Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (November 1-8, 2022)

Stabbing attack in Jerusalem

• On the morning of November 3, 2022, a Palestinian entered the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem through the Damascus Gate. Arousing the suspicions of police and Border Police fighters at the site, he was detained for examination. He took out a knife and stabbed one policemen. Two other policemen shot and killed him. Three policemen were wounded (Israel Police Force Twitter account, November 3, 2022).
• The Palestinian media reported the death of Amer Husam Badr Haliba, 20 years old, from Abu Dis (according to a different report, from al-Eizaria, southeast of Jerusalem), currently living in Beit Hanina. He was studying civil engineering in Birzeit University (Wafa, November 3, 2022). The Haliba family/clan is well-known in Abu Dis, and both his parents are doctors. The Islamic Bloc (the Hamas student faction in the university) issued a mourning notice for him, stating he was active in the faction (alresala.net, November 3, 2022; Islamic Bloc website, November 4, 2022). Operatives of Palestinian Authority (PA) general intelligence broke into the family’s house and summoned/took Amer’s brother Majed for interrogation (Facebook page of al-Eizariya al-Quds online, November 3, 2022).
• Amer Haliba’s friends reported that several months previously he had been detained after protesting settlers’ entering al-Aqsa mosque (al-Araby al-Jadeed, November 5, 2022). Muhammad Rabi’, in charge of the Fatah movement in al-Eizariya, said Amer could always be found near of al-Aqsa mosque and had been detained several times. Muhammad Haliba, a relative, said Amer used to visit the graves of shaheeds, such as Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, where he had himself photographed (al-Araby al-Jadeed, November 5, 2022).

   
Right: The scene of the attack (Israel Police Force Twitter account, November 3, 2022). Left: Mourning notice issued by the Islamic Bloc in Birzeit University (Twitter account of Israa Darwish, November 3, 2022).

   
Right: Attempted detention of Amer Haliba near the Damascus Gate. Left: Haliba visits shaheed graves in Nablus (Twitter account of the al-Qastel website, November 3, 2022).

•   On November 5, 2022, the student council in Birzeit University organized a symbolic funeral for Amer Haliba, attended by hundreds of students. They chanted slogans in favor of the “resistance” [terrorist attacks], and praise for Haliba, Lion’s Den operatives in Nablus and the “resistance” [terrorist operatives] in Jenin. Yahya al- Qarout, chairman of the Birzeit University student council, claimed Judea and Samaria had become “hell for Israel and the settlers,” and that the path of “resistance” was the only way to restore the Palestinians’ rights and land (Palinfo, November 5, 2022).

   
Right: Memorial event for Amer Haliba at Birzeit University (Birzeit University Facebook page, November 5, 2022). Left: Candy distributed in memory of Amer Haliba at Birzeit University (Twitter account of the al-Qastel website, November 5, 2022).

Vehicular ramming attack west of Ramallah

• On November 2, 2022, a Palestinian drove to the Israeli side of the Maccabi Crossing (west of Ramallah) and tried to run over an IDF officer engaged in operational activities. He then emerged from the vehicle armed with a pickaxe which he used to attack the officer. However, the officer, who had been critically wounded, shot and killed him (IDF spokesman’s Twitter account, November 2, 2022).

• The Palestinian media reported the terrorist was Habas/Khabas according to the Internet Abd al-Hafiz Yusuf Riyan (Abu Assam), 54 years old, from the village of Bayt Duqu, north of Jerusalem (Facebook page of the ministry of health in Ramallah, November 2, 2022). His son Qusay Riyan is detained in Israel, and his son Assam Riyan is a released prisoner. Both are affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) (Shams News, November 2, 2022).

     
Right: Khabas Abd al-Hafiz Yusuf Riyan. Left: The pickaxe he used to attack an IDF officer (Shehab Twitter account, November 2, 2022).

• Hamas welcomed the “heroic attack” and called for the “resistance” against Israel to continue in every form (Hamas website, November 2, 2022). The PIJ also praised the attack and sent condolences to Khabas Riyan’s children, especially Qusay and Assam (Safa, November 2, 2022).

