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<h1 class="article-title">PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights
Violations in the oPt (02- 08 July 2015)</h1>
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<b><small><small><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imemc.org/article/72201">http://www.imemc.org/article/72201</a></small></small></b><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 02- 08 July 2015.</blockquote>
<p class="article"><b><u>Israeli attacks in the West Bank &
Gaza:</u></b><br>
<br>
<u>Shootings</u><br>
<br>
Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against
Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, and opened fire at
Palestinian fishing boats in the Gaza Strip sea. During the
reporting period, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child, north
of occupied Jerusalem, in excessive use of force. They also
wounded 8 civilians, 7 of whom including 2 children and 4
journalists were wounded in the West Bank, while the 8th was a
fisherman from the Gaza Strip.<br>
<br>
In the West Bank, in excessive use of force, on Friday, 03 July
2015, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian civilian in Qalandia
refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem. Israeli forces claimed
that the child threw stones at an Israeli officer in a patrol that
was passing by the annexation wall in al-Ram village, north of the
city.<br>
<br>
On 02 July 2015, 4 journalists sustained burns in the face when
Israeli forces attacked a group of Palestinian civilians at the
intersection of al-Jaba' village, north of East Jerusalem, who
gathered to mark the first anniversary of the killing of Mohammed
Abu Khdair. Israeli forces sprayed pepper spray over their faces.<br>
<br>
On 02 July 2015, a 19-year-old civilian sustained 2 bullet wounds
to the left leg when a number of Palestinian youngsters protested
against the Israeli forces who moved into al-Dheisha refugee camp,
south of Bethlehem, to arrest a civilian. Israeli forces arrested
the wounded civilian and took him to Hadasa Hospital in West
Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
On 07 July 2015, a 17-year-old child sustained a bullet wound to
the left thigh when a number of Palestinian youngsters protested
against the Israeli forces who moved into al-Jalazoun refugee
camp, north of Ramallah, to arrest a civilian as well.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against peaceful
protests organized by Palestinian civilians and Israeli and
international human rights activists in protest at the
construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in
the West Bank and Israeli policies in the oPt. As a result, a
16-year-old child sustained a bullet wound to the right leg during
a protest at the south-eastern entrance of al-Jalazoun refugee
camp, north of Ramallah. <br>
<br>
As part of targeting fishermen, on 07 July 2015, Israeli gunboats
stationed off al-Waha resort, northwest of Beit Lahia in the north
of the Gaza Strip, opened fire at 2 fishing boats, arrested 4
fishermen on board of the boats and confiscated the 2 boats. When
a third fishing boat headed towards fishing nets left by the 2
other fishing boats, 2 fishermen on board of that boat were
surprised to see Israeli gunboats surrounding and arresting them.
When they were released on the following day, it was found out
that one of whom sustained a rubber-coated metal bullet wound to
the leg.<br>
<br>
<u>Incursions</u><br>
<br>
During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least 45
military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank
and 3 ones in East Jerusalem. During these incursions, Israeli
forces arrested at least 40 Palestinians, including 8 children.
Eleven of these civilians, including the 5 children, were arrested
in East Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
<u>Restrictions on movement</u><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. The
Israeli closure raised the rate of poverty to 38.8%, 21.1% of
which suffer from extreme poverty. Moreover, the rate of
unemployment increased up to 44%, which reflects the unprecedented
economic deterioration in the Gaza Strip.<br>
<br>
<u>Efforts to create a Jewish demographic majority in Jerusalem</u><br>
<br>
In the context of collective punishment policies, on 07 July 2015,
Israeli forces raided a residential tent resided by the family of
Odai Abu Jamal in front of their house in al-Mukaber Mount
village, southeast of Jerusalem, that was closed by fortified
concrete and metal plates. The tent was the only shelter the
family had after their house was closed on 01 July 2015.<br>
<br>
On 06 July 2015, Israeli forces raided a house belonging to the
family of Ghassan Abu Jamal in al-Mukaber Mount village. They
photographed its doors and roads leading to it and other nearby
houses. They also wrote down names of families residing in those
houses.<br>
<br>
Moreover, Israeli forces raided a house belonging to the family of
Mohammed Nayef Ja'abees in al-Mukaber Mount village. They
photographed the house from inside and outside and other nearby
houses. It should be noted that Ja'abees was killed on 04 August
2014 when the bulldozer he was driving hit a bus near Sheikh
Jarrah neighbourhood.<br>
<br>
In the same context, Israeli forces raided the vicinity of a house
belonging to Mo'taz Hijazi in al-Thawri neighbourhood in Silwan
village, south of the old city. They photographed it from the
outside and the roads leading to the house although the family was
not home then. It should be noted that Israeli High Court decided
lately to close the room of Mo'taz, which is part of the house.
