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<h1 class="article-title">PCHR Weekly Report: 8 dead, 44 wounded by
Israeli troops this week</h1>
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In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories for the week of 22 -29 Nov. 2012, the
Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that during the past
week, Israeli Forces killed a Palestinian civilian in the Gaza Strip,
while 5 others, including 2 civilians; one of whom is a woman, died of
wounds they had sustained in the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza
Strip. Moreover, Civil Defense crews found the corpses of 2 civilians,
including a child, in the rubble of their house that was destroyed by
Israeli forces last week.
<p class="article"> The Israeli Forces also wounded 42 Palestinian
civilians, including 7 children, in the Gaza Strip this week. In the
West Bank, 2 Palestinians civilians were wounded in peaceful protests
against the annexation wall and settlement activities. <br>
<br>
Israeli attacks in the West Bank: <br>
<br>
The Israeli Forces conducted 81 incursions into Palestinian communities
in the West Bank, during which they abducted 99 Palestinians, including
9 children. Of those who were abducted by the Israeli Forces, there are
6 members of the Palestinians Legislative Council (PLC) and a number of
political leaders of the Islamic Jihad.<br>
<br>
The Israeli Forces established dozens of checkpoints in the West Bank.<br>
<br>
At least 6 Palestinians were abducted, including 2 children, at
military checkpoints in the West Bank.<br>
<br>
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip:<br>
<br>
In the Gaza Strip, on 23 November 2012, the Israeli Forces killed a
Palestinian civilian and wounded 18 others, including 3 children. The
incident occurred when the Israeli soldiers at the border fence to the
east of Khan Yunis opened fire at dozens of Palestinians who raised
flags and attempted to cross the border fence. It is worth noting that
the Palestinians headed to the border area in light of the cease-fire
agreement that was put into effect at approximately 21:00 on Wednesday,
21 November 2012 and was reached by Israel and the Palestinian
resistance groups under the auspices of Egypt.<br>
<br>
During the reporting period, 5 Palestinians died of wounds they had
sustained in the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. On 23
November 2012, medical sources at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City
pronounced 2 Palestinians dead, both members of Palestinian resistance
groups.<br>
<br>
On 26 November 2012, medical sources declared that Ahmed Ali
al-Mashharawi, 18, died of wounds he had sustained during the latest
Israeli offensive on Gaza. Al-Mashharawi, who is a civilian, was
wounded on 14 November 2012, when an Israeli warplane launched a
missile on a house belonging to Ali Nemer Abdul Rahman al-Mashharawi,
54, in al-Zaytoun neighborhood in the east of Gaza City. As a result,
the house was completely destroyed, Omar al-Mashharawi, 11 months, and
Heba al-Mashharawi (al-Turk), 19, were killed, and 2 other children,
including Ahmed, were wounded.<br>
<br>
On the same day, medical sources declared that Sabah Mohammed Harb
al-Skafi, 41, from al-Shuja'iya neighborhood in Gaza City, died of
wounds she had sustained when Israeli warplane bombarded a house
belonging to the al-Haddad family in al-Sha'af area. Al-Skafi was
passing by the house when the attack happened, so she sustained serious
injury. She was transferred to an Egyptian hospital for medical
treatment, but she passed away. <br>
<br>
On 28 November 2012, medical sources in an Egyptian Hospital declared
that Mahmoud Sami Sha'th, 21, from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip,
died of wounds he had sustained on 18 November 2012. Sha'th, a member
of an armed group, was wounded when an Israeli warplane targeted him in
a car with another member of the group and the taxi driver, who were
both killed. <br>
<br>
On 22 November 2012, the Civil Defense in Gaza City found the corpse of
Mohammed al-Dalu, 29, and his sister Yara, 17, in the rubbles of their
family’s house that was destroyed by Israeli warplanes. It should be
noted that the said house was bombarded by the Israeli warplanes on 18
November 2012. As a result, 8 members of the family were killed,
including 4 children and 4 women. All of them, including a mother and
her 4 children, were found in the rubbles of the house. As a result of
the attack, many surrounding houses were damaged and 2 members of
al-Mzannar family were killed. Thus, the number of the al-Dalu family
members who were killed in the attack increased to 10, including 5
children.<br>
<br>
On 22 November 2012, 6 Palestinians were wounded when the Israeli
Forces at the border fence, east of al-Faraheen area in the southern
