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Day 444 Jerusalem during “Al-Aqsa Flood” Operation
December 23, 2024

On the 444th day of "Al-Aqsa Flood” operation, a young man was injured in the Pisgat Ze’ev settlement north of Jerusalem, and members of the Musta’ribeen individuals (undercover police) opened fire in the village of Issawiya, and settlers continued their incursions into on Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the forces also continued their raids on towns and neighborhoods in Jerusalem.

Injury under the pretext of attempting to "carry out a stabbing operation"

A young Palestinian man was seriously injured under the pretext of attempting to carry out a stabbing operation in the Pisgat Ze’ev settlement, built on the lands of the town of Beit Hanina north of Jerusalem.

The Israeli police said in a statement that the young man got out of his vehicle and attempted to carry out a stabbing operation against one of the guards at the scene, so he was shot.

Eyewitnesses said that the bullets were fired by settlers and one of the guards.

The Wadi Hilweh Information Center - Jerusalem learned that the police summoned a number of the young man's family members for investigation.

Issawiya…Shooting and assaulting residents

Elements of the Musta’ribeen unit stormed the village of Issawiya in Jerusalem, opened fire randomly, and assaulted residents by beating and pushing them.

Eyewitnesses said that the forces stormed Issawiya immediately after the undercover unit opened fire, and fired tear gas, sound bombs, and rubber bullets randomly in the area. An hour later, a wastewater vehicle stormed the village and sprayed water in the streets and toward properties. Witnesses said that the forces set up police checkpoints in the streets of Issawiya and at its entrances, stopped all vehicles, forced young men, boys, and the elderly to get out of them, and subjected them to a body search. They also conducted a thorough search of the vehicles. The forces were also stationed in front of shops, apartments, and residential buildings, and deliberately assaulted those present.

Al-Aqsa Mosque

The occupation intelligence summoned 7 guards of Al-Aqsa Mosque for investigation at the Al-Qishla Police Station in the Old City of Jerusalem.

170 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Dung Gate, whose keys have been controlled by the occupation authorities since the occupation of Jerusalem.

The settlers performed their prayers during the storming of Al-Aqsa, and among the intruders were soldiers in military uniform.

Renewal of decisions against activist Abdul Latif Ghaith

The occupation intelligence handed the Jerusalemite activist and director of the Al-Dameer Foundation, Abdul Latif Ghaith, a decision to prevent him from entering the West Bank, signed by the military commander of the West Bank under the pretext of "state security", and a decision to prevent him from communicating with a number of Palestinian figures, signed by the commander of the Home Front Forces under the pretext of "preserving state security, public safety, and maintaining order".

Ghaith has been banned from entering the West Bank for 14 years, as the ban has been repeated 28 times "every 6 months" and is renewed immediately upon its expiration.

Ghaith called on the institutions that sing the praises of democracy, freedom and the right of individuals to freedom of movement and travel, as well as the institutions concerned with human rights, to intervene to stop these illegal and illegitimate measures against him, which only come within the framework of revenge and retaliation and are not based on any facts or evidence.

Raids

The forces continued to raid towns and neighborhoods in the city of Jerusalem, and set up checkpoints in the city streets.