Hijazi was killed on 30 October 2014, when Israeli forces opened
fire at him on the roof of his family house on the ground that he
attempted to assassinate Yehuda Glick on 29 October 2014.<br>
<br>
In a different context, an 8-year-old girl sustained fractures and
bruises when an Israeli police jeep ran her down in al-Sultan
Suleiman Street in East Jerusalem. The girl's father said that his
daughter sustained fractures in the right leg, nose and jaw, in
addition to bruises and pains. She was taken to Hadasa Hospital in
West Jerusalem to receive medical treatment.<br>
<br>
In the context of settlers' attacks on Palestinian civilians and
their property, on 06 July 2015, a group of settlers threw stones
at vehicles belonging to Palestinian civilians on road no. (1),
north of the old city. They then attacked their owners with sticks
and stones. As a result, a 2-month pregnant woman miscarried.<br>
<br>
On the same day, a group of settlers attacked 3 Palestinian
civilians walking on al-Mesrara street in East Jerusalem. As a
result, one of whom was wounded and then taken to Hadasa Hospital,
while the 2 others were arrested by the Israeli police.<br>
<br>
<u>Settlement Activities</u><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 02 July 2015, Israeli forces accompanied by an Israeli Civil
Administration vehicle and a bulldozer moved into al-Baq'a area,
east of Hebron. The bulldozer levelled 2-dunum tract of land and
demolished 170-meter-long stone chains that were rebuilt few
months ago.<br>
<br>
On 07 July 2015, Israeli forces accompanied by a Civil
Administration vehicle and a bulldozer demolished and confiscated
sheds established by Beit Ommar residents, north of Hebron, along
bypass road (60) to sell their agricultural products.<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, a child (16) sustained
bullet wounds to the right leg while participating in a protest in
the south-eastern entrance of Jalazone refugee camp, north of
Ramallah.<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>
<u>Demonstrations against the construction of the annexation wall
and settlement activity</u><br>
<br>
Following the Friday prayer, on 03 July 2015, dozens of
Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights
defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in Bil’in, west of
Ramallah, in protest against the Annexation Wall and Settlement
Activity. The 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 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 organized a
peaceful demonstration in the center of Ni’lin village, west of
Ramallah, in protest 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, 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 against the Annexation Wall and Settlement Activity. The
demonstrators 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 them
from participating in the demonstration. When they arrived at the
aforementioned land, the 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>
Following the Friday prayer, 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. A similar
protest was organized following al-Asr prayer on Saturday, 04 July
2015. As a result, many demonstrators suffered tear gas inhalation
and other sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers beat them up.<br>
<br>
<i>Note: the protest of Kufor Qaddoum was scheduled twice a week
(following the Fridays' prayer and following al-Asr prayer on
Sundays).</i><br>
<br>
<u>Other demonstrations</u><br>
<br>
On Thursday afternoon, 02 July 2015 , dozens of Palestinian young
men gathered in the southern entrance of Jalazoun refugee camp,
north of Ramallah, to organize a peaceful demonstration in protest
at Israeli attacks against Palestinian civilians. The
demonstrators threw stones at Israeli soldiers, who fired sound
bombs and tear gas canisters in response. As a result, a child
(16), sustained a bullet wound to the right leg. He was then taken
to the Palestine Medical Compound for medical treatment.<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.
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>
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>
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. However, they lately allowed the
exportation of some vegetables such as cucumber and tomatoes,
furniture and fish.<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 also continued applying the policy
of making certain civilian traveling via the crossing interviewed
by the Israeli intelligence service to be questioned, blackmailed
or arrested. <br>
<br>
<u>West Bank</u><br>
<br>
<b>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:</b><br>
<br>
· Hebron: Israeli forces established 9 checkpoints all over the
city. On Thursday,02 July 2015, Israeli forces established 2
checkpoints at the entrance of Halhoul village, south of Hebron.<br>
<br>
On Saturday, 04 July 2015, Israeli forces established a checkpoint
at the entrance of Beit Awaa village, southwest of Dura, southwest
of Hebron.<br>
<br>
On Sunday, 05 July 2015, Israeli forces established three
checkpoints at the entrance of al-Sa'ir village, at the entrance
of al-Samou'a village, and at the entrance of al-Karmel village,
east of Yata city, south of Hebron.<br>
<br>
At approximately 08:00, on Monday, 06 July 2015, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint at the entrance of Dura city, southwest
of Hebron.<br>
<br>
At approximately 09:00, on Tuesday, 07 July 2015, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint at the northern entrance of Halhoul
village, south of Hebron.<br>
<br>
At approximately 08:00, on Wednesday, 08 July 2015, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Fawwar refugee
camp, south of Hebron.<br>
<br>
· Ramallah: Israeli forces established 26 checkpoints all over the
city. On Thursday, 02 July 2015, Israeli forces established 2
checkpoints at the entrances of 'Aboud village, and Termes'ayaa
village.<br>
<br>
On Friday, 03 July 2015, Israeli forces established 6 checkpoints
at the entrance of al-Nabi Saleh village; under the bridge of
Yabrud village, the entrance of Ni'lin, Deir Jarir, Ain Senia, and
Betten village.<br>
<br>
On Saturday, 04 July 2015, Israeli forces established 8
checkpoints at the entrance of Deir Abu Mesh'al village between
Deir Ezee'a and Ras Karkar villages, on Al Mu'arrajat road between
Jericho and Ramallah, in 'Oyoun Hramiaa village, between Nablus
and Ramallah, at the entrance of al-Nabi Saleh, 'Ein Yabrod and
Betello village. <br>
<br>
On Monday, 05 July 2015, Israeli forces established a checkpoint
in the vicinity of Kherbtha al-Mesbah Bridge, southwest Ramallah.<br>
<br>
· Qalqilya: Israeli forces established 3 checkpoints all over the
city. On Sunday, 05 July 2015, Israeli forces established 3
checkpoints at the entrance of Amatin village, east of Qalqilya,
'Ezbet al-Tabeeb village, southwest of Qalqilya, and on the road
between 'Azoun and Jayous villages, east of the city.<br>
<br>
· Jericho: Israeli forces established 4 checkpoints all over the
city. On Thursday, 02 July 2015, Israeli forces established a
checkpoint at the southern entrance of Jericho village.<br>
<br>
On Saturday, 04 July 2015, Israeli forces established a checkpoint
at the entrance of al-'Oja village, north of the city.<br>
<br>
· Nablus: Israeli forces established 4 checkpoints all over the
city. At approximately 08:00, on Saturday, 04 July 2015, Israeli
forces closed Hawara checkpoint at the southern entrance of Nablus
in front of the movement of Palestinian civilians and their
vehicles. The closure of checkpoint continued till at 20:00, and
Israeli forces didn’t allow anyone to cross the checkpoint during
the mentioned hours claiming it was for security reasons.<br>
<br>
At approximately 16:00 on Monday evening, 06 July 2015, Israeli
forces closed the entrance of Bitaa village, southeast of Nablus
using 8 concrete cubes and set up a watchtower on the main road of
the village. Residents of the village described this step as a
preparation for closing the entrance of the village, or
establishing an iron gate. Israeli forces claimed that the
entrance of the village which was on the road between Nablus and
Ramallah witnesses shooting at settlers' cars and throwing Molotov
cocktails and stones at their cars.<br>
<br>
· Tulkarm: Israeli forces established 4 checkpoints all over the
city. At approximately 10:00, on Sunday morning, 05 July 2015,
Israeli forces established a checkpoint on the main road between
Tulkarm and Nablus in the vicinity of Bazarya intersectiom, east
of Tulkarm. At approximately 11:30, Israeli forces stationed at
