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<h1 class="article-title">PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human
Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory</h1>
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<blockquote class="article-intro">Israeli violations of
international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt
continued during the reporting period (28 August – 03 September
2014).</blockquote>
Israeli forces continue systematic attacks against Palestinian
civilians and property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)<br>
<br>
<p class="article"><b>Israeli attacks in the West Bank & Gaza:</b><br>
<br>
<i>Shootings:</i><br>
<br>
In the Gaza Strip, although 9 days have passed following the
Egyptian-brokered truce agreement between the Palestinian
resistance groups and Israel, the catastrophic consequences of
the 51-day Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip have been
present. During the reporting period, a number of wounded
persons died of wounds they sustained during the offensive.<br>
<br>
During the reporting period, a Palestinian baby died because of
tear gas inhalation in occupied Jerusalem, as Israeli forces
fired tear gas canisters to disperse the Palestinian protesters
in al-Tour Mountain, east of the city. Moreover, 2 civilians,
including a woman and a child, died of wounds they sustained
during the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, while
hundreds of wounded Palestinians have been receiving medical
treatment in hospitals in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and other
hospitals abroad for the seriousness of their wounds. In the
meanwhile, Israeli forces violated the truce several times by
opening fire at Palestinian fishing boats sailing within the
allowed fishing area and arresting a number of fishermen.<br>
<br>
A Palestinian baby died in Jerusalem because of tear gas
inhalation when Israeli forces were dispersing Palestinian
protesters in al-Tour Mountain, east of the city, while 4 other
civilians, including a woman and a child, died of wounds they
sustained during the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip.
During the reporting period, 10 Palestinian civilians were
wounded in the West Bank, including 3 children, and old woman
and a journalist. Wounds of some of them were described as
serious. <br>
<br>
In the West Bank, a baby, Hanadi Abu Sbeitan, from al-Tour
neighbourhood in occupied east Jerusalem died on Thursday, 28
August 2014, because of tear gas inhalation, when Israeli forces
fired tear gas canisters at her family's house on 26 August
2014.<br>
<br>
On 29 August 2014, a 17-year-old male sustained 2 bullet wounds
to the left leg when Israeli forces opened fire at a number of
boys in Daher al-Baragheesh area, east of Beit Ommar, north of
Hebron. The boys threw stones at Israeli soldiers, who opened
fire in response.<br>
<br>
On 01 September 2014, a 40-year-old man sustained a bullet wound
to the belly, and a 78-year-old elderly woman suffered tear gas
inhalation, when Israeli forces moved into al-Far’ah refugee
camp. The woman was taken to Tubas Turkish Hospital for the
seriousness of her health condition.<br>
<br>
On 31 August 2014, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated metal
bullets at Mohammed Abdul Majid Sonoqrot (16), east of the Old
City in East Jerusalem. Sonoqrot sustained a bullet wound to the
head and his wound was serious. His father said that an Israeli
soldier targeted his son and fired at him from a close range
during the Israeli incursion into the said area.<br>
<br>
On 02 September 2014, Israeli forces stationed at “Eyal”
checkpoint, north of Qalqilya, opened fire at a jeep with an
Israeli registration plate driving through the checkpoint. As a
result, 2 civilians, who had no permits to enter Israel, were
wounded. The wound of one of them was serious. The 2 persons
were arrested and taken to Israeli hospitals for medical
treatment.<br>
<br>
On 03 September 2014, a Palestinian adult and a child were
wounded when Israeli forces moved into Nablus, as a group of
youngsters gathered and threw stones at Israeli soldiers. The
Israeli forces surrounded a 3-storey house and shelled a wall in
the building, while opened fire at the second floor. Israeli
forces claimed there was a wanted person hiding in the building,
but it was proved untrue.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces used excessive force against peaceful protests
organised by Palestinian civilians, international and Israeli
human rights defenders in protest at the construction of the
annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. As a
result, a reporter of Palestine TV was hit by a tear gas
canister to the right side while covering Bil’in weekly protest,
west of Ramallah. Many other civilians suffered tear gas
inhalation and 2 international solidarity activists were
arrested in the same protest.<br>
<br>
In the Gaza Strip, medical sources in Palestine Hospital in
Egypt declared that Wedad Abu Zaid died on 29 August 2014
because of wounds she sustained during the Israeli offensive on
the Gaza Strip on 29 July 2014.<br>
<br>
On 01 September 2014, medical sources pronounced Basem ‘Ajour
(60) dead of wounds he sustained during the Israeli offensive on
25 August 2014.<br>
<br>
On the same day, medical sources pronounced Zeyad al-Rifi (13)
dead of wounds he sustained on 21 August 2014 in an attack in
al-Nafaq area.
