The Daily File - October 25-29, 2023
Wednesday through Sunday.
Data
Wednesday, October 25
Thursday, October 26
Friday, October 27
Saturday, October 28
Sunday, October 29
Data
Data as of October 29th as publicized on the daily report of OCHA-OPT
and on Israeli news media.
Gaza Strip
‣ 8,005 killed, of them 3,324 children, 2,026 women.
‣ 995 not yet identified, 248 of them children.
‣ 67% killed while at home with their family.
‣ 1,800 missing, 940 of them children.
‣ 192 families lost 10 or more members, among them Isma’il, operator of the Facebook page “We on the Other Side of the Fence” who lost 23 members of his family.
‣ 136 families lost 6-9 members.
‣ 444 families lost 2-5 members.
‣ 20,242 persons wounded.
‣ 4.1 million refugees.
‣ 671,397 seek refuge in UNRWA institutions.
‣ 121,750 in hospitals, churches and public buildings.
‣ 83,000 in UNWRA schools.
Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip and near Israel’s northern border
‣ About 1,400 killed, 1,117 names publicized.
‣ 808 of the above - civilians, 309 soldiers or members of the security forces, at least 30 children.
‣ 40 persons missing.
‣ 239 identified as taken hostage, 30 of them children.
‣ 5,439 wounded.
‣ 130,000 refugees or forced to evacuate.
The West Bank
‣ 115 killed, 33 of them minors.
‣ About 50% in confrontations or raids by soldiers.
‣ About 50% in protest demonstrations.
‣ About 10% by colonist attacks.
‣ 2,150 wounded, 193 of them minors.
‣ 27 of the woundings by live fire.
‣ 167 attacks by settler-colonists.
‣ 26 cases ended with fatal casualties.
‣ 113 cases ended with property damages.
‣ 28 cases ended with both.
‣ 33% of the attacks were under armed threat even shootings.
‣ 50% accompanied by the army. Most ended up in clashes with the army, in which 3 Palestinians were killed.
‣ Damages: 24 houses, 41 farming facilities, 73 vehicles, 650 trees.
‣ 1,000 and more chased out of their homes by colonist attacks, 98 families.
‣ 15 communities expelled by colonists with army backing.
Wednesday, October 25
Fatalities
1. Ahmad Ghaleb Mutir, 20-years-old, from Qalandia refugee camp.
2. Hamza Taha, 19-years-old, from Qalqilia.
3. Mohammad Al Sanah, 16-years-old, from Jenin refugee camp.
4. Abdallah Al Fa’id, 20-years-old, from Jenin refugee camp.
5. Mohammad Abu Qatana, 19-years-old, from Jenin refugee camp.
6. Nabil Qasem Ma’ari, 15-years-old, from Jenin refugee camp.
Arrests
About 72 persons arrested.
Clashes with the army
1. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem - raid to conduct mass arrests. Confrontations, one person killed (shot in the head and belly), 3 wounded by live fire.
2. Qalqilia - dawn raid. One person killed (reportedly killed by 20 live bullets).
3. Jenin refugee camp - raid to arrest 2 wanted men. Combination of snipers on the ground and weaponized drones that fired 2 shells at a group of Palestinians. 4 men killed, 23 wounded by live fire. Ambulances prevented from approaching, anyone getting near the wounded men was shot.
4. Bethlehem - confrontations at the northern entrance.
5. Kufr Al-Labud, east of Tul Karem - shots at Palestinians. A 15-year-old wounded in the face by shrapnel.
Demolitions
1. Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, East Jerusalem - Abu Jibna’s home of 9 persons -demolished.
2. Beit Hanina neighborhood, north-east Jerusalem - a Palestinian forced to demolish his own home.
Settler-colonist attacks against Palestinians
(according to reports by activists and Yesh Din organization)
1. Sha’ab Al Botom, Massafer Yatta - colonists backed up by soldiers attack a villager and 3 human rights activists (among them a woman-member of Breaking the Silence), damage electricity and water infrastructure, theft of money and work tools.
2. Yanun, east of Nablus - colonists attack and chase away olive harvesters. Steal harvested fruit.
3. Burin - dozens of colonists from the direction of Yitzhar invade village lands, attack olive harvesters, ignite a vehicle, vandalize property and steal equipment and olive crop.
4. Jalud, south-east of Nablus - Colonists attack olive harvesters and steal equipment and olive crop.
5. Tarqumia, west of Hebron - after taking over farmland, colonists destroyed 9 farming structures owned by Palestinians (among them ancient structures), soldiers and colonists prevent Palestinians from accessing their land.
6. Khalat A-Dhaba, Massafer Yatta - colonists and soldiers attack the village and cause damages. One Palestinian wounded.
7. A-Tawane, Massafer Yatta - colonists accompanied by soldiers work the land owned by one of the villagers, soldiers shoot live fire at congregating villagers, 55 olive trees uprooted.
