[News] Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Last Week

[Anti-Imperialist News]

  PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied
  Palestinian Territory

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    Israeli violations of international law and international
    humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period
    (28 August -- 03 September 2014).

Israeli forces continue systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians 
and property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)

*Israeli attacks in the West Bank & Gaza:*

/Shootings:/

In the Gaza Strip, although 9 days have passed following the 
Egyptian-brokered truce agreement between the Palestinian resistance 
groups and Israel, the catastrophic consequences of the 51-day Israeli 
offensive on the Gaza Strip have been present. During the reporting 
period, a number of wounded persons died of wounds they sustained during 
the offensive.

During the reporting period, a Palestinian baby died because of tear gas 
inhalation in occupied Jerusalem, as Israeli forces fired tear gas 
canisters to disperse the Palestinian protesters in al-Tour Mountain, 
east of the city. Moreover, 2 civilians, including a woman and a child, 
died of wounds they sustained during the latest Israeli offensive on the 
Gaza Strip, while hundreds of wounded Palestinians have been receiving 
medical treatment in hospitals in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and other 
hospitals abroad for the seriousness of their wounds. In the meanwhile, 
Israeli forces violated the truce several times by opening fire at 
Palestinian fishing boats sailing within the allowed fishing area and 
arresting a number of fishermen.

A Palestinian baby died in Jerusalem because of tear gas inhalation when 
Israeli forces were dispersing Palestinian protesters in al-Tour 
Mountain, east of the city, while 4 other civilians, including a woman 
and a child, died of wounds they sustained during the latest Israeli 
offensive on the Gaza Strip. During the reporting period, 10 Palestinian 
civilians were wounded in the West Bank, including 3 children, and old 
woman and a journalist. Wounds of some of them were described as serious.

In the West Bank, a baby, Hanadi Abu Sbeitan, from al-Tour neighbourhood 
in occupied east Jerusalem died on Thursday, 28 August 2014, because of 
tear gas inhalation, when Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters at her 
family's house on 26 August 2014.

On 29 August 2014, a 17-year-old male sustained 2 bullet wounds to the 
left leg when Israeli forces opened fire at a number of boys in Daher 
al-Baragheesh area, east of Beit Ommar, north of Hebron. The boys threw 
stones at Israeli soldiers, who opened fire in response.

On 01 September 2014, a 40-year-old man sustained a bullet wound to the 
belly, and a 78-year-old elderly woman suffered tear gas inhalation, 
when Israeli forces moved into al-Far'ah refugee camp. The woman was 
taken to Tubas Turkish Hospital for the seriousness of her health condition.

On 31 August 2014, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets at 
Mohammed Abdul Majid Sonoqrot (16), east of the Old City in East 
Jerusalem. Sonoqrot sustained a bullet wound to the head and his wound 
was serious. His father said that an Israeli soldier targeted his son 
and fired at him from a close range during the Israeli incursion into 
the said area.

On 02 September 2014, Israeli forces stationed at "Eyal" checkpoint, 
north of Qalqilya, opened fire at a jeep with an Israeli registration 
plate driving through the checkpoint. As a result, 2 civilians, who had 
no permits to enter Israel, were wounded. The wound of one of them was 
serious. The 2 persons were arrested and taken to Israeli hospitals for 
medical treatment.

On 03 September 2014, a Palestinian adult and a child were wounded when 
Israeli forces moved into Nablus, as a group of youngsters gathered and 
threw stones at Israeli soldiers. The Israeli forces surrounded a 
3-storey house and shelled a wall in the building, while opened fire at 
the second floor. Israeli forces claimed there was a wanted person 
hiding in the building, but it was proved untrue.

Israeli forces used excessive force against peaceful protests organised 
by Palestinian civilians, international and Israeli human rights 
defenders in protest at the construction of the annexation wall and 
settlement activities in the West Bank. As a result, a reporter of 
Palestine TV was hit by a tear gas canister to the right side while 
covering Bil'in weekly protest, west of Ramallah. Many other civilians 
suffered tear gas inhalation and 2 international solidarity activists 
were arrested in the same protest.

In the Gaza Strip, medical sources in Palestine Hospital in Egypt 
declared that Wedad Abu Zaid died on 29 August 2014 because of wounds 
she sustained during the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip on 29 July 
2014.