On 03 September 2013, medical sources in Egypt pronounced Nasser
Abu Marahil (40) dead of wounds he sustained on 25 July 2014 in
al-Nusairat area.<br>
<br>
In the context of chasing Palestinian fishermen in the sea, on
02 September 2014, Israeli gunboats stationed off Rafah shore in
the southern Gaza Strip opened fire at Palestinian fishing
boats, while gunboats stationed off al-Sudaniya shore, northwest
of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire at
Palestinian fishing boats for the second time. Neither arrests
nor material damage were reported.<br>
<br>
On 01 September 2014, Israeli gunboats stationed off al-Waha
resort opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats. They arrested 2
fishermen and confiscated their fishing boat and net. There has
been no information so far about the destination to which they
were taken so far.<br>
<br>
<i>Incursions:</i><br>
<br>
During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least
77 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West
Bank. During these incursions, Israeli forces arrested at least
60 Palestinians, including 5 children. Fourteen of these
civilians were arrested in Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
On 03 September 2014, Israeli forces moved into Nablus. They
surrounded a 3-storey building that is rented by a charitable
society and a sport club. They shelled a wall in the building
and opened fire at the second floor under the pretext there was
a wanted person hiding inside, but there was no body in. A few
hours later, Israeli forces moved into the city and raided
al-Zahra’ building in al-Ma’ajeen neighbourhood. They raided an
apartment belonging to Ahmed Ali Ahmed Ali Ahmed (75), Member of
the Palestinian Legislative Council for the Change and Reform
Bloc. They bombed the apartment’s door and those of other
apartments under the pretext of looking for Ahmed. <br>
<br>
<i>Restrictions on movement:</i><br>
<br>
Israel continued to impose a tight closure on the oPt, imposing
severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in
the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East
Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
The illegal closure of the Gaza Strip, which has been 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 grave violations of the economic, social and
cultural rights and a deterioration of living conditions for 1.7
million people. The Israeli authorities have 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. They also aim at imposing a complete ban on the Gaza
Strip’s exports.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces have continued to impose severe restrictions on
the movement of Palestinian civilians throughout the West Bank,
including occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinian
civilians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip continue to be
denied access to Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
As part of using military checkpoints and border crossings as
traps to arrest Palestinian civilians under the pretext they are
wanted, Israeli forces arrested 9 Palestinian civilians,
including 3 children and a woman, at military checkpoints in the
West Bank.<br>
<br>
<i>Efforts to create Jewish majority:</i><br>
<br>
On 28 August 2014, Israeli forces bulldozed 5 residential
barracks and 3 animal barracks belonging to Saidi and al-Jahalin
families. They also destroyed a cow shed belonging to Muahmmed
Abu al-Hawa in Zaim village, east of Jerusalem after Civil
Administration staffs and Israeli forces raided the
aforementioned village. The affected families confirmed that the
lands in question belong to them and that they have lived in
them since the 1950s.<br>
<br>