8. Old City of Jerusalem, A-Sawana neighborhood - colonists backed up by Border Police attack the Al Alami family home and vandalize vehicles. Rubber-coated bullets shot at family members, 2 wounded by such bullets, whole-body bruises incurred by a third family member.
9. Al Mu’arajat, north-west of Jericho - a colonist is documented threatening community members they should leave or else be attacked at night. Another case in which Palestinians report stone throwing. Soldiers accompanied by a colonist came with the false excuse that Palestinians threw the stones. A soldier pointed his weapon at an activist’s head.
10. Karawat Bani Hassan, north-west of Salfit - threats and live fire at olive harvesters.
Thursday, October 26
Fatalities
1. Usaid Hamdi Hamidat, 17-years-old, from Al Jilazun refugee camp.
2. Mohammad Ahmad Kabaha, 25-years-old, from Tura. Died of his wounds, incurred about a week ago in confrontations.
Arrests
101 persons arrested.
Clashes with the army
1. Al Jilazun refugee camp, north of Ramallah - raid to conduct arrests. Confrontations, one 17-year-old killed. A 14-year-old wounded by live fire.
2. Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, East Jerusalem - policemen attack inhabitants. Beat them up without arrests.
3. Tubas - raid to conduct arrests. Confrontations, 8 wounded by live fire.
4. Bethlehem - clashes in the city’s northern entrance.
Colonist attacks against Palestinians
1. Hares, north-west of Salfit - blocking village entrance and stone throwing.
2. Burin, south of Nablus - colonists harvest Palestinian-owned olive trees and steal the crop.
3. Til, south-west of Nablus - colonists attack olive harvesters and wound 3 of them, in full view of soldiers. Steal equipment and olives.
4. Qusra, south-east of Nablus - colonists attack olive harvesters.
5. Dayr Istia, north-west of Salfit - incitement campaign on colonist websites, a group of colonists attacks farmers during olive harvest, in full view of soldiers.
6. Al Marahit Al Bid, Massafer Yatta - colonists graze their sheep on community land, consequently dozens of olive trees vandalized.
7. Sadat Al Th’ale, Massafer Yatta - Colonists cut water infrastructure and threaten to inhabitants to kill them if they do not leave.
8. Ein Al Beda, Massafer Yatta - colonists vandalized over 200 olive, almond and grapevine saplings, vandalized irrigation pipes, destroyed a water tank, stole a water pump and electrical equipment.
9. Arab Al Malihat, west of Jericho - night attack against the inhabitants’ tents.
10. Road 60 from Kfar Etzyon to Efrat colonies - a colonist fired at a Palestinian car standing at roadside. Car damaged.
11. A-Tayibe, east of Ramallah - following ongoing colonist violence, 6 families took part their tents and left their land. Upon their leaving, colonists brought cattle into the deserted lands, secured by soldiers.
12. Dayr Jarayer, east of Ramallah - for 5 days running colonists have been attacking olive harvesters and chasing them away. Today Palestinians confronted them. Consequently – 5 wounded Palestinians. 2 colonists wounded, one of them severely (Israeli media reports only colonists wounded).
13. Aqraba, south of Nablus - colonists and soldiers force olive harvesters to leave.
14. Huwara - the army places sign forbidding entry of Israelis (It is Area A although some of it is Area B and some C). Colonists remove the sign.
Friday, October 27
Fatalities
1. Abdallah Abu Alheije, from Yamun - killed in the raid on Jenin.
2. Ayssar Al Amar, 24-years-old, from Jenin refugee camp.
3. Jawad Al Turki, 19-years-old, from Jenin refugee camp.
4. Qasem Abed Al Hafez, 26-years-old, from Qalqilia.
Arrests
67 persons arrested.
Clashes with the army
Friday evening sees numerous protest marches supporting Gaza. Most have entailed clashes with the army.
1. Qalqilia - morning raid in which a Palestinian was killed. In the evening – confrontations in the northern entrance. 5 wounded by live fire.
2. Hebron - confrontations in the northern entrance. The soldier fire at a protest march. 3 wounded, many suffocated by teargas.
3. Bethlehem - northern entrance – confrontations following protest. 4 wounded by live fire.
4. Al Bira - confrontations, 14-year-old wounded by live fire.
5. Dayr Abu Mash’al, north-west of Ramallah - confrontations. One person wounded in the belly by live fire, only much later taken to hospital.
6. Huwara Checkpoint, south of Nablus - confrontations. Minor wounded in protest march.
7. Beit Awa Checkpoint, north of Hebron - A Palestinian turned himself in (after his mother and brother were arrested to pressure him). Evacuated to medical care later with fractured legs by blows.
