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</font><font face="arial" size=7 color="#006393"><b>PCHR<br>
</b></font><font face="Lucida Console" size=4>Palestinian Centre for
Human Rights<br>
</font><font face="Lucida Console" size=2><a href="http://www.pchrgaza.org/" eudora="autourl">http://www.pchrgaza.org<br>
</a></font><img src="cid:6.1.2.0.2.20041014093956.02dd5ec8@66.103.156.66.1" width=113 height=139 alt="dfd37f.jpg"><font size=3><br>
</font><font face="Courier New, Courier" size=6 color="#FFFFFF"><b>Weekly
Report</font><font face="Courier New, Courier" size=5 color="#FFFFFF">:</font><font face="Courier New, Courier" size=1 color="#FFFFFF">
On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian
Territories<br>
</b></font><font face="Courier New, Courier" size=3>No. 40/2004<br>
</font><font face="Courier New, Courier" size=1>07- 13 October 2004<br>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4><b> <br><br>
</b></font><font face="tahoma" size=5>The Northern Gaza Strip is
Transformed into an Open Area for Killing and Destruction <br>
</font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4><b>33 Palestinians, 23 of whom are
civilians, including 7 children and a mentally disabled man, were killed
by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF).<br>
</b></font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4><b>27 of the victims were killed during
the Israeli offensive on the northern Gaza Strip.<br>
</b></font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4><b>One of the victims was a schoolchild
who was killed while sitting on her desk and another child who was
willfully shot dead.<br>
</b></font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4><b>Israeli troops conducted a series of
incursions into Palestinian areas in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.<br>
</b></font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4><b>23 houses were destroyed and 156
donums of agricultural land were razed in the Gaza Strip.<br>
</b></font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4><b>Houses were raided and dozens of
Palestinian civilians were arrested.<br>
</b></font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4><b>3 houses were destroyed in the West
Bank in the context of retaliatory measures against families of
Palestinian activists. <br>
</b></font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4><b>Continued shelling of residential
areas and civilian facilities; a Palestinian child was killed and a
number of other civilians were injured. <br>
</b></font><font face="symbol" size=5>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4><b>Construction of the “Annexation
wall” in the West Bank has continued.<br>
</b></font><font face="symbol" size=5>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4><b>Israeli troops have continued to
impose a total siege on the oPt; the Gaza Strip has been divided into 3
separate zones; a shortage of basic foodstuffs and fuels in the southern
Gaza Strip; Israeli troops at military checkpoints fired at Palestinian
civilians and arrested a number of civilians while crossing military
checkpoints.<br><br>
</b><i><u>The Outcome of 2 Weeks of the Israeli Offensive on the Northern
Gaza Strip<br><br>
</u></i></font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4>97 Palestinians have been killed,
including 49 civilians, 25 of whom are children.<br><br>
</font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4>At least 420, including 150 children,
have been wounded, many of whom have been in a serious condition and some
have been rendered permanently disabled.<br><br>
</font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4>At least 600
donums<a name="_ftnref1"></a>[1][1] of agricultural land have been razed,
70 houses have been totally destroyed, 200 houses were severely damaged
or partially destroyed, and many civilian facilities, including
kindergartens, schools, mosques and factories, have been
destroyed.</font><font size=2> <br><br>
</font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4>Forcible migration of hundreds of
Palestinian families due to the wide scale destruction and shelling of
houses.<br><br>
</font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4>Retaliatory measures that have included
the destruction of 3 houses belonging to the families of Palestinian
militants.<br><br>
</font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4>A total siege and isolation of several
areas, such as al-Bukhari, Sha'sha'a and 'Asaliya areas in the east of
Jabalya refugee camp; and Quliabu area in Beit Lahia, denying access of
these areas to medical or humanitarian assistance.<br><br>
</font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4>Expansion of the military campaign by
seizing full control over Beit Lahia.<br><br>
</font><font face="symbol" size=4>·</font><font size=1>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=4>Education has been suspended
.<br><br>
</font><font face="tahoma" size=5><b>Introduction <br>
</b></font><font face="tahoma" size=3> <br>
IOF have more violations of human rights against Palestinian civilians in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), especially in the Gaza Strip.
