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<h1 class="article-title">PCHR Weekly Report: 7 Palestinian civilians
wounded; 40 civilians abducted, including 17 children</h1>
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alt="author"> Friday September 13, 2013 10:36<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 05- 11 September 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights
(PCHR) found that 4 Palestinian civilians were wounded in Israeli
invasions of the West Bank. In addition, Israeli forces have continued
to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank. 3
protesters, including a <a style=""
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were wounded.</blockquote>
<p class="article">Israeli attacks in the West Bank:<br>
<br>
Israeli forces conducted 31 incursions into Palestinian communities in
the West Bank. At least 40 Palestinian civilians, including 17
children, were abducted in the West Bank.<br>
<br>
On 07 September 2013, Israeli forces stationed along the annexation
wall between the far south of Hebron, south of the West Bank, and
Israel, opened fire at a number of Palestinian labourers when they
attempted to cross the wall through a hole looking for work. As a
result, 2 of them were wounded. Their wounds were described as
moderate. Ali Abu Zuhra said to PCHR's fieldworker: "I help my father
in supporting our 10-member family. I go to work every day through the
hole in the annexation wall that separates Arab al-Ramadeen area, south
of Hebron, from Israel, as I have no work permit because I am still
young. At approximately 14:00 on Saturday, 07 September 2013, I went
out of home in Yatta to al-Daheriya village, where a vehicle took me
with other workers to the area from which we cross the wall. At
approximately 15:00, we reached the area about 500 meters away from the
hole. We waited for 15 minutes, because some workers were crossing the
wall. I then decided with my cousin Nour al-Din Abu Ali (21) and other
workers to cross the wall. We actually went to the hole and crossed the
wall. We waited for the vehicle that takes us to work for about a
minutes. Then, we suddenly heard heavy gunfire. We stood still fearing
of being wounded if we tried to run away, but it was in vain. Fire was
everywhere around us. We hurried back to the hole because we did not
know the source of fire. I was wounded by a bullet to the right leg,
but I kept running about 500 more meters. I was few meters away from
the vehicle when my leg hurt me and I fell to the ground. I crawled
until the driver helped me. In the meanwhile, I saw Nour al-Din on the
ground before he could jump through the <br>
hole. Israeli soldiers were surrounding him, while a military ambulance
was in the area. I was taken to a medical centre in al-Daheriya
village. They found out the bullet had entered and exited my leg. I
received the necessary medical treatment. I then took another vehicle
and went to Hebron Hospital, where they discovered the bullet affected
my leg nerve. My uncle Nabil Abu Ali told me his son Nour al-Din was in
"Soroka" Hospital in Israel." <br>
<br>
On 08 September 2013, an 18-year-old civilian sustained shrapnel wound
of a sound bomb in the head and a 23-year-old civilian sustained
shrapnel wound of a bullet in the right hand when Israeli forces moved
into Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron. Moreover, a pregnant woman
suffered tear gas inhalation.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces established dozens of checkpoints in the West Bank. 9
Palestinian civilians, including a child and a girl, were abducted at
checkpoints in the West Bank.<br>
<br>
Israel continued its efforts to create Jewish majority in occupied
Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
Israeli authorities forced a civilian to demolish his own house in
Jabal al-Mukabber neighbourhood, under the pretext of non-licensing.<br>
<br>
Israeli authorities distributed administrative orders to demolish a
number of commercial facilities and a sports-ground in Selwan village,
under the pretext of non-licensing.<br>
<br>
Lands, north of al-Eisawiya village, were levelled to establish a
trench separating the village from the "French Hill" settlement.<br>
<br>
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip:<br>
<br>
On 08 September 2013, Israeli gunboats stationed off al-Waha resort,
northwest of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, opened fire at
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that were sailing about 4 nautical miles off the shore. The fishermen
were frightened and fled back to the shore fearing of being abducted or
injured. Neither casualties nor material damage were reported. On 10
September 2013, Israeli navy forces confiscated 2 <span
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Palestinian fishermen off Rafah shore in the southern Gaza Strip.<br>
<br>
Also in the Gaza Strip, on 09 September 2013, Israeli forces stationed
along the border fence, east of al-Bureij refugee camp, abducted 4
Palestinians, including a child, who crossed the fence. Israeli forces
took them to a military site and questioned them., but released them at
approximately 01:00, on the following day. <br>
<br>
Israel has continued to impose a total closure and has isolated the
Gaza Strip from the outside world. The illegal closure of the Gaza
Strip, which has steadily tightened since June 2007, has had a
disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the
Gaza Strip. The Israeli authorities impose measures to undermine the
freedom of trade, including the basic needs for the Gaza Strip
population and the agricultural and industrial products to be exported.
For 7 consecutive years, Israel has tightened the land and naval
closure to isolate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank, including
occupied Jerusalem, and other countries around the world. This resulted
in a grave violation of the economic, social and cultural rights and a
deterioration of living conditions for 1.7 million people. The Israeli
authorities has established Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shaloum) as the sole
crossing for imports and exports in order to exercise its control over
the Gaza Strip’s economy that has been aggravating for years due to the
shortage of imports. They also aim at imposing a complete ban on the
Gaza Strip’s exports. <br>
<br>
Israeli settlement activities:<br>
<br>
Israeli forces have continued to support settlement activities in the
West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian
civilians and property.<br>
<br>
Settlers threw stones at Palestinian civilians and their vehicles in
al-Sowana neighbourhood.<br>
<br>
Hundreds of settlers moved into Ein Selwan in Selwan village to perform
their religious rituals of the Jewish holidays.<br>
<br>
On 08 September 2013, Israeli bulldozers continued to level lands
between Deir Ballout and Kofur al-Deek, west of Salfit, and started
building new settlement units. Israeli authorities laid the foundation
stone for the new settlement namely "Leshem" in order to establish a
big settlement complex based on "Ali Zahav" settlement, east of Deir
Ballout. <br>
<br>
On the same day, Israeli forces accompanied by 2 officers from the
Israeli "Civil Administration" moved into Um Rukba area, the southern
entrance of al-Khader village, south of Bethlehem. They handed Nasser
Saleh Salah (43) a notice to demolish a 30-square-meter agricultural
room and to halt construction works in an under construction
60-square-meter house under the pretext of non-licensing.<br>
<br>
On 09 September 2013, a group of settlers from "Beit Eil" settlement
that is established near Ramallah threw stones at Palestinian vehicles
driving over the nearby main street. As a result, windows of 5 vehicles
were damaged.<br>
<br>
On the same day, a group of settlers from "Ma'oun" settlement that is
established in the east of Yatta, south of Hebron, cut and damage olive
trees (over 20 years old) in al-Hamra area, east of al-Tawani village,
east of Yatta.<br>
<br>
On 10 September 2013, some settlers from the group of "Paying the
Price" punctured tyres of 3 buses and wrote racist slogans such as
"Death to the Arabs", "Stone Terrorists", and "Paying the Price" in
al-Thawri neighbourhood in Selwan village, south of the old town of
occupied Jerusalem. <br>
<br>
Israeli attacks on non-violent demonstrations: <br>
<br>
3 civilians, including a <span class="skimwords-potential">photojournalist</span>,
were wounded when Israeli forces dispersed peaceful protests against
the annexation wall, while dozens of civilians suffered tear gas
inhalation.<br>
<br>
During the reporting period, Israeli forces continued the systematic
use of excessive force against peaceful protests organised by
Palestinian, Israeli and international activists against the
construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the
West Bank. As a result, 3 civilians, including a <span
class="skimwords-potential">photojournalist</span>, were wounded.