On 01 September 2014, medical sources pronounced Basem 'Ajour (60) dead 
of wounds he sustained during the Israeli offensive on 25 August 2014.

On the same day, medical sources pronounced Zeyad al-Rifi (13) dead of 
wounds he sustained on 21 August 2014 in an attack in al-Nafaq area. On 
03 September 2013, medical sources in Egypt pronounced Nasser Abu 
Marahil (40) dead of wounds he sustained on 25 July 2014 in al-Nusairat 
area.

In the context of chasing Palestinian fishermen in the sea, on 02 
September 2014, Israeli gunboats stationed off Rafah shore in the 
southern Gaza Strip opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats, while 
gunboats stationed off al-Sudaniya shore, northwest of Beit Lahia in the 
northern Gaza Strip opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats for the 
second time. Neither arrests nor material damage were reported.

On 01 September 2014, Israeli gunboats stationed off al-Waha resort 
opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats. They arrested 2 fishermen and 
confiscated their fishing boat and net. There has been no information so 
far about the destination to which they were taken so far.

/Incursions:/

During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least 77 
military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. 
During these incursions, Israeli forces arrested at least 60 
Palestinians, including 5 children. Fourteen of these civilians were 
arrested in Jerusalem.

On 03 September 2014, Israeli forces moved into Nablus. They surrounded 
a 3-storey building that is rented by a charitable society and a sport 
club. They shelled a wall in the building and opened fire at the second 
floor under the pretext there was a wanted person hiding inside, but 
there was no body in. A few hours later, Israeli forces moved into the 
city and raided al-Zahra' building in al-Ma'ajeen neighbourhood. They 
raided an apartment belonging to Ahmed Ali Ahmed Ali Ahmed (75), Member 
of the Palestinian Legislative Council for the Change and Reform Bloc. 
They bombed the apartment's door and those of other apartments under the 
pretext of looking for Ahmed.

/Restrictions on movement:/

Israel continued to impose a tight closure on the oPt, imposing severe 
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip 
and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.

The illegal closure of the Gaza Strip, which has been steadily tightened 
since June 2007 has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and 
economic situation in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli authorities impose 
measures to undermine the freedom of trade, including the basic needs 
for the Gaza Strip population and the agricultural and industrial 
products to be exported. For 7 consecutive years, Israel has tightened 
the land and naval closure to isolate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank, 
including occupied Jerusalem, and other countries around the world. This 
resulted in grave violations of the economic, social and cultural rights 
and a deterioration of living conditions for 1.7 million people. The 
Israeli authorities have established Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shaloum) as 
the sole crossing for imports and exports in order to exercise its 
control over the Gaza Strip's economy. They also aim at imposing a 
complete ban on the Gaza Strip's exports.

Israeli forces have continued to impose severe restrictions on the 
movement of Palestinian civilians throughout the West Bank, including 
occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinian civilians from the 
West Bank and the Gaza Strip continue to be denied access to Jerusalem.

As part of using military checkpoints and border crossings as traps to 
arrest Palestinian civilians under the pretext they are wanted, Israeli 
forces arrested 9 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children and a 
woman, at military checkpoints in the West Bank.

/Efforts to create Jewish majority:/

On 28 August 2014, Israeli forces bulldozed 5 residential barracks and 3 
animal barracks belonging to Saidi and al-Jahalin families. They also 
destroyed a cow shed belonging to Muahmmed Abu al-Hawa in Zaim village, 
east of Jerusalem after Civil Administration staffs and Israeli forces 
raided the aforementioned village. The affected families confirmed that 
the lands in question belong to them and that they have lived in them 
since the 1950s.

On 03 September 2014, Israeli forces accompanied by bulldozers and the 
Israeli municipality's staff moved into Beit Hanina neighborhood, north 
of Jerusalem. They surrounded residential buildings belonging to Izz Abu 
Nijma, and started bulldozing under the pretext of not having a 
construction license.

The Israeli construction and planning committee approved the 
construction of a religious school in al-Sheikh Jarah neighborhood in 
Jerusalem. The committee had approved the plan last February. According 
to the construction plan (68858), a building of 12 floors will be built 
on an area of 1.9 dunums out of 4 dunums. The building will include a 
religious school, residential rooms, and gymnasiums. 1The project is 
located behind Nasif gas station and al-Hayat medical center. The land 
was confiscated in the 1980s allegedly because it was absentees' property.