On 03 September 2014, Israeli forces accompanied by bulldozers
and the Israeli municipality's staff moved into Beit Hanina
neighborhood, north of Jerusalem. They surrounded residential
buildings belonging to Izz Abu Nijma, and started bulldozing
under the pretext of not having a construction license.<br>
<br>
The Israeli construction and planning committee approved the
construction of a religious school in al-Sheikh Jarah
neighborhood in Jerusalem. The committee had approved the plan
last February. According to the construction plan (68858), a
building of 12 floors will be built on an area of 1.9 dunums out
of 4 dunums. The building will include a religious school,
residential rooms, and gymnasiums. 1The project is located
behind Nasif gas station and al-Hayat medical center. The land
was confiscated in the 1980s allegedly because it was absentees’
property.<br>
<br>
<b>Settlement activities:</b><br>
<br>
Israel has continued its settlement activities in the oPt, in a
direct violation of international humanitarian law, and Israeli
settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and
property.<br>
<br>
<i>Attacks carried out by Israeli forces</i><br>
<br>
On 31 August 2014, Israeli forces backed by several military
vehicles and a vehicle for the construction and organization
department in the Israeli Civil Administration, raided the
western area of Surif village, west of Hebron. The Civil
Administration officers distributed notices claiming the
confiscation of 3,799 dunums of Surif village and the villages
of Bethlehem (al-Jaba’a, Nahlin, and Wadi Fokin) after dividing
them to 10 squares, according to the notices which were signed
by the official of the government and the absentees’ properties
in Judea and Samaria. <br>
<br>
On the same day, Israeli forces backed by 3 military vehicles
moved into al-Rahwa area, west of al-Zahrya village, west of
Hebron. Israeli forces deployed in the area while the bulldozer
destroyed a number of houses under the pretext of having no
construction permit to build in the areas classified as “C”
according to the 1993 Oslo Accord. <br>
<br>
On 02 September 2014, Israeli forces, backed by several military
vehicles, a vehicle of the construction and organization
department in the Israeli Civil Administration, 2 bulldozers, a
GCB bulldozer and a digger, moved into Haram al-Rama in the
eastern area in Hebron. They surrounded al-Rahma factory for
dairies, which is part of al-Rayyan cow farm which is one of the
branches of the Islamic Philanthropist Society in Hebron.
Israeli soldiers deployed in the area while the bulldozers
started destroying the 350m2 factory and the 7-dunum farm under
the pretext of having no construction permit to build in the
areas classified as “C” according to the 1993 Oslo Accord. <br>
<br>
On the same day, Israeli forces bulldozed a 70-square-meter,
tin-made barrack which was used as a carwash. Later, they
bulldozed another 40-square-meter tin barrack which was used as
a pottery factory. <br>
<br>
On 03 September 2014, Israeli forces demolished 2 residential
tents in al-Rakheem valley, south of Yatta, south of Hebron. <br>
<br>
<i>Attacks carried out by Settlers</i><br>
<br>
On 28 August 2014, Israeli settlers from ”Beit Ain” settlement
which is established on confiscated lands west of Beit Ummar
village, north of Hebron, smashed the branches of 30 olive and
almond trees belonging to Abdel Hamid Bright (78) in Abu Rish
area.<br>
<br>
On 28 August 2014, 2 Israeli extremists attacked Ziad Musa
al-Qawasmi (48), a Palestinian taxi driver when he was driving
in one of the streets in Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
On 31 August 2014, 3 settlers tried to kidnap Ahlam Awad Muhei
Awadallah (26) when she was returning to her house in Shufat.
