[News] Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (12-18 July 2018)
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PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory (12-18 July 2018)
July 20, 2018
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*Israeli forces continued with systematic crimes, in the occupied
Palestinian territory (oPt), for the week of 12-18 July, 2018.*
/Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against Palestinian
protestors in the Gaza Strip. Two Palestinian civilians, including a
child, were killed, while a civilian succumbed to his previous wounds./
/115 Palestinian civilians, including 24 children, 5 women, 4
journalists and 3 paramedics, were wounded; 15 of them sustained serious
wounds./
*_Shooting:_*
Israeli forces continued to use lethal force against Palestinian
civilians, who participated in peaceful demonstrations organized within
the activities of the “Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege” in
the Gaza Strip, which witnessed for the 16^th week in a row peaceful
demonstrations along the eastern and northern Gaza Strip border area.
During the reporting period in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli forces killed
4 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, while another civilian
succumbed to his wounds. Moreover, the Israeli forces wounded 115
others, including 26 children, 5 women, 4 journalists and 3 paramedics.
Fifteen of those wounded sustained serious wounds. In the West Bank, the
Israeli forces wounded 10 civilians, including 4 children and a journalist.
* In the Gaza Strip, in a new car crime, Israeli forces killed 2
Palestinian civilians and wounded 23 others, including 2 children in
a series of airstrikes targeting an uninhabited al-Katiba building,
which is located next to a public park in a densely populated area
and government and civil institutions in the center of Gaza City.
PCHR indicates that these airstrikes came in light official Israeli
threats as the Israeli forces’ spokesperson Avichai Adrei stated
that the Israeli army will conduct more raids in the Gaza Strip as
long as it is needed. He also displayed photos of the 2014 Israeli
Offensive on the Gaza Strip, pointing out for the possibility of
repeating their scenario. The Israeli forces’ spokesperson send a
message through his page early today to the Gaza Strip population to
“stay away from any building, infrastructure that serves the
terrorist parties, any person known as terrorist and every area
where terrorist organizations operate. Save your lives and you were
warned.” This indicates an Israeli intention to escalate the
situation, although the majority of the victims who fall as a result
of this offensive are Palestinian civilians.
* During the reporting period, while using the excessive force against
the peaceful protesters along the Gaza Strip borders, the Israeli
forces killed 2 Palestinian civilians and another one succumbed to
wounds he sustained on 14 May 2018. Moreover, 115 civilians,
including 24 children, 5 women, 4 journalists and 3 paramedics.
Fifteen of those wounded sustained serious wounds.
*Injuries in the Gaza Strip during this Week*
*Governorate* Injuries
Total Children Women Journalists Paramedics Critical Injuries
*Northern Gaza Strip* 18 4 0 3 0 8
*Gaza City* 32 8 1 0 0 0
*Central Gaza Strip* 27 4 3 1 3 2
*Khan Younis* 20 2 0 0 0 3
*Rafah* 18 6 1 0 0 2
*Total* 115 24 5 4 3 15
As part of targeting the border areas, during the reporting period,
Israeli forces fired 11 artillery shells along the eastern borders of
the Gaza Strip with Israel. As a result, 2 Palestinian civilians were
wounded and 2 residential houses sustained partial damage.
As part of the airstrikes, further to the above-mentioned crime resulted
in the killing of 2 Palestinian civilians and wounding 23 others,
Israeli warplanes launched 91 airstrikes targeting a group of
Palestinian civilians, training sites belonging to the Palestinian
resistance factions and empty lands. The Israeli forces claimed that the
targeted civilians fired incendiary balloons. As a result, 4 Palestinian
civilians were wounded.
As part of targeting Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Sea, the Israeli
forces continued to escalate their attacks against the Palestinian
fishermen, pointing out to the ongoing Israeli policy of targeting their
livelihoods. During the reporting period, PCHR documented 6 shooting
incidents at the fishermen, including 2 in the northern Gaza Strip, 2 in
the central Gaza Strip and others in the southern Gaza Strip.
In the West Bank, during the reporting period, the Israeli forces
wounded 10 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children and a journalist.
*_Incursions:_*
During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least 77
military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 4
similar ones into Jerusalem and its suburbs. During those incursions,
Israeli forces arrested at least 61 Palestinians, including a child and
a woman in the West Bank. Meanwhile, 5 other civilians were arrested in
Jerusalem and its suburbs.
