[News] 10 Palestinians killed, 70 wounded by Israeli forces this week

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  PCHR Weekly Report: 10 Palestinians killed, 70 wounded by Israeli
  forces this week

author Friday December 11, 2015 04:03author by PCHR-Gaza
*http://www.imemc.org/article/74186*

    In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the
    Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 03 – 09 December
    2015, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that
    Israeli forces continued systematic crimes in the occupied
    Palestinian territories throughout the week.

10 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were killed in the West 
Bank. 70 Palestinian civilians, including 21 children, a female 
journalist and a woman, were wounded in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Israeli forces put into effect the house demolition policy on grounds of 
collective punishment. A house in Nablus was bombed, due to which a 
mosque and 5 nearby houses sustained material damage. A number of houses 
were surveyed and their occupants were threatened to leave their houses 
to be demolished.

Israeli forces continued to target the border area along the Gaza Strip.
2 house sustained damage because of the Israeli shells. Israeli 
warplanes raided a training site in the Gaza Strip, but no casualties 
were reported.

Israeli attacks in the West Bank:

Israeli forces conducted 114 incursions into Palestinian communities in 
the West Bank this week.

In the West Bank, killings committed by Israeli forces were as follows:

On Thursday, 03 December 2015, Israeli soldiers stationed at a 
checkpoint established at the intersection of Hezmah village, northeast 
of Jerusalem, killed Mazen Hasan Mohammed 'Oraibi (36) from Abu Dis 
village, east of the city. The aforementioned civilian opened fire from 
his gun and the Israeli soldiers then opened fire at him.

On the same day, Israeli police officers opened fire at 'Ezz al-Deen 
Rayeq 'Abdullah Raddad (21) under the pretext of stabbing someone in his 
car in the vicinity of al-Mesrarah area near al-Anbyaa' Street in the 
Old City in East Jerusalem. As a result, he was hit with several bullets 
from a close range and left bleeding to death.

Israeli forces stationed at "Gilbert" military checkpoint, northwest of 
Tal al-Rumaidah neighbourhood, in the centre of Hebron, shot dead Taher 
Faisal Abdul Men'em Fanoun (21) and Mostafa Fadel Abdul Men'em Fanoun 
(16), both are from Jabal al-Rahmah area, south of Hebron. Israeli 
forces claimed that the 2 aforementioned persons attempted to stab 
Israeli soldiers. The 2 corpses were transported by a Red Star of 
David's ambulance to an unknown destination.

Israeli forces killed in the afternoon a Palestinian civilian while 
going back home on foot to Aboud village, northwest of Ramallah. Israeli 
forces claimed that the killed person stabbed an Israeli soldier who was 
standing with other soldiers at the main entrance to the village. 
However, PCHR's investigations totally refute the Israeli story.

According to PCHR's investigations and statements of eyewitnesses, an 
Israeli soldier opened fire at Abdul Rahman Wajih Ibrahim Abdul Majid 
(27) after the Israeli soldiers slapped him on the face. Due to which, 
Abdul Rahman pushed the soldier who stumbled and fell on his back. The 
Israeli soldier immediately fired 2 bullets at him. Two other Israeli 
soldiers opened fire at him as well.
On the same day, Israeli forces stationed at the western entrance to 
Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, on Silwad-Yabroud road near bypass road 
(60), opened fire at a vehicle. As a result, the driver Anas Bassam 
Abdul Rahim Hammad (21) was killed after he ran over a group of Israeli 
soldiers at the entrance to the village.

On 06 December 2015, Israeli police opened fire at 'Amer Yaser Iskafi 
from Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem. As a result, he was hit 
with several live bullets throughout his body and left to bleed to death 
in the scene although there were Red David Star ambulance crews in the area.