'Annab checkpoint on the main road between Tulkarem and Nablus,
east of Tulkarem, tightened their restrictions against Palestinian
civilians. Around the same time, another checkpoint was
established on the main road between Tulkarm and Nablus near the
intersection of Beit Leed, east of Tulkarm.<br>
<br>
At approximately 09:30, on Monday, 06 July 2015, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint on the main road between Tulkarem and
Nablus in the vicinity of Beit Leed village, east of Tulkarm.<br>
<br>
On Tuesday, 07 July 2015, Israeli forces stationed at 'Anab
checkpoint, tightened their restrictions against Palestinian
civilians.<br>
<br>
<i>Note: all the aforementioned checkpoints were later removed,
and no arrests were reported.</i><br>
<br>
<b><u>Arrests and Maltreatment at Military Checkpoints:</u></b><br>
<br>
· At approximately 16:00 on Thursday, 02 July 2015, Israeli forces
stationed at the electronic gates to the Ibrahimi Mosque in the
center of the old city in Hebron arrested Mahmoud Riyadh Akram
al-Zarou (19) under the pretext of having a knife. He was then
taken to an unknown destination.<br>
<br>
· On Sunday evening, 05 July 2015, Israeli forces established a
checkpoint on the main road between Jenin and Nablus near Sebstyah
village, northwest of Nablus. They arrested Ihab Radi 'Abed Souqi
(20) from Jenin while passing through the checkpoint. The
checkpoint was removed later, and he was taken to an unknown
destination.<br>
<br>
· On Monday, 06 July 2015, Israeli forces stationed at al-Karamah
crossing between the West Bank and Jordan arrested Tamer Soliman
Abu 'Ayyash (22) from Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron. They
arrested the aforementioned civilian when he was on his way back
from Jordan and took him to an unknown destination.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 14:00 on Tuesday, 07 July 2015, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint at the entrance of Jeet village,
northeast of Qalqilya. When Ramdan Ahmed Saleh Abu Haniyah (41)
and Tariq Maher Ahmed Abu Haniyah (18), both from 'Azoun village,
east of the city, were passing through the checkpoint, the Israeli
soldiers arrested both of them and took them to an unknown
destination.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 19:00 on the aforementioned Tuesday, Israeli
forces deployed in the neighborhoods of the Old City and the
southern area classified as H2 area in Hebron according to the
Oslo Accords arrested Mohammed Soliman Abu Hadid (29) when he was
on his way back from his house in al-Sahlah area, south of the
city. They were taken to an unknown destination.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 15:00 on Wednesday, 08 July 2015, Israeli
forces deployed at the entrance of Beit Ummar village, north of
Hebron, arrested Rashid Mohammed Walid Akhlil (20) after detaining
him in the watchtower established at the village entrance. The
aforementioned civilian was later handcuffed and taken to an
unknown destination.<br>
<br>
<u><b>Efforts to create a Jewish majority:</b></u><br>
<br>
<u>Shooting incidents</u><br>
<br>
· On Thursday, 02 July 2015, dozens of Palestinian civilians
gathered at the intersection of al-Jaba' village, north of East
Jerusalem, to mark the first anniversary of the killing of
Mohammed Abu Khdair, who was burnt by settlers in early July 2014.
A number of Israeli military vehicles arrived at the place and
surrounded the protest. Israeli officers stepped out of the
vehicles and started firing tear gas canisters and sounds bombs.
They then beat the protestors with hands and clubs and attacked
journalists in particular with pepper spray. As a result, Nepal
Farsakh and Mohammed Shousha, journalists working for Ro'ya
Jordanian channel, journalist Mohammed Radi from Palestine TV and
journalist Mohammed Turkman sustained burns in their faces, due to
which they were taken to Palestine Medical Compound in Ramallah,
to receive the necessary medical treatment.<br>
<br>
· On Friday, 03 July 2015, an Israeli officer opened fire at a
Palestinian child from Qalandia refugee camp, after his military
vehicle was stoned. As a result, the child sustained 4 bullet
wounds, due to which he was taken to Palestine Medical Compound in
Ramallah to receive medical treatment, but he was pronounced dead
later due to wounds his sustained.<br>
<br>
According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately
07:30 on Friday, Mohammad Sami al-Kesba (17) was participating
with a group of scouts in organizing traffic at al-Ram
intersection near the southern iron gate of Qalandia checkpoint.