Furthermore, dozens suffered tear gas inhalation and other sustained
bruises.<br>
<br>
Following the Friday prayer, 06 September 2013, dozens of Palestinian
civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders
organised a peaceful demonstration in Bil'in village, west of Ramallah,
in protest at the construction of the annexation wall and settlement
activities. The demonstrators raised the Palestinian flag and made
their way towards the annexation wall. Israeli forces closed the wall
gate with barbwire and when the demonstrators attempted to access the
lands behind the barbwire, they were stopped by Israeli soldiers. The
demonstrators threw stones at the Israeli soldiers who responded with
live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs, and tear gas
canisters, and chased them across olive fields as far as the outskirts
of the village. As a result, dozens suffered tear gas inhalation and
others sustained bruises.<br>
<br>
Also, following the Friday Prayer, dozens of Palestinian civilians and
international and Israeli human rights defenders organised a peaceful
demonstration in Ni'lin village, west of Ramallah, in protest at the
construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities. The
demonstrators made their way towards the annexation wall. Israeli
forces closed the wall gate with barbwire and, when the demonstrators
attempted to access the lands behind the barbwire, they were stopped by
Israeli soldiers. The demonstrators threw stones at the Israeli
soldiers who responded with live ammunition, rubber-coated metal
bullets, sound bombs, and tear gas canisters, and chased them across
olive fields as far as the outskirts of the village. As a result,
dozens of demonstrators suffered tear gas inhalation and others
sustained bruises.<br>
<br>
Around the same time on Friday, dozens of Palestinian civilians,
Israeli and international human rights activists gathered at the
Martyrs Square in al-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
Palestinian lands that Israeli settlers from the nearby "Halmish"
settlement are trying to seize. From the morning, Israeli forces had
closed all entrances to the village to prevent Palestinians,
international activists, and journalists from joining the
demonstration. Upon their arrival in the area, Israeli soldiers fired
live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, sound bombs, and tear gas
canisters, chased the demonstrators into the village and sprayed them
and civilian houses with waste water. As a result, dozens of
Palestinians suffered tear gas inhalation and others sustained bruises.<br>
<br>
Around the same time on Friday, dozens of Palestinian civilians from
al-Ma'sarah village, south of Bethlehem, and a number of international
activists and popular resistance activists organized a peaceful
demonstration against the annexation wall and settlement activities.
They gathered in front of al-Shomou' Cultural Centre in the centre of
the village and made their way through the village streets. They raised
Palestinian and Syrian flags and portraits of Palestinian prisoners and
martyrs. When they approached the annexation wall, Israeli soldiers
dispersed the demonstrators with tear gas canisters. They also abducted
Hassan Abdul Karim Breijiya (44), coordinator of the popular committee
against settlement activities, and realised him later on bail.<br>
<br>
At approximately 12:30, on Friday, 30 August 2013, dozens of
Palestinian civilians from Kofur Qaddoum, northeast of Qalqilia, and
international activists gathered and made their way through the eastern
entrance of the village in protest at closing that entrance with an
iron gate since al-Aqsa Intifada. Israeli forces fired tear gas
canisters, sound bombs and live ammunition randomly. As a result,
dozens suffered tear gas inhalation. Gas canisters were fired at
windows of 2 houses belonging to the families of Abdul Razeq 'Amer and
Tayseer Ishteiwi. Their occupants suffered tear gas inhalation as well.
Moreover, <span class="skimwords-potential">photojournalist</span>
Ja'fer Zahed Ishtaiya (46) was hit by 2 gas canisters to the right and
left legs. Besides, a 36-year-old civilian was hit by a gas canister to
the head and neck, while a 41-year-old civilian was hit by a gas
canister to the right leg.<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 UN General
Assembly and Human Rights Council explicitly declare that the Israeli
closure policy in Gaza and the annexation wall in the West Bank are
illegal, and accordingly refer the two issues to the UN Security
Council to impose sanctions on Israel to compel it to remove them;<br>
<br>
In addition, the PCHR calls upon the international community, in light
of its failure to the stop the aggression on the Palestinian people, to
at least fulfil its obligation to reconstruct the Gaza Strip after the
series of hostilities launched by Israel which directed targeted the
civilian infrastructure<br>
<br>
For the full text of the report, click on the link below: </p>
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