On 07 December 2015, Israeli forces deployed in the vicinity of 
al-ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron killed Ihab Maswadi (21) from al-Sharif 
Mountain Area. They claimed that Meswadi stabbed an Israeli settler, and 
his corpse was taken by an Israeli ambulance to an unknown destination. 
The video shared on social media showed a number of Israeli soldiers and 
medical staffs offering first aid to the wounded settler. Meanwhile, 
Meswadi was lying on the ground for half an hour and none of the 
paramedics or soldiers approached him to check on him or give first aid. 
He was left to bleed to death.

On 08 December 2015, during their incursion to al-Dheishah refugee camp, 
south of Bethlehem, Israeli forces killed Malek Shahin (18) when they 
heavily opened fire at dozens of Palestinian children, who threw stones 
and empty bottles at them. The aforementioned civilian was hit with a 
bullet that penetrated the forehead and settled in his head. Palestinian 
ambuaklnces were denied access to the camp and the young man was left to 
bleed for long.

On 09 December 2015, Israeli forces deployed in the closed Shuhadaa' 
Street in the centre of Hebron killed 'Abdel Maswadi (21) from al-Sharif 
Mountain area under the pretext of stabbing two settlers. His corpse was 
taken by an Israeli ambulance to an unknown destination.

During this week, 49 Palestinians, including 17 children, a journalist 
and a woman, were wounded. One of whom was wounded in occupied East 
Jerusalem and its suburbs while the rest were wounded in the West Bank 
Cities.

The Palestinian civilians wounded in the West Bank were distributed as 
follows:

In peaceful protests against Israeli policies: 22 Palestinian civilians, 
including 10 children, were wounded. Eighteen of them were hit with live 
bullets; and the four others were hit with rubber-coated metal bullets.
In peaceful protests against Israeli incursion: 16 Palestinian 
civilians, including 5 children and a woman, were wounded. Thirteen of 
them were hit with live bullets, 2 others were hit with a rubber-coated 
metal bullet and one was hit with a gas canister.

At the checkpoints and public roads: 8 Palestinian civilians, including 
a child and a journalist, were hit with live bullets and seven others 
were hit with metal bullets.
In peaceful protests against the annexation wall and settlement 
activities: two Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded. 
The child was hit with a live bullet while the other civilian was hit 
with a sponge-tipped bullet.
Palestinian civilians wounded in occupied Jerusalem: a civilian was hit 
with live bullets.

105 Palestinian civilians, including 25 children and 2 women, were 
abducted. 23 of them, including 13 children and the 2 women, were 
abducted in occupied Jerusalem.

Israeli forces turned the West Bank into cantons and continued to impose 
the illegal closure on the Gaza Strip for the 9th year. Dozens of 
temporary checkpoints were established in the West Bank and other were 
re-established to obstruct the movement of Palestinian civilians. 7 
Palestinian civilians, including a boy child and a young woman, were 
abducted at checkpoints in the West Bank.

Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip:

In the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces wounded 21 civilians, including 4 
children. Eighteen of them were hit with live bullets, 2 with 
rubber-coated metal bullets, and one with a tear gas canister. All of 
them were wounded during protests. Moreover, 3 civilians were wounded 
during shooting incidents in the border areas in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian civilians wounded in the Gaza Strip were distributed as 
follows:

North of the Gaza Strip: 4 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children, 
were wounded; two of whom sustained a live bullet wound, and the two 
others were hit rubber-coated metal bullets.
Gaza City: 3 Palestinian civilians were hit with live bullets.
Central Gaza Strip: 11 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children, were 
wounded. Ten of whom were hit with live bullets while one was hit with a 
tear gas canister.
Khan Yunis: 3 Palestinian civilians sustained live bullet wounds.

In the context of shooting incidents at the border area, on 04 December 
2015, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence between the Gaza 
Strip and Israel, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip opened 
fire at a bird hunter, who was near a landfill to the east of al-Fokhari 
village. As a result, he was hit with three live bullets to his hand, 
thigh, shoulder and right waist. The Israeli forces also fired two 
shells at the area wounding a civilian and his child with shrapnel.
In the meantime, Israeli forces fired 3 artillery shells. As a result, 
two houses belonging to two brothers in al-'Amour neighborhood in 
al-Fokhari area were damaged, but no causalities were reported. The 
houses are around 2 kilometers away from the border fence.

