Of note this week
Gaza Strip:
- The IDF killed 11 Palestinians, including
a teacher at the agriculture school north of Beit Hanun, and injured 31
others, including three children.
- On four occasions, Israeli patrol
boats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats at sea.
- On 7 February, Israel reduced the
amount of electricity it supplies to the Gaza Strip by 0.5 megawatt, further
straining the electricity deficit. Most Gaza Strip households (except those
in Rafah) have power cuts lasting at least eight hours every day and the
Gaza power plant is still only able to produce 55 megawatts due to restrictions
on fuel supplies by the Israeli authorities. At present, the electricity
requirement in the Gaza Strip is 230
megawatts.
- IDF bulldozers levelled and excavated
agriculture land east of Deir El Balah while IDF tanks provided covering
fire. As a result, 17 dunums of olive trees were uprooted.
- 81 rockets and 44 mortars were fired
towards Israel, which resulted in the injury of four Israelis, including
two women and one child. Moreover, 7 rockets and 111 mortars were fired
at IDF soldiers inside the Gaza Strip.
West Bank:
- Five Palestinians were injured, including
two children and a 56-year-old mentally-disabled man. Seven Israelis were
injured, including one woman, one child and one IDF soldier.
- Between 6 and 12 February, the IDF
closed numerous roads in the northern West Bank by constructing earth mounds
and setting up flying checkpoints on major road junctions connecting cities
and villages due a to high security alert. In addition, since 5 February,
the IDF continues to prevent Palestinians males aged 16 - 35 years from
Jenin and Tulkarm governorates from travelling southwards through checkpoints.
- The IDF prevented Palestinian males
from Jenin aged 16 - 35 years from crossing through Hamra and Tayasir checkpoints
to access the northern Jordan Valley area. The age restriction is ongoing.
- The IDF forcibly entered several money
changing shops in Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm and Hebron cities and
confiscated money, computers and documents.
- The IDF demolished 26 structures,
which resulted in the displacement of 89 Palestinians (Salfit, Qalqiliya,
Tubas, Jericho and Jerusalem).
- 107 curfew hours were imposed on localities
in the Nablus and Qalqiliya governorates.
- 102 flying checkpoints, 104 IDF search
operations and 74 arrests were reported.
Disclaimer
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit https://www.unocha.org/.