Monday, January 20, 2020

In the West Bank, Israeli forces handed 8 Palestinian families demolition notices for 18 structures in the Hebron Hills area. 13 Palestinians were arrested during late-night raids in and around Hebron, Ramallah, Bethlehem, and Qalqilya. In East Jerusalem, 2 Palestinians were arrested during raids in al-Ram and Issawiyya. In Gaza, 1 Palestinian injured during the Great March of Return protest on 3/30/2018 died of his wounds. This brings the death toll stemming from the Great March of Return to 230. Off the coast of Gaza, Israeli naval forces opened fire on Palestinian fishermen west of Khan Yunis. (WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 1/20; PCHR 1/23)

The Japanese representative to Palestine signed grant contracts for several municipal projects in the West Bank for schools and hospitals amounting to $344,371. (WAFA 1/20)