Her husband, Muahmmed Awadallah told PCHR that 3 extremist
settlers were driving a Mitsubishi car. The stopped the car near
her when she was walking towards her house in al-Sahel
neighborhood in Shufat. They verbally attacked her and tried to
grab her and pull her into the car. They failed to do as
residents of the area intervened.<br>
<br>
<b>Israeli attacks on non-violent demonstrations:</b>
<br>
<br>
During the reporting period, Israeli soldiers used excessive
force against peaceful demonstrations organized by Palestinian
civilians, international and Israeli human rights defenders in
protest at the construction of the annexation wall and
settlement activities in the West Bank. As a result, Ali Dar Ali
(30), a reporter of Palestine TV, was hit by a gas canister to
the right side while covering Bil’in weekly protest, west of
Ramallah. Besides, several demonstrators suffered tear gas
inhalation and others sustained bruises as they were beaten up
by Israeli soldiers. Israeli forces arrested 2 international
solidarity activists during the said protest.<br>
<br>
In the same context, an 18-year-old male was hit by a gas
canister to the left side of his chest during a peaceful protest
that was organized on Friday, 29 August 2014, at the western
entrance of Selwad village, northeast of Ramallah, condemning
the Israeli attacks in the oPt.<br>
<br>
<b>(PCHR keeps the names of the wounded in fear of being
arrested by the Israeli forces within its policy to oppress
the peaceful protests and prevent Palestinian civilians from
participating).</b><br>
<br>
<i>Demonstrations against the construction of the annexation
wall and settlement activity</i><br>
<br>
· Following the Friday Prayer on 29 August 2014, dozens of
Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights
defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in Bil’in, west of
Ramallah, in protest at the construction of the annexation wall
and settlement activities. The demonstrators took the streets
raising the Palestinian flags and headed to the liberated
territories near the annexation wall. Early in the morning,
Israeli forces closed all entrances to the city to prevent
Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights
defenders from participating in the protests. Protestors marched
by the annexation wall and tried to cross the fence. Israeli
soldiers stationed behind the wall, in the western area, and a
large number of soldiers deployed along it, fired live bullets,
tear gas canisters, rubber-coated steel bullets, sound bombs and
waste water at them and chased them into the olive fields. As a
result, Ali Dar Ali, a reporter of Palestine TV, was hit by a
tear gas canister to the right side. In addition, several
demonstrators suffered tear gas inhalation and others sustained
bruises as they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers. Moreover,
Israeli forces arrested 2 international solidarity activists,
whom were not identified. They were taken to an unknown
destination.<br>
<br>
· At the same time, dozens of Palestinian civilians organized a
peaceful demonstration in Nil'in village, west of Ramallah, in
protest at the construction of the annexation wall and
settlement activities and in solidarity with the Palestinian
prisoners on hunger strike. 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
soldier. The demonstrators threw stones at the Israeli soldier
who responded with live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullet,
sound bombs, tear gas canisters, and waste water at them and
chased them into the village. As a result, several demonstrators
suffered tear gas inhalation and others sustained bruises as
they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers.<br>
<br>
· Around the same time, dozens of Palestinian civilians and
Israeli and international human rights defenders organised a
peaceful demonstration in Nabi Saleh village, southwest of
Ramallah, in protest at the construction of the annexation wall
and settlement activities. The demonstrators made their way in
the streets raising the Palestinian flags and chanting slogans
against the occupation and in support of the Palestinian unity
resistance, and then they headed to the lands that the settlers
are trying to rob by force near “Halmish” settlement. Israeli
forces had closed all the entrances of the village since the
morning to prevent Palestinian and international activists and
journalists from participating in the demonstration. When they
arrived at the aforementioned land, demonstrators were met by
live bullets, tear gas canisters, rubber-coated steel bullets,
sound bombs and skunk water and were chased into the village. As
a result, many civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and others
sustained bruises due to being beaten up by Israeli soldiers.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 13:20 on the same day, dozens of Palestinian
civilians and international activists organized a peaceful
demonstration in the center of Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast
of Qalqilya, in protest at the closure of the eastern entrance
of the village with a metal gate since the beginning of the
second Intifada. Protestors threw stones at the Israeli soldiers
who fired live bullets, tear gas canisters, rubber-coated steel
bullets, and sound bombs in response. As a result, many
civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and others sustained
bruises due to being beaten up by Israeli soldiers.<br>
<br>
<i>Other Demonstrations</i><br>
<br>
· On Friday afternoon, 29 August 2014, dozens of Palestinian
young men gathered at the western entrance of Selwad village,
northeast of Ramallah on the road between Selwad village and
Yabrod village near Street (60) to throw stones at the
aforementioned street. Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition,
rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters
at the civilians, and chased them into the village. As a result,
an 18-year-old Palestinian was hit by a gas canister to the left
side of his chest. He was taken to Palestine Medical Compound in
Ramallah to receive the necessary medical treatment. Moreover, a
number of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and others
sustained bruises as they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers.<br>
<br>
<b>Continued closure of the oPt:</b><br>
<br>
Israel continued to impose a tight closure on the oPt, imposing
severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in
the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East
Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
<i>Gaza Strip</i><br>
<br>
Israeli forces continuously tighten the closure of the Gaza
Strip and close all commercial crossings, making the Karm Abu
Salem crossing the sole commercial crossing of the Gaza Strip,
although it is not suitable for commercial purposes in terms of
its operational capacity and distance from markets.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces have continued to apply the policy, which is
aimed to tighten the closure on all commercial crossings, by
imposing total control over the flow of imports and exports.<br>
<br>
The total closure of al-Mentar ("Karni") crossing since 02 March
2011 has seriously affected the economy of the Gaza Strip.