*Settlement activities:*

Israel has continued its settlement activities in the oPt, in a direct 
violation of international humanitarian law, and Israeli settlers have 
continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.

/Attacks carried out by Israeli forces/

On 31 August 2014, Israeli forces backed by several military vehicles 
and a vehicle for the construction and organization department in the 
Israeli Civil Administration, raided the western area of Surif village, 
west of Hebron. The Civil Administration officers distributed notices 
claiming the confiscation of 3,799 dunums of Surif village and the 
villages of Bethlehem (al-Jaba'a, Nahlin, and Wadi Fokin) after dividing 
them to 10 squares, according to the notices which were signed by the 
official of the government and the absentees' properties in Judea and 
Samaria.

On the same day, Israeli forces backed by 3 military vehicles moved into 
al-Rahwa area, west of al-Zahrya village, west of Hebron. Israeli forces 
deployed in the area while the bulldozer destroyed a number of houses 
under the pretext of having no construction permit to build in the areas 
classified as "C" according to the 1993 Oslo Accord.

On 02 September 2014, Israeli forces, backed by several military 
vehicles, a vehicle of the construction and organization department in 
the Israeli Civil Administration, 2 bulldozers, a GCB bulldozer and a 
digger, moved into Haram al-Rama in the eastern area in Hebron. They 
surrounded al-Rahma factory for dairies, which is part of al-Rayyan cow 
farm which is one of the branches of the Islamic Philanthropist Society 
in Hebron. Israeli soldiers deployed in the area while the bulldozers 
started destroying the 350m2 factory and the 7-dunum farm under the 
pretext of having no construction permit to build in the areas 
classified as "C" according to the 1993 Oslo Accord.

On the same day, Israeli forces bulldozed a 70-square-meter, tin-made 
barrack which was used as a carwash. Later, they bulldozed another 
40-square-meter tin barrack which was used as a pottery factory.

On 03 September 2014, Israeli forces demolished 2 residential tents in 
al-Rakheem valley, south of Yatta, south of Hebron.

/Attacks carried out by Settlers/

On 28 August 2014, Israeli settlers from "Beit Ain" settlement which is 
established on confiscated lands west of Beit Ummar village, north of 
Hebron, smashed the branches of 30 olive and almond trees belonging to 
Abdel Hamid Bright (78) in Abu Rish area.

On 28 August 2014, 2 Israeli extremists attacked Ziad Musa al-Qawasmi 
(48), a Palestinian taxi driver when he was driving in one of the 
streets in Jerusalem.

On 31 August 2014, 3 settlers tried to kidnap Ahlam Awad Muhei Awadallah 
(26) when she was returning to her house in Shufat. Her husband, 
Muahmmed Awadallah told PCHR that 3 extremist settlers were driving a 
Mitsubishi car. The stopped the car near her when she was walking 
towards her house in al-Sahel neighborhood in Shufat. They verbally 
attacked her and tried to grab her and pull her into the car. They 
failed to do as residents of the area intervened.

*Israeli attacks on non-violent demonstrations:*

During the reporting period, Israeli soldiers used excessive force 
against peaceful demonstrations organized by Palestinian civilians, 
international and Israeli human rights defenders in protest at the 
construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the 
West Bank. As a result, Ali Dar Ali (30), a reporter of Palestine TV, 
was hit by a gas canister to the right side while covering Bil'in weekly 
protest, west of Ramallah. Besides, several demonstrators suffered tear 
gas inhalation and others sustained bruises as they were beaten up by 
Israeli soldiers. Israeli forces arrested 2 international solidarity 
activists during the said protest.

In the same context, an 18-year-old male was hit by a gas canister to 
the left side of his chest during a peaceful protest that was organized 
on Friday, 29 August 2014, at the western entrance of Selwad village, 
northeast of Ramallah, condemning the Israeli attacks in the oPt.

