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View Daily Report Israeli Violations' Activities in the oPt 30 December 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 while he was at the southern entrance of Hebron city. (ARN 30 December 2015) A Palestinian was injured after the Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) opened fire at him while he was near the border fence, east of Al Faraheen area, east of Khan Younis city, south of Gaza strip. (RB2000 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) stormed and searched three Palestinians houses in Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah city. The 1 targeted houses are owned by: Suliman Mohammad Hamed, Omar Abed Al Ghani Hamed and Ali Nimir Hamed. (RB2000 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) stormed a Palestinian house owned by the family of the Palestinian martyr; Baha Alaya, in Jabal Al Mukabir town, south of Jerusalem city, and took photos for the house, Noted that the IOA handed out the final demolition order on the 29th of December 2015. (RB2000 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) invaded and searched a Palestinian house in Nablus city, and took photos. The targeted house is owned by the family of the martyr; Maher Zaki Hussen Al Jabi. (Al-Quds 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) invaded and searched a Palestinian house in Kafr Ad-Dik village, west of Salfit city, and took photos. The targeted house is owned by the family of the Palestinian martyr; Mohammad Zahran Abed Al Halem Zahran. (Al-Quds 30 December 2015) Three Palestinians were injured during clashes that erupted between Palestinians and the Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) in Beit Duqqu village, northwest of Jerusalem city. The IOA used live bullets to attack Palestinians. During the clashes, the IOA closed all the entrances of the village. The IOA arrested three Palestinians, identified as: Mohammad Shafeq Marar (19 years), Ali Issa Hassan (21 years) and Daoud Rayan (34 years). (Maannews 30 December 2015) Israeli Arrests Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested Hisham Nafe’ Shalabi (38 years) after storming and searching his house in Jalbun village in Jenin governorate.(Sama News 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested Fadi Tahseen Ahmed Za’our (31 years) after raiding his house in Silat Ad-Dhahr village, southwest of Jenin city. (Wafa 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested Ihsan Khaseb (23 years) and summoned Ghassan Ribhi Bakir to interview the Israeli Intelligence Police after stopping them at a sudden checkpoint erected by the IOA at Al Khan Al Ahmar junction, northeast of Jerusalem city. (Wattan 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested four Palestinians after raiding their houses in several villages and towns in Qalqiliyah governorate. The arrestees were identified as: Mu’men Abu Haniya, Wael Hassan, Adham Salem and Muhseen Shrem. (Wattan 30 December 2015) 2 Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) summoned Ali Ash-Sheikh (95 years) to interview the Israeli Intelligence Police after storming his house in Bethlehem city. (Wattan 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested three Palestinians from Shufat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem city. The arrestees were identified as: Ishaq Ghatith (24 years), Ahmed Ghatith (12 years) and Ahmed Rajabi (13 years). (SilwanIC 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested three Palestinians from the old city of Jerusalem. The arrestees were identified as: ansour Salem (18 years), Mahmoud Salem (16 years) and Mohammad Abu Farha (17 years). (SilwanIC 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested two Palestinians from Al Issawiya town in Jerusalem city. The arrestees were identified as: Mohammad Mahmoud Darwish (14 years) and Majd Dari (13 years). (SilwanIC 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested Rami Hisham Nader Abu Farha (20 years) after storming his house in Al Jalamah village, north of Jenin city. (RB2000 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested three Palestinians after storming and searching their houses in Tarqumyia village, northwest of Hebron city. The arrestees were identified as: Ala Mazen Dababsa (24 years), Ra’ef Ahmed Qabaja (24 years) and Hassan Omar Marqatan (16 years). (RB2000 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested Osama Abu Qwider (15 years) while he was near Abu Ar-Rish military checkpoint in the old city of Hebron. Noted that clashes erupted between Palestinians and the IOA, where the IOA fired teargas grenades at Palestinians and the nearby schools, causing dozens of suffocation cases. (RB2000 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested 3 Palestinians after storming their houses in Shwaika village, north of Tulkarm city. The arrestees were identified as: Dana and Diana Abdalla Khwiled (17 years), and Hamza Ahmed Abed Al Karem Hamed (22 years). (Maannews 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested Mohammad Yousif Hussen Suliman (24 years) after raiding his house in Tulkarm city. (Maannews 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested four Palestinians from several towns in Hebron governorate. The arrestees were identified as: Younis Mohammad Abu Rimalh (19 years), Bilal Adres ‘Ashour (19 years), Hamza Mohammad Qawasmi (19 years), Ibrahim Raja’I Sha’rawi (21 years) and Hamdan Mohammad Hamdan Awidat (23 years). (Maannews 30 December 2015) 3 Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) arrested four Palestinians from Kharbatha Al Musbah village in Ramallah governorate. The arrestees were identified as: Qusai Ahmed Sadalla Harfoush, Mohammad Saidalla Harfoush, Mohammad Haitham Ribhi Kayed and Mohammad Hussen Ibrahim Al Habal. (Maannews 30 December 2015) Israeli Settler Violence Israeli settlers living in Adi Ad outpost kidnapped four Palestinians, while they were near Al Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah city. The Palestinian were identified as: Jehad Marzouq Abu Na’im, Ayham Riziq Abu Na’im, Na’man Ahmed Abu Na’im and Muhi Ad-Diyn Mahmoud Abu Na’im. (RB2000 30 December 2015) An Israeli settler threatened Palestinians and tried to storm Al Haj Zied Jabir school in Hebron city to assault the students. (RB2000 30 December 2015) Israeli settlers escorted by the Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) stormed Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem city and toured in its courtyard. (RB2000 30 December 2015) Israeli Military Orders Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) stormed a Palestinian house owned by the family of the Palestinian martyr; Ala Abu Jamal, in Jabal Al Mukabir town in Jerusalem city and handed out a “demolition and confiscation order”. The IOA infirmed the residents that they will demolish the house within the next 48 hours. Noted that the targeted house consist of three apartments. (SilwanIC 30 December 2015) Israeli Occupation Army (IOA) handed out military order to demolish a Palestinian house in Deir Samit village in Hebron governorate. The targeted house is owned by the family of the Palestinian prisoner in the Israeli Jail; Mohammad Abed Al Baset Al Hroub. (RB2000 30 December 2015) Confiscation & Razing of lands Israeli Civil Administration issued a military order to confiscate 370 square meters of land in Wad Al Shuyyukh area in Beit Ummer town, north of Hebron city, to erected a fence at the sides of Hebron- Jerusalem road. (Voice of Palestine 30 December 2015) 4 .
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