Following this closure, all economic and commercial
establishments in the Gaza Commercial Zone were shut off. It
should be noted that al-Mentar crossing is the biggest crossing
in the Gaza Strip, in terms of its capacity to absorb the flow
of imports and exports. The decision to close al-Mentar crossing
was the culmination of a series of decisions resulting in the
complete closure of the Sofa crossing, east of the Gaza Strip in
the beginning of 2009, and the Nahal Oz crossing, east of Gaza
City, which were dedicated for the delivery of fuel and cooking
gas to the Gaza Strip, in the beginning of 2010.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces have continued to impose a total ban on the
delivery of raw materials to the Gaza Strip, except for very
limited items and quantities. The limited quantities of raw
materials allowed into Gaza do not meet the minimal needs of the
civilian population of the Gaza Strip.<br>
<br>
The cooking gas crisis has fluctuated for 9 months due to the
closure of Karm Abu Salem for security claims. According to
PCHR’s follow-up, Israeli authorities only allow an average of
98 tons of cooking gas into Gaza per day. This limited quantity
is less than half of the daily needs, which is 200 tons per day
of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip during winter. The
crisis has unprecedentedly aggravated for around six weeks due
to cold weather and overconsumption in addition to the power
outage and using gas as an alternative in many instances of
electricity. The lack of diesel and benzene led to the
aggravation of the crisis as a result of using the gas cylinder
for cars or as an alternative for benzene to run generators. As
a result, the demand for gas further increased.<br>
<br>
For almost 6 consecutive years, Israeli forces have continued to
prevent the delivery of construction materials to the Gaza
Strip. Two years ago, Israeli forces approved the delivery of
limited quantities of construction materials for a number of
international organizations in the Gaza Strip. On 17 September
2013, they allowed the entry of limited quantities of
construction materials for the private sector. However, on 13
October 2013, they re-banned it claiming that these materials
are used for constructing tunnels. Last week, Israeli forces
allowed the entry of construction materials only for UNRWA and
UNDP projects. As a result, construction works have completely
stopped impacting all sectors related to construction and an
increase in unemployment levels.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces also continued to impose an almost total ban on
the Gaza Strip exports, including agricultural and industrial
products, except for light-weighted products such as flowers,
strawberries, and spices.<br>
<br>
Israel has continued to close the Beit Hanoun (“Erez”) crossing
for the majority of Palestinian citizens from the Gaza Strip.