In the context of aerial bombardment, on 07 December 2015, Israeli 
warplanes launched two missiles at a training site belonging to Izzi 
al-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, east of al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of 
Gaza City. Material damages were caused in the nearby buildings, but no 
causalities were reported.
As part of targeting Palestinian fishermen, on 07 December 2015, Israeli 
gunboats stationed off al-Waha shore, northwest of Beit Lahia, and off 
al-Sudaniyah shore, west of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, opened 
fire at Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 3 nautical miles. As a 
result, the fishermen were frightened and sailed back, but no casualties 
were reported.
On 07 December 2015, Israeli gunboats stationed off al-Soudaniyah area 
as well opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats. An Israeli gunboat 
surrounded a fishing a boat manned by Zayed Taroush (19) and Mahmoud 
'Omer (33) and then abducted the fishermen. They were taken to an 
unknown destination, and Israeli forces confiscated the fishing boat. On 
the same day, in a separate incident, four fishermen were abducted and 
their boat was confiscated. On next day dawn, they were released, and 
the boat was kept in custody in Ashdod Seaport.

Israeli gunboats continued to target Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza 
Strip sea, but no casualties were reported. 6 fishermen were abducted 
and their 2 fishing boats were confiscated.

Israeli settlement activities:

Israeli Settlement activities continued in the West Bank. 27 dunums 
planted with olive trees and a greenhouse in Kafa area, south of 
Tulkarm, were demolished.

On 03 December 2015, Israeli forces confiscated a bundle of wood and 
bricks used for construction work from a carpentry and brick workshop 
belonging to 'Ata Nabil 'Abdel Rahman Ghanem (35) on Bypass Road (60) 
between al-'Aroub refugee camp and Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron. 
Around the same time, a number of officers from the construction and 
organization department in the Israeli Civil Administration and Israeli 
soldiers raided and searched a store belonging to Fayez 'Azmi Faries 
Shammas (46) from Hebron near Ghanem store confiscated manual tools and 
a sewing machine after forcing Shammas to leave it.

On 08 December 2015, Israeli forces levelled 27-dunum land planted with 
olive trees and a greenhouse belonging to Kafa area, south of Tulkarm 
without a prior warning.

Israeli attacks on non-violent demonstrations:

Demonstrations in the West Bank:

On Thursday afternoon, 03 December 2015, a group of Palestinian young 
men gathered in al-Taweel mountain area adjacent to “Psagot” settlement 
in al-Bireh village, to organize a demonstration against the Israeli 
policies and settler attacks. The demonstrators threw stones at the 
settlement’s fence, due to which, the Israeli soldiers stationed in the 
area fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and 
tear gas canisters at the protesters. As a result, a 15-year-old male 
was hit with a rubber-coated metal bullet to his left knee.

At approximately 13:00 on Friday, 04 December 2015, dozens of 
Palestinian young men gathered in al-Naqar neighborhood area near the 
annexation wall, west of Qalqilya, and threw stones at the Israeli 
soldiers stationed in the area. Due to which, Israeli soldiers fired 
live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas 
canisters at the protesters. As a result, 2 civilians, including a 
child, were hit with rubber-coated metal bullets.

Following the Friday prayer, on 04 December 2015, hundreds of 
Palestinians from Beit Ommar village, north Hebron, organized a peaceful 
demonstration demanding the recovery of the Palestinian corpses that 
have been kept in the Israeli custody. It should be noted that the 
number of those corpses reached 16 so far. The protesters raised 
Palestinian flags and portraits of victims, chanting national slogans. 
They then made their way to the eastern entrance to the village, where 
the Israeli soldiers established a permanent military checkpoint 10 days 
ago. The Israeli soldiers randomly fired tear gas canisters at the 
protesters. As a result, a number of protestors suffered tear gas 
inhalation.

