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<h1 id="reader-title">PCHR Weekly Report: Israeli troops kill 3
Palestinian civilians, wound 28 in the past week</h1>
<div id="reader-credits" class="credits">by Celine Hagbard -
October 2, 2015<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 17 - 30
September 2015, the Palestinian Center for Human
Rights (PCHR) found that 3 Palestinian civilians,
including a girl and a deaf young man, were killed in
the West Bank. 28 Palestinians, including 12 children,
were wounded. And 135 Palestinians, including 46
children and women, were abducted by Israeli troops.</blockquote>
<p class="article">Israeli attacks in the West Bank:</p>
<p>
In the West Bank, on 22 September 2015, Israeli forces
stationed at a military checkpoint at the western
entrance of al-Shuhada Street used lethal force and
killed Hadeel al-Hashlamoun (18) from a range of 3
meters under the pretext that she was holding a knife.
As a result, she sustained 10 bullet wounds throughout
her body. She was taken to Tsha'ari Tsediq Hospital in
West Jerusalem, but she was pronounced dead in the
evening.</p>
<p>
An eyewitness, Fawwaz Abu 'Eishah (34) said to a PCHR
fieldworker that:</p>
<p>
"At approximately 07:40 on Tuesday, 22 September 3015,
I went as usual to my work and when I approached
Checkpoint 56, I heard the soldiers screaming. When I
arrived, I heard two soldiers shouting at a girl
wearing a Niqab and covering all her body with black
and carrying a black purse around her neck. Her hands
were under her clothes. There were 3 school children
thereabout and two soldiers pointing their guns at the
girl. I approached an Israeli soldier and asked him to
allow me to talk to the girl as I speak Hebrew and the
girl did not understand what they were telling her.
While the girl was not responding with a word, the two
soldiers again and again were shouting at her asking
her in Hebrew to back off. However, she did not move.
The two soldiers accepted and when I talked to her
asking her to back off, an Israeli soldier fired a
bullet at the ground next to the girl, who did move at
all as well. I then convinced the girl who did not
talk to me to go back. I removed with my hand a red
plastic barrier which closes the trail leading to the
centre of the city. The girl walked 3 meters away from
the two soldiers when 4 other soldiers arrived at the
checkpoint. They then loaded their guns and pointed
them at the girl and I was walking behind her heading
to my work on the same way. Before we could leave the
checkpoint, the soldier who at the beginning fired a
bullet at the ground, pointed his gun in the girl's
face. There was a 120-centimeter long iron barrier
between them. He then repointed the weapon on the
ground and fired another bullet which did not hit the
girl. I then heard the 6 soldiers screaming in Hebrew
asking the girl to stop. I asked the soldiers to allow
me to talk to the girl, but two of them pointed their
guns at me and asked me to back off. Meanwhile, I
became behind the soldiers after I went back. The
soldier kept shouting at the girl asking her in Hebrew
to see her hands and stand to the wall. I talked to
the girl translating what the soldier was saying, but
she did not answer and her hands were under her cover
and the purse around her neck. The same soldiers fired
another bullet next to the girl, and I kept begging
her to show her hands to them, but she did not
respond. A few minutes later, I saw the soldier who
was firing warning bullets backing off and sitting in
the point shooting position and pointing his gun at
the girl from around a distance of 2 meters. He fired
a bullet at the girl wounding her left leg, so she
fell on the ground and her purse fell down. Her right
hand was revealed to be holding a 25-centimeter home
knife with a wooden hand. She did not get up, but the
soldier shot her again in the other leg. A few minutes
later, he fired four bullets at the girl wounding her
in the chest and abdomen and then another bullet which
I do not know if it hit her or not. At that time, no
Palestinian was in the scene but 3 children and a
foreign activist from "EAPPI", which monitors the
interaction between the Palestinian inhabitants and
the Israeli military in the old city. I shouted at the
soldier, at whom another soldier was shouting and
saying in Hebrew "Dai…Dai" means enough. I then took
another road to reach my work, and when I was turning,
I saw a PRCS ambulance stopping behind the checkpoint.