Israel only allows the movement of a limited number of groups,
with many hours of waiting in the majority of cases. Israel has
continued to adopt a policy aimed at reducing the number of
Palestinian patients allowed to move via the Beit Hanoun
crossing to receive medical treatment in hospitals in Israel or
in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel denied permission to
access hospitals via the crossing for new categories of patients
from the Gaza Strip.<br>
<br>
<i>West Bank</i>
Israel has imposed a tightened closure on the West Bank. During
the reporting period, Israeli forces imposed additional
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians:<br>
<br>
<b>· Hebron:</b> Israeli forces have continued to impose severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At
approximately 08:00 on Thursday, 28 August 2014, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint at the northern entrance of Hebron. At
approximately 15:00, a similar checkpoint was established at the
entrance of al-Aroub refugee camp, north of the city. Both
checkpoints were removed, and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 15:00 on Saturday, 30 August 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Kahel
village, north of Hebron. The checkpoint was removed, and no
arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 07:00 on Monday, 01 September 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint at the entrance of Bani Na’im
village, south of Hebron. At approximately 08:00, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Raiheya village,
south of the city and another checkpoint at the entrance of
Nouba village, west of the city, at approximately 15:00. All
checkpoints were removed, and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 07:00 on Tuesday, 02 September 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint at the northern entrance of
Hebron. At approximately 07:30, a similar checkpoint was
established the road connecting Doura with its western villages,
southwest of the city. Both checkpoints were removed, and no
arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 06:30 on Wednesday, 03 September 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint at the entrance of Kharsa
village, south of Doura, southwest of Hebron. The checkpoint was
removed later, and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
<b>· Ramallah:</b> Israeli forces have continued to impose
severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At
approximately 21:30 on Thursday, 28 August 2014, Israeli forces
re-established their presence at the northern entrance of
Birzait village, north of Ramallah. The checkpoint was removed
later, and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 09:30 on Friday, 29 August 2014, another
checkpoint was established at the entrance of al-Nabi Saleh
village, northwest of Ramallah. At approximately 10:00, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint at the entrance of Ni’lin
village, west of the city. At approximately 20:00, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint at the entrance of Senjel
village, north of Ramallah. Around the same time, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint under a bridge in Yabroud village,
northeast of the city. The checkpoints were removed, and no
arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 18:30 on Saturday, 30 August 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit ‘Our
al-Foqa village, southwest of Ramallah. Around the same time,
they established a similar checkpoint at the entrance of Deir
Abu Mesh’el village, northwest of the city. They withdrew later
and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 09:30 on Sunday, 31 August 2014, Israeli forces
established 2 checkpoints at the entrance of Aboud village,
northwest of Ramallah, and the entrance of Deir Abu Mesh’el
village. At approximately 20:30, they established a similar
checkpoint at the entrance of Termis’ya village, north of the
city. All the checkpoints were removed, and no arrests were
reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 11:00 on Monday, 01 September 2014, Israeli
forces established 2 checkpoints at the entrance of Ni’lin
village, west of Ramallah, and under the bridge of Kherbatha
al-Mesbah village, southwest of the city. At approximately
17:00, they established a checkpoint near the entrance of Beit
‘Our al-Fouqa village, southwest of Ramallah. The checkpoints
were removed, and no arrests were reported.
<br>
<br>
At approximately 20:30 on Tuesday, 02 September 2014, Israeli
forces established 2 checkpoints at the entrance of Beit ‘Our
al-Fouqa village, southwest of Ramallah, and under the bridge of
‘Ein Yabroud village, northeast of the city. At approximately
22:00, Israeli forces established a checkpoint near the entrance
of Beit Luqia village, west of Ramallah. The checkpoints were
removed, and no arrests were reported. <br>
<br>
<b>· Jericho:</b> Israeli forces have continued to impose severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At
approximately 09:30 on Friday, 29 August 2014, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint at the entrance of Fasayel village,
north of Jericho. At approximately 20:00, they established a
similar checkpoint at the entrance of al-Zbaidat village, north
of the city. They withdrew later and no arrests were reported. <br>
<br>
