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<h1 class="article-title">PCHR Report On Israeli Human Rights
Violations in the oPt (11- 17 December 2014)</h1>
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<span class="article-detail"><img class="icon"
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alt="author"> by PCHR-Gaza</span></span> <br>
<small><b><small><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imemc.org/article/70089">http://www.imemc.org/article/70089</a></small></b></small><br>
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<blockquote class="article-intro">Israeli forces have continued
with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their
property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the
reporting period of 11- 17 December 2014.</blockquote>
<b><u>Shootings:</u></b><br>
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<br>
During the reporting period, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian
civilian in excessive use of force in Qalandya refugee camp,
north of occupied Jerusalem. They also wounded 9 Palestinian
civilians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, including 2 children;
5 of whom were wounded in the West Bank and 5 others were
wounded in the Gaza Strip. Moreover, 6 Palestinian civilians,
including 3 children and 2 women, were wounded due to the
explosion of a suspicious object, north of the Gaza Strip. <br>
<br>
In the West Bank, in excessive use of force, on 16 December
2014, a Palestinian civilian was killed in Qalandya refugee
camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, when Israeli forces moved
into the camp to arrest Palestinians.<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 14-year-old child sustained a bullet wound to the
chest and a 16-year-old one sustained a bullet wound to the leg.<br>
<br>
In the Gaza Strip, on 12 December 2014, 4 Palestinian civilians
were wounded when Israeli forces stationed along the border
fence, east of Jabalia in the north of the Gaza Strip, opened
fire at a group of civilians, who were present around.<br>
<br>
In the context of explosions of suspicious objects of the
Israeli military remnants in the Gaza Strip, 6 Palestinian
civilians, including 3 children and 2 women, sustained moderate
wounds, due to the explosion of a suspicious object in the north
of the Gaza Strip.<br>
<br>
<b><u>Incursions:</u></b><br>
<br>
During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least
29 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West
Bank. During these incursions, Israeli forces arrested at least
54 Palestinians, including 8 children and 2 women. Thirty-one of
these Palestinians, including 6 children and a woman, were
arrested in Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
In the Gaza Strip, on 16 December 2014, Israeli forces moved
about 150 meters into the east of al-Fokhari village, southeast
of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. They levelled lands
along the border fence for few hours and withdrew later.<br>
<br>
Furthermore, Israeli forces station along the border fence, east
of al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, arrested 2
Palestinian children who attempted to sneak into Israel through
the border fence.<br>
<br>
<b><u>Restrictions on movement:</u></b><br>
<br>
Israel continued to impose a tight closure of 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
8 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 1.8
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. During the reporting period, Israeli forces
arrested a Palestinian patient who obtained a permit to travel
to the West Bank for medical treatment, while another civilian
accompanying his father was arrested while the father was denied
travel for medical treatment.<br>
<br>
<u><b>Efforts to create a Jewish demographic majority in
occupied East Jerusalem:</b></u>
Israeli municipality issued more house demolition notices. On 14
December 2014, they handed notices to demolish a number of
houses in Silwan village under the pretext of lacking
construction permits. Most of the houses were established 15
years ago. They also handed notices to destroy numerous houses
in ‘Ain al-Foqa neighborhood.<br>
<br>
<u><b>Settlement activities and attacks by settlers against
Palestinian civilians and property:</b></u><br>
<br>
On 14 December 2014, Israeli forces moved into al-Koum village,
south west of Hebron and handed 6 residents notices to demolish
their houses under the pretext of illegal construction in Area
“C”.<br>
<br>
On 15 December 2014, Israeli forces moved into Beit Ummar
village, north of Hebron, and handed two residents notices to
demolish their houses under the pretext of illegal construction
in Area “C”.<br>
<br>
On the aforementioned day, Israeli forces moved into Tqou’
village, southeast of Bethlehem, and handed 4 residents notices
to demolish their houses under the pretext of illegal
construction in Area “C”.<br>
<br>
<b><u>Use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrations
protesting settlement activities and the construction of the
annexation wall:</u></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, 3
demonstrators were wounded.<br>
<br>
In the same context, 2 Palestinian children were wounded during
2 other protests organized against the Israeli forces' and
settlers' attacks in al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
<b><i>(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).</i></b><br>