*(PCHR keeps the names of the wounded in fear of being arrested by the 
Israeli forces within its policy to oppress the peaceful protests and 
prevent Palestinian civilians from participating).*

/Demonstrations against the construction of the annexation wall and 
settlement activity/

· Following the Friday Prayer on 29 August 2014, dozens of Palestinian 
civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders organized 
a peaceful demonstration in Bil'in, west of Ramallah, in protest at the 
construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities. The 
demonstrators took the streets raising the Palestinian flags and headed 
to the liberated territories near the annexation wall. Early in the 
morning, Israeli forces closed all entrances to the city to prevent 
Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights 
defenders from participating in the protests. Protestors marched by the 
annexation wall and tried to cross the fence. Israeli soldiers stationed 
behind the wall, in the western area, and a large number of soldiers 
deployed along it, fired live bullets, tear gas canisters, rubber-coated 
steel bullets, sound bombs and waste water at them and chased them into 
the olive fields. As a result, Ali Dar Ali, a reporter of Palestine TV, 
was hit by a tear gas canister to the right side. In addition, several 
demonstrators suffered tear gas inhalation and others sustained bruises 
as they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers. Moreover, Israeli forces 
arrested 2 international solidarity activists, whom were not identified. 
They were taken to an unknown destination.

· At the same time, dozens of Palestinian civilians organized a peaceful 
demonstration in Nil'in village, west of Ramallah, in protest at the 
construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities and in 
solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike. The 
demonstrators made their way towards the annexation wall. Israeli forces 
closed the wall gate with barbwire and, when the demonstrators attempted 
to access the lands behind the barbwire, they were stopped by Israeli 
soldier. The demonstrators threw stones at the Israeli soldier who 
responded with live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullet, sound bombs, 
tear gas canisters, and waste water at them and chased them into the 
village. As a result, several demonstrators suffered tear gas inhalation 
and others sustained bruises as they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers.

· Around the same time, dozens of Palestinian civilians and Israeli and 
international human rights defenders organised a peaceful demonstration 
in Nabi Saleh village, southwest of Ramallah, in protest at the 
construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities. The 
demonstrators made their way in the streets raising the Palestinian 
flags and chanting slogans against the occupation and in support of the 
Palestinian unity resistance, and then they headed to the lands that the 
settlers are trying to rob by force near "Halmish" settlement. Israeli 
forces had closed all the entrances of the village since the morning to 
prevent Palestinian and international activists and journalists from 
participating in the demonstration. When they arrived at the 
aforementioned land, demonstrators were met by live bullets, tear gas 
canisters, rubber-coated steel bullets, sound bombs and skunk water and 
were chased into the village. As a result, many civilians suffered tear 
gas inhalation and others sustained bruises due to being beaten up by 
Israeli soldiers.

· At approximately 13:20 on the same day, dozens of Palestinian 
civilians and international activists organized a peaceful demonstration 
in the center of Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya, in 
protest at the closure of the eastern entrance of the village with a 
metal gate since the beginning of the second Intifada. Protestors threw 
stones at the Israeli soldiers who fired live bullets, tear gas 
canisters, rubber-coated steel bullets, and sound bombs in response. As 
a result, many civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and others 
sustained bruises due to being beaten up by Israeli soldiers.

/Other Demonstrations/

· On Friday afternoon, 29 August 2014, dozens of Palestinian young men 
gathered at the western entrance of Selwad village, northeast of 
Ramallah on the road between Selwad village and Yabrod village near 
Street (60) to throw stones at the aforementioned street. Israeli 
soldiers fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs 
and tear gas canisters at the civilians, and chased them into the 
village. As a result, an 18-year-old Palestinian was hit by a gas 
canister to the left side of his chest. He was taken to Palestine 
Medical Compound in Ramallah to receive the necessary medical treatment. 
Moreover, a number of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and others 
sustained bruises as they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers.

*Continued closure of the oPt:*

Israel continued to impose a tight closure on the oPt, imposing severe 
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip 
and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.

/Gaza Strip/

Israeli forces continuously tighten the closure of the Gaza Strip and 
close all commercial crossings, making the Karm Abu Salem crossing the 
sole commercial crossing of the Gaza Strip, although it is not suitable 
for commercial purposes in terms of its operational capacity and 
distance from markets.

Israeli forces have continued to apply the policy, which is aimed to 
tighten the closure on all commercial crossings, by imposing total 
control over the flow of imports and exports.