On Friday afternoon, dozens of young men gathered in the vicinity of 
Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah, to organize a demonstration against the 
Israeli policies and settler attacks. After which, the protesters made 
their way to the prison gate, so the Israeli forces closed the gate and 
deployed in the area. The protesters set fire to rubber tires and threw 
stones and empty bottles at the Israeli soldiers, who immediately fired 
live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas 
canisters at the protesters. As a result, 3 civilians were hit with live 
ammunition to their lower limbs.

Around the same time, dozens of Palestinian young men gathered at the 
southern entrance to al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ramallah, near 
an UNRWA school for boys, 300 meters away from the fence of "Beit-Eil" 
settlement, to organize a peaceful demonstration in protest against the 
Israeli attacks in the oPt. The demonstrators threw stones at the 
settlement fence, due to which, Israeli forces stationed in the area 
fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear 
gas canisters at the protesters and then chased them into the camp. As a 
result, a 39-year-old male sustained a live bullet wound to his stomach 
and a 14-year-old male sustained a live bullet wound to his right thigh.

Following the Friday prayer, on 04 December 2015, dozens of Palestinian 
civilians from Bil'in village and Israeli and international human rights 
defenders organized the weekly peaceful demonstration in protest against 
the annexation wall and settlement activities. The demonstrators made 
their way through the village streets and then headed to the annexation 
wall. The Israeli forces had closed all the entrances to the village to 
prevent demonstrators from participating in the demonstration. The 
demonstrators walked along the cement wall and tried to sneak through 
the fence. The Israeli soldiers stationed behind the wall from the 
western side fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound 
bombs and tear gas canisters. They also chased them into olive fields 
and between the houses in response. As a result, a 20 year-old male was 
hit with a sponge-tipped bullet to his head.

Following the Friday prayer, Palestinians from Ni'lin, Budrus, al-Nabi 
Saleh and Kufor Qaddoum villages, northeast of Qalqilya, and west and 
northwest of Ramallah and al-Bireh, organized a peaceful demonstration 
in protest against the annexation wall and settlement activities. The 
Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters, sound bombs and rubber-coated 
metal bullets at the protesters to disperse them. No casualties were 
reported.

At approximately 15:00 on Saturday, 05 December 2015, Palestinian 
civilians and Israeli and international human rights defenders organized 
a protest from the center of Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of 
Qalqilya, and made their way to the eastern entrance to the village in 
protest against closing that entrance since the beginning of al-Aqsa 
Intifada with an iron gate. When they arrived at the gate, Israeli 
forces fired live ammunition at the protesters. As a result, a 
16-year-old male was hit with a live bullet to his left thigh.

At approximately 13:00 on Saturday, 05 December 2015, dozens of 
Palestinian young men gathered in al-Naqar neighborhood near the 
annexation wall, west Qalqilya, and threw stones at the Israeli soldiers 
stationed in the area, who immediately fired live ammunition, 
rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters in 
response. As a result, a 14-year-old male was hit with a rubber-coated 
metal bullet to his left ankle.

On Sunday afternoon, 06 December 2015, dozens of Palestinian young men 
gathered at the western entrance to Silwad village, northeast of 
Ramallah, on the road between Silwad and Yabroud villages, near Bypass 
road (60), in protest against the Israeli policies. The protesters set 
fire to tires and threw stones and Molotov cocktails towards the 
aforementioned road and Israeli soldiers. Due to which, Israeli soldiers 
stationed in the area fired live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, 
sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the protestors. As a result, a 
17-year-old male was hit with two live bullets; the first bullet entered 
the bladder and exited the buttock while the other one entered the right 
forearm. The wounded civilian was taken to Palestine Medical Complex in 
Ramallah to receive medical treatment where he underwent an operation 
for 3 hours. His condition was serious but stable.

At approximately 10:00 on Monday, 06 November 2015, a number of 
Palestinian young men gathered in front of an Israeli military camp 
established on the western lands of the Palestine Technical University 
“Khadouri”, west of Tulkarm, in protest against the Israeli attacks in 
the oPt. When the protesters arrived at the area, Israeli forces moved 
into the western lands of the university and then heavily fired tear gas 
canisters at the protesters. Due to which, the protesters threw stones 
and Molotov cocktails at the Israeli soldiers. Moreover, at 
approximately 12:00, the Israeli soldiers attacked a stone thrower and 
pushed him to the ground. Other protesters tried to pull and free him 
from their hands. At approximately 13:30, the Israeli soldiers raided 
the university campus and deployed between the buildings while opening 
fire. As a result, 11 civilians, including 4 children, were hit with 
live bullets and were then taken to Thabet Thabet Hospital in Tulkarm to 
receive medical treatment.

On Tuesday 08 December 2015, dozens of young men gathered at the 
southern entrance to al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ramallah, in 
protest against the Israeli attacks in the oPt. The protesters threw 
stones at the soldiers stationed along the border fence of “Beit Eil” 
settlement. Due to which, Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition, 
rubber-coated metal bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs at the 
protesters and chased them into the camp. As a result, Qais Mohammed 
Mahmoud Taha (10) was hit with a live bullet to the stomach; the bullet 
exited the right side of his back. The wounded child was taken to the 
Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah to receive medical treatment where 
he underwent an operation for 2 hours during which part of his 
Intestines was removed.

Demonstrations in the Gaza Strip

At approximately 13:00 on Friday, 04 December 2015, dozens of 
Palestinian young men headed to the border fence between the Gaza Strip 
and Israel, east of al-Shuja'ia neighborhood, east of the Gaza Strip. A 
number of protesters approached the fence, set fire to rubber tires and 
threw stones at the soldiers stationed along the fence. Due to which, 
Israeli soldiers sporadically fired live ammunition and tear gas 
canisters at the protesters. As a result, 3 civilians were wounded with 
live bullets.

At approximately 13:30 on Friday, dozens of Palestinian youngsters 
headed to the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east of 
al-Faraheen area in 'Abasan village, east of Khan Younis, south of the 
Gaza Strip. A number of protesters approached the border fence, set fire 
to rubber tires and threw stones at the soldiers. Additionally, some of 
the youngsters tried to raise the Palestinian flags. Due to which, 
Israeli soldiers sporadically fired live ammunition and tear gas 
canisters at the protesters until the evening. As a result, 3 civilians 
were wounded with live bullets and were then taken to the Gaza European 
Hospital to receive medical treatment.

At approximately 14:00 on Friday, dozens of Palestinian youngsters 
headed to the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east of 
al-Bureij refugee camp, in the Central Gaza Strip. The protesters set 
fire to rubber tires and threw stones at the soldiers stationed behind 
the sand barriers along the border fence. Due to which, Israeli soldiers 
fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at the protesters. As a 
result, 10 civilians, including 2 children, were wounded. Nine of them 
were hit with live bullets while one of the children was hit with a tear 
gas canister to his left leg. The wounded civilians were taken to 
Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah. As one of them was seriously wounded, 
he was taken to al-Shifa Hospital. Wounds of the other civilians ranged 
between minor and moderate. Additionally, 6 civilians suffered tear gas 
inhalation, one of whom was a PRCS volunteer paramedic.

At approximately 14:30 on Friday, Israeli forces stationed in Beit 
Hanoun crossing, northwest of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip, 
fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas 
canisters at dozens of protesters on the road between the Palestinian 
and the Israeli sides of the crossing. The protesters threw stones at 
the soldiers in protest to the Israeli attacks against the Palestinian 
civilians in Jerusalem and the West Bank. As a result of the clashes 
that continued until 17:30, 4 civilians, including 2 children, were 
wounded. Two of them were hit with live bullets, while the others were 
hit with rubber-coated metal bullets.

Recommendations to the international community:

Due to the number and severity of Israeli human rights violations this 
week, the PCHR made several recommendations to the international 
community. Among these were a recommendation that 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.

In addition, the 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

For the full text of the report, click on the link below:

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