Martyrs and the file of bodies detained by the occupation:

During January 2024, (5) martyrs rose, including a girl who did not exceed 4 years old, as the occupation forces executed: Muhammad Abu Eid (32 years old) and his wife Doha Abu Eid (26 years old), the child Ruqaya Abu Dahuk (3 years old), The child Suleiman Kanaan (17 years old) and the child Janan Abu Sneina in the Gaza Strip.

File of detained bodies:

During the month of January 2024, the occupation detained the bodies of the two martyrs, Muhammad Abu Eid, and his wife, Duha Abu Eid. The occupation also detained for 9 days the body of the child, Ruqaya Abu Dahuk.

Until the end of January 2024, the occupation authorities are still detaining the bodies of 37 Jerusalemite martyrs in occupation refrigerators and several cemeteries.

Targeting national figures:

Under the far-right government led by flocks of settlers, the occupation authorities continue their attempts to impose sovereignty over Jerusalem and its sanctities to impose a new reality and continue their racist policy against the national symbols of Jerusalem, led by Jerusalem Governor Adnan Ghaith, upon whom the occupation has imposed an open house arrest order in his home since August 4, 2022, without specifying a period for the decision. On January 14, occupation intelligence handed Ghaith a decision with the intention of the Occupation government to renew its previous decision to remove him from the West Bank.

On January 11, the occupation authorities summoned the secretary of the Fatah movement in occupied Jerusalem, Shadi Al-Mtur, for investigation.

On January 17, the so-called occupation judicial authorities decided to convict Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque and head of the Islamic Authority in Jerusalem, on charges of incitement to terrorism, after a series of prosecutions and targeting of Sheikh Ikrima, but they postponed his trial following a request from his lawyer. The Israeli media returned on January 22 and incited against Sheikh Dr. Ikrima Sabri following the occupation forces’ decision to postpone his trial.

On January 17, the occupation issued a decision of administrative detention for a period of 6 months against Sheikh Al-Maqdisi Yousef Makharza on charges of incitement and “calling on armies, scholars, and media professionals to support Gaza.” Before his arrest, he was a preacher at several mosques. The occupation had arrested Makharza on October 16 of last year. The Sheikh’s family confirmed that he was subjected to torture and medical neglect in the occupation prisons, adding that he was subjected to severe and severe beatings despite his old age and illness, and blood covered his face and he was not given any first aid or treatment.

 

Colonial attacks:

The attacks of Jewish colonialists and extremists on Palestinians in general and on the people of Jerusalem Governorate in particular are increasing, in light of the occupation police’s failure to arrest the aggressors among them. Indeed, the fascist occupation government deliberately provides a cover for their criminal racist practices, as evidenced by illegal manipulation and deception to provide a safety net that protects these aggressors, as they are The powerful tool of the extremist occupation policy to implement and achieve their goals.

These racist practices do not fall under the heading of individual actions, isolated accidents, or reactions to certain behaviors. Rather, they do not deviate from their essential context in the use of the policy of racial discrimination practiced by Israel against the Palestinians over the past decades.

During January 2024, the Jerusalem Governorate monitored about (9) attacks by colonists, including (3) attacks with physical harm.

Injuries:

During the month of January 2024, the Jerusalem Governorate monitored injuries resulting from the occupation’s use of excessive force against Jerusalemites. (18) Injuries were monitored as a result of live and rubber-coated metal bullets and severe beatings, in addition to cases of gas suffocation.

Crimes against Al-Aqsa Mosque:

In a clear and clear violation of the sanctity of the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, the settlers’ raids will continue during the year 2024, as 3,405 colonists and 1,218 settlers stormed the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque under the name of “tourism” during the fait accompli imposed by the occupation, called the morning and evening periods, with heavy protection from the occupation police, during which they performed Talmudic prayers.

Arrests:

During the month of January, (163) arrest cases were monitored in all areas of the Jerusalem Governorate, including (14) children and (8) women.

