[News] 14 Palestinian civilians wounded; 69 children made homeless by Israeli forces
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PCHR Weekly Report: 14 civilians wounded; 69 children made homeless by
Israeli forces
author Friday September 04, 2015 09:57author by PCHR-Gaza
*http://www.imemc.org/article/72884*
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the
Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 27 Aug. - 02 Sep.
2015, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that
Israeli forces wounded 14 Palestinian civilians, including 3
children, while abducting 55.
In addition, Israeli forces demolished a residential community,
northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, and expelled 94 Palestinians,
including 69 children, rendering them homeless.
Israeli forces also stopped rehabilitation work in an archaeological
site in the vicinity of Bani Na'im village, east of Hebron, while
Israeli settlers set fire to a bulldozer in al-Mazra'ah al-Qabaliyah
village, northwest of Ramallah.
Israeli attacks in the West Bank:
During the past week, 10 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children,
were wounded during Israeli attacks on nonviolent demonstrations. 4
others were wounded during an Israeli incursion in Tal village,
southwest of Nablus.
Israeli forces conducted 57 incursions into Palestinian communities in
the West Bank. 55 Palestinian civilians, including 12 children, were
abducted. 11 of these civilians, including 4 children, were abducted in
occupied East Jerusalem.
In addition, a house was shelled and then completely levelled by an
Israeli bulldozer in Jenin. In a large-scale military operation that
Jenin has not witnessed for years, Israeli forces moved into the city
and its refugee camp on 31 August 2015 to arrest allegedly wanted
Palestinians. They raided a house belonging to the secretary of the
Jenin's Mayor and took his family outdoors. Moreover, they abducted the
aforementioned person, his brother, son and mother. Israeli forces
afterwards fired 4 shells at the house. A bulldozer started demolishing
the house, the fence around it and a well used for collection of
rainwater. The child and his grandmother were released later.
Many checkpoints were established in the West Bank. 3 Palestinian
civilians were abducted at checkpoints.
8 shepherds were maltreated and an old woman was beaten by Israeli
soldiers, east of Nablus.
In an example of the many Israeli invasions this week, on the single day
of Sunday August 30th, Israeli forces carried out incursions in the
following areas: Hares village, north of Salfit' Kherbtha al-Mesbah
village, west of Ramallah; Beit Sira village, southwest of the city;
'Aqbet Jaber refugee camp, southwest of Jericho; Fasayel village, north
of the city; villages of 'Azoun, al-Fondoq and Hejah, east of Qalqilya;
and Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of the city.
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip:
In the Gaza Strip, in the context of targeting Palestinian fishermen, on
29 August 2015, Israeli gunboats stationed off al-Wahah shore, north of
the Gaza Strip, sporadically opened fire at fishermen sailing within 2
nautical miles, but neither casualties nor material damage were reported.
Israeli forces abducted two Palestinian traders at Beit Hanoun crossing.
In addition, on 01 September 2015, Israeli forces moved 200 meters into
Nahal 'Oz area along the border fence, east of al-Shija'iyah
neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City.
Israel continued to impose a total closure and has isolated the Gaza
Strip from the outside world. 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.
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.
However, they lately allowed the exportation of some vegetables such as
cucumber and tomatoes, furniture and fish.
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 adOccupied Palestinian
Territories 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 also continued applying the policy of making certain civilian
traveling via the crossing interviewed by the Israeli intelligence
service to be questioned, blackmailed or abducted.
Israeli settlement activities:
In the context of the forcible displacement policy applied in Area (C)
in the West Bank for the interest of settlement projects, on 31 August
2015, Israeli forces demolished "al-Khdeirat" Bedouin community,
northeast of occupied East Jerusalem near "Adam" settlement, rendering
eleven Bedouin families homeless.
According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 09:00 on
Monday, 31 August 2015, Israeli forces, backed by military vehicles and
accompanied by a force from the Construction and Organization Department
in the Civil Administration and bulldozers, moved into al-Khdeirat
Bedouin community near "Adam" settlement overlooking Mekhmas village and
"Sha'er Benyamin" settlement, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem. The
Israeli bulldozers demolished a number of residential and livestock
barracks (16 residential barracks and 7 livestock barracks) leaving 94
persons, including 69 children, homeless.