I knew later that the girl's name is Hadil Salah
al-Hashlamoon."</p>
<p>
Dr. Salah al-Deen al-Hashlamoon, the father of the
girl and an Anaesthetist and Head of the intensive
Care Unit (ICU) in al-Ahli Hospital, and other doctors
who examined the girl emphasized that she was left for
45 minutes before being given first aid despite her
serious health condition. Medical sources emphasized
that the girl received 10 bullets in her body wounding
her in the left ankle; right knee; upper right thigh;
right waist; upper humerus; right elbow); the upper
right area of the abdomen; left side of the chest; and
under the chest.</p>
<p>
On 22 September 2015, 22-year-old Diya' al-Talahma,
from Kharsa village, south of Doura, southwest of
Hebron, was killed due to the explosion of an
explosive device he was holding near the security road
between bypass road 60 and "Nigohot" settlement. It
was not obvious whether the explosive device exploded
because Israeli forces fired at it or not. However,
Israeli forces prevented a Palestinians ambulance from
approaching or transporting him for over 3 hours and
40 minutes. They left him bleeding to death.</p>
<p>
On 24 September 2015, medical sources at Rafidiya
Hospital in Nablus declared Ahmed Khatatba (25), from
Beit foreik village, east of Nablus, died of wounds he
sustained earlier. According to PCHR's investigations,
on 18 September 2015, Israeli forces stationed at Beit
Foreik checkpoint, east of Nablus, opened fire at
Palestinian civilian car crossing the checkpoint. As a
result, the driver, al-Khatatba. sustained 2 bullet
wounds. </p>
<p>
On 20 September 2015, Israeli forces opened fire near
al-Zahra' gas station in Jenin at Mohammed al-Alaqma
(21). They wounded him in the left leg and then
abducted him. This happened during an Israeli
incursion into Jenin city and refugee camp.</p>
<p>
On 25 September 2015, a Palestinian civilian was
wounded when Israeli forces opened fire at a group of
Palestinian youngsters who were protesting around Beit
Foreik checkpoint, east of Nablus. On 26 September
2015, a Palestinian boy was wounded during a similar
protest around the iron gate leading to "Etamar"
settlement, southeast of Beit Foreik village.</p>
<p>
In occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli forces wounded
Mohammed Ibrahim Essa (13) in his head when they moved
into al-Eisawiya village, northeast of the city.
Therefore, he was taken to al-Maqased Hospital for
medical treatment, where medical sources stated that
he sustained fractures to the skull. His health
condition was described as serious.</p>
<p>
In the same context, 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, 17 civilians, including 10 children, were
wounded.</p>
<p>
During other protests organized in the vicinity of
Ofer Prison, southwest of Ramallah, on 18 September
2015, 8 civilians, including 6 children, were wounded.</p>
<p>
On 29 September, 7 civilians, including a child, were
wounded during a peaceful protest at the northern
entrance of al-Bireh city in support for al-Aqsa
Mosque.</p>
<p>
Israeli forces conducted 67 incursions into
Palestinian communities in the West Bank </p>
<p>
Israeli forces continued efforts to create a Jewish
demographic majority in occupied East Jerusalem. An
under-construction house was demolished in Silwan and
a farmland was levelled in al-Eisawiya village.</p>
<p>
Israeli forces and settlers continued to storm al-Aqsa
mosque and impose restrictions on the entry of
Palestinians into it.</p>
<p>
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip:</p>
<p>
Israeli warplanes carried out 5 airstrikes against the
north of the Gaza Strip. In addition, Israeli forces
abducted 9 Palestinian civilians, including 4
children, who attempted to cross into Israel via the
border fence.</p>
<p>
In the context of targeting Palestinian fishermen, on
19 September 2015, Israeli gunboats stationed off
al-Waha shore, northwest of Beit Lahia village in the
north of the Gaza Strip, opened fire sporadically
around fishing boats. Similar shooting incidents
occurred on 20 September 2015 within 3 nautical miles.
On 26 September 2015, Israeli navy forces sunk a
fishing boat off Khan Yunis shore in the south of the
Gaza Strip.</p>
<p>
On 19 September 2015, Israeli warplanes fired a
missile at a training site belonging to the Izziddin
al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas movement),
east of Jabalia in the north of the Gaza Strip. As a
result, 2 Palestinian civilians sustained bruises
throughout their bodies and a telecommunication signal
tower was destroyed.</p>
<p>
Also on the same day, an Israeli drone fired a missile
at a water tower in Beit Hanoun town in the north of
the Gaza Strip, but neither casualties nor material
damage were reported.</p>
<p>
On 30 September 2015, Israeli warplanes carried out 3
airstrikes on training sites belonging to Palestinian
armed groups, but no casualties were reported.</p>
<p>
Israeli settlement activity:</p>
<p>
Israeli forces continued to support settlement
activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers
continued to attack Palestinian civilians and
property.</p>
<p>
On 19 September 2015, a group of settlers ambushed
Palestinian civilian cars coming from and to Beit
Dajan village, east of Nablus. They opened fire at a
Palestinian vehicle, but no casualties were reported.</p>
<p>
Israeli attacks on non-violent demonstrations:</p>
<p>
Israeli forces continued to use excessive force
against peaceful protests in the West Bank. 24
Palestinian civilians, including 11 children, were
wounded. </p>
<p>
Following the Friday prayer on 18 September 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
The 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 up.</p>
<p>
Note: On Friday, 25 September 2015, a similar
demonstration was organized, but no injuries were
reported. </p>
<p>
· 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 up.</p>
<p>
Note: On Friday, 25 September 2015, a similar
demonstration was organized, but no injuries were
reported. </p>
<p>
· 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 up.</p>
<p>
· At approximately 13:30 on Friday, Palestinian
civilians and Israeli and international human rights
defenders organized a protest in the center of Kafor
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, 3civilians,
including a child, were wounded. A 14-year-old child,
was wounded by a bullet to the right leg, a
46-year-old civilian, was wounded by a bullet to the
right leg, while a 45-year-old civilian, was wounded
by a bullet to the right arm. </p>
<p>
· At approximately 17:00 on Saturday, 19 September
2015, Palestinian civilians and Israeli and
international human rights defenders 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, a 15-year-old child, was wounded
by a bullet to the right leg.</p>
<p>
· At approximately 13:30 on Friday, 25 September 2015,
Palestinian civilians and Israeli and international
human rights defenders 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, a 7-year-old child, Maram Abed al-Lateef
Mousa Ali, was wounded by a bullet to the head as the
bullet penetrating the window of her house.
