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<h1 class="article-title">PCHR Weekly Report: 2 civilians killed, 6
wounded, 41 abducted by Israeli troops this week</h1>
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<span class="article-details"><span class="article-detail"><img
class="icon" src="cid:part1.02090108.05030005@freedomarchives.org"
alt="author"> Friday April 05, 2013 02:52</span><span
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src="cid:part2.01080701.01040908@freedomarchives.org" alt="author"> by
PCHR Gaza</span></span><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imemc.org/article/65295">http://www.imemc.org/article/65295</a><br>
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<blockquote class="article-intro">In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human
Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week
of 28 Mar. to 03 Apr. 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights
(PCHR) found that Israeli forces killed 2 Palestinian civilians and
wounded a third one in Anabta village, east of Tulkarem. Two youth were
wounded during an incursion into Hebron.</blockquote>
<p class="article">In addition, Israeli forces continued to use
excessive force against peaceful protests in the West Bank. An Irish
journalist was wounded in al-Nabi Saleh protest while a Palestinian
civilian was wounded in Kofur Qaddoum protest. A Palestinian boy was
wounded during a peaceful protest in the center of Hebron, in protest
of the death of the Palestinian prisoner Abu Hamdiya.<br>
<br>
Israeli attacks in the West Bank:<br>
<br>
In the West Bank, in an excessive use of lethal force, the Israeli
forces killed 2 Palestinian civilians and wounded a third one in Anabta
village, east of Tulkarem. This happened when the Israeli forces
stationed at Annab checkpoint, east of the said village, opened fire at
a group of boys protesting in the vicinity of the checkpoint.<br>
<br>
On 29 March 2013, an 18-year-old boy was wounded by a bullet to the
right leg and another 13-year-old child was wounded by a bullet to the
right side of his head when an Israeli infantry unit moved into the
center of Hebron.<br>
<br>
During the last week, Israeli forces conducted 65 incursions into
Palestinian communities in the West Bank. 30 Palestinian civilians,
including 3 children and a woman, were abducted. <br>
<br>
The Israeli forces established dozens of checkpoints in the West Bank.
5 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children, were abducted at
checkpoints.<br>
<br>
During peaceful protests organized in the West Bank, the Israeli forces
abducted 6 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children and Abdul Hafiz
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at the European agency. However, they were all released later.<br>
<br>
Israeli has continued its efforts to create a Jewish majority in
occupied East Jerusalem. A Jerusalemite was obliged to demolish a room
attached to his house.<br>
<br>
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip:<br>
<br>
In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli forces continued to fire at the
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in order to minimize the allowed fishing area to 3 nautical miles
instead of 6 nautical miles. Moreover, the Gaza Strip witnessed 2
airstrikes on an agricultural facility and an open land. <br>
<br>
PCHR's fieldworkers documented 2 shooting incidents on 28 and 30 March
2013 on Palestinian <span class="skimwords-potential">fishing boats</span><span
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that were sailing 3 nautical miles off al-Waha resort, northwest of
Beit Lahia in the north of the Gaza Strip. As a result of the attacks,
the fishermen were forced to flee back to the shore fearing of being
wounded or abducted. However, neither casualties nor material damage
were reported.<br>
<br>
It should be noted that on Thursday, 21 March 2013, the Israeli forces
declared minimizing the allowed fishing area from 6 to 3 nautical
miles, as the Israeli forces allowed fishermen to sail up to 6 nautical
miles following the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel in
November 2012.<br>
<br>
Additionally, 2 airstrikes were launched on Gaza City and the north of
the Gaza Strip targeting an open land, a green house and a water well.