<br>
<u>Demonstrations against the construction of the annexation
wall and settlement activity</u><br>
<br>
· Following the Friday prayer, on 12 December 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 killing of Minister Ziad Abu 'Ain,
Director of the Palestinian Authority Commission against the
Annexation Wall and Settlement Activity. 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 wastewater at them and chased them into
the olive fields. As a result, a protestor was hit by a gas
canister to the head and another was hit by a gas canister to
the leg. Moreover, a number of demonstrators suffered tear gas
inhalation and others sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers beat
them up.<br>
<br>
· On the same day, dozens of Palestinian civilians organised a
peaceful demonstration in the centre of Ni’lin village, west of
Ramallah, in protest at the killing of Minister Ziad Abu 'Ain,
Director of the Palestinian Authority Commission against the
Annexation Wall and Settlement Activity. The demonstrators took
the streets and headed to the annexation wall. Israeli forces
closed the gates of the wall with barbwires and prevented the
demonstrators from crossing to the land behind it before they
responded by throwing stones. 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, a protestor sustained a bullet wound to
the thigh. Moreover, many civilians suffered tear gas inhalation
and others sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers beat them up.<br>
<br>
· Around the same time, dozens of Palestinian civilians and
Israeli and international human rights defenders organised a
peaceful demonstration in al-Nabi Saleh village, southwest of
Ramallah, in protest at the killing of Minister Ziad Abu 'Ain,
Director of the Palestinian Authority Commission against the
Annexation Wall and Settlement Activity. 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 demonstrators
suffered tear gas inhalation and other sustained bruises as
Israeli soldiers beat them up.<br>
<br>
· Also at approximately 13:20, Palestinian civilians and
international solidarity activists organized a protest in the
center of Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya, heading
to the eastern entrance of the village in protest against
closing that entrance since the beginning of al-Aqsa Intifada
with an iron gate. The demonstrators threw stones at Israeli
soldiers, who fired sound bombs and tear gas canisters in
response. As a result, many demonstrators suffered tear gas
inhalation and other sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers beat
them up.<br>
<br>
<u>Other Demonstrations</u><br>
<br>
· On Thursday afternoon, 12 December 2014, dozens of Palestinian
young men gathered in the center of Beit Ommar village, north of
Hebron, in protest at Israeli policies and the killing of
Minister Ziad Abu 'Ain, Director of the Palestinian Authority
Commission against the Annexation Wall and Settlement Activity.
They headed to al-Daher and Safa areas near "Karmi Tsour"
settlement, west of the village. Once they approached there,
Israeli soldiers fired sound bombs, tear gas canisters and
rubber-coated metal bullets in response. As a result, a
14-year-old child sustained 2 bullet wounds to the chest and
leg. He was then taken to the village's medical compound for
medical treatment.<br>
<br>
· Also on Friday afternoon, dozens of Palestinian youngsters
gathered in the southern neighbourhoods of Hebron to protest at
Israeli policies and the killing of Minister Ziad Abu 'Ain,
Director of the Palestinian Authority Commission against the
Annexation Wall and Settlement Activity. Israeli forces fired
sound bombs, tear gas canisters and rubber-coated metal bullets
at the demonstrators. As a result, 35-year-old Abdul Razaq Abdul
Hay Abu Turky and 15-year-old Taleb Ghaleb Taha were wounded.<br>
<br>
· On the same day, dozens of Palestinian civilians gathered at
the western entrance of Selwad village, northeast of Ramallah,
on Selwad-Yabroud road near street (60) to organize a protest
against Israeli policies. The protestors set fire to tires and
threw stones and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers, who fired
live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and
tear gas canisters in response. As a result, a number of
protestors suffered tear gas inhalation, and others sustained
bruises as Israeli soldiers beat them up.<br>
<br>
<b><u>Continued closure of the oPt:</u></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>
<u>Gaza Strip</u><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 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 7 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. During the 51-day Israeli
offensive on the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014, Israeli
authorities did not allow the entry of any construction
materials. As a result, vital and infrastructure projects have
been obstructed so far.<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>
<u>West Bank</u><br>
<br>
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>
· Hebron: Israeli forces have continued to impose severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At
approximately 07:00 on Saturday, 13 December 2014, Israeli
forces established two checkpoints: one at the entrance of
Halhoul and the other at the entrance of Sa’ir village. The
checkpoints were removed and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 07:00 on Monday, 15 December 2014, Israeli