The total closure of al-Mentar ("Karni") crossing since 02 March 2011 
has seriously affected the economy of the Gaza Strip. Following this 
closure, all economic and commercial establishments in the Gaza 
Commercial Zone were shut off. It should be noted that al-Mentar 
crossing is the biggest crossing in the Gaza Strip, in terms of its 
capacity to absorb the flow of imports and exports. The decision to 
close al-Mentar crossing was the culmination of a series of decisions 
resulting in the complete closure of the Sofa crossing, east of the Gaza 
Strip in the beginning of 2009, and the Nahal Oz crossing, east of Gaza 
City, which were dedicated for the delivery of fuel and cooking gas to 
the Gaza Strip, in the beginning of 2010.

Israeli forces have continued to impose a total ban on the delivery of 
raw materials to the Gaza Strip, except for very limited items and 
quantities. The limited quantities of raw materials allowed into Gaza do 
not meet the minimal needs of the civilian population of the Gaza Strip.

The cooking gas crisis has fluctuated for 9 months due to the closure of 
Karm Abu Salem for security claims. According to PCHR's follow-up, 
Israeli authorities only allow an average of 98 tons of cooking gas into 
Gaza per day. This limited quantity is less than half of the daily 
needs, which is 200 tons per day of the civilian population in the Gaza 
Strip during winter. The crisis has unprecedentedly aggravated for 
around six weeks due to cold weather and overconsumption in addition to 
the power outage and using gas as an alternative in many instances of 
electricity. The lack of diesel and benzene led to the aggravation of 
the crisis as a result of using the gas cylinder for cars or as an 
alternative for benzene to run generators. As a result, the demand for 
gas further increased.

For almost 6 consecutive years, Israeli forces have continued to prevent 
the delivery of construction materials to the Gaza Strip. Two years ago, 
Israeli forces approved the delivery of limited quantities of 
construction materials for a number of international organizations in 
the Gaza Strip. On 17 September 2013, they allowed the entry of limited 
quantities of construction materials for the private sector. However, on 
13 October 2013, they re-banned it claiming that these materials are 
used for constructing tunnels. Last week, Israeli forces allowed the 
entry of construction materials only for UNRWA and UNDP projects. As a 
result, construction works have completely stopped impacting all sectors 
related to construction and an increase in unemployment levels.

Israeli forces also continued to impose an almost total ban on the Gaza 
Strip exports, including agricultural and industrial products, except 
for light-weighted products such as flowers, strawberries, and spices.

Israel has continued to close the Beit Hanoun ("Erez") crossing for the 
majority of Palestinian citizens from the Gaza Strip. Israel only allows 
the movement of a limited number of groups, with many hours of waiting 
in the majority of cases. Israel has continued to adopt a policy aimed 
at reducing the number of Palestinian patients allowed to move via the 
Beit Hanoun crossing to receive medical treatment in hospitals in Israel 
or in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel denied permission to 
access hospitals via the crossing for new categories of patients from 
the Gaza Strip.

/West Bank/ Israel has imposed a tightened closure on the West Bank. 
During the reporting period, Israeli forces imposed additional 
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians:

*· Hebron:* Israeli forces have continued to impose severe restrictions 
on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 08:00 on 
Thursday, 28 August 2014, Israeli forces established a checkpoint at the 
northern entrance of Hebron. At approximately 15:00, a similar 
checkpoint was established at the entrance of al-Aroub refugee camp, 
north of the city. Both checkpoints were removed, and no arrests were 
reported.

At approximately 15:00 on Saturday, 30 August 2014, Israeli forces 
established a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Kahel village, north of 
Hebron. The checkpoint was removed, and no arrests were reported.

At approximately 07:00 on Monday, 01 September 2014, Israeli forces 
established a checkpoint at the entrance of Bani Na'im village, south of 
Hebron. At approximately 08:00, Israeli forces established a checkpoint 
at the entrance of al-Raiheya village, south of the city and another 
checkpoint at the entrance of Nouba village, west of the city, at 
approximately 15:00. All checkpoints were removed, and no arrests were 
reported.