Israeli attacks on non-violent demonstrations:
Israeli forces continued to use excessive and systematic use of force
against peaceful protests organized by Palestinian civilians and Israeli
and international human rights activists in protest at the construction
of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank and
Israeli policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. As a result, 9
civilians, including 3 children, were wounded in Kufor Qaddoum protest,
northeast of Qalqilya; Silwad protest, northeast of Ramallah; and the
vicinity of Ofer detention facility, southwest of the city.
Following the Friday prayer on 28 August 2015, dozens of Palestinian
civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders organized
a peaceful demonstration in Bil’in, west of Ramallah, in protest against
the annexation wall and settlement activities. protestors tried to sneak
the fence. Israeli soldiers stationed behind the wall, fired live
bullets, rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs
and chased them into the olive fields and into residential houses in
response. As a result, many civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and
others sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers beat them. Moreover,
Israeli forces abducted the head of the Popular Committee against the
Annexation Wall and Settlement Activities in Bil'in, Iyad Bournat, 43,
after they beat him causing bruises to his chest, and a photographer of
the Popular Committee, Hamza Bournat, 23. The two were taken to Benjamin
police station, east of occupied Jerusalem. They were released at midnight.
On the same day, dozens of Palestinian civilians organized a peaceful
demonstration in the center of Ni’lin village, west of Ramallah, in
protest against the Annexation Wall and Settlement Activity. The
demonstrators took the streets and headed to the annexation wall.
Israeli forces prevented the demonstrators from crossing to the land
behind the Annexation Wall, so they threw stones at them. Israeli
soldiers fired live bullets, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs
and tear gas canisters at the civilians, and chased them into the
village. As a result, many civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and
others sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers beat them.
Around the same time, dozens of Palestinian civilians and Israeli and
international human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration
in al-Nabi Saleh village, southwest of Ramallah, in protest against the
annexation wall and settlement Activity. The demonstrators 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 them from participating in the
demonstration. When they arrived at the aforementioned land, the
demonstrators were met by live bullets, tear gas canisters,
rubber-coated steel bullets, sound bombs and were chased into the
village. . As a result, many civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and
others sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers beat them after an Israeli
soldier attempted to arrest a 12-year-old Palestinian child, beating him
on his broken left arm and hitting his head at a rock then eventually
attempting to strangle him. Furthermore, the same Israeli soldier
assaulted against a 14-year old, the boy's sister and his mother, 40,
and another woman, 46, when they tried to prevent the detention of the
boy. In addition, Israeli forces abducted an 18-year-old Palestinian
youngster, and unidentified international solidarity activist.
At approximately 13:30 on Friday afternoon, Palestinian civilians and
international solidarity activists organized a protest in the center of
Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya, heading to the eastern
entrance of the village in protest against closing that entrance since
the beginning of al-Aqsa Intifada with an iron gate. When they arrived
at the entrance of the gate, the demonstrators were met by live bullets,
tear gas canisters, rubber-coated steel bullets, sound bombs. As a
result, five Palestinian civilians were wounded. The first civilian, 36,
was hit by a bullet to the right foot; the second civilian,46, was hit
by a bullet to the right leg; the third civilian, 45, was hit by the
bullet to the left leg; the fourth civilian,46, was hit by the bullet to
the arm; and the fifth civilian, 15, was hit by a bullet to the head.
At approximately 17:00 on Saturday, 29 August 2015, Palestinian
civilians and international solidarity activists organized a protest in
the center of Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya, heading to
the eastern entrance of the village in protest against closing that
entrance since the beginning of al-Aqsa Intifada with an iron gate. When
they arrived at the entrance of the gate, the demonstrators were met by
live bullets, tear gas canisters, rubber-coated steel bullets, sound
bombs. As a result, an 18-year-old youngster was wounded by a bullet to
the right leg.
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 compel Israel, as a High Contracting
Party to the Conventions, to apply the Conventions in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories.
In addition, 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 Occupied Palestinian
Territories, and to compel it to incorporate the human rights situation
in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in its reports submitted to the
concerned committees;
For the full text of the report, click on the link below:
http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_...d=183
<http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11253:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-27-aug-02-sep-2015&catid=84:weekly-2009&Itemid=183>
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