Additionally, Maram's father, Abed al-Lateef Mousa
Ali, 44, was hit by a bullet to the head. It should be
noted that the aforementioned civilian is chief of
Nablus Police Station, who was wounded while taking
his daughter to the ambulance.</p>
<p>
Note: on Saturday, 26 September 2015, a similar
demonstration was organized, but no injuries were
reported. </p>
<p>
· On Friday afternoon, 18 September 2015, dozens of
Palestinian youngsters gathered in the vicinity of
Ofer prison, southwest of Ramallah to protest against
the Israeli policies. The demonstrators went to the
prison's gate. Israeli forces closed the gate and
soldiers were deployed in the area. 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, 8 civilians,
including 6 children, were wounded and were then taken
to Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah to receive
medical treatment:</p>
<p>
1-A 16-year-old child was wounded by a gas canister to
the chest.</p>
<p>
2-A 16-year-old child was wounded by a bullet
penetrated the right leg and settled in the left leg.</p>
<p>
3-A 15-year-old child was wounded by a bullet to the
left leg.</p>
<p>
4-A 13-year-old child was wounded by a bullet to the
left thigh.</p>
<p>
5-A 15-year-old child was wounded by a bullet to the
left shoulder.</p>
<p>
6-A 15-year-old child was wounded by a bullet under
the left armpit.</p>
<p>
7-An 18-year-old was wounded by a bullet to the right
thigh; and</p>
<p>
8-An 18-year-old was wounded by a bullet to the head.</p>
<p>
· Also on Friday afternoon, dozens of youngsters
gathered at the eastern entrance of 'Obween village,
northwest of Ramallah, and threw stones at the
Ramallah-Nablus road, in Wadi al-Balat area ('Oyoun
al-Haramyia). Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition,
rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas
canisters in response. As a result, 3 civilians,
including a child, were wounded and were then taken to
Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah to receive
medical treatment. The 16-year-old child was hit by a
bullet to the right leg, a 26-year-old civilian was
wounded by a bullet to the left leg, and a 21-year-old
civilian was wounded by a bullet to the right thigh.</p>
<p>
· On Friday afternoon, dozens of youngsters gathered
in the southern entrance of Salwad village, northeast
of Ramallah, on the road between Selwad and Yabroud,
near Street (60) to organize a protest against Israeli
policies. The protestors set fire to tires and threw
stones at Israeli soldiers who fired live ammunition,
rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas
canisters in response. As a result, many civilians
suffered tear gas inhalation and others sustained
bruises as Israeli soldiers beat them up. Moreover, a
group of Israeli border guards raided a house
belonging to Mo'amer 'Aiad, and they beat by their
hands and gun butts the following civilians : Maher
Thalji Hamaad, 40, and Riyad Naiel Hamaad, 23, before
arresting them then.</p>
<p>
Note: On Friday, 25 September 2015, similar
demonstration was organized with no injuries were
reported.</p>
<p>
· On Friday afternoon, dozens of youngsters gathered
at the southern entrance of Jalzoun refugee camp,
north of Ramallah, near the UNRWA boys school, which
is about 300 meter away from "Beit Eill" settlement
fence, to organize a protest against Israeli policies
against al-Aqsa Mosque . The protestors threw stones
at the "Beit Eill" settlement fence near the camp.
Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition, rubber-coated
metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters in
response and chased them inside the refugee. As a
result, many civilians suffered tear gas inhalation
and others sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers beat
them up.</p>
<p>
· Following Friday prayer, dozens of civilians
organized a peaceful demonstration in front of Wasaya
al-Rasoul mosque, southern Hebron. The participants
raised the Palestinian flags and chanted national
slogans in support for al-Aqsa Mosque towards the
Israeli attacks against the sanctities in the Occupied
Jerusalem. The demonstration headed to Tareq Ben Ziyad
street area where Israeli soldiers deployed in the
area. When participants arrived at the area, Israeli
forces fired sounds bomb and tear gas canisters
against them. A number of youngsters stationed in the
vicinity of the residential houses and shops, threw
stones and empty bottles at the soldiers. In the
meantime, many military vehicles and a wastewater
pumping vehicle raided the area, ordered the
demonstrators to leave and flooded the residential
houses by a wastewater. In the meantime, many
civilians suffered tear gas inhalation, and no
detention operation were reported against the
demