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<h1 class="article-title">Ahrar: “12 Killed In First Quarter Of 2014,
1059 Kidnapped”</h1>
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In a report published on April 1, 2014, the Ahrar Center for Detainees
Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israeli soldiers have killed
twelve Palestinians since the beginning of this year, kidnapped 364 in
March, and 1059 since January first.
<p class="article">The center said that Israeli army fire and shells in
the Gaza Strip killed six Palestinians, and six more were killed by
Israeli military fire in the West Bank. <br>
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<b>Palestinians killed In March:</b><br>
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1. Amna Qdeih, 57, from Khuza’a town, in southern Gaza; she was killed
by Israeli army fire on March 1, 2014.<br>
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2. Mos’ab az-Za’anin, 21, killed on March 3 in an Israeli airstrike in
Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.<br>
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3. Sharif Nasser, 31, killed on March 3 in an Israeli airstrike in Beit
Hanoun, in northern Gaza.<br>
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4. Ra’ed Zeitar, 37, a Palestinian judge from the northern West Bank
city of Nablus; he worked as a judge in Jordan and was shot and killed
at the al-Karama border terminal on March 10.<br>
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5. Saje Darwish, 18, was killed, on March 10, by army fire as he was
heading to the family barn, close to the Givat Asaf illegal Israeli
settlement, built on lands belonging to residents of Beiteen village,
north of Ramallah. He was a student at the Media College in Birzeit
University. <br>
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6. Ismael Abu Jouda, 23, member of the al-Quds brigades, the armed wing
of the Islamic Jihad, killed on March 11, in an Israeli bombardment in
southern Gaza.<br>
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7. Shaher Abu Shanab, member of the al-Quds brigades, the armed wing of
the Islamic Jihad, killed on March 11, in an Israeli bombardment in
southern Gaza.<br>
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8. Abdul-Shafy Mo’ammar, 33, member of the al-Quds brigades, the armed
wing of the Islamic Jihad, killed on March 11, in an Israeli
bombardment in southern Gaza.<br>
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9. Yousef Shawamra, 16, from Doura near Hebron, was killed by army fire
near the Annexation Wall on March 19.<br>
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10. Jamal Abu al-Haija, 21, killed by army fire on March 22 in the
Jenin refugee camp, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.<br>
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11. Mahmoud Abu Zeina, 27, killed by army fire on March 22 in the Jenin
refugee camp.<br>
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12. Yazan Jabarin, 21, killed by army fire on March 22 in the Jenin
refugee camp.<br>
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<b>Palestinians kidnapped by the army in March:</b><br>
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A total of 364 kidnapped in the West Bank in March alone; 83 in
Jerusalem, 81 in Hebron, 48 in Jenin, 46 in Bethlehem, 43 in Nablus, 17
in Qalqilia, 13 in Ramallah, 11 in Jericho, 8 in Tulkarem, and 8 in
Salfit.<br>
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Six more Palestinians were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip, the center
added.<br>
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As for the total number of arrests carried out by the army since the
beginning of this year (three months), the Ahrar Center revealed that
the soldiers kidnapped 1059 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank,
occupied Jerusalem and the besieged Gaza Strip.<br>
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Former political prisoner, Fuad al-Khuffash, head of the Ahrar Center,
stated that this number shows a significant increase in arrests
comparing to last year as the army kidnapped 968 Palestinians in 2013.<br>
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Al-Khuffash said that most arrests were carried out in Hebron as the
soldiers kidnapped 248 Palestinians, followed by Jerusalem (207
Palestinians), Nablus (148), Bethlehem (132), Jenin (114) Ramallah
(68), Qalqilia (56), Gaza (26), Jericho (24), Tulkarem (23), Salfit
(23), and 1 Palestinian in Tubas. <br>
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Al-Khuffash added that the army kidnapped 17 Palestinian women since
the beginning of this year; the youngest of the kidnapped women are
Deema Sawahra, 16, and Hanin Abu al-Hummus, 18.<br>
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One of the kidnapped women, identified as Nawal Obeyyat, from
Bethlehem, is a cancer patient and requires specialized medical
attention.<br>
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Al-Khuffash stated that the army conducts daily arrests, assaults and
violations against the Palestinian people, their lands and property,
and that the soldiers carry out frequent arrests at roadblocks and
border terminals, as part of Israel’s violations of International Law
and the Fourth Geneva Convention. </p>
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