At approximately 07:00 on Tuesday, 02 September 2014, Israeli forces 
established a checkpoint at the northern entrance of Hebron. At 
approximately 07:30, a similar checkpoint was established the road 
connecting Doura with its western villages, southwest of the city. Both 
checkpoints were removed, and no arrests were reported.

At approximately 06:30 on Wednesday, 03 September 2014, Israeli forces 
established a checkpoint at the entrance of Kharsa village, south of 
Doura, southwest of Hebron. The checkpoint was removed later, and no 
arrests were reported.

*· Ramallah:* Israeli forces have continued to impose severe 
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 
21:30 on Thursday, 28 August 2014, Israeli forces re-established their 
presence at the northern entrance of Birzait village, north of Ramallah. 
The checkpoint was removed later, and no arrests were reported.

At approximately 09:30 on Friday, 29 August 2014, another checkpoint was 
established at the entrance of al-Nabi Saleh village, northwest of 
Ramallah. At approximately 10:00, Israeli forces established a 
checkpoint at the entrance of Ni'lin village, west of the city. At 
approximately 20:00, Israeli forces established a checkpoint at the 
entrance of Senjel village, north of Ramallah. Around the same time, 
Israeli forces established a checkpoint under a bridge in Yabroud 
village, northeast of the city. The checkpoints were removed, and no 
arrests were reported.

At approximately 18:30 on Saturday, 30 August 2014, Israeli forces 
established a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit 'Our al-Foqa village, 
southwest of Ramallah. Around the same time, they established a similar 
checkpoint at the entrance of Deir Abu Mesh'el village, northwest of the 
city. They withdrew later and no arrests were reported.

At approximately 09:30 on Sunday, 31 August 2014, Israeli forces 
established 2 checkpoints at the entrance of Aboud village, northwest of 
Ramallah, and the entrance of Deir Abu Mesh'el village. At approximately 
20:30, they established a similar checkpoint at the entrance of 
Termis'ya village, north of the city. All the checkpoints were removed, 
and no arrests were reported.

At approximately 11:00 on Monday, 01 September 2014, Israeli forces 
established 2 checkpoints at the entrance of Ni'lin village, west of 
Ramallah, and under the bridge of Kherbatha al-Mesbah village, southwest 
of the city. At approximately 17:00, they established a checkpoint near 
the entrance of Beit 'Our al-Fouqa village, southwest of Ramallah. The 
checkpoints were removed, and no arrests were reported.

At approximately 20:30 on Tuesday, 02 September 2014, Israeli forces 
established 2 checkpoints at the entrance of Beit 'Our al-Fouqa village, 
southwest of Ramallah, and under the bridge of 'Ein Yabroud village, 
northeast of the city. At approximately 22:00, Israeli forces 
established a checkpoint near the entrance of Beit Luqia village, west 
of Ramallah. The checkpoints were removed, and no arrests were reported.

*· Jericho:* Israeli forces have continued to impose severe restrictions 
on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 09:30 on 
Friday, 29 August 2014, Israeli forces established a checkpoint at the 
entrance of Fasayel village, north of Jericho. At approximately 20:00, 
they established a similar checkpoint at the entrance of al-Zbaidat 
village, north of the city. They withdrew later and no arrests were 
reported.

At approximately 20:30 on Saturday, 30 September 2014, Israeli forces 
established a checkpoint near the southern entrance of Jericho. The 
checkpoint was removed later, and no arrests were reported.

At approximately 20:00 on Sunday, 31 August 2014, Israeli forces 
established a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Nowai'ma village, north 
of Jericho. The checkpoint was removed later, and no arrests were reported.

*· Tulkarm:* Israeli forces have continued to impose severe restrictions 
on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 09:00 on 
Thursday, 28 August 2014, Israeli forces stationed at Enab checkpoint on 
Tulkarm-Nablus road, east of Tulkarm, imposed more restrictions, but no 
arrests were reported. At approximately 19:30, Israeli forces 
established a checkpoint on Tulkarm-Nablus road, east of Tulkarm. The 
checkpoint was removed, and no arrests were reported. At 
approximately22:30, Israeli forces stationed at Enab checkpoint 
redeployed around the checkpoint and imposed more restrictions on the 
Palestinian civilians.