No casualties were reported, but the residents of the 2 areas were
frightened as a result.<br>
<br>
Israel has continued to impose a total closure and has isolated the
Gaza Strip from the outside world. During the reporting period, the
border crossings between the Gaza Strip and Israel were completely
closed for 4 days.<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.<br>
<br>
On Thursday, 28 March 2013, a group of settlers, under the protection
of the Israeli forces and <a style=""
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raided the lands of Palestinian civilians from Silat al-Thaher village,
southern of Jenin, where the evacuated "Homesh" settlement was
established. According to local sources, dozens of settlers arrived at
the scene in a number of buses, accompanied by large units of the
Israeli forces, where they practiced some Talmudic rituals before
withdrawing from the scene; no other incidents were reported.<br>
<br>
On Friday, 29 March 2013, dozens of settlers coming from "Daniel"
settlement outpost established southern of al-Khader village, southern
of Bethlehem, uprooted 200 olive seedlings from al-Mustafy area,
adjacent to the settlement outpost. The attacked land is the property
of a 65 year old man.<br>
<br>
On Sunday, 31 March 2013, approximately 230 settlers, some of them
armed, from "Efrat" and "Gush Etzion" settlements, southern of
Bethlehem, raided Solomon pools area, western of Artas village,
southwestern of the city. The settlers performed some Talmudic rituals
in the area, under the protection of Israeli forces. Before
withdrawing, the settlers threatened that they will come back to the
area on daily basis.<br>
<br>
On Sunday, a group of settlers from "Yitzhar" settlement, established
on Palestinian civilians' lands southern of Nablus, threw stones at
school buses boarding students from Ramon School for Girls while on
their way back to the village, northeastern of Qalqilya, from a
fieldtrip to the city. As a result, an 11-year-old girl sustained cuts
in the right side of her face after a stone hit her in the face. Also,
many others sustained scratches because of the scattered glass.<br>
On Monday, 01 April 2013, a group of settlers from "Ovijal" settlement
, established on Palestinian lands eastern of Yatta, southern of
Hebron, attacked Palestinian farmers and shepherds in Um al-'Arayes
area, eastern of the city. As a result, a 45-year old farmer sustained
minor bruises after he fell while the settlers were chasing the farmers.<br>
<br>
Also on Monday, a group of settlers from "Mitzpe Yair" and "Ovijal"
settlements, established on Palestinian lands in Be'r al-Ad area,
eastern of Yatta, attacked shepherds of al-Nawa'ja family and beat
them. The Israeli forces intervened when the shepherds attempted to
defend themselves and abducted a 55-year old shepherd) and transported
him to an unknown destination.<br>
<br>
On Tuesday, 02 April 2013, dozens of settlers from "Havat Maon"
settlement, established on Palestinian lands eastern of Yatta, attacked
Palestinian farmers while in their farms, eastern of al-Twana village
and addressed them with profane language and anti-Islam slogans. The
settlers expelled the farmers and shepherds from the area, under the
protection of the Israeli forces.<br>
<br>
Also on Tuesday, a number of settlers from "Maon" settlement,
established on Palestinian lands southern of Yatta, raided the
farmlands in al-Hamra area, eastern of Yatta and burned a number of
olive trees belonging to a 45-year old farmer.<br>
<br>
Israeli attacks on non-violent demonstrations:<br>
<br>
During the reporting period, the Israeli forces continued to
systematically use excessive force against peaceful protests organized
by Palestinians and Israeli and international activists against the
construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the
West Bank. As a result, Tommy, 70, an Irish journalist, was wounded by
a bullet to the right hand in al-Nabi Saleh protest, northeast of
Ramallah. Besides, a protestor was hit by a gas canister to the pelvis
in Kofur Qaddoum protest, northeast of Qalqilia. Dozens of protesters
also suffered from tear gas inhalation and other sustained bruises.<br>
<br>
In the same context, the Palestinian civilians organized many peaceful
protests in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli
jails, especially those on hunger strike. Other protests were organized
to mark the 37 anniversary of the Land Day. Further, many protest were
organized following the death of the Palestinian prisoner Maysara Abu
Hamdiya, who suffered from cancer, at Soroka hospital in Beersheba in
Israel. The Israeli forces used excessive force, as a result, a
20-year-old young man was wounded by a bullet to the right leg.
Besides, many civilians suffered from tear gas inhalation and others
sustained bruises.<br>
<br>
On Wednesday April 3rd, Israeli forces attacked residents of Beit Ummar
village, north of Hebron, during the funeral procession of a person to
a nearby cemetery near the bypass road (60). The Israeli forces fired
sound bombs and gas canisters, due to which, many persons suffered from
tear gas inhalation. Following the funeral, a number of boys gathered
and threw stones and empty bottles at the Israeli forces stationed at
the entrance of the village. The Israeli forces in response fired
rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters. As a
result, some gas canisters fell into a house and a store.<br>
<br>
Recommendations to the international community:<br>
<br>
Due to the number and severity of attacks this week, the PCHR made
several recommendations to the international community. Among these
were a recommendation that the international community and the United
Nations 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. <br>
<br>
The PCHR calls upon the United Nations to provide international
protection to Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and
to ensure the non-recurrence of aggression against the Occupied
Palestinian Territories, especially the Gaza Strip.<br>
<br>
For the full text of the report, click on the link below:<br>
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