Young girl critically shot in Kiryat Arba

• On November 3, 2022, a 13 year-old girl was critically wounded by gunfire in Kiryat Arba. The circumstances of the shooting are still unclear; she may have been wounded by a stray bullet. The IDF spokesman said she was apparently not shot by a terrorist, but the event is still under investigation (Ynet, November 3, 2022).

Stabbing attack prevented at the Te’enim Crossing

• On November 1, 2022, security guards of the Crossings Authority detained a suspicious Palestinian at the Te’enim Crossing (south of Tulkarm). They called on him to halt and when he did not, they readied their weapons for firing and he halted. An examination of his person revealed a knife. He was taken for interrogation by the Israeli security forces (Israeli ministry of defense spokesman’s unit, November 1, 2022).

Israel civilian dies of previously-inflicted wounds

• On November 8, 2022, an Israeli civilian wounded in a stabbing attack in the village of Funduq on October 25, 2022, died.

Significant Terrorist Attacks in Judea and Samaria since November 2020^[1]

Counterterrorism Activities

• This past week the Israeli security forces continued intensive counterterrorism activities in Judea and Samaria, detaining Palestinians suspected of involvement in terrorist activities and confiscating large quantities of weapons (IDF spokesman).

Senior PIJ figures killed

• On November 3, 2022, Israeli security forces raided a building in the Jenin refugee camp where Farouq Jamil Hassan Salameh, a senior PIJ operative, was located. Shots were exchanged and he fled from the site. The security forces pursued him, and when he threatened to fire at them he was shot and killed. He had been involved in a number of shooting attacks and was suspected of planning more. He was also involved in the attack that killed an Israeli officer I would allow him his privacy in death (May 13, 2022), and was also suspected of having contacts with the Lion’s Den terrorist network in Nablus and planning terrorist attacks with them. During the raid five other wanted Palestinians were detained and a handgun and M-16 assault rifle were found in their possession (IDF Twitter account, November 3, 2022).
• Farouq Salameh, 28 years old, was born in the Jenin refugee camp. He was a released prisoner who was detained by Israel in April 2013 and released in May 2014. Reportedly, he was connected to the commanders of the Lion’s Den network in Nablus (Palestine Online, November 3, 2022). The Jenin Battalion, a PIJ military-affiliate, issued a mourning notice for him, stating he was one of its commanders (Jenin Battalion Telegram channel, November 3, 2022).

    
Right: Salameh with Muhammad al-Azizi, a Lion’s Den founder who was killed (Palestine Online, November 3, 2022). Left: Salameh with Wadia al-Huh, a Lion’s Den commander who was killed (Twitter account of Ahmed Abu Nasr, November 3, 2022).

• The PIJ in Judea and Samaria said in a statement that “the blood of Farouq Salameh would open the gates of hell” for the leaders of Israel (“the criminal occupation”) (PIJ website, November 3, 2022).

Detention of wanted terrorists

• Two wanted terrorists were detained by the Israeli security forces in Jenin:
  • Tawfiq Ahmed al-Shalabi, who is a released prisoner, incarcerated in Israel for membership in the PIJ (Bawabat al-Hadaf, February 28, 2022; refugeesps.net, December 31, 2021).

   
Right: Tawfiq al-Shalabi (Facebook page of Ahmed al-Bali, November 3, 2022). Left: Tawfiq al-Shalabi with Farouq Salameh (Facebook page of Muhammad Abu Alrab, November 3, 2022).

• • Ihab Salameh, Farouq Salameh’s brother (Wafa, November 3, 2022), who is a senior Fatah operative in Jenin and a released prisoner (@rartvihf Twitter account, November 3, 2022, Twitter account of Yahya Bashir, November 3, 2022). He was released on October 23, 2022, after serving 14 months for providing shelter for two of the prisoners who escaped from the Gilboa Prison (Awda Telegram channel, Fatah’s media and culture bureau, October 23, 2022).

Other Palestinian fatalities

• The ministry of health in Ramallah reported the death of Muhammad Samer Muhammad Khallouf, 14 years old, from the village of Burqin (west of Jenin) (Wafa, November 3, 2022). He was killed during an Israeli security force activity in the Jenin refugee camp. According to reports he was visiting his grandfather when a riot broke out between local residents and Israeli security forces (al-Araby al-Jadeed, November 3, 2022). His father, Samer Khallouf, is a captain in the PA’s special police force (alklaa news, November 3, 2022; Facebook page of Amoudi Muhammad, November 3, 2022). The Burqin Shaheeds’ Fatah branch issued a mourning notice for him, claiming he was a Fatah operative (Facebook page of Amoudi Muhammad, November 3, 2022). On his Facebook page home page he wrote, “Put on your best uniform and comb your hair just right, because maybe you will be the next shaheed” (New press Twitter account, November 3, 2022).

•  On November 5, 2022, Azzam al-Ahmed, a member of the PLO’s Executive Committee and Fatah’s Central Committee, paid a visit to the mourning tent erected for Muhammad Khallouf in Burqin. He offered his condolences and those of Mahmoud Abbas and the PA leadership, and stressed Mahmoud Abbas’ personal interest in the issue of the shaheeds, the prisoners and their families (Wafa, November 5, 2022).

• On November 5, 2022, Palestinians were throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles at a junction west of Ramallah, and an IDF force shot at them. Reportedly, one Palestinian was killed and another was critically wounded (Rescue Without Borders in Judea and Samaria, November 5, 2022). The ministry of health in Ramallah reported the death of Musab Muhammad Mahmoud Nofal, 18 years old, from al-Mazraa al-Sharqia (east of Ramallah) (Wafa, November 5, 2022). His uncle, Nissan Zaban, who was with him at the time, was wounded. His brother Hakim, who accused the IDF of his death, said Musab customarily threw rocks at IDF forces (al-Araby al-Jadeed, November 6, 2022, @qudsfeed Twitter account, November 6, 2022). The Fatah branch in al-Mazraa al-Sharqia issued a statement claiming Nofal was one of its operatives (Facebook page of Fatah in al-Mazraa al-Sharqia, November 5, 2022).

  
Right: Musab Nofal (Facebook page of Musab Nofal, February 26, 2022). Left: Mourning notice issued by Fatah for Musab Nofal (Facebook page of Fatah in al-Mazraa al-Sharqia, November 5, 2022).

•   On November 3, 2022, the Israeli security forces invaded the house of Khabas Riyan, who carried out the vehicular ramming attack near the Maccabim Junction (November 2, 2022). During the activity local residents rioted, throwing Molotov cocktails at the forces. The forces fired live ammunition and wounded a rioter (Haaretz, November 3, 2022). The Palestinian media reported the death of Daoud Mahmoud Khalil Riyan, 42 years old, from Bayt Duqu, married and father of seven (Wafa, November 3, 2022). Hamas issued a mourning notice for him and promised to respond to the Israel activity and escalate the “resistance” (Hamas website, November 3, 2022).

   
Right: Daoud Riyan (Wafa, November 3, 2022) Left: Clashes and riots in Bayt Duqu (Paldf Twitter account, November 3, 2022).

Another senior figure in the Lion’s Den terrorist network surrenders to the PA

•   According to reports, on October 31, 2022, Muhammad Tabanja (Abu Sabih), an operative in the military-terrorist wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and a Lion’s Den terrorist commander in Nablus, surrendered to the PA security forces. He wrote on his Facebook page that he would continue to “struggle” and not lay down his weapons. He wrote, “a fighter’s rest” (Amad, October 31, 2022; qudsnet.com, October 31, 2022). According to the Palestinian social networks, he was wounded in both legs and could now receive medical treatment (Facebook page of Abu Wassim Abd al-Hadi, October 31, 2022).

   
Right: Muhammad Tabanja (Facebook page of Abu Wassim Abd al-Hadi, October 31, 2022). Left: Muhammad Tabanja (second from the right wearing a cap and carrying a gun), walking with difficulty at Vadia al-Huh’s funeral and supported by another marcher (Facebook page of journalist Ali H. Shtayeh, October 25, 2022).

Rocket and mortar shell fire into Israel

• On the evening of November 3, 2022, four rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel. One was intercepted by the Iron Dome aerial defense system and three fell inside the Gaza Strip (IDF spokesman’s Twitter account, November 3, 2022). No casualties or damage were reported. It was the first time rockets were fired at Israel since Operation Breaking Dawn in August 2022. No organization claimed responsibility for the rocket fire.
• Hamas security forces began an investigation to discover who was behind the rocket fire. According to “resistance sources,” the investigation was initiated because it was assumed the rockets had been fired as a result of a “consensus of the organizations.” In the meantime, there were contacts between Hamas and senior officials in Egyptian General Intelligence to find the reason for the rocket fire (al-Akhbar, Lebanon, November 5, 2022).
• On November 6, 2022, a Hamas “security source” who insisted on anonymity said the security forces had detained two Palestinians who had been involved in firing the rockets. The source said the two suspects, both from Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, belonged to a Salafist group. He claimed the Palestinian organizations were not involved in the rocket fire because they were committed to coordinating every response against Israel. He also claimed the rockets’ warheads were not carrying explosives, and if they had landed inside Israel they would not have caused damage (al-Quds, November 6, 2022).

IDF attacks in the Gaza Strip

•   In response to the rocket fire Israeli Air Force aircraft attacked an underground Hamas facility in the central Gaza Strip used for developing and manufacturing rockets (IDF spokesman’s Twitter account, November 4, 2022). A source in the Gaza Strip reported that the Israeli planes launched 15 missiles at two “resistance” posts and at an empty area in the central Gaza Strip. He said they caused a significant amount of property damage and a power outage in the al-Maghazi refugee camp. Eye witnesses reported that the two posts had burst into flames and confirmed they belonged to the Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades, Hamas military wing (QudsN Twitter account, November no date 2022).

   
Right: IDF attack in the Gaza Strip (Shehab Twitter account, November 4, 2022). Left: The aftermath of the IDF attack in the al-Maghazi refugee camp (Twitter account of journalist Ashraf Abu Amara, November 5, 2022).

Monthly Distribution of Rocket and Mortar Shell Fire since January 2020

Annual Distribution of Rocket Hits

Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip towards the sea

•  On the evening of November 7, 2022, the “Palestinian resistance” [Palestinian terrorist organizations] in the Gaza Strip test-fired rockets by launching them towards the sea (Shehab, November 7, 2022).

Yahya al-Sinwar appears in public

• Yahya al-Sinwar, head of the Hamas political bureau in the Gaza Strip, paid a condolence call to the mourning tent erected in memory of Muhammad Kamal al-Jaabari, who carried out the shooting attack in Kiryat Arba. The tent was erected at the house of Ahmed al-Jaabari in the al-Shejaiya neighborhood of Gaza City (Shehab, November 1, 2022).

Aid for Gazan families whose houses were damaged in the recent confrontations

• UNRWA announced it would continue providing financial aid to repair and rebuild houses damaged during Operation Guardian of the Walls. So far 1,275 families have received funds, 7,067 partially damaged buildings have been repaired and 590 buildings have been constructed to replace those which were totally destroyed (Ma’an, November 2, 2022). The ministry of social development gave $1000 to each of 92 families affected by Operation Breaking Dawn; the funds were donated by Aman Palestin Malaysia (Dunia al-Watan, November 3, 2022).

