenades and rubber bullets at Palestinians, causing dozens of suffocation cases and the injury of others. (Al-Quds 28 September 2014)

Israeli Arrests

 Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) summoned Ahmed Fathi Ash-Shwiki (19 years) to interview the Israeli Intelligence Police in Gush Etzion settlement bloc, after storming and searching his family house in Bethlehem city. (RB2000 28 September 2015)  Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested four Palestinians after storming and searching their houses in Olive mount/At-Tur neighborhood in Jerusalem city. The arrestees were identified as: Abdalla Zakariya Abu Al Hawa, Mohammad Muhannad Abu Al Hawa, Muaz Munther Abu Al Hawa, and Khalil Kamal Abu Al Hawa. (Wafa 28 September 2015)  Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested three Palestinians from Shufat town, north of Jerusalem city. Two of the arrestees were identified as: Khalil Jaber and Hakam Abu Khidar. (RB2000 28 September 2015)  Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested four Palestinians while they were near the border fence, south of Gaza strip. (Al-Quds 28 September 2015)

Israeli Military Orders

 Israeli Occupation Authorities handed out military orders to uproot 140 olive trees from As-Safar area near Beir Amar in Qarawat Bani Hassan village, north of Salfit city, under the claim that the tragtede area classified by the Israeli Authorities as “Nature reserve”. (RB2000 28 September 2015)

Expansion of settlements

 Israeli Weekly newspaper ‘ Kool Ha’er’, revealed that an Israeli construction company called “Yoro Israel” started to market housing units in two residential buildings in a colonial project in the Israeli Settlement of Neve Ya’akov, north of Jerusalem city. This project consists of 78 housing units in 4 buildings; each building is consist of 9

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floors. According to the company, and from the first stage of the project, which it included the construction of 37 housing units, they market about 22 housing units. And nowadays, the company is working in several construction projects in Jerusalem city; “Yorogold” in Har Homa settlement- 122 housing units, “Yoro” project in the Israeli settlement of Pisgat Ze’ev, also the construction of 32 housing units in Arial settlement and 96 housing units in the Israeli settlement of Mod’in. While the Israeli Company “Tserfata Shimon” get the permitting to construct three residential buildings in Har Homa settlement; each building is consist of 9 floors, which means they will construct about 142 housing units. And the new project will located in the middle of the settlement. The newspaper also revealed that the Israeli Municipality of Jerusalem and the Israeli company “Moreh” started to implement new projects in the Israeli neighborhoods of Khoufat Shamual A&B by investing about 75 million Shekel to improve the municipality serves in the Israeli settlement of Har Homa. (Al-Quds 28 September 2015)

Erection of Israeli checkpoints

 Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) erected military checkpoints at the entrances of Sair and towns in Hebron governorate. The IOA stopped and searched Palestinian vehicles and checked ID cards. (Wafa 28 September 2015)

Israeli Closures

 Israeli Occupation Authorities decided to close the Ibrahimi mosque in the old city of Hebron on the 29th and 30th of September 2015. (RB2000 28 September 2015)

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