At approximately 19:30 on Sunday, 31 August 2014, Israeli forces 
stationed Enab checkpoint on Tulkarm-Nablus road, east of Tulkarm, 
imposed more restrictions, but no arrests were reported.

At approximately 07:00 on Monday, 01 September 2014, Israeli forces 
established a checkpoint on Tulkarm-Nablus road near the intersection 
leading to Bazarya village, east of Tulkarm. The checkpoint was removed, 
and no arrests were reported.

At approximately 13:30 on Tuesday, 02 September 2014, Israeli forces 
established a checkpoint on the road connecting Tulkarm with its 
northern villages. The checkpoint was removed later, and no arrests were 
reported.

*· Jenin:* Israeli forces have continued to impose severe restrictions 
on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 09:00 on 
Thursday, 28 August 2014, Israeli forces established a checkpoint at the 
entrance of Kfeirat village, southwest of Jenin. A similar checkpoint 
was established at the entrance of Ya'bad village, southwest of the 
city. At approximately 09:30, Israeli forces established a checkpoint at 
the entrance of al-Yamoun village, northwest of Jenin. The checkpoints 
were removed later and no arrests were reported.

At approximately 11:00 on Monday, 01 September 2014, Israeli forces 
established a checkpoint at the entrance of Ya'bad village, southwest of 
Jenin. The checkpoint was removed, and no arrests were reported.

*· Salfit:* Israeli forces have continued to impose severe restrictions 
on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 09:30 on 
Thursday, 28 August 2014, Israeli forces established a checkpoint 
between Kufol Hares and Hares villages, north of Salfit. The checkpoint 
was removed and no arrests were reported.

At approximately 20:35 on Saturday, 30 August 2014, Israeli infantry 
units were present on Kufol Hares and Hares villages' road. They 
withdrew later and no arrests were reported.

At approximately 00:50 on Sunday, 31 August 2014, Israeli forces were 
present at the eastern entrance of Deir Ballout village, west of Salfit. 
They withdrew later and no arrests were reported.

*Arrests and Maltreatment at Military Checkpoints*

· At approximately 12:00 on Thursday, 28 August 2014, Israeli forces 
arrested Fida' Mohammed Khader Suleiman (22), from Beit 'Our al-Tahta 
village, southwest of Ramallah, near streets (443), which is adjacent to 
the village. No reasons were revealed behind the arrest. Her family said 
they learned that Fida' was taken to Hasharon prison in Israel.

· At approximately 11:00 on Saturday, 29 August 2014, Israeli forces 
stationed on the gates of the Ibrahimi mosque, in the center of the Old 
City in Hebron, arrested Halah Jaber (19) under the pretext she did not 
listen to the Israeli soldiers' orders. She was taken to "Kiryat Arba" 
settlement, but released later.

· On Sunday morning, 31 August 2014, Israeli forces arrested Yousef Ali 
Breigith (18), from Beit Ommar village, north of Hebron. Yousef was 
arrested at the entrance of al-Aroub refugee camp and then taken to an 
unknown destination.

· At approximately 16:00, on the same day, Israeli forces deployed 
behind the annexation wall, west of Ethna village, west of Hebron, 
arrested Badawi Abu Zalatah (16) and Kazem al-Najjar (17). The 2 
children were taken to an unknown destination.

· At approximately 13:00 on Tuesday, 02 September 2014, Israeli forces 
stationed at the entrance of "Gosh Etzion" settlement, south of 
Bethlehem, arrested Jawad Riyadh Mahmoud Breigith (29) and Mefleh Ra'ed 
Ahmed 'Adi (19) while heading to an interview with the Israeli 
intelligence service upon summonses handed to them previously.

· At approximately 19:15 on Monday, 01 September 2014, Israeli forces 
arrested Hussein Yasser Sultan (28), from Hares village, north of 
Salfit, and took him to an unknown destination.

· At approximately 16:00 on Tuesday, 02 September 2014, Israeli forces 
arrested Yazeed Mohammed Abdullah Taha (16), from Deir Mesh'el village, 
northwest of Ramallah, at a checkpoint established at the entrance of 
"Halmish" settlement, northwest of the city.