forces established two checkpoints: one at the entrance of
Halhoul and the other at the entrance of Sa’ir village,
northeast of Hebron. The checkpoints were removed and no arrests
were reported. At approximately 08:00, another checkpoint was
established at the northern entrance of the city. All
checkpoints were removed and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
In the morning hours of Tuesday, 16 December 2014, Israeli
forces established a number of checkpoints in different areas:
the entrance of Sair, northeast of the city; the northern
entrance of Halhoul, north of the city; the northern entrance of
the city; and the entrance of al-Fawwar, west of the city. All
checkpoints were removed and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
· Qalqilya: Israeli forces have continued to impose severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At
approximately 15:00 on Sunday, 07 December 2014, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint at the entrance of Izbat al-Tabib
village.at approximately 15:45, another checkpoint was
established at the eastern entrance of the city. All checkpoints
were removed and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
· Tulkarm: Israeli forces have continued to impose severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At
approximately 17:30 on Friday, 12 December 2014, Israeli forces
stationed ‘Annab military checkpoint which is established on the
road between Tulkarm and Nablus, east of the city, tightened
their restriction against civilians and obstructed their
movement. Later that day, he tightening ended and no arrests
were reported.<br>
<br>
· Jenin: Israeli forces have continued to impose severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At
approximately 14:00 on Tuesday, 12 December 2014, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint on the road between Kufur Dan and
al-Yamoun villages, north of the city. Later, the checkpoint was
removed and no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
· Salfit: Israeli forces have continued to impose severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At
approximately 17:25 on Thursday, 11 December 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint under Kasaka Bridge, east of the
city. Later, the checkpoint was removed and no arrests were
reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 17:30 on Friday, 12 December 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint in the northern entrance of the
city. Later, the checkpoint was removed and no arrests were
reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 21:35 on Saturday, 13 December 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint at the entrance of Deir Ballout
village, west of the city. Later, the checkpoint was removed and
no arrests were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 23:00 on Sunday, 14 December 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint under Kasaka Bridge, east of the
city. At approximately 23:40, they established a checkpoint at
the northern entrance of the city.<br>
<br>
<b><u>Arrests and Maltreatment of Palestinian Civilians at
Military Checkpoints:</u></b><br>
<br>
· On Thursday morning, 11 December 2014, Israeli forces
stationed at the Container checkpoint arrested Qutaiba Salah
Qassem (28) from Hindaza mountain area in Bethlehem, and Mahmoud
Karim Ayyad (30) from al-Dheisha refugee camp, south of the
city, and took them to an unknown destination. <br>
<br>
· On the aforementioned day, Israeli forces stationed at the
Container checkpoint arrested Osama Shahin(26) from Doura,
southwest of Hebron, and took him to an unknown destination. <br>
<br>
· On aforementioned day, Israeli forces stationed at the
entrance of Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron, arrested Jihad
Khalil Hamad al-‘Allami (19) and Bilal Habes Hamdan al-Allami
(19) and took them to an unknown destination. <br>
<br>
· On Sunday morning, 14 December 2014, Israeli forces arrested
Asmaa Jawdat Jamil Balhawi (38) when she was entering “Kisaout”
prison in Negev Desert in a visit to her husband Salah Balhawi,
who is sentenced to 4 years in Israeli prisons, and took them to
an unknown destination. <br>
<br>
· On the aforementioned day, Israeli forces stationed at the
entrance of Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron, arrested Rami
Fahmi Abdul Latif Bahar (34) and took him to an unknown
destination. <br>
<br>
· At approximately 23:00, Israeli forces arrested Musab Hasan
Balasma (22), from Salfit, when he was crossing Howara
checkpoint, south of Nablus and took them to an unknown
destination. <br>
<br>
<b><u>Efforts to create Jewish demographic majority in occupied
East Jerusalem:</u></b><br>
<br>
<u>Bulldozing Activities</u><br>
<br>
· At approximately 10:00 on Sunday, 14 December 2014, Israeli
municipality staffs, guarded by Israeli special forces, handed
notices to demolish residential buildings in Silwan village
under the pretext of not having construction permits. According
to Hani Gaith, Israeli special forces moved into is older
brother’s house, ex-prisoner Adnan Ghaith, the secretary of
Fatah movement in Jerusalem, in the central neighborhood in
Silwan. They handed the family an administrative order
prescribing that their house, which was established 25 years
ago, would be destroyed. He added that the Israeli soldiers
verbally abused the family, particularly his 65-year-old father.
The verbal clash finally led to the arrest of his brother Bilal
(37).<br>
<br>
Furthermore, Israeli municipality staffs handed Muhammad Tawfiq
Ghaith notices to destroy his house in Silwan, where he and his
wife reside. They also handed administrative orders to 3 houses
belonging to Ahmed al-‘Abbasi and his sons in Ain al-Louza
neighborhood. The houses were established on an area of 300
square meters, 20 years ago. The municipality staff also handed
notices to destroy houses in Ain al-Foqa neighborhood.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 14:00 on Monday, 15 December 2014, Israeli
municipality staffs and Israeli special forces moved into a
house belonging to Mu’taz Hijazi in al-Thaouri neighborhood in
Silwan. They handed the family a notice to destroy their house.
It should be noted that Mu’taz Hijazi was killed on 30 October
2014 by Israeli special forces under the pretext of shooting at
Rabbi Yehuda Glick.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 16:00 on the aforementioned day, Israeli
municipality handed Jamal ‘Amro a notice to destroy his house in
al-Souana neighborhood in the Old City in Jerusalem under the
pretext of not having a construction permit. The aforementioned
civilian told PCHR that the house was established in 1945 and it
consists of two floors and resided by 19 persons. He added that
the decision to destroy the house is purely political aiming to
punish the family. The aforementioned person’s wife was arrested
more than once, and his eldest son who works in the Islamic Waqf
was also arrested.<br>
<br>
<u>Arrests and Incursions</u><br>
<br>
· At approximately 04:00 on Thursday, 11 December 2014, Israeli
forces moved into al-Thouri neighborhood, east of the Old City
in Jerusalem. They raided and searched a number of houses and
arrested 4 residents: Muhammad Nour al-din al-Tawil (26); Ahmed
Amin al-Juba (23); Muhammad Naser ‘Alawat (19); and Ahmed Faraj
Taha (19).<br>
<br>
· At approximately 09:00 on the aforementioned day, Israeli
forces raided a house belonging to al-Shaloudi family the family
intends to reconstruct after Israeli forces destroyed it on 19
November 2014 in al-Bustan neighborhood, south of the Old City
in Jerusalem. It should be noted that Abdel Rahman al-Shaloudi
was killed on 22 October 2014 by the light train guards in
al-Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood claiming that he ran down a group
of settlers.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 04:30, on Friday, 12 December 2014, Israeli
forces moved into Jabal al –Mukabber neighborhood, southeast of
Jerusalem. They raided and searched a number of houses and
arrested: Ali Ahmed Oweisat (18); Said Ibrahim Abu Jamal (37);
Rifat Muhammad Khaiyat (34); and Younis Samih Eliyan (27).<br>
<br>
· At approximately 04:40, on the aforementioned day, Israeli
forces moved into a house belonging to Sharif Abdu in Wadi
al-Jouz neighborhood. They arrested his son Abdullah (17) and
took him to an unknown destination.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 05:00, Israeli forces moved into a house
belonging to Muhammad Dandis in Ras al-Amoud neighborhood, east
of the Old City in Jerusalem. They arrested his son Abdul Rahman
(23).<br>
<br>
· At approximately 06:00, on the aforementioned day, Israeli
forces moved into al-Isawiah. They raided and searched a number
of houses and arrested 3 residents: Ahmed Haid Mahmoud (28);
Tareq Ziad Darwich (24); and Ali Muhammad Darwich (22).<br>
<br>
· At approximately 13:00, on Saturday, 13 December 2014, Israeli
forces moved into al-Tour neighborhood, east of the Old City in
Jerusalem after dozens of Palestinians threw stones at an
Israeli settler’s vehicle. They fired rubber-coated metal
bullets and tear gas canisters. They arrested Imran Rabaia (18)
and Fadi Talal al-Sayyad (21).<br>
<br>
· At approximately 14:00 on Sunday, 14 Decmber 2014, Israeli
forces moved into Bab Hatta neighborhood. They raided and
searched number of houses and arrested 3 children: Tawfiq Najeeb
(16); Zakarya Izz al-Din al-Bakri (16); and Mustafa Isamil Abu
Sneina (15).<br>
<br>
· At approximately 02:00 on Monday, 15 December 2014, Israeli
forces raided a house belonging to Omar Shalabi (30) former