At approximately 20:30 on Saturday, 30 September 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint near the southern entrance of
Jericho. The checkpoint was removed later, and no arrests were
reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 20:00 on Sunday, 31 August 2014, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Nowai’ma village,
north of Jericho. The checkpoint was removed later, and no
arrests were reported. <br>
<br>
<b>· Tulkarm:</b> Israeli forces have continued to impose severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At
approximately 09:00 on Thursday, 28 August 2014, Israeli forces
stationed at Enab checkpoint on Tulkarm-Nablus road, east of
Tulkarm, imposed more restrictions, but no arrests were
reported. At approximately 19:30, Israeli forces established a
checkpoint on Tulkarm-Nablus road, east of Tulkarm. The
checkpoint was removed, and no arrests were reported. At
approximately22:30, Israeli forces stationed at Enab checkpoint
redeployed around the checkpoint and imposed more restrictions
on the Palestinian civilians.<br>
<br>
At approximately 19:30 on Sunday, 31 August 2014, Israeli forces
stationed Enab checkpoint on Tulkarm-Nablus road, east of
Tulkarm, imposed more restrictions, but no arrests were
reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 07:00 on Monday, 01 September 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint on Tulkarm-Nablus road near the
intersection leading to Bazarya village, east of Tulkarm. The
checkpoint was removed, and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 13:30 on Tuesday, 02 September 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint on the road connecting Tulkarm
with its northern villages. The checkpoint was removed later,
and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
<b>· Jenin:</b> Israeli forces have continued to impose severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At
approximately 09:00 on Thursday, 28 August 2014, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint at the entrance of Kfeirat village,
southwest of Jenin. A similar checkpoint was established at the
entrance of Ya’bad village, southwest of the city. At
approximately 09:30, Israeli forces established a checkpoint at
the entrance of al-Yamoun village, northwest of Jenin. The
checkpoints were removed later and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 11:00 on Monday, 01 September 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint at the entrance of Ya’bad
village, southwest of Jenin. The checkpoint was removed, and no
arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
<b>· Salfit:</b> Israeli forces have continued to impose severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At
approximately 09:30 on Thursday, 28 August 2014, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint between Kufol Hares and Hares villages,
north of Salfit. The checkpoint was removed and no arrests were
reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 20:35 on Saturday, 30 August 2014, Israeli
infantry units were present on Kufol Hares and Hares villages’
road. They withdrew later and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 00:50 on Sunday, 31 August 2014, Israeli forces
were present at the eastern entrance of Deir Ballout village,
west of Salfit. They withdrew later and no arrests were
reported.<br>
<br>
<b>Arrests and Maltreatment at Military Checkpoints</b><br>
<br>
· At approximately 12:00 on Thursday, 28 August 2014, Israeli
forces arrested Fida’ Mohammed Khader Suleiman (22), from Beit
‘Our al-Tahta village, southwest of Ramallah, near streets
(443), which is adjacent to the village. No reasons were
revealed behind the arrest. Her family said they learned that
Fida’ was taken to Hasharon prison in Israel.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 11:00 on Saturday, 29 August 2014, Israeli
forces stationed on the gates of the Ibrahimi mosque, in the
center of the Old City in Hebron, arrested Halah Jaber (19)
under the pretext she did not listen to the Israeli soldiers’
orders. She was taken to “Kiryat Arba” settlement, but released
later.<br>
<br>
· On Sunday morning, 31 August 2014, Israeli forces arrested
Yousef Ali Breigith (18), from Beit Ommar village, north of
Hebron. Yousef was arrested at the entrance of al-Aroub refugee
camp and then taken to an unknown destination.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 16:00, on the same day, Israeli forces
deployed behind the annexation wall, west of Ethna village, west
of Hebron, arrested Badawi Abu Zalatah (16) and Kazem al-Najjar
(17). The 2 children were taken to an unknown destination.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 13:00 on Tuesday, 02 September 2014, Israeli
forces stationed at the entrance of “Gosh Etzion” settlement,
south of Bethlehem, arrested Jawad Riyadh Mahmoud Breigith (29)
and Mefleh Ra’ed Ahmed ‘Adi (19) while heading to an interview
with the Israeli intelligence service upon summonses handed to
them previously.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 19:15 on Monday, 01 September 2014, Israeli
forces arrested Hussein Yasser Sultan (28), from Hares village,
north of Salfit, and took him to an unknown destination.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 16:00 on Tuesday, 02 September 2014, Israeli
forces arrested Yazeed Mohammed Abdullah Taha (16), from Deir