*Recommendations to the International Community:*

PCHR emphasizes the international community's position that the Gaza 
Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are still under 
Israeli occupation, in spite of Israeli military redeployment outside 
the Gaza Strip in 2005. PCHR further confirms that Israeli forces 
continued to impose collective punishment measures on the Gaza Strip, 
which have escalated since the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections, 
in which Hamas won the majority of seats of the Palestinian Legislative 
Council. PCHR stresses that there is international recognition of 
Israel's obligation to respect international human rights instruments 
and the international humanitarian law, especially the Hague Regulations 
concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land and the Geneva 
Conventions. Israel is bound to apply the international human rights law 
and the law of war sometime reciprocally and other times in parallel in 
a way that achieves the best protection for civilians and remedy for 
victims.

In light of continued arbitrary measures, land confiscation and 
settlement activities in the West Bank, and the continued aggression 
against civilians in the Gaza Strip, PCHR calls upon the international 
community, especially the United Nations, the High Contracting Parties 
to the Geneva Convention and the European Union -- in the context of 
their natural obligation to respect and enforce the international law -- 
to cooperate and act according to the following recommendations:

1. PCHR calls upon the international community and the United Nations to 
use all available means to allow the Palestinian people to enjoy their 
right to self-determination, through the establishment of the 
Palestinian State, which was recognized by the UN General Assembly with 
a vast majority, using all international legal mechanisms, including 
sanctions to end the occupation of the State of Palestine;

2. PCHR calls upon the United Nations to provide international 
protection to Palestinians in the oPt, and to ensure the non-recurrence 
of aggression against the oPt, especially the Gaza Strip;

3. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva 
Conventions to compel Israel, as a High Contracting Party to the 
Conventions, to apply the Conventions in the oPt;

4. PCHR calls upon the Parties to international human rights 
instruments, especially the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and 
the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, to pressurize 
Israel to comply with their provisions in the oPt, and to compel it to 
incorporate the human rights situation in the oPt in its reports 
submitted to the concerned committees;

5. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva 
Conventions to fulfil their obligation to ensure the application of the 
Conventions, including extending the scope of their jurisdiction in 
order to prosecute suspected war criminals, regardless of the 
nationality of the perpetrator and the place of a crime, to pave the way 
for prosecuting suspected Israeli war criminals and end the longstanding 
impunity they have enjoyed;

6. PCHR calls on States that apply the principle of universal 
jurisdiction not to surrender to Israeli pressure to limit universal 
jurisdiction to perpetuate the impunity enjoyed by suspected Israeli war 
criminals;

7. PCHR calls upon the international community to act in order to stop 
all Israeli settlement expansion activities in the oPt through imposing 
sanctions on Israeli settlements and criminalizing trading with them;

8. PCHR calls upon the UN General Assembly to transfer the Goldstone 
Report to the UN Security Council in order to refer it to the 
International Criminal Court in accordance with Article 13(b) of the 
Rome Statute;

9. PCHR calls upon the United Nations to confirm that holding war 
criminals in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a precondition to 
achieve stability and peace in the regions, and that peace cannot be 
built on the expense of human rights;

10. PCHR calls upon the UN General Assembly and Human Rights Council to 
explicitly declare that the Israeli closure policy in Gaza and the 
annexation wall in the West Bank are illegal, and accordingly refer the 
two issues to the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Israel to 
compel it to remove them;

11. PCHR calls upon the international community, in light of its failure 
to the stop the aggression on the Palestinian people, to at least fulfil 
its obligation to reconstruct the Gaza Strip after the series of 
hostilities launched by Israel which directly targeted the civilian 
infrastructure;

12. PCHR calls upon the United Nations and the European Union to express 
a clear position towards the annexation wall following the international 
recognition of the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders, as the 
annexation wall seizes large parts of the State of Palestine;

13. PCHR calls upon the European Union to activate Article 2 of the 
EU-Israel Association Agreement, which provides that both sides must 
respect human rights as a precondition for economic cooperation between 
the EU states and Israel, and the EU must not ignore Israeli violations 
and crimes against Palestinian civilians;

14. PCHR calls upon the Palestinian leadership to sign and accede to the 
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Geneva 
Conventions, and calls upon the international community, especially the 
United Nations, to encourage the State of Palestine to accede to 
international human rights law and humanitarian law instruments.

/Complete document, with details on Israeli violations in occupied East 
Jerusalem, at the official PCHR website, via link below./


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