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<h1 class="article-title">PCHR Weekly Report: 14 civilians
wounded; 69 children made homeless by Israeli forces</h1>
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<span class="article-detail"><img class="icon"
src="cid:part1.00000407.01040101@freedomarchives.org"
alt="author"> Friday September 04, 2015 09:57</span><span
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src="cid:part2.02060600.09020804@freedomarchives.org"
alt="author"> by PCHR-Gaza</span></span> <br>
<b><small><small><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imemc.org/article/72884">http://www.imemc.org/article/72884</a></small></small></b><br>
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<blockquote class="article-intro">In its Weekly Report On Israeli
Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
for the week of 27 Aug. - 02 Sep. 2015, the Palestinian Center
for Human Rights (PCHR) found that Israeli forces wounded 14
Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, while abducting 55.</blockquote>
<p class="article">In addition, Israeli forces demolished a
residential community, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, and
expelled 94 Palestinians, including 69 children, rendering them
homeless.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces also stopped rehabilitation work in an
archaeological site in the vicinity of Bani Na'im village, east
of Hebron, while Israeli settlers set fire to a bulldozer in
al-Mazra'ah al-Qabaliyah village, northwest of Ramallah.<br>
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Israeli attacks in the West Bank:<br>
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During the past week, 10 Palestinian civilians, including 3
children, were wounded during Israeli attacks on nonviolent
demonstrations. 4 others were wounded during an Israeli
incursion in Tal village, southwest of Nablus.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces conducted 57 incursions into Palestinian
communities in the West Bank. 55 Palestinian civilians,
including 12 children, were abducted. 11 of these civilians,
including 4 children, were abducted in occupied East Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
In addition, a house was shelled and then completely levelled by
an Israeli bulldozer in Jenin. In a large-scale military
operation that Jenin has not witnessed for years, Israeli forces
moved into the city and its refugee camp on 31 August 2015 to
arrest allegedly wanted Palestinians. They raided a house
belonging to the secretary of the Jenin's Mayor and took his
family outdoors. Moreover, they abducted the aforementioned
person, his brother, son and mother. Israeli forces afterwards
fired 4 shells at the house. A bulldozer started demolishing the
house, the fence around it and a well used for collection of
rainwater. The child and his grandmother were released later.<br>
<br>
Many checkpoints were established in the West Bank. 3
Palestinian civilians were abducted at checkpoints.<br>
<br>
8 shepherds were maltreated and an old woman was beaten by
Israeli soldiers, east of Nablus.<br>
<br>
In an example of the many Israeli invasions this week, on the
single day of Sunday August 30th, Israeli forces carried out
incursions in the following areas: Hares village, north of
Salfit' Kherbtha al-Mesbah village, west of Ramallah; Beit Sira
village, southwest of the city; 'Aqbet Jaber refugee camp,
southwest of Jericho; Fasayel village, north of the city;
villages of 'Azoun, al-Fondoq and Hejah, east of Qalqilya; and
Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of the city.<br>
<br>
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip: <br>
<br>
In the Gaza Strip, in the context of targeting Palestinian
fishermen, on 29 August 2015, Israeli gunboats stationed off
al-Wahah shore, north of the Gaza Strip, sporadically opened
fire at fishermen sailing within 2 nautical miles, but neither
casualties nor material damage were reported.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces abducted two Palestinian traders at Beit Hanoun
crossing. In addition, on 01 September 2015, Israeli forces
moved 200 meters into Nahal 'Oz area along the border fence,
east of al-Shija'iyah neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City. <br>
<br>
Israel continued to impose a total closure and has isolated the
Gaza Strip from the outside world. 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 adOccupied Palestinian Territories 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 abducted.<br>
<br>
Israeli settlement activities:<br>
<br>
In the context of the forcible displacement policy applied in
Area (C) in the West Bank for the interest of settlement
projects, on 31 August 2015, Israeli forces demolished
"al-Khdeirat" Bedouin community, northeast of occupied East
Jerusalem near "Adam" settlement, rendering eleven Bedouin
families homeless. <br>
<br>
According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately
09:00 on Monday, 31 August 2015, Israeli forces, backed by
military vehicles and accompanied by a force from the