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition plans to renew the flotillas to the Gaza Strip

• Members of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition met in London to discuss plans to break the “maritime siege” Israel “imposed on the Gaza Strip” in 2023. The meeting was held under the aegis of Palestinian Forum in Britain with the participation of representatives from countries and institutions for solidarity with the Palestinian people, headed by Miles of Smiles, the British Islamic Association, the Campaign for British Solidarity with “Palestine” and the Popular Committee of Palestinians Abroad.
•  Zaher Birawi, chairman of the International Committee for Breaking the Siege on Gaza, said that the Coalition would renew its efforts by sailing to the Gaza Strip and anchoring along the way at several ports and coastal cities to organize media and political campaigns to restore the “siege” to public consciousness around the world (al-Jazeera TV website, November 7, 2022; Freedom Flotilla Coalition website, November 6, 2022).

   
Members of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition meet in London (Facebook page of the International Committee for Breaking the Siege on Gaza, November 7, 2022).

Mahmoud Abbas at the Arab League meeting in Algeria

• On November 1, and 2, 2022, the Arab League held a summit meeting in Algeria. The main topic of discussion was the Palestinian issue. Mahmoud Abbas attended the meeting, arriving as head of a delegation of senior Palestinian figures. He gave a speech accusing Israel of destroying the two-state solution, forcing the PA to reexamine their bilateral relations. He called for an international peace conference to be held with Israel, and also claimed that Israel had left the Palestinians no choice but to appeal to the International Criminal Court (Wafa, November 1, 2022).

• in the meeting’s summary announcement, which for the most part was devoted to the Palestinian issue, the participating countries stressed the central position of the Palestinian cause and their support for the rights of the Palestinian people, including the [so-called] “right of return” and reparations for the Palestinian refugees. The countries also noted their support for the Saudi Arabian peace initiative. Mentioned as necessary were the following: investing efforts to defend Jerusalem and the holy places against Israel’s attempts to change the demography, Islamic Arab and Christian identity of Jerusalem and its historical status quo; lifting the “Israeli siege” of the Gaza Strip; condemning Israel’s use of force against the Palestinians; and supporting the Palestinian bid to achieve full UN membership (Ma’an, November 2, 2022).

Mahmoud Abbas meets with Fatah secretaries

• On November 6, 2022, Mahmoud Abbas met with the regional Fatah secretaries in Judea and Samaria. Also in attendance were Hussein al-Sheikh, general secretary of the PLO’s Executive Committee; Majed Faraj, head of General intelligence; and Ziad Hab al-Reeh, minister of the interior. Mahmoud Abbas spoke of contacts he had with regional and international actors to stop Israel’s activities against the Palestinians. He praised the efforts of the Fatah secretaries in reinforcing the “firm stance” of the Palestinian people in “popular resistance [popular terrorism], which is increasing daily against Israel and the settlers” (Wafa, November 6, 2022).

PA-United States relations

• On November 4, 2022, Mahmoud Abbas spoke on the phone with American Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Wafa reported that Mahmoud Abbas updated him on Israel’s activities, reciting his usual litany of its “acts of aggression against the Palestinian people,” “the siege, killing, razing of buildings, constructing settlements, the violence of the settlers, the [so-called] violations in Jerusalem and attacks on Islamic and Christian holy sites.” According to the report, he called on the American administration to pressure Israel into stopping its anti-Palestinian activities. Blinken responded that the American administration was making an effort to defuse the current escalation. They agreed to remain in contact in the near future (Wafa, November 4, 2022).
• According to the State Department website, November 5, 2022, “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke yesterday with…Mahmoud Abbas. [They] discussed joint efforts to improve the quality of life for the Palestinian people and enhance their security and freedom. [The Secretary] further reaffirmed [American] commitment to a two-state solution. The Secretary underscored his deep concern over the situation in the West Bank, including heightened tensions, violence, and loss of both Palestinian and Israeli lives, and emphasized the need for all parties to de-escalate the situation urgently” (website of the State Department, November 5, 2022).

PA lawfare

• The Palestinians are proposing a UN resolution to appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to formulate a legal opinion about the “Israeli occupation” in Judea and Samaria. According to the proposed resolution, the Palestinians, through Nicaragua, will ask to declare that “the Israeli occupation in Judea and Samaria is a continuing occupation and a de facto annexation, and therefore constitutes a violation of international law and previous Security Council resolutions.” According to reports, the issue will be deliberated in the near future (Israeli Kan website, November 6, 2022).
• On November 4, 2022, a Palestinian delegation from the PA Commission for Prisoners and Released Prisoners Affairs, along with the EU in support of Palestinian prisoners, the al-Dameer Institution and the Palestinian Prisoners Club, held a rally/demonstration in front of the ICC in The Hague to protest Israel’s administrative detentions. During the rally an “official memorandum” was presented calling on the ICC to fulfill its legal obligations and initiate a complete stop to the detentions and for the immediate release of all the prisoners without preconditions. A rally was also held in front of the ICJ in The Hague (Commission Facebook page, November 4, 2022).

    
Protest rally/demonstration in front of the ICC and presenting a protest memorandum complaining about Israel’s administrative detentions
(Commission Facebook page, November 4, 2022).

PA prime minister visits Nablus

•   On November 3, 2022, PA Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh paid a visit to Nablus, accompanied by 30 foreign ambassadors and consuls. They were accompanied by Ibrahim Ramadan, governor of the Nablus district; Mahmoud al-Alul, deputy Fatah chairman; and a number of Palestinian government ministers. Muhammad Shtayyeh held a press conference in the Old City in Nablus, where he claimed the objective of the visit was to stress the Palestinians’ objections to Israel’s “collective punishment” of the residents of Nablus and the need to end the “occupation.” He praised the delegation of foreign diplomats and claimed the international community had to defend the Palestinians, implement UN resolutions and stop Israel’s anti-Palestinian actions (Wafa, November 3, 2022).

   
Muhammad Shtayyeh visits Nablus accompanied by 30 foreign ambassadors and consuls
(Wafa, November 3, 2022).

Palestinian reactions to Israeli election results

• When the initial results of the Israeli elections were announcement Muhammad Shtayyeh claimed the rise of the extremist religious rightwing parties in Israel was the “natural consequence” of the increase in manifestations of extremism and racism in Israeli society. He claimed that for years the Palestinians had suffered because of Israel’s extremist political parties, manifested by the killings, detentions, establishment of settlements, invasion of [Palestinian] cities and villages, and allowing the settlers and IDF soldiers (“the occupation”) a free hand to carry out crimes and sabotage the two-state solution. He added that the election results confirmed that Israel was not a partner for peace (Dunia al-Watan, November 2, 2022).
• Hamas spokesman Abd al-Latif al-Qanua claimed the elections would not give Israel legitimacy or change the nature of the conflict, and Israel would continue as “the occupying force that robs the Palestinians of their rights.” He said the Palestinians would continue realizing their legitimate right to “resist” [attack Israeli civilians and soldiers] with no connection to the elections or their results (Hamas website, November 1, 2022). On another occasion he said Hamas had no illusions regarding any future Israeli government or prime minister and the Palestinians’ best option was “resistance to all forms of the Zionist occupation.” He claimed the increase in extremism in Zionist society would be answered with the Palestinians’ firm stance and the increase of the Palestinian “resistance” until Israel (“the occupation”) had been expelled from the occupied lands (Dunia al-Watan, November 2, 2022).
• Khaled al-Batash, a member of the PIJ’s political bureau, claimed the results of the elections proved, beyond any shadow of a doubt, how rightwing, extremist, racist and anti-Palestinian Israeli society was, and that the best response was the internal Palestinian reconciliation, escalating the “resistance,” and putting the Palestinian house in order based on a foundation of defending the “resistance” (Shehab, November 2, 2022).