Mesh’el village, northwest of Ramallah, at a checkpoint
established at the entrance of “Halmish” settlement, northwest
of the city.<br>
<br>
<b>Recommendations to the International Community:</b><br>
<br>
PCHR emphasizes the international community’s position that the
Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are
still under Israeli occupation, in spite of Israeli military
redeployment outside the Gaza Strip in 2005. PCHR further
confirms that Israeli forces continued to impose collective
punishment measures on the Gaza Strip, which have escalated
since the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections, in which
Hamas won the majority of seats of the Palestinian Legislative
Council. PCHR stresses that there is international recognition
of Israel’s obligation to respect international human rights
instruments and the international humanitarian law, especially
the Hague Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on
Land and the Geneva Conventions. Israel is bound to apply the
international human rights law and the law of war sometime
reciprocally and other times in parallel in a way that achieves
the best protection for civilians and remedy for victims.<br>
<br>
In light of continued arbitrary measures, land confiscation and
settlement activities in the West Bank, and the continued
aggression against civilians in the Gaza Strip, PCHR calls upon
the international community, especially the United Nations, the
High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Convention and the
European Union – in the context of their natural obligation to
respect and enforce the international law – to cooperate and act
according to the following recommendations:<br>
<br>
1. PCHR calls upon the international community and the United
Nations to 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>
2. PCHR calls upon the United Nations to provide international
protection to Palestinians in the oPt, and to ensure the
non-recurrence of aggression against the oPt, especially the
Gaza Strip;<br>
<br>
3. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva
Conventions to compel Israel, as a High Contracting Party to the
Conventions, to apply the Conventions in the oPt;<br>
<br>
4. PCHR calls upon the Parties to international human rights
instruments, especially the Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights and the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
to pressurize Israel to comply with their provisions in the oPt,
and to compel it to incorporate the human rights situation in
the oPt in its reports submitted to the concerned committees;<br>
<br>
5. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva
Conventions to fulfil their obligation to ensure the application
of the Conventions, including extending the scope of their
jurisdiction in order to prosecute suspected war criminals,
regardless of the nationality of the perpetrator and the place
of a crime, to pave the way for prosecuting suspected Israeli
war criminals and end the longstanding impunity they have
enjoyed;<br>
<br>
6. PCHR calls on States that apply the principle of universal
jurisdiction not to surrender to Israeli pressure to limit
universal jurisdiction to perpetuate the impunity enjoyed by
suspected Israeli war criminals;<br>
<br>
7. PCHR calls upon the international community to act in order
to stop all Israeli settlement expansion activities in the oPt
through imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements and
criminalizing trading with them;<br>
<br>
8. PCHR calls upon the UN General Assembly to transfer the
Goldstone Report to the UN Security Council in order to refer it
to the International Criminal Court in accordance with Article
13(b) of the Rome Statute;<br>
<br>
9. PCHR calls upon the United Nations to confirm that holding
war criminals in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a
precondition to achieve stability and peace in the regions, and
that peace cannot be built on the expense of human rights;<br>
<br>
10. PCHR calls upon the UN General Assembly and Human Rights
Council to 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>
11. 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
directly targeted the civilian infrastructure;<br>
<br>
12. PCHR calls upon the United Nations and the European Union to
express a clear position towards the annexation wall following
the international recognition of the State of Palestine on the
1967 borders, as the annexation wall seizes large parts of the
State of Palestine;<br>
<br>
13. PCHR calls upon the European Union to activate Article 2 of
the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which provides that both
sides must respect human rights as a precondition for economic
cooperation between the EU states and Israel, and the EU must
not ignore Israeli violations and crimes against Palestinian
civilians;<br>
<br>
14. PCHR calls upon the Palestinian leadership to sign and
accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
and the Geneva Conventions, and calls upon the international
community, especially the United Nations, to encourage the State
of Palestine to accede to international human rights law and
humanitarian law instruments.<br>
<br>
<i>Complete document, with details on Israeli violations in
occupied East Jerusalem, at the official PCHR website, via
link below.</i> </p>
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