Construction and Organization Department in the Civil
Administration and bulldozers, moved into al-Khdeirat Bedouin
community near "Adam" settlement overlooking Mekhmas village and
"Sha'er Benyamin" settlement, northeast of occupied East
Jerusalem. The Israeli bulldozers demolished a number of
residential and livestock barracks (16 residential barracks and
7 livestock barracks) leaving 94 persons, including 69 children,
homeless.<br>
<br>
Israeli attacks on non-violent demonstrations:<br>
<br>
Israeli forces continued to use excessive and systematic use of
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 Occupied Palestinian Territories. As a result, 9 civilians,
including 3 children, were wounded in Kufor Qaddoum protest,
northeast of Qalqilya; Silwad protest, northeast of Ramallah;
and the vicinity of Ofer detention facility, southwest of the
city.<br>
<br>
Following the Friday prayer on 28 August 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
activities. protestors tried to sneak the fence. Israeli
soldiers stationed behind the wall, fired live bullets,
rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs
and chased them into the olive fields and into residential
houses in response. As a result, many civilians suffered tear
gas inhalation and others sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers
beat them. Moreover, Israeli forces abducted the head of the
Popular Committee against the Annexation Wall and Settlement
Activities in Bil'in, Iyad Bournat, 43, after they beat him
causing bruises to his chest, and a photographer of the Popular
Committee, Hamza Bournat, 23. The two were taken to Benjamin
police station, east of occupied Jerusalem. They were released
at midnight.<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 prevented the demonstrators from
crossing to the land behind the Annexation Wall, so they threw
stones at them. Israeli soldiers fired live bullets,
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.<br>
<br>
Around the same time, dozens of Palestinian civilians and
Israeli and international human rights defenders organized 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 were chased into
the village. . As a result, many civilians suffered tear gas
inhalation and others sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers beat
them after an Israeli soldier attempted to arrest a 12-year-old
Palestinian child, beating him on his broken left arm and
hitting his head at a rock then eventually attempting to
strangle him. Furthermore, the same Israeli soldier assaulted
against a 14-year old, the boy's sister and his mother, 40, and
another woman, 46, when they tried to prevent the detention of
the boy. In addition, Israeli forces abducted an 18-year-old
Palestinian youngster, and unidentified international solidarity
activist.<br>
<br>
At approximately 13:30 on Friday afternoon, 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. When they arrived at the
entrance of the gate, the demonstrators were met by live
bullets, tear gas canisters, rubber-coated steel bullets, sound
bombs. As a result, five Palestinian civilians were wounded. The
first civilian, 36, was hit by a bullet to the right foot; the
second civilian,46, was hit by a bullet to the right leg; the
third civilian, 45, was hit by the bullet to the left leg; the
fourth civilian,46, was hit by the bullet to the arm; and the
fifth civilian, 15, was hit by a bullet to the head.<br>
<br>
At approximately 17:00 on Saturday, 29 August 2015, 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. When they arrived at the
entrance of the gate, the demonstrators were met by live
bullets, tear gas canisters, rubber-coated steel bullets, sound
bombs. As a result, an 18-year-old youngster was wounded by a
bullet to the right leg.<br>
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Recommendations to the international community:<br>
<br>
Due to the number and severity of Israeli human rights
violations this week, the PCHR made several recommendations to
the international community. Among these were a recommendation
that the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions
compel Israel, as a High Contracting Party to the Conventions,
to apply the Conventions in the Occupied Palestinian
Territories.<br>
<br>
In addition, 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 Occupied Palestinian Territories, and to
compel it to incorporate the human rights situation in the
Occupied Palestinian Territories in its reports submitted to the
concerned committees;<br>
<br>
For the full text of the report, click on the link below: </p>
<a
href="http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11253:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-27-aug-02-sep-2015&catid=84:weekly-2009&Itemid=183"
title="http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11253:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-27-aug-02-sep-2015&catid=84:weekly-2009&Itemid=183"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_...d=183">http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_...d=183</a></a></div>
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