In the meantime, an Israeli military vehicle passed quickly in a
way that made the boys throw stones at it. An Israeli officer
accompanied by 4 soldiers stepped out of the vehicle and opened
fire at al-Kesba, who was running away. As a result, he sustained
4 bullet wounds to the chin, left cheek, left side and right leg.
The officer and soldiers pointed their guns at a number of
Palestinians who gathered around and banned them from approaching.
After the Israeli vehicle left, al-Kesba was transported by a
Palestinian private car to Palestine Medical Compound in Ramallah.
His health condition was serious. He was pronounced dead after a
while. It should be noted that his 2 brothers were killed too by
Israeli forces in 2002.<br>
<br>
<u>House raids in al-Mukaber Mount and Silwan village on the
ground of collective punishment</u><br>
<br>
· At approximately 16:00 on Monday, 06 July 2015, Israeli forces
raided a house belonging to the family of Ghassan Abu Jamal from
Jabal al-Mukaber village, southeast of East Jerusalem. They
photographed the house from inside and outside and the roads
leading to it and its occupants. Abu Jamal family said that
Israeli forces raided the family house and photographed the house
and its occupants. They also photographed the neighbouring houses
and wrote down names of families to whom the houses belong without
telling the reason. The family added that a quarrel erupted
between Israeli soldiers and the family members. It should be
noted that Ghassan and Odai Abu Jamal carried out an attack on an
Israeli synagogue near Deir Yassin area, west of Jerusalem, in
November 2014. On 01 July 2015, Israeli forces closed the house of
Odai with fortified concrete and metal plates.<br>
<br>
· Moreover, Israeli forces raided a house belonging to the family
of Mohammed Nayef Ja'abees in Jabal al-Mukaber village. His family
said that Israeli forces raided the house and photographed the
house from inside and outside and other nearby houses. It should
be noted that Ja'abees was killed by 47 bullets on 04 August 2014
when the bulldozer he was driving hit a bus near Sheikh Jarrah
neighbourhood, north of the old city in East Jerusalem. Although
Ja'abees was doing his work there, but Israeli forces insist that
he intended to deliberately carry out an attack with his truck.<br>
<br>
· In the same context, on the same day, Israeli forces raided the
vicinity of a house belonging to Mo'taz Hijazi in al-Thawri
neighbourhood in Silwan village, south of the old city. They
photographed it from outside and the roads leading to the house
although the family was not home then. It should be noted that
Israeli High Court decided lately to close the room of Mo'taz,
which is part of the house. Hijazi was killed on 30 October 2014,
when Israeli forces opened fire at him on the roof of his family
house on the ground that he attempted to assassinate Yehuda Glick
on 29 October 2014.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 16:00 on Tuesday, 07 July 2015, Israeli forces
raided a residential tent belonging to the family of Odai Abu
Jamal that was established in front of the house in al-Mukaber
Mount, southeast of East Jerusalem. The family said that Israeli
forces violently raided the tent and damaged and confiscated it.
They also damaged the content of the tent. It should be noted that
Israeli forces closed their house with concrete on 01 July 2015,
therefore the family stayed in a tent offered by the ICRC. The
tent was the only shelter for the family that included 6 members.<br>
<br>
<u>Incursions</u><br>
<br>
· At approximately 03:00 on Monday, 06 July 2015, Israeli forces
raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Belal Afana
(52) in Sour Baher village, south of East Jerusalem. They arrested
him and his son Abdullah (24).<br>
<br>
· At approximately 05:00, on the same day, Israeli forces arrested
5 Palestinian children, who were going back homes in Ras al-Amoud
neighbourhood, east of the old city in East Jerusalem, from
al-Aqsa Mosque: Hosam Maher Hassan (15), Ahmed Nasser al-Ghoul
(17), Mohammed Emad Awad (17), Nour al-Din Zughul (17) and Mo'men
Abdullah Adila (17).<br>
<br>
· At approximately 03:00 on Tuesday, 07 July 2015, Israeli forces
raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Abdullah
al-Tamimi in al-Qaa' neighbourhood in al-tour Mount, east of East
Jerusalem. They arrested his son Ahmed (19) and took him to an
unknown destination.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 04:00 on the same day, Israeli forces raided
and searched a house belonging to the family of Ahmed Abu Znaid in
Shu'fat neighbourhood, north of the old city in East Jerusalem.
They arrested his son Nour (21) and took him to an unknown
destination.<br>
<br>
<u>A Palestinian little girl wounded as an Israeli police car run
over her</u><br>
<br>
· On Sunday, 05 July 2015, Aseel Nazih Da'eef (8) sustained
fractures and bruises when an Israeli police jeep run over her on
al-Sultan Suleiman Street in East Jerusalem. The girl's father,
Nazih Da'eef, said that his daughter sustained fractures in the
right leg, nose and jaw, in addition to bruises and pains after an
Israeli police car ran her down. He added that his daughter was
crossing the street at approximately 19:54 on the same day, but
she was surprised to see a speedy police jeep coming towards her.
The jeep hit her, due to which she was thrown on the ground. She
was taken to Hadasa Hospital in West Jerusalem to receive medical
treatment.<br>
<br>
<u>Settlers' attacks on Palestinian civilians and their property</u><br>
<br>
· At approximately 19:00 on Monday, 06 July 2015, a group of
settlers threw stones at vehicles belonging to Palestinian
civilians on road no. (1), north of the old city. They then
attacked their owners with sticks and stones. As a result, a
2-month pregnant woman suffered abortion.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 20:00 on the same day, a group of settlers
attacked 3 Palestinian civilians walking on al-Mesrara street in
East Jerusalem. As a result, one of these civilians was wounded
and then taken to Hadasa Hospital, while the 2 others were
arrested by the Israeli police.<br>
<br>
Feras Mojahed (45), one of those who were attacked, said to a PCHR
fieldworker that at approximately 20:00 on the abovementioned day,
6 settlers aging between 15 and 19 attacked him, his brother
Mohammed (37) and Hassan al-Joulani (28) while walking on
al-Mesrara street going to their houses. He added that the
settlers insulted them, but they did not care and kept walking,
but they were surprised to see the settlers chasing and attacking
them with stones. One of the settlers hit him on his head with a
club. Mojahed added that Israeli forces arrived at the place and
arrested the settlers while his brother Mohammed and Hassan
al-Joulani were referred to interrogation in al-Masqoubiya police
station. He was taken to Hadasa Hospital to receive medical
treatment. Feras explained that he sustained bruises around his
eye and in the leg and pains throughout his body.<br>
<br>
<b><u>Settlement activities and attacks by settlers against
Palestinian civilians and property:</u></b><br>
<br>
· At approximately 08:00 on Thursday, 02 July 2015, Israeli forces
accompanied by an Israeli Civil Administration vehicle and a
bulldozer moved into al-Baq'a area, east of Hebron. The bulldozer
levelled 2-dunum piece of land and demolished 170-meter-long stone
chains that were rebuilt few months ago by Mohammed Mostafa Awwad
Jaber (62) and his brothers.<br>
<br>
It should be noted that Israeli forces by the end of 2009,
levelled a 10-dunum tract of land belonging to the same person and
his brothers; demolished 1,000-meter-long stone chains, a water
well and a basin and confiscated agricultural tools. The loss was
estimated at JD 33,200. Israeli forces claimed that the tract of
land is a state property and no one shall work in it unless by the
agreement of the competent authorities in the Israeli Civil
Administration.<br>
<br>
· At approximately 16:00 on Tuesday, 07 July 2015, Israeli forces
accompanied by a Civil Administration vehicle and a bulldozer
demolished and confiscated sheds established by Beit Ommar
residents along bypass road (60) to sell their agricultural
products. The Civil Administration officers confiscated part of
the products and damaged the other part. The sellers' loss was
estimated at about NIS 1,000 for each one of them.<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 latest 51-day
offensive 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;
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>
<i><a
href="http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11152:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-02-08-july-2015&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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