[News] Weekly report of israeli war crimes
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Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories
No. 40/2004
07- 13 October 2004
The Northern Gaza Strip is Transformed into an Open Area for Killing and
Destruction
· 33 Palestinians, 23 of whom are civilians, including 7 children
and a mentally disabled man, were killed by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF).
· 27 of the victims were killed during the Israeli offensive on
the northern Gaza Strip.
· One of the victims was a schoolchild who was killed while
sitting on her desk and another child who was willfully shot dead.
· Israeli troops conducted a series of incursions into Palestinian
areas in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
· 23 houses were destroyed and 156 donums of agricultural land
were razed in the Gaza Strip.
· Houses were raided and dozens of Palestinian civilians were
arrested.
· 3 houses were destroyed in the West Bank in the context of
retaliatory measures against families of Palestinian activists.
· Continued shelling of residential areas and civilian facilities;
a Palestinian child was killed and a number of other civilians were injured.
· Construction of the “Annexation wall” in the West Bank has continued.
· Israeli troops have continued to impose a total siege on the oPt;
the Gaza Strip has been divided into 3 separate zones; a shortage of basic
foodstuffs and fuels in the southern Gaza Strip; Israeli troops at military
checkpoints fired at Palestinian civilians and arrested a number of
civilians while crossing military checkpoints.
The Outcome of 2 Weeks of the Israeli Offensive on the Northern Gaza Strip
· 97 Palestinians have been killed,
including 49 civilians, 25 of whom are children.
· At least 420, including 150 children,
have been wounded, many of whom have been in a serious condition and some
have been rendered permanently disabled.
· At least 600 donums[1][1] of
agricultural land have been razed, 70 houses have been totally destroyed,
200 houses were severely damaged or partially destroyed, and many civilian
facilities, including kindergartens, schools, mosques and factories, have
been destroyed.
· Forcible migration of hundreds of
Palestinian families due to the wide scale destruction and shelling of houses.
· Retaliatory measures that have included
the destruction of 3 houses belonging to the families of Palestinian militants.
· A total siege and isolation of several
areas, such as al-Bukhari, Sha'sha'a and 'Asaliya areas in the east of
Jabalya refugee camp; and Quliabu area in Beit Lahia, denying access of
these areas to medical or humanitarian assistance.
· Expansion of the military campaign by
seizing full control over Beit Lahia.
· Education has been suspended .
Introduction
IOF have more violations of human rights against Palestinian civilians in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), especially in the Gaza Strip.
They have expanded the military campaign against the northern Gaza Strip,
causing more casualties among Palestinian civilians. This week, 33
Palestinians, 23 of whom were civilians, including 7 children, were killed
by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip. Human rights violations perpetrated by
IOF included willful and extra-judicial killings, incursions into
Palestinian areas, indiscriminate shelling, land leveling and total closure
imposed on Palestinian communities.
IOF have continued their wide scale offensive on the northern Gaza
Strip. During the period covered by this report, 27 Palestinians, 18 of
whom are civilians, including 5 children, were killed by Israeli
troops. Thus, the number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of
this latest offensive on 28 September 2004 has mounted to 97, including 49
civilians, 25 of whom are children. In addition, at least 420 others,
mostly civilians, including at least 150 children, have been injured, many
of them have been in a serious condition. Israeli troops have attacked
Palestinian civilians, especially children, and escalated measures of
retaliation and collective punishment through the destruction of civilian
property and the internal and external closure.
Israeli troops increasingly attacked Palestinian civilians, contrary to
their claims that their military campaign against the northern Gaza Strip
targets members of the Palestinian resistance to prevent them from
launching the Qassam rockets at Israeli towns. For example, 2 civilians
were killed when the Israeli air force shelled their house, and 2 children
were killed by a tank shell. An Israel F-16 fighter jet also attacked an
industrial facility inside Jabalya refugee camp. One civilian was killed
and the facility and a number of neighboring houses were totally destroyed.
In addition, large destruction has been afflicted to houses, agricultural
land and the civilian infrastructure. Israeli troops have destroyed ate
least 70 houses and damaged dozens of others. They have also razed at least
600 donums of agricultural land and partially destroyed the civilian
infrastructure and a number of civilian facilities, including
kindergartens, schools and mosques.
In other areas of the Gaza Strip, this week, 6 Palestinians, 5 of whom are
civilians, including 2 children and a mentally disabled man, were killed by
Israeli troops. Two of the victims were extra-judicially killed by Israeli
troops on 9 October 2004. On 13 October 2004, a schoolchild died from a
wound she had sustained on the previous day. The child was hit by a live
bullet in the chest when she was sitting at her desk. The other child was
killed on 13 October 2004, when Israeli troops fired at him and his friends
while they were playing football in Rafah refugee camp. A member of the
Palestinian resistance was killed in Deir al-Balah on 11 October 2004, when
he clashed with Israeli troops that moved into the town. On 8 October 2004,
Israeli troops shot dead a mentally disabled Palestinian civilian in the
central Gaza Strip.
This week, Israeli troops conducted 6 incursions into Palestinian areas in
the Gaza Strip, especially in Rafah and Deir al-Balah. During these
incursions, Israeli troops destroyed 23 houses, including 15 in Rafah, and
razed 156 donums of agricultural land, including 86 donums in Khuza'a
village, east of Khan Yunis.
In the West Bank, Israeli troops launched a series of attacks against
Palestinian civilians and their properties. They moved into various areas
throughout the West Bank, injured a number of Palestinian civilians, and
arrested dozens of others. They also destroyed 3 houses belonging to
families of Palestinian activists. In addition, Israeli settlers continued
to attack Palestinian civilians. A number of civilians were injured.
IOF have continued to construct the annexation wall inside the West Bank
territory. This week, this construction took place mainly in East
Jerusalem and Hebron. Israeli troops razed large areas of Palestinian
agricultural land and uprooted hundreds of olive trees. They also
prevented Palestinian farmers in some areas from reaching their
agricultural land to cultivate olives.
IOF have continued to impose a tightened siege on the OPT and have imposed
severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza
Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem. They have divided the Gaza
Strip into 3 separate zones by closing the coastal road between Gaza City
and the central Gaza Strip, and isolated several parts of the northern Gaza
Strip. They have also continued to close most border crossings of the Gaza
Strip. In the West Bank, Israeli troops have continued to impose a strict
siege on Palestinian communities. They have continued to impose a tightened
siege on Hebron for the 2nd consecutive month. They have also imposed
severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians and arrested
some of them while crossing military checkpoints. Israeli troops also
imposed curfews on a number of Palestinian communities.
The full report is available online at:
<http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2004/14-10-2004.htm>http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2004/14-10-2004.htm
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