Decisions of the occupation courts:

The occupation courts impose unfair decisions on detainees, ranging from issuing actual prison sentences to imposing house arrest, in addition to deportation decisions and heavy financial fines. Among them are those against whom the occupation court issued travel bans, in addition to extending the detention of a large number of detainees for long months and perhaps years without delay. Bring clear charges against them.

Actual prison sentences:

The report monitored the issuance of racist occupation courts (39) actual prison sentences against Jerusalemite prisoners, including (31) administrative detention sentences, “that is, without clearly specifying their charges.”

Among the highest sentences issued by the occupation authorities during the month of January was the sentence issued against the prisoner Muhammad Halawa, with an actual imprisonment of 78 months (6 years) and a fine of 2000 shekels.

 

Home detention decisions:

Home detention has become a sword hanging over the necks of Jerusalemites, which is represented by the imposition of rulings by the occupation court requiring a person to stay for specific periods inside the house in a forced manner, which has turned the homes of Jerusalemites into their prisons. It restricts the convict and his sponsors and creates a state of permanent tension and psychological and social pressures. (13) house arrest orders were issued by the occupation authorities during the month of January, 4 of which were against children and another against a woman.

Deportation decisions:

The occupation authorities use the deportation decisions they issue as a means to suppress the Palestinian presence in the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Old City, Damascus Gate, and other targeted neighborhoods, as the occupation authorities issued 6 deportation decisions during the month of January.

Travel ban decisions:

The occupation uses security reasons to prevent Palestinians from traveling, especially in occupied Jerusalem. During the month of January, the renewal of the travel ban against Jerusalem station Hanadi Al-Halawani was monitored.

Demolition and bulldozing operations:

During the month of January, the number of demolition operations in the Jerusalem Governorate reached (22) demolition and bulldozing operations, including: (8 forced self-demolition operations) and (12 demolition operations carried out by occupation mechanisms), in addition to two bulldozing operations.

The occupation's vehicles and crews carried out 12 demolition operations, including houses, residential apartments, commercial facilities, barracks, a retaining wall, a parking garage, and an equestrian club in the town of Qalandiya in occupied Jerusalem.

Demolition, forced eviction, and land confiscation decisions:

During the month of January, the occupation authorities handed over several demolition notices in the towns of Silwan and Al-Jib, and in the Abu Al-Nawar community, east of occupied Jerusalem, the occupation authorities handed the people 11 notices to demolish residential and agricultural facilities.

Violations against prisoners:

During the month of January, the occupation authorities continued their violations against prisoners and freed prisoners, which increased in severity since the beginning of the Israeli occupation’s aggression against the Gaza Strip. On January 10, the occupation magistrate court in Haifa summoned the freed Jerusalemite prisoner, “Fadwa Hamada,” alleging that she had committed “abuses against the prison administration and police during the period of her captivity,” ignoring that she was liberated as part of an official exchange deal under international guarantees. The Prisoners and Ex-Detainees Affairs Authority said that what happened was a clear legal violation against Hamada, calling for the occupation to be forced to abide by the terms of the deal and not to prosecute the ex-detainees.

Violations against Jerusalem institutions and landmarks:

In continuous attempts to undermine the efforts of Jerusalemites inside the occupied capital, the occupation continues the policy of closing the institutions operating there and suppressing activities that prove the presence and steadfastness of Jerusalemites in the occupied city.

Targeting educational institutions and Jerusalemite students and fighting the Palestinian curriculum:

The occupation authorities continue to target educational institutions in the city of Jerusalem and incite against them, and continue to target Jerusalemite students. On January 9, the occupation forces prevented school students from reaching their homes after the end of their school days in Sur Baher. On January 16, the occupation forces massively fired tear gas bombs in Shuafat Camp, coinciding with students leaving schools.

On January 28, the occupation forces stormed Al-Aqsa Sharia School for Girls, located inside Al-Aqsa Square, and demanded that the police bring one of the students “to implement an arrest warrant issued against her,” while threatening to storm the classroom. The occupation forces arrested the student on charges of removing the flag of the occupying state from a vehicle in Jerusalem and throwing it on the ground. They transferred her for investigation at the occupation police station on Salah al-Din Street. After the investigation, the occupation released her on the condition of house arrest for 5 days and deportation from the vicinity of Bab al-Sahira and Bab al-Amoud for a period. week.

Attacking religious places and obliterating their landmarks:

On January 20, colonists carried out acts of sabotage inside the Okasha Mosque, west of occupied Jerusalem, where they began praying on October 7 and turned it into a Jewish synagogue, claiming that the grave inside it belonged to Benjamin, the brother of the Prophet Joseph, peace be upon him.

Incitement and hate speech:

On January 24, the so-called deputy mayor of occupied Jerusalem, the extremist Aryeh King, stated against the Jerusalemites, saying, “We must realize that the Arabs of Jerusalem, like the Arabs of Gaza, are made up of extremist Islamists, a Christian minority, a silent majority that quietly supports terrorism and a Muslim minority.” She opposes it. These accursed terrorists and their families must be expelled from Israel so that everyone knows that there is no life for those who want to kill us.” It is noteworthy that the extremist (Aryeh King) lives inside a colony in the heart of the Ras al-Amud neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, and roams the streets of the city with his weapons.

Incitement against international institutions in Jerusalem (UNRWA)

On January 15, the so-called extremist deputy mayor of the occupation in Jerusalem (Aryeh King) incited against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), specifically its headquarters in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, and King sent an official letter in the name of the occupation municipality to the so-called occupation security minister. The extremist (Itamar Ben Gvir) demanded that he vacate the headquarters in Jerusalem, under the pretext that it was located within what he called “Israeli territory,” and that many of its facilities in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood were built without a permit.

On January 28, the so-called “Israel Lands Administration” demanded that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) evacuate one of its properties in the Qalandiya area, north of occupied Jerusalem - an area of 85 dunums, and pay 17 million shekels. This came after incitement and an official request from the so-called deputy mayor of the occupation in Jerusalem (Aryeh King) a few days ago, where he claimed that the land on which the property is located does not belong to UNRWA but to the occupation, and accordingly it must be evacuated and use fees paid retroactively. It is noteworthy that the aforementioned land in Qalandiya was registered in the name of the Jordanian government before 1967, and UNRWA established a school and training center on it known as the Qalandiya Vocational Institute.

On January 31, extremist colonists called for organizing a protest in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, on February 5, to demand the expulsion of the agency from Jerusalem.

It is noteworthy that this is not the first time that UNRWA has been subjected to an attack by the occupation. It was subjected to another attack in 2019 when the so-called National Security Council of the occupation decided to approve a plan to close and expel the institutions run by UNRWA in the occupied city of Jerusalem.

Attacks on journalists:

As for attacks on journalists during the month of January, the occupation authorities continued to obstruct the work of journalists and prevent them from covering the media, especially on Fridays. On January 12, the occupation forces stipulated that press crews be removed in order to allow worshipers to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque.

On January 3, the occupation targeted journalists and residents in the vicinity of the Shuqirat family home, which was demolished by the occupation in the town of Jabal Mukaber in occupied Jerusalem.

On January 19, the occupation forces suppressed press crews and deported them from the Wadi al-Joz area in occupied Jerusalem.

On January 22, the occupation forces attacked journalist Ahmed Jalajel while he was covering their storming of the town of Al-Issawiya in occupied Jerusalem.

On January 29, the occupation forces arrested journalist Ahmed Rukn from occupied Jerusalem, after assaulting him, his mother, and his brother.

Settlement projects:

In its relentless and insanely accelerating endeavor to impose a new reality on the occupied city of Jerusalem and Judaize it through the implementation of dangerous settlement projects, during the month of January the occupation government approved 4 new settlement projects, and the occupation authorities also began implementing 3 projects that had been approved earlier.