They have expanded the military campaign against the northern Gaza Strip,
causing more casualties among Palestinian civilians. This week, 33
Palestinians, 23 of whom were civilians, including 7 children, were
killed by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip. Human rights violations
perpetrated by IOF included willful and extra-judicial killings,
incursions into Palestinian areas, indiscriminate shelling, land leveling
and total closure imposed on Palestinian communities. <br>
<br>
IOF have continued their wide scale offensive on the northern Gaza
Strip. During the period covered by this report, 27 Palestinians,
18 of whom are civilians, including 5 children, were killed by Israeli
troops. Thus, the number of Palestinians killed since the beginning
of this latest offensive on 28 September 2004 has mounted to 97,
including 49 civilians, 25 of whom are children. In addition, at least
420 others, mostly civilians, including at least 150 children, have been
injured, many of them have been in a serious condition. Israeli troops
have attacked Palestinian civilians, especially children, and escalated
measures of retaliation and collective punishment through the destruction
of civilian property and the internal and external closure. <br>
<br>
Israeli troops increasingly attacked Palestinian civilians, contrary to
their claims that their military campaign against the northern Gaza Strip
targets members of the Palestinian resistance to prevent them from
launching the Qassam rockets at Israeli towns. For example, 2 civilians
were killed when the Israeli air force shelled their house, and 2
children were killed by a tank shell. An Israel F-16 fighter jet
also attacked an industrial facility inside Jabalya refugee camp. One
civilian was killed and the facility and a number of neighboring houses
were totally destroyed. In addition, large destruction has been afflicted
to houses, agricultural land and the civilian infrastructure. Israeli
troops have destroyed ate least 70 houses and damaged dozens of others.
They have also razed at least 600 donums of agricultural land and
partially destroyed the civilian infrastructure and a number of civilian
facilities, including kindergartens, schools and mosques.
<br>
<br>
In other areas of the Gaza Strip, this week, 6 Palestinians, 5 of whom
are civilians, including 2 children and a mentally disabled man, were
killed by Israeli troops. Two of the victims were extra-judicially killed
by Israeli troops on 9 October 2004. On 13 October 2004, a schoolchild
died from a wound she had sustained on the previous day. The child
was hit by a live bullet in the chest when she was sitting at her desk.
The other child was killed on 13 October 2004, when Israeli troops fired
at him and his friends while they were playing football in Rafah refugee
camp. A member of the Palestinian resistance was killed in Deir al-Balah
on 11 October 2004, when he clashed with Israeli troops that moved into
the town. On 8 October 2004, Israeli troops shot dead a mentally disabled
Palestinian civilian in the central Gaza Strip. <br>
<br>
This week, Israeli troops conducted 6 incursions into Palestinian areas
in the Gaza Strip, especially in Rafah and Deir al-Balah. During these
incursions, Israeli troops destroyed 23 houses, including 15 in Rafah,
and razed 156 donums of agricultural land, including 86 donums in Khuza'a
village, east of Khan Yunis. <br>
<br>
In the West Bank, Israeli troops launched a series of attacks against
Palestinian civilians and their properties. They moved into various areas
throughout the West Bank, injured a number of Palestinian civilians, and
arrested dozens of others. They also destroyed 3 houses belonging to
families of Palestinian activists. In addition, Israeli settlers
continued to attack Palestinian civilians. A number of civilians
were injured. <br>
<br>
IOF have continued to construct the annexation wall inside the West Bank
territory. This week, this construction took place mainly in East
Jerusalem and Hebron. Israeli troops razed large areas of Palestinian
agricultural land and uprooted hundreds of olive trees. They also
prevented Palestinian farmers in some areas from reaching their
agricultural land to cultivate olives. <br>
<br>
IOF have continued to impose a tightened siege on the OPT and have
imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in
the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem. They have divided
the Gaza Strip into 3 separate zones by closing the coastal road between
Gaza City and the central Gaza Strip, and isolated several parts of the
northern Gaza Strip. They have also continued to close most border
crossings of the Gaza Strip. In the West Bank, Israeli troops have
continued to impose a strict siege on Palestinian communities. They have
continued to impose a tightened siege on Hebron for the 2<sup>nd</sup>
consecutive month. They have also imposed severe restrictions on the
movement of Palestinian civilians and arrested some of them while
crossing military checkpoints. Israeli troops also imposed curfews on a
number of Palestinian
communities. <br><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=3><b>The full report is
available online at:<br>
</b><a href="http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2004/14-10-2004.htm">http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2004/14-10-2004.htm</a><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2><a name="_ftn1"></a>[1]</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2>[1]</font><font face="arial" size=2>
</font>1 donum is equal to 1000 square meters.<br><br>
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