105^th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration

• On November 2, 2022, the PA foreign ministry issued a statement for the 105^th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, declaring it would continue is political, legal and diplomatic activity to deal with all “conspiracies and crimes” and try in an international court of law anyone who carried out crimes against the Palestinians. It called on Britain and the United States to apologize to the Palestinians for the Balfour Declaration and to compensate them for turning them into refugees and denying them their rights to self-determination, independence and “return” (Wafa, November 2, 2022).
• The PLO’s department of refugee affairs said in a statement that the Palestinians were still paying the price of the historical wrong done them by the Balfour Declaration. The department called on the international community to take responsibility for Palestinian history and right the wrong. It demanded Britain, “the most responsible for the crime,” apologize to the Palestinians, recognize their rights and recognize their state (website of the PLO’s department of refugee affairs, November 2, 2022).
• On November 2, 2022, the PLO’s department of refugee affairs and the ministry of education in Ramallah, under the aegis of Mahmoud Abbas, held a ceremony to distribute awards to school children who had won a competition called “The Nakba and the cursed Balfour Declaration in the eyes of Palestinian students…hope is renewed.” Ahmed Abu Houli, a member of the PLO’s Executive Committee and head of the PLO’s department of refugee affairs, gave a speech at the ceremony, which was held on the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, and said the day was unforgettable and had become a day for preserving identity and memory (Wafa, November 2, 2022).

   
Distribution of plaques (website of the PLO’s refugee department, November 2, 2022).

Rocks, Molotov cocktails and other attacks

• In Judea, Samaria and east Jerusalem Palestinians continued throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli vehicles driving on the roads. The more prominent events were the following:^[2]
  • November 8, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli bus near the Argaman Junction (Jordan Valley). No casualties were reported; the bus was damaged.
  • November 8, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli vehicle near al-Mugheir (northeast of Ramallah). No casualties were reported; the windshield of the vehicle was damaged.
  • November 7, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli school bus between Ariel and Tapuah (northeast of Salfit). No casualties were reported; the bus was damaged.
  • November 6, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli vehicle from a passing car near the Jinsafut Junction. No casualties were reported; the vehicle was damaged.
  • November 6, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli vehicle near the large Yakir Junction (northwest of Salfit). No casualties were reported; the vehicle was damaged.
  • November 6, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli vehicle and bus in Funduq near Kedumim (east of Qalqilya). No casualties were reported; the vehicle was damaged.
  • November 6, 2022: Rocks were thrown at Israeli vehicles near Marda between Ariel and Tapuah. No casualties were reported; four vehicles were damaged.
  • November 6, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli vehicle between the Barkan bridge and Gitai Avishar (northwest of Salfit). No casualties were reported; the vehicle was damaged.
  • November 6, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli vehicle near al-Aroub (northeast of Hebron). No casualties were reported; the vehicle was damaged.
  • November 6, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli vehicle near Bayt Ummar (north of Hebron). No casualties were reported; the vehicle was damaged.
  • November 6, 2022: An IED was thrown at a guard post in Nebi Saleh near Naveh Tsuf (northwest of Ramallah). No casualties were reported; the vehicle was damaged. On October 31, 2022, an IED was thrown at the same post. No casualties or damage were reported.
  • November 3, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli bus near Funduq close to Kedumim. The driver was injured and the bus was damaged.
  • November 3, 2022: Rocks were thrown at Israeli vehicles between Rahelim Junction and Tapuah Junction (south of Nablus). No casualties were reported; two vehicle were damaged.
  • November 3, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli vehicle near Kiryat Arba (Hebron). One passenger was wounded.
  • November 1, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli bus between Karnei Shomron and Jinsafut (east of Qalqilya). The driver was injured by flying glass; the bus was damaged.

• • November 1, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli vehicle between Homesh and Shavei Shomron (northwest of Nablus). No casualties were reported; the vehicle was damaged.
  • October 31, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli vehicle near Hizma (northeast of Jerusalem). No casualties were reported; the vehicle was damaged.
  • October 31, 2022: Rocks were thrown at an Israeli bus and other vehicles between Funduq and Ramat Gilad (east of Qalqilya). No casualties were reported; damage was reported.
  • October 31, 2022: Rocks and a paint balloon were thrown at an Israeli bus in Funduq near Kedumim. No casualties were reported; the bus was damaged.