In the Gaza Strip, at approximately 07:30 on 17 July 2018, the Israeli
forces moved 100 meters into the east of al-Qarrarah village, east of
Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip. They levelled lands and repaired
the border fence for several hours, before redeploying along the border
fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
*_Israeli Forces Continued their Measures to Create a Jewish Majority in
occupied East Jerusalem_*
As part of demolishing houses and civilian facilities, on 17 July 2018,
the Israeli authorities’ bulldozers demolished a residential house,
retaining walls and an agricultural barrack belonging to Saleh Abu
Khudair in Shu’fat neighborhood, north of occupied East Jerusalem. The
100-sqaure-meter house was built few months ago to shelter Salah’s
family, which is comprised of 6 members. It should be noted that the
Israeli Municipality bulldozers demolished his house at the end of last
February and his family became homeless, so he re-built the house and
the Israeli authorities demolished it again.
On the same day, Israeli forces demolished a retaining wall belonging to
Ziyad ‘Awni in al-Tour village, east of occupied East Jerusalem, under
the pretext of non-licensing.
On 18 July 2018, the Israeli Municipality staff demolished a residential
apartment in al-Tour neighborhood, east of occupied East Jerusalem’s Old
City. The apartment was located in a 5-strorey residential building
belonging to Abu Sbitan Family.
On the same day, Jamal Hadiyah self-demolished his house in al-Thawri
neighborhood, south of occupied East Jerusalem, to avoid paying the
demolition costs. The Israeli Court issued a decision to demolish the
90-square-meter house and gave him until 26 July 2018 to implement the
decision or the Israeli Municipality staff will demolish it and force
him to pay the demolition costs estimated at NIS 100.000.
As part of restrictions imposed on NGOs’ work, on 14 July 2018, Israeli
forces raided Hind al-Hussainy College in al-Shaiekh Jarrah
neighborhood, north if occupied East Jerusalem and prevented holding the
fourth academic conference entitled: “ The Islamic Endowment (Awqaf) in
Jerusalem”. The conference was organized by the Jerusalem Waqf and
Heritage Reservation Society and the Islamic Supreme Committee – Jerusalem.
On 17 July 2018, the Israeli Execution and Procedures Department staff
raided an elementary school in Shu’fat neighborhood, north of occupied
East Jerusalem’s Old City, and confiscated its contents under the
pretext of accumulating taxes. The school administration said that the
Israeli Execution and Procedures Department staff raided that school and
confiscated devices and tool estimated at NIS 4.000, under the pretext
of accumulating debts of “Arnona” property tax and not paying it from 2017.
*Settlement activities and attacks by settlers against Palestinian
civilians and property*
As part of demolishing civilians property, on 14 July 2018, Israeli
forces demolished 3 roofs and an agricultural room in al-Marajem area,
southwest of Duma village, southeast of Nablus, after a year of
notifying it and a week of issuing the decision to demolish it.
As part of settlers’ attacks against Palestinian civilians and property,
on 13 July 2018, hundreds of settlers, using dozens of buses, moved into
‘Ortah village, southeast of Nablus, under the Israeli forces’
protection. The Israeli settler performed their religious rituals in
places that they claim to be religious shrines located on the village’s
outskirts.
On the same day, a group of Israeli settlers sneaked into the outskirts
of ‘Oreef village from the eastern side. They set fire to 2 Plaestinian
vehicles belonging to Ziyad ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Jameel Shehadah. The 2 vehicles
were parking in the house yard, during which the settlers sneaked into
the house, poured a flammable material at the vehicles and then set fire
to them. Moreover, they wrote slogans in Arabic (Be aware( and draw
the Star of David below the written slogan. The 2 vehicles caught fire
before extinguishing them by the village residents.
On 16 July 2018, a group of Israeli settlers from “/Leshim/ “ settlement
established in the lands of Dir Balout village, west of Salfit, levelled
82 dunums. The settlers demolished 100 olive trees in favor of the
abovementioned settlement. The levelled land belong to Na’iem Rushdi
Jabbarah and Idrees Jabbarah ‘Abdullah, from the village.
On 17 July 2018, a group of Israeli settlers from “/Yitzhar/“ settlement
established in the lands of ‘Asirah Qabaliyiah village, south of Nablus,
attacked the outskirts of ‘Asirah Qabaliyiah village from the eastern
side, under the Israeli forces’ protection. The Israeli settlers burned
80 olive trees. The attack resulted in smashing the windows of 4
vehicles parked in front of their owners’ houses.
*_Use of Force against Demonstrations in Protest against the U.S.
President’s Decision to Recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel:_*
Israeli forces continued its excessive use of lethal force for the
16^th consecutive Friday against peaceful demonstration organized by
Palestinian civilians in in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The
demonstrations were named as “The Great March of Return and Breaking the
Siege. The demonstrations were also in protest against the U.S.
President Donald Trump’s declaration to move the U.S. Embassy to it. The
demonstrations were as follows during the reporting period:
*_Gaza Strip:_*
At approximately 16:00 on Friday 13 July 2018, thousands of civilians
swarmed to the Return encampments established by the Supreme National
Authority for the Great March of Return and Breaking Siege, east of
Malakah intersection, east of al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City
in the 16^th consecutive Friday titled “Loyalty to Khan al-Ahmer
Friday”. The activities included raising flags, chanting national
slogans, setting fire to tires and flying kites. Though the
demonstrations were fully peaceful, Israeli forces stationed behind the
border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel deliberately and randomly
fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at them. As a
result, ‘Othman Rami Jawad Heles (14), from al-Shuja’iyah neighborhood,
east of Gaza City, was hit with a live bullet that entered the chest and
exited the back, causing his immediate death. Moreover, 32 civilians,
including 8 children and a woman, were hit with live bullets and its
shrapnel and tear gas canisters.
* Around the same time, hundreds of civilians swarmed to the Return
encampments established by the Supreme National Authority for the
Great March of Return and Breaking Siege, 400 meters away from the
border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east of al-Buraij in
the central Gaza Strip. Hundreds of young men, children and women
approached the border fence, set fire to tires and threw stones at
Israeli soldiers. The Israeli forces stationed behind sand barriers
and military vehicles fired live bullets and tear gas canisters at
the participants. The clashes continued until approximately 20:00.
As a result, 27 civilians, including 3 women, 4 children, 3
paramedics and a freelance journalist, who received medical
treatment on the spot, were wounded. Two of paramedics work at
Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) while the third works at the
Medical Services. Sixteen of the wounded civilians were hit with
live bullets and its shrapnel and 11 were directly hit with tear gas
canisters. The wounded civilians were transferred to al-Aqsa
Hospital in Deir al-Balah. Doctors classified the injury of 2
civilians as serious and one of them was transferred to al-Shifa
Hospital in Gaza City. The other civilians’ injuries were classified
between minor and moderate. The Israeli forces targeted the
civilians’ gathering in camps. As a result, a number of medical
staffers and dozens of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation. Some
of them received medical treatment on the spot while others were
taken to al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
* At approximately 16:00, hundreds of Palestinians swarmed to the
Return encampments, east of Khuza’ah village, east of Khan Younis in
the southern Gaza Strip to participate in the demonstrations
organized by Supreme National Authority for the Great March of
Return and Breaking Siege. The number of protestors increased at
approximately 16:30, as the participants, including men, elderlies,
women and children, gathered inside and outside the encampment’s
yard and raised flags, chanted national slogans and flew dozens of
kites and balloons as dozens of them approached the border fence
between the Gaza Strip and Israel and set fire. A number of them
attempted to throw stones at Israeli forces and remove the barbed
wire fence established by those forces on the Palestinian lands
30-50 meters away from the main border fence. The Israeli forces
stationed behind hills, sand barriers, military vehicles and their
vicinity sporadically opened fire and fired tear gas canisters at
the protestors and at the area behind them. An Israeli drone also
fired tear gas canisters amidst the protestors and near the area
where the ambulances were stationed, 250 meters away from the border
fence. The shooting continued until approximately 20:00. As a
result, 20 civilians, including 2 children, were hit with live
bullets and tear gas canisters. The wounded civilians were taken to
the field hospital and then transferred to Nasser, Gaza European and
Algerian Hospitals in Khan Younis. Doctors classified the injury of
3 civilians as serious. At approximately 06:15 on Saturday, 14 July
2018, medical sources at Nasser Hospital announced the death of
Mohammed Nasser Mohammed Shurab (18), from Khan Younis after being
hit with a live bullet to the chest. At approximately 18:22, dozens
of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and they received medical
treatment on the spot and at the field hospital while others were
transferred to hospitals due to suffering from suffocation and seizures.
* At approximately 17:00, hundreds of Palestinian swarmed to the
Return encampments established by the Supreme National Authority for
the Great March of Return, east of Abu Safiyah Hill, northeast of
Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. The protestors raised
Palestinian flags, chanted national slogans and set fire to tires.
Dozens of them approached the border fence between the Gaza Strip
and Israel and threw stones at Israeli soldiers stationed behind the
border fence. The Israeli forces deliberately and randomly fired
live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at them. The clashes
continued until approximately 21:00 on the same day. As a result, 18
civilians, including 4 children and 3 photojournalists, were
wounded. Fifteen of them were hit with live bullets and its shrapnel
while 3 of them were hit with tear gas canisters. The wounded
civilians were transferred via PRCS ambulances, Medical Services,
General Union Committee and the Ministry of Health to the Indonesian
and al-Awda Hospitals. Doctors classified the injury of 8 civilians
as serious. The wounded photojournalists were identified as:
1. Abdul Karim Hasan Abdullah Hamdounah (28) from Jabalia and works at
Palestine Live Agency was hit with live bullet shrapnel to the right
thigh.
2. Nihad Khalil Mohammed Abdul Nabi (25) from Jabalia and works at
Palestine Live Agency was hit with a live bullet to the left leg.
3. Anas Jamal Mahmoud al-Sharif (22) from Jabalia and works at Shamal
Online Agency was hit with a tear gas canister to the left shoulder.
* Around the same time, thousands of Palestinian protestors swarmed to
the encampments established by the Supreme National Authority for
the Great March of Return, 300 meters away from the border fence
between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east of east of al-Shawkah
village, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. A number of them
approached the border fence, flew kites, set fire to tires and threw
stones at Israeli soldiers stationed behind sand barriers along the
border fence. The soldiers fired live bullets and tear gas canisters
at them. The clashes continued until approximately 20:00. As a
result, 18 civilians, including 6 children and a woman, were
wounded. Thirteen of them were hit with live bullets and its
shrapnel and 5 others were directly hit with tear gas canisters. The
wounded civilians were taken to the field hospital in the Return
camp and then transferred to Abu Yusuf al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah.
Doctors classified the injury of 2 civilians as serious.
* At approximately 18:00 on Saturday, 14 July 2018, Israeli forces
stationed behind the border fence with Israel adjacent to the Return
encampment, east of Khuza’ah village, east of Khan Younis, fired
live bullets and tear gas canisters at a group of civilians who
approached the border fence, set fire to tires and protested in the
area in conjunction with a celebration for Hamas Movement inside the
camp, during which they launched their summer camps. As a result,
many civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and they received
medical treatment on the spot.
*_Civilian Succumbed to His wounds:_*
* On Tuesday, 17 July 2018, medical sources announced the death of
Samer Dahoud Mahmoud al-Shubaki (22) from al-Daraj neighborhood in
Gaza City, succumbing to his previous wounds. Al-Shubaki was wounded
on 14 May 2018after being hit with a live bullet to the neck,
causing a Quadriplegia for him by the Israeli forces during his
participation in the March of Return and Breaking Siege in Malakah
area, east of al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City. It should
be noted that al-Shubaki was receiving medical treatment in an
Israeli hospital due to his serious injury until his death was
announced.
*_West Bank:_*
* At approximately 13:30 on Friday, 13 July 2018, a group of
Palestinian civilians moved from Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of
Qalqiliyah, to the eastern entrance to the village, which has been
closed for 15 years in favor of the entrance to “Kedumim” settlement
established on the village lands. The protestors chanted national
slogans demanding end of occupation, condemning the U.S President
Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of
Israel and condemning the Israeli forces’ crimes against Palestinian
protestors along the eastern border of the Gaza Strip within “The
Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege” activities. Several
representatives of national factions and representatives of National
Action Factions in the north of the West Bank and a number of
foreign and Israeli activists. Israeli soldiers fired live and
rubber bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at them. As a
result, Nidal Shafiq Taher Eshtiah (49), a journalist at the Chinese
News Agency, was hit with a rubber bullet to the left leg, though he
was wearing a Press clearly marked uniform.
* At approximately 17:00 on Saturday, 14 July 2018, a group of
civilians organized a similar demonstration at the eastern entrance
to Kufor Qaddoum village. The Israeli forces opened fire at the
participants. As a result, a 28-year-old civilian was hit with a
rubber bullet to the left eye.
* *Efforts to Create A Jewish majority*
*Israeli forces escalated their attacks on Palestinian civilians and
their property. They have also continued their raids on al-Aqsa Mosque
and denied the Palestinians access to it:*
* *_Arrests and Incursions:_*
* At approximately 13:00 on Thursday, 12 July 2018, Israeli forces
arrested Islam ‘Abdullah Mohamed ‘Ali (23) while he was near
al-Timthal al-Abiyag area in al-Shaiekh Jarrah neighborhood, north
of occupied East Jerusalem. The Israeli forces then took him to an
investigation center.
* At approximately 19:00 on Sunday, 15 July 2018, Israeli forces moved
into Hizmah village, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem. They
raided and searched a house belonging to Ahmed ‘Adel Abu Shalhoub
(24) and then arrested him.
* At approximately 21:00 on the same day, around 14 Israeli military
vehicles accompanied with a large number of Israeli soldiers moved
into al-Ram village, north of occupied East Jerusalem. They closed
the village’s main street in the vicinity of al-Shuhada square.
Moreover, they heavily fired tear gas canisters and sound bombs and
then raided dozens of shops looking for youngsters. During which,
dozens of Palestinian young men gathered in the area and threw
stones and empty bottles at the soldiers, who fired rubber bullets
at them. The Israeli forces later withdrew and no injuries or
arrests were reported among the Palestinian civilians.
* At approximately 06:00 on Monday, 16 July 2018, Israeli forces moved
into Karoum Qamar in Silwan village, south of occupied East
Jerusalem’s Old City. They raided and searched a house belonging to
a former prisoner Basil Harbi al-‘Abasi (27) and then arrested him.
* At approximately 01:00 on Wednesday, 18 July 2018, Israeli forces
moved into Sho’fat refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem’s
Old City. They raided and searched houses, from which they arrested
‘Omar Fawzi Muhassin (33) and Mahmoud Sa’di al-‘Adween (26).
* *_House Demolitions and Notices:_*
* On Monday, 16 July 2018, Israeli forces ordered Jamal Hadiyah to
vacate his house in al-Thawri neighborhood, south of occupied East
Jerusalem, as a prelude to demolish it. Jamal said that he was
forced to vacate his house after receiving a demolition notice from
the Israeli Municipality last week. He also said that his family is
comprised of 6 members living in the house 30 years ago. The Israeli
Municipality claimed that the house is not licensed. He added that
the Israeli Municipality notified him 4 years ago, so he hired a
lawyer to follow- up the case and get a license and paid a lot of
money, but in vain. Jamal confirmed that he vacated his house on the
same day in order to self-demolish his house and not avoid the
demolition costs, which is estimated at over NIS 100.000. On
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, Jamal self-demolished his house to avoid
paying the demolition costs. It should be noted that the Israeli
Municipality forced 3 Palestinians from Jerusalem to self-demolish
their houses in the last June.
* At approximately 09:00 on Tuesday, 17 July 2018, Israeli bulldozers
demolished a wall surrounding a plot of land belonging to Ziyad
‘Awni ‘Alqam in al-Tour village, east of occupied East Jerusale,
under the pretext of non-licensing. Eyewitnesses said that the
Israeli Municipality staff accompanied with Israeli forces and a
bulldozer moved into al-Tour village and then demolished a facility
near al-Zaytounah military checkpoint. They also demolished a wall
surrounding a plot of land belonging to Ziyad ‘Awni ‘Alqam. The
eyewitnesses also said that the Israeli Municipality staff denied
Palestinian civilians and journalists’ access to area, which was
previously stormed.
