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<font size=3>PCHR report on human rights violations this week <br>
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(Gaza City) PCHR <br>
Thursday, 18 January 2007 <br><br>
PCHR issued its report of Israeli human rights violations against
Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza
Strip for the week of 11 through 17 January. This week Israeli forces
arrested 54 Palestinians, including five children, a woman and her
daugher. <br><br>
The photo ran with the caption, "Jamal Hasan al-Sarahin, 37, a
Palestinian prisoner who has died in an Israeli jail due to medical
negligence." The full text of Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
report follows: <br><br>
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks on
Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
(OPT) <br><br>
Two members of the Palestinian resistance were killed by IOF in the Gaza
Strip. <br><br>
A Palestinian detainee died in an Israeli prison. <br><br>
IOF conducted 30 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank
and two into the Gaza Strip. <br><br>
IOF arrested 54 Palestinian civilians, including 5 children and a woman
and her daughter. <br><br>
IOF transformed two houses into military sites. <br><br>
IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT; IOF have isolated
the Gaza Strip from the outside world and IOF positioned at various
checkpoints in the West Bank arrested 3 Palestinian civilians, including
a girl. <br><br>
IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall inside the West Bank;
IOF razed areas of land in Um Salamouna village southwest of Bethlehem to
construct a section of the Wall and 15 demonstrators were injured when
IOF used force against peaceful demonstration organized in protest to the
construction of the Wall. <br><br>
IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank; Israeli
settlers razed areas of land in Yatta village, south of Hebron, to
establish a settler road, and an invitation for bids to construct 44 new
housing unit in “Ma’ale Adomim” settlement near Jerusalem was published
in Israeli newspapers. <br><br>
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Summary <br><br>
Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law continued in
the OPT during the reporting period (11 – 17 January 2007): <br><br>
Killing: On 14 January 2007, IOF killed two members of the Palestinian
resistance in the northern Gaza Strip. IOF fired at them when they
were 20 meters away from the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. In
the West Bank, on 16 January 2007, a Palestinian detainee died in the
Negev Prison inside Israel due to medical negligence. <br><br>
Incursions: During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 30
military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During
these incursions, IOF raided houses and arrested 54 Palestinian
civilians, including 5 children and a woman and her daughter. IOF also
transformed two houses into military sites. In the Gaza Strip, on 14
January 2007, IOF moved nearly 200 meters into ‘Abasan village, east of
Khan Yunis, and leveled areas of land. On 15 January 2007, IOF moved
nearly 300 meters into al-Qarara village, northeast of Khan Yunis, and
leveled areas of land. <br><br>
Restrictions on Movement: IOF have continued to impose a tightened siege
on the OPT and imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian
civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East
Jerusalem. <br><br>
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Gaza Strip <br><br>
IOF have imposed a strict siege on the Gaza Strip. They have closed its
border crossings as a form of collective punishment against Palestinian
civilians. <br><br>
IOF have closed Rafah International Crossing Point since 25 June 2006,
even though they do not directly control it. The crossing point was not
opened. IOF have partially reopened commercial crossings, especially
al-Mentar (Karni) crossing, but many goods and medical supplies have been
lacked in markets in the Gaza Strip. IOF have also continued to close
Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip. Hundreds of thousands of
Palestinians from the Gaza Strip have been prevented from traveling
through this crossing. IOF have allowed international workers to pass
through the crossing. With this closure, only few Palestinian
patients have been able to travel to hospitals in Israel and the West
Bank. In addition, IOF have continued to prevent Palestinian
fishermen from fishing for nearly 7 months. <br><br>
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West Bank <br><br>
IOF have tightened the siege imposed on Palestinian communities in the
West Bank. They have isolated Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank.
IOF positioned at various checkpoints in the West Bank have continued to
impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.
Contrary to Israeli claims, IOF have continued to impose severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. During the
reporting period, IOF soldiers positioned at various checkpoints in the
West Bank arrested 3 Palestinian civilians, including a girl. <br><br>
Annexation Wall: IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall
inside the West Bank. On Monday morning, 15 January 2007, IOF razed large
areas of land in Um Salamouna village, southwest of Bethlehem, to
construct a section of the Wall. IOF also used force to disperse peaceful
demonstration organized by Palestinian civilians and international and
Israeli solidarity activists in protest to the construction of the Wall
in Bal’ein village, west of Ramallah, and Um Salamouna village, southwest
of Bethlehem. As a result, 14 demonstrators and a journalist were
injured. <br><br>
Settlement Activities: On Thursday morning, 11 January 2007, Israeli
settlers escorted by IOF started to raze large areas of agricultural land
in Yatta village, south of Hebron, to establish a settler road near
“Sousi” settlement. On 15 January 2007, the Israeli Ministry of Housing
published an invitation for bids to construct 44 new housing units in
“Ma’ale Adomim” settlement, east of occupied Jerusalem. This bid aims at
expanding the settlements around Jerusalem and accelerate the Judaization
of the city. <br><br>
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The outcome of crimes committed by IOF since 25 June 2006: <br><br>
o 491 Palestinians, 312 of whom are civilians,
including 92 children and 30 women, have been killed by IOF. In the Gaza
Strip alone, 408 Palestinians, 244 of whom are civilians, including 84
children, 28 women and 4 paramedics, have been killed by IOF. <br><br>
o At least 1663 Palestinians, mostly civilians,
including 351 children, 110 women. In the Gaza Strip alone, 1285
Palestinians, mostly civilians, including 349 children, 104 women, 4
paramedics and 7 journalist, have been wounded by the IOF gunfire.
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o At least 328 air-to-surface missiles and
hundreds of artillery shells have been fired at Palestinian civilian and
military targets in the Gaza Strip. <br><br>
o Buildings of the Palestinian Ministry of
Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National
economy, the office of the Palestinian Prime Minister and a number of
educational institutions have been destroyed. <br><br>
o The electricity generation plant, providing 45%
of the electricity of the Gaza Strip, was destroyed, and electricity
networks and transmitters have been repeatedly attacked. <br><br>
o 6 bridges linking Gaza City with the central
Gaza Strip and a number of roads have been destroyed. <br><br>
o Hundreds of donums of agricultural land and
dozens of houses have been destroyed. <br><br>
o Hundreds of Palestinian civilians, including 10
ministers and 31 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC),
including the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Secretary, have been arrested.
Minster of Prisoners’ Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Labor
and Second Deputy Speaker of the PLC were released. <br><br>
o The Palestinian governmental compound in Nablus
has been destroyed. <br><br>
o Many families in Rafah, Beit Hanoun and Beit
Lahia have been forced to leave their houses. <br><br>
o IOF intelligence has warned some Palestinian
civilians in the Gaza Strip by phone to evacuate their houses, which
would be attacked. <br><br>
o 73 houses belonging to activists of Palestinian
factions have been destroyed by IOF warplanes. <br><br>
o IOF have imposed a strict siege on the OPT, and
have isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world. <br><br>
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