8. Nablus - city raided. Confrontations. 4 wounded by live fire. 1 wounded by shrapnel, another by vehicle.
9. Jericho - raid of Ein Al Sutan (north) and Aqbat Jaber (south) refugee camps. Confrontations. No wounded reported.
10. Beit Furiq, east of Nablus - confrontations. One person wounded by live fire.
11. Madama, south of Nablus - confrontations. One person wounded by live fire.
12. Jenin - city raided. 2 killed, 12 wounded by live fire. After retreat, body of a third person killed by UAV fire.
Colonist attacks against Palestinians
1. Taqu’a, sout-east of Bethlehem - Stones thrown at vehicles.
2. Susia - attack against village homes. Clashes and threats that they return in the evening.
3. Umm Al Khair, Massafer Yatta - blocking the road, fire at a car. Damage to property.
4. Tayibe, east of Ramallah - colonists attack a Palestinian family, beat up a 15-year-old who summons his father. The colonists attack the father with a rifle butt and steal his car.
5. Sara, west of Nablus - Colonists attack olive harvesters, shoot and wound one of the harvesters.
6. Burin - invasion of farmland, theft of olive crop. Police summoned, did not show up.
7. Al-Luban Al Sharqia, north-west of Ramallah - backed up by soldiers attack olive harvesters, steal equipment and olives, chase away the harvesters.
8. Nahalin, south-west of Bethlehem - colonists attack olive harvesters.
Saturday, October 28
Fatalities
1. Balal Mohammad Salah, 40-years-old from A-Sawiya. Killed by colonist-soldier on leave.
Arrests
25 persons arrested.
Clashes with the army
1. Al Arub refugee camp, north of Hebron - confrontations. One 13-year-olde wounded by live fire. Suffocations by teargas.
2. Al Jilazun refugee camp, north of Ramallah - home of a man (arrested several days earlier) demolished. 7 persons remained homeless including a baby.
3. Shu’afat refugee camp, north-west Jerusalem - confrontations, suffocation by teargas.
Demolitions
1. Beit Hanina, north-east Jerusalem - 3 houses demolished of 3 brothers, inhabited by 18 persons.
Colonist attacks against Palestinians
1. Beit Iksa, north-west of Jerusalem - colonists vandalize 10 vehicles. Again.
2. Qusra, south-east of Nablus - colonists attack olive harvesters. Stones thrown. Club beatings. 10 olive trees uprooted. The ‘securing’ soldiers fired teargas and live fire at resisting Palestinians.
3. Dayr Istia, north-west of Salfit - colonists attack olive harvesters.
4. Al Daraj, east of Yatta - colonists steal a shepherd’s sheep.
5. Kufr A-Deeq, west of Salfit - colonists attack olive harvesters.
6. Zanouta, south of Hebron - 250 Palestinians are forced to desert their village after ongoing colonist harassment.
7. Tuba, Massafer Yatta - stones thrown at homes, equipment stolen.
8. Sha’ab Al Botom, Massafer Yatta - homes attacked, property vandalized.
9. Khalil Al Lunz, south of Bethlehem - colonists attack olive harvesters.
10. A-Sawiya - colonists attack olive harvesters. They fire and kill one of them. The shooter is a soldier on leave.
Sunday, October 29
Fatalities
1. Nasser Al Barghuti, 29-years-old, from Beit Rima.
2. Ramah Khaled Katishat, 32-years-old, from Tamun.
3. Na’im Mahmoud Faran, 31-years-old, from old Askar refugee camp.
4. Rasmi Arafat, 35-years-old, from Balata refugee camp.
5. Hussein Rabi, 25-years-old, from Al Deheishe refugee camp.
Arrests
45 persons arrested.
Clashes with the army
1. Tamun, south of Tubas - raid, confrontations. Much destruction of infrastructure. One person killed, 7 wounded by live fire.
2. Beit Rima, south-west of Ramallah - raid, arrests, confrontations. One person killed, 11 wounded by live fire.
3. Old Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus - demolition of the home of Palestinian who shot and killed 3 daughters of the D. family. Confrontations. One person killed, 10 wounded by live fire.
4. Al Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem - raid and confrontations. One person killed, 4 wounded by live fire.
5. Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus - raid and confrontations. One person critically wounded, later died of his wounds.
6. ‘Urif, south of Nablus - confrontations, 14-year-old wounded by live fire.
7. Bani Naim, south of Hebron - confrontations. No wounded reported.
Colonist attacks against Palestinians
1. Tuba, Massafer Yatta - colonists attack homes, steal 6 sheep and farming equipment.
2. Wadi Fuqin, north-west of Bethlehem - colonists block village entrance in order to prevent electricity company workers from working on generator.
3. Susia, Massafer Yatta - colonists attack the community, beat up 2 Palestinians and wound them. Threaten to kill them if they do not leave.
4. Wadi Jheish, Massafer Yatta - colonists attack the community, beat up one of the villagers and threaten to kill if they do not leave.
5. Al Khader, south of Behtlehem - El’azar colony security official prevents villagers from accessing their lands.
6. Karyut, south of Nablus - Palestinians are attacked, colonists vandalize water tanks and uproot trees.
7. Burin, south of Nablus - colonists accompanied by soldiers work in Area B. Continue despite orders to desist.