* In the same context, on Tuesday, the Israeli authorities’ bulldozers
demolished a house belonging to Salah Abu Khudair in Shu’fat
neighborhood, north of occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City. Salah
said that the Israeli Municipality staff accompanied with Israeli
soldiers and a bulldozer moved into the neighborhood, completely
surrounded his house and then demolished the house, retaining walls
and an agricultural barrack. He added that the 100-sqaure-meter
house was built few months ago to shelter his family, which is
comprised of 6 members. Salah also said that the Israeli bulldozers
demolished his house at the end of last February and his family
became homeless, so he re-built the house and the Israeli
authorities demolished it again. Salah said that the soldiers didn’t
allow him to vacate the barrack agricultural content.
* On Wednesday, 18 July 2018, Israeli police officers accompanied with
the Israeli Municipality staff from occupied East Jerusalem moved
into al-Tour neighborhood, east of occupied East Jerusalem’s Old
City. The Israeli forces surrounded a 5-strorey residential building
belonging to Abu Sbitan Family. The Israeli Municipality staff
raided the 5^th floor and then demolished a residential apartment
with hand tools.
* *_Restrictions on NGOs’ work:_*
* At approximately 10:30 on Saturday, 14 July 2018, Israeli forces
raided Hind al-Hussainy College in al-Shaiekh Jarrah neighborhood,
north if occupied East Jerusalem and prevented holding the fourth
academic conference entitled: “ The Islamic Endowment (Awqaf) in
Jerusalem”. The conference was organized by the Jerusalem Waqf and
Heritage Reservation Society and the Islamic Supreme Committee –
Jerusalem. Eyewitness said to PCHR’s fieldworker that the Israeli
police raided Hind al-Hussainy College, which belongs to al-Quds
University, before opening the fourth academic conference entitled:
“The Islamic Endowment (Awqaf) in Jerusalem”. He also said that the
Israeli forces prevented participants from entering or exiting the
hall, checked their IDs and then arrested the Palestinian business
man, Muneeb Rashid al-Masri (84). Muneeb was taken to al-Maskobiyia
investigation center in West Jerusalem for interrogation. The
Israeli forces hanged a paper, in which Gilad Erdan, Minister of
Internal Security, ordered to ban holding the conference in
Jerusalem or in any other places in Israel, claiming that the
conference was funded by the PA. Gilad Erdan said that he was
informed about holding a conference sponsored by the PA on Saturday
and Sunday in Hind al-Hussainy College in Jerusalem, without a prior
permit. He pointed out that he banned the holding of the conference.
* On Tuesday, 17 July 2018, the Israeli Execution and Procedures
Department staff raided an elementary school in Shu’fat
neighborhood, north of occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City, and
confiscated its contents under the pretext of accumulating taxes.
The school administration said that the Israeli Execution and
Procedures Department staff raided that school and confiscated
devices and tool estimated at NIS 4.000, under the pretext of
accumulating debts of “Arnona” property tax and not paying it from
2017. The staff gave the school administration 2 weeks to pay the
debts estimated at NIS 21.000 or they will confiscated all the
school’s furniture and devices. Sameer Jebreel, Director of the
Education Ministry in occupied Jerusalem, said that members from
“Arnona” Property Tax Department accompanied with Israeli police
officers raided the school and checked its contents before
confiscating PCs, printers and cameras. He added that the Israeli
Municipality Taxes Department calls upon the school to pay NIS
21.000 as a tax on the property, which serves around 230 students
from Jerusalem. Jebreel said: “/We received payment notices, but
this is illegal, so we did not respond to them. We offer a free
education to the children and our schools are non-profit
organizations.” /Jebreel considered the Israeli demands as a racial
discrimination, especially the Israeli schools are exempt from
paying taxes.
* *_Settlement activities and attacks by settlers against Palestinian
civilians and property_*
*_ Israeli forces’ attacks_*
* At approximately 12:30 on Sunday, 14 July 2018, Israeli forces
accompanied with a jeep of the Israeli Civil Administration, another
jeep with an Israeli registration plate carrying 4 workers and a
bulldozer moved into al-Marajem area, southwest of Duma village,
southeast of Nablus. The workers vacated the contents of an
agricultural room and 3 roofs before demolishing them completely. It
should be noted that the owners of the agricultural room and roofs
were received a demolition notice a year ago and the decision to
demolish them was issued a week ago. The 3 roofs, which was built
200 years ago on an area of 56 square meters, belong to Musalam
Ma’rouf Saleem Musalam, from Talfeet village, southeast of Nablus.
The roofs were used as a dwelling and a store for plantings. The
16-square-meter agricultural room, which was built 2 years ago,
belongs to Ameen Saleem Shurabi, from Jerusalem suburbs.
* On Monday, 16 July 2018, Israeli authorities distributed dozens
notices to confiscate a 200-dumun hill in al-Khadir village, south
of Bethlehem. Ahmed Salah, a Coordinator in Colonization and Wall
Resistance Commission, said that the Israeli forces distributed
dozens notices for the owners of the targeted lands in Qazandah
Mount. The notices included: “/You are required to lift your hand
over the land and restore it to its pre-existing condition within 45
days. In case you do not do so, the competent authority will make
the eviction and within 30 days you may submit a written text to the
person responsible for absentee property explaining your request
against the eviction decision and providing a map showing the total
area that you claimed to have a right on it backed by any documents.
You have the right to object before the Military Objections
Committee of the Ofer Military Court.” /Salah clarified that notices
were thrown in the evening at the targeted land, aiming at
confiscating them and annexing them to nearby settlement outposts
belonging to “/Efrat/” settlement. He explained that what was
mentioned in the notifications is fake allegations such as retuning
the land as it was, even though the owners have documents from their
parents and grandparents that proved their ownership to these lands.
He stressed that the issue is very serious and if the confiscation
is implemented, this will lead to the confiscation of other large
areas of lands in favor of settlement outposts in a clear reduction
of the land owned by the legitimate owners of al-Khadir village.
* *_Israeli settlers’ attacks_*
* At approximately 00:30 on Thursday, 13 July 2018, hundreds of
settlers, using dozens of buses, moved into ‘Ortah village,
southeast of Nablus, under the Israeli forces’ protection. The
Israeli settler performed their religious rituals in places that
they claim to be religious shrines located on the village’s
outskirts. In the morning, the Israeli forces secured the settlers
exit from the village and no further incidents were reported.
* At approximately 03:30 on Friday, 13 July 2018, a group of Israeli
settlers from “/Yitzhar/“ settlement established in ‘Oreef village’s
lands, south of Nablus, sneaked into the outskirts of ‘Oreef village
from the eastern side. They set fire to 2 Plaestinian vehicles
belonging to Ziyad ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Jameel Shehadah. The 2 vehicles were
parking in the house yard, during which the settlers sneaked into
the house, poured a flammable material at the vehicles and then set
fire to them. Moreover, they wrote slogans in Arabic (Be aware( and
draw the Star of David below the written slogan. The 2 vehicles
caught fire before extinguishing them by the village residents.
* At approximately 10:00 on Monday, 16 July 2018, a group of Israeli
settlers from “/Leshim/“ settlement established in the lands of Dir
Balout village, west of Salfit, levelled 82 dunums, which were
called as “Bab al-Marj”. The settlers demolished 100 olive trees in
favor of the abovementioned settlement. The levelled land belong to
Na’iem Rushdi Jabbarah and Idrees Jabbarah ‘Abdullah, from the
village. “/Leshim/ “ settlement is an example of what the
Palestinian countryside is suffer from. On 28 June 2018, a
wastewater treatment plant was established in the western side if
the abovementioned settlement, which resulted in enormous damage to
the agricultural seasons in the village such as squash, garlic and
okra. Most of the village residents rely on these crops.
* At approximately 13:00 on Tuesday, 17 July 2018, a group of Israeli
settlers from “/Yitzhar/“ settlement established in the lands of
‘Asirah Qabaliyiah village, south of Nablus, attacked the outskirts
of ‘Asirah Qabaliyiah village, under the Israeli forces’ protection.
The Israeli settlers threw stones at Palestinian civilians’ houses
in Bir ‘Asirah area and set fire to the lands. As a result, 30 olive
trees, which belong to Mohamed Husni Motleq Hamdan, were burnt;
while 50 other olive trees, which belong to Jaber ‘Awad ‘Abdul Latif
Yaseen, were burnt as well. The attack resulted in smashing the
windows of 4 vehicles parked in front of their owners’ houses. Two
of vehicles’ owners were identified as Majdi Ibrahim Makhlouf and
‘Abed al-Baset Mohamed ‘Abed al-Rahman.
*Recommendations to the International Community*
PCHR warns of the escalating settlement construction in the West Bank,
the attempts to legitimize settlement outposts established on
Palestinian lands in the West Bank and the continued summary executions
of Palestinian civilians under the pretext that they pose a security
threat to the Israeli forces. PCHR reminds the international community
that thousands of Palestinian civilians have been rendered homeless and
lived in caravans under tragic circumstances due to the latest Israeli
offensive on the Gaza Strip that has been under a tight closure for
almost 11 years. PCHR welcomes the UN Security Council’s Resolution No.
2334, which states that settlements are a blatant violation of the
Geneva Conventions and calls upon Israel to stop them and not to
recognize any demographic change in the oPt since 1967. PCHR hopes this
resolution will pave the way for eliminating the settlement crime and
bring to justice those responsible for it. PCHR further reiterates that
the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are still
under Israeli occupation in spite of Israel’s unilateral disengagement
plan of 2005. PCHR emphasizes that there is international recognition
of Israel’s obligation to respect international human rights instruments
and international humanitarian law. Israel is bound to apply
international human rights law and the law of war, sometimes
reciprocally and other times in parallel, in a way that achieves the
best protection for civilians and remedy for the victims.
1. PCHR calls upon the international community to respect the Security
Council’s Resolution No. 2334 and to ensure that Israel respects it
as well, in particular point 5 which obliges Israel not to deal with
settlements as if they were part of Israel.
2. PCHR calls upon the ICC this year to open an investigation into
Israeli crimes committed in the oPt, particularly the settlement
crimes and the 2014 offensive on the Gaza Strip.
3. PCHR Calls upon the European Union (EU) and all international bodies
to boycott settlements and ban working and investing in them in
application of their obligations according to international human
rights law and international humanitarian law considering
settlements as a war crime.
4. PCHR calls upon the international community 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.
5. PCHR calls upon the international community and United Nations to
take all necessary measures to stop Israeli policies aimed at
creating a Jewish demographic majority in Jerusalem and at voiding
Palestine from its original inhabitants through deportations and
house demolitions as a collective punishment, which violates
international humanitarian law, amounting to a crime against humanity.
6. PCHR calls upon the international community to condemn summary
executions carried out by Israeli forces against Palestinians and to
pressurize Israel to stop them.
7. PCHR calls upon the States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC to
work hard to hold Israeli war criminals accountable.
8. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva
Conventions to fulfill their obligations under article (1) of the
Convention to ensure respect for the Conventions under all
circumstances, and under articles (146) and (147) to search for and
prosecute those responsible for committing grave breaches of the
Geneva Conventions to ensure justice and remedy for Palestinian
victims, especially in light of the almost complete denial of
justice for them before the Israeli judiciary.
9. PCHR calls upon the international community to speed up the
reconstruction process necessary because of the destruction
inflicted by the Israeli offensive on Gaza.
10. PCHR calls for a prompt intervention to compel the Israeli
authorities to lift the closure that obstructs the freedom of
movement of goods and 1.8 million civilians that experience
unprecedented economic, social, political and cultural hardships due
to collective punishment policies and retaliatory action against
civilians.
11. PCHR calls upon the European Union to apply human rights standards
embedded in the EU-Israel Association Agreement and to respect its
obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights when
dealing with Israel.
12. PCHR calls upon the international community, especially states that
import Israeli weapons and military services, to meet their moral
and legal responsibility not to allow Israel to use the offensive in
Gaza to test new weapons and not accept training services based on
the field experience in Gaza in order to avoid turning Palestinian
civilians in Gaza into testing objects for Israeli weapons and
military tactics.
13. PCHR calls upon the parties to international human rights
instruments, especially the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), to pressurize Israel to comply
with its provisions in the oPt and to compel it to incorporate the
human rights situation in the oPt in its reports submitted to the
relevant committees.
14. PCHR calls upon the EU and international human rights bodies to
pressurize the Israeli forces to stop their attacks against
Palestinian fishermen and farmers, mainly in the border area.
/Fully detailed document available at the official webiste for the
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)./
<http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=11099>
/Search IMEMC: “PCHR” <http://imemc.org/?s=pchr>/
/*07/19/18 Israeli Parliament Votes to Approve Nation-State Law that
Enshrines Jewish Supremacy over Palestinian Citizens*/
<http://imemc.org/article/israeli-parliament-votes-to-approve-nation-state-law-that-enshrines-jewish-supremacy-over-palestinian-citizens/>
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