Gaza Strip opened fire at dozens of Palestinians who headed to the
fence. On the same day, another 2 Palestinians were wounded when the
Israeli Forces opened fire at dozens of Palestinians who headed to the
border area in the east of al-Shouka village, east of Rafah. Their
wounds were described as moderate. <br>
<br>
On 25 November 2012, a Palestinian child was wounded when the Israeli
Forces at the border fence, east of Khan Yunis , opened fire at a group
of children who approached the fence in the east of Abassan, east of
Khan Yunis.<br>
<br>
On 26 November 2012, the Israeli Forces positioned at the border fence
in the east of Khan Yunis fired at a group of children, who approached
the border fence in the east of Abassan village. As a result, a child
sustained minor injury. In addition, on the same day, another 2
Palestinians were wounded when the Israeli Forces positioned at the
border fence in the east of Jabalya, in the northern Gaza Strip, opened
fire at a group of civilians and famers, who were present near the
border fence to challenge the Israeli decision to impose a buffer zone
along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel.<br>
<br>
On the same day, Israeli Forces positioned at the border fence north of
Um al-Nasser village (the Bedouin village) in the northern Gaza Strip
abducted 3 Palestinian civilians from Ezbet Beit Hanoun in the northern
Gaza Strip. The 3 Palestinians approached the border fence and
attempted to cut parts of it. Their relatives said that the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed to them that
their sons were abducted by the Israeli Forces.<br>
<br>
On 27 November 2012, a Palestinian civilian was wounded when the
Israeli Forces stationed at the border fence in the east of Abu Safiya
gate, east of Jabalya, fired bullets and tear gas canisters at a number
of civilians and farmers near the border fence. On the same day,
another Palestinian civilian was wounded when the Israeli Forces
positioned at the border fence to the east of al-Shouka village, east
of Rafah, opened fire at dozens of Palestinians near the border area.<br>
<br>
On 28 November 2012, a Palestinian civilian was wounded when the
Israeli Forces stationed at the border fence to the east of al-Shouka
village, east of Rafah, opened fire at dozens of Palestinians in the
area. On the same day, another Palestinian civilian was wounded when
the Israeli Forces at the border fence in the east of Beit Hanoun
opened fire at a group of Palestinian civilians and farmers near the
area. Also on the same day, 8 civilians, including 3 children, were
wounded when the Israeli Forces fired at dozens of Palestinians who
headed to the border fence in the east of al-Bureij and al-Maghazi
refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip.<br>
<br>
In other shooting incidents, the Israeli Forces stationed along the
border fence in the east of Beit Hanoun and Jabalya in the northern
Gaza Strip, opened fire at Palestinian civilians and farmers, who
headed to the border area to challenge the Israeli decision to impose a
300-meter buffer zone along the borders. It should be noted that
hundreds of Palestinian farmers were denied access to their lands in
the mentioned area. These farmers decided to go to the border area in
light of the announcement of the cease-fire agreement between Israeli
and the Palestinian resistance groups.<br>
<br>
In the context of targeting fishermen in the Gaza Strip, on 28 November
2012, the Israeli gunboats stationed off al-Waha resort in the northern
Gaza Strip opened fire at the Palestinian fishing boats for about 10
minutes. As a result, fishermen were terrified and fled for fear of
being abducted or wounded. Neither casualties nor damage were reported.<br>
<br>
Israeli attacks on non-violent demonstrations: <br>
<br>
In the West Bank, the Israeli Forces continued to use excessive force
against peaceful protests organized by Palestinian civilians and
Israeli and international human rights defenders. As a result, 2
Palestinians were wounded. In addition, dozens of Palestinians suffered
from tear gas inhalation and sustained bruises. The Israeli Forces
abducted Shamekh Jaghoub, 30, a cameraman of Palestine TV. They
confiscated the memory card of the camera and beat him before releasing
him later. <br>
<br>
Following the Friday Prayer on 23 November 2012, dozens of Palestinian
civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders
organized a peaceful demonstration in Bil'ein village, west of
Ramallah, in protest to the construction of the annexation wall. The
demonstrators gathered in the streets of the village, chanting slogans
calling for national unity. The protesters aimed to stress the need to
adhere to national principles and the right of return, to resist the
occupation and to call for the release of all Palestinian prisoners.