secretary of Fatah movement in Jerusalem. They confiscated a
number of computers and attacked the family members. They
arrested the aforementioned and took him to an unknown
destination.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 02:30, Israeli forces raided a house
belonging to ex-prisoner Fawzi Omar Mheisin (30) in Shufat
refugee camp. They arrested him and confiscated his computer and
mobile phone.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 14:00, Israeli forces arrested Diala Ali (25)
when she was leaving through al-Silsila gate in Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 21:00, Israeli forces arrested the head of
Fatah Youth Movement Ibrahim Abu Ghariba (39) when he was in
Beit Hanin village, north of the city. According to Muhammad
al-Sharbati, Israeli forces arrested Abu Ghariba after he was
stopped at a checkpoint then he was taken Nabi Yaqoub police
station.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 14:00 on Tuesday, 16 December 2014, Israeli
forces arrested Yazan Imad al-‘Abbasi (11) and Ahmed Abdul Hadi
al-‘Abbasi (11) in Ain al-Louza neighborhood. According to
eyewitness testimonies, the children were arrested when they
were heading home from school.<br>
<br>
<b><u>Settlement activities and attacks by settlers against
Palestinian civilians and property:</u></b><br>
<br>
Israel has continued its settlement activities in the oPt, a
direct violation of international humanitarian law, and Israeli
settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and
property.<br>
<br>
· On Sunday morning, 14 December 2014, Israeli forces
accompanied by a vehicle belonging to the Construction and
Organization Department in the Israeli Civil Administration
Department moved into al-Kou village, southwest of Hebron. They
stationed at Firjas and Qisteen areas. They handed 6 residents
notices to stop construction in their houses under the pretext
of not having a construction permit in area C. The residents of
the houses were identified as:<br>
- Abdul Rahman Ahmed Ali al-Rujoub, a house under construction
with an area of 160 square meters;<br>
- Ismail Ahmed Ali al-Rujoub, a house under construction with an
area of 160 square meters;<br>
- Arafat Ahmed Ali al-Rujoub, a house under construction with an
area of 160 square meters;<br>
- Muhib Yaqoub Taim al-Rujoub, a house under construction with
an area of 130 square meters, and;<br>
- Ramadan Hasan Mustafa al-Rujoub, two houses under
construction; each of them has an area of 150 square meters.<br>
<br>
· On Monday morning, 15 December 2014, Israeli forces
accompanied by a vehicle belonging to the Construction and
Organization Department in the Israeli Civil Administration
Department moved into Beit Amr village, north of Hebron. They
stationed in Taghrat al-Shabak area, north of the village, near
“Gosh Etzion” settlement. They handed two residents notices to
stop construction in their houses under the pretext of not
having a construction permit in area C. They were identified as:<br>
- Bassam Khalil Abdel Muhsen al-‘Allami, an inhabited, one floor
house, which was established on an area of 80 square meters 9
years ago, and;<br>
- Khaled Yousif Abdul Majeed Brighith, a house used for
agricultural purposes, which was established on an area of 60
square meters 4 years ago.<br>
<br>
· In the evening of the aforementioned day, Israeli forces
accompanied by a vehicle belonging to the Construction and
Organization Department in the Israeli Civil Administration
Department moved into Tqou’ village, southeast of Bethlehem.
They stationed at Kherbat al-Deir arre, near the municipality
intersection and handed 4 notices to stop construction in houses
belongin to: Musa Salem Musa; Ahmed Muhammed Suleiman; Saher Ali
Hajahija; and Mahmoud ‘Aish Hajahija.<br>
<br>
<b><i>Recommendations to the International Community:</i></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><a
href="http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10794:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-11-17-dec-2014&catid=84:weekly-2009&Itemid=183"
target="_blank">Full, detailed document</a>, including info
on patrols and border crossings available at the official PCHR
website.</i> </p>
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