The protesters raised Palestinian flags and made their way towards the
wall. They called through megaphones for Israeli settlers in
“Mitityahu” settlement to leave Palestinian land. Israeli soldiers
stationed in the area fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs
and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators. As a result, an 18
year-old sustained a bullet wound in the left leg, and a 22 year-old
sustained a bullet wound in the right leg, and a number of
demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation and others sustained
bruises. Israeli forces abducted journalist Shamekh Jareh Saleh Jagoub
30, a cameraman of Palestine Television. They confiscated the memory
card of his camera and investigated with him about the persons he
photographed, and beat him before releasing him at approximately 15:00
the same day.<br>
<br>
Also following the Friday Prayer on 23 November 2012, dozens of
Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights
defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in Ne’lin village, west of
Ramallah, in protest at the construction of the annexation wall and
settlement activities. The demonstrators moved towards areas of the
annexation wall. Immediately, Israeli soldiers stationed in the area
fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters
at the demonstrators. As a result, some demonstrators suffered from
tear gas inhalation and others sustained bruises. <br>
<br>
Around the same time on Friday, 23 November 2012, dozens of Palestinian
civilians and Israeli and international human rights defenders gathered
in the Martyrs Square in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah, to
hold a weekly peaceful protest against the construction of the
annexation wall and settlement activities. The protesters walked
towards the gate erected by Israeli forces near the entrance of the
village, which leads to Palestinian lands that Israeli settlers from
the nearby "Halmish" settlement are trying to seize. Israeli soldiers
fired live and rubber-coated bullets, sound bombs and tear gas
canisters at the protesters. As a result, dozens of demonstrators
suffered from tear gas inhalation. Israeli forces also abducted two
Israeli activists and transported them to an unknown destination.<br>
<br>
Also following the Friday Prayer, dozens of Palestinian civilians and
international human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration
in the center of al-Ma’sara village, south of Bethlehem, in protest at
the ongoing construction of the annexation wall. As the protestors
moved towards the gate of the village, the Israeli forces closed it to
prevent the demonstration from gaining access to the confiscated lands.
Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and
tear gas canisters at the protesters. They also violently beat Hassan
Braijiya, coordinator for the Popular Movement against the Wall and
Settlement Activities, and threatened him of arrest while videotaping
the demonstration.<br>
<br>
At approximately 12:30 on the same Friday, dozens of Palestinian
civilians and international human rights activists organized a peaceful
demonstration in the center of Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of
Qalqilya, in protest to the continued closure of the eastern entrance
of the village, which has been ongoing since the beginning of the
al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000. Immediately, Israeli soldiers stationed in
the area fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas
canisters at the demonstrators. As a result, some demonstrators
suffered from tear gas inhalation and others sustained bruises. An
Israeli soldier shot a sound bomb at a civilian Subaru 1988 car, owned
by Walid Kamel Barham, which caused the rear window to shatter.<br>
<br>
Israeli settlement activities: <br>
<br>
The Israeli Forces have continued settlement activities in the West
Bank, and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian
civilians and property. 1,000 olive seedlings were cut off in Hebron.
More than 300 olive trees were cut in the east of Yatta, south of
Hebron.<br>
<br>
On 28 November 2012, the Israeli Forces supported by 2 military
bulldozers moved into Abu 'Asida area in the west of Beit Oula village,
west of Hebron. The Israeli soldiers denied the Palestinian civilians
access to the area. Besides, the Israeli bulldozers started demolishing
agricultural lands belonging to Suleiman Rabee', 40. They also cut off
about 1,000 olive seedlings belonging to the family of al-Atrash. The
Israeli bulldozers then leveled a 20-dunum area of reclaimed land
belonging to Mohammed Abdul Fattah Jaber al-Saraheen, 50, from the same
village.<br>
<br>
On the same day, the Israeli Forces accompanied by military vehicles
and a bulldozer moved into Kherbet Um Neer in Sousia area, south of
Hebron. The bulldozer started demolishing a tent resided by Isa
Mohammed Ahmed al-Jbour, 41, and his family, under the pretext that the
area is a military training area.<br>
<br>
On 24 November 2012, a number of Israeli settlers from "Adora"
settlement, west of Hebron, threw stones at Palestinian civilian
vehicles while driving on bypass road #(35) linking the western
villages with Hebron. No casualties were reported though.<br>
<br>
On the same day, dozens of settlers from "Carmiel" settlement, south of
Hebron, cut down more than 300 olive trees that were planted less than
3 years ago. These trees belong to the Awawda family.<br>
<br>
Recommendations to the international community:<br>
<br>
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 international
community pressure Israel to lift the severe restrictions imposed by
the Israeli government and its occupation forces on access for
international organizations to the Occupied Palestinian Territories.<br>
<br>
In addition, the PCHR reiterates that any political settlement not
based on international human rights law and humanitarian law cannot
lead to a peaceful and just solution of the Palestinian question.
Rather, such an arrangement can only lead to further suffering and
instability in the region. Any peace process or agreement must be based
on respect for international law, including international human rights
and humanitarian law.<br>
<br>
For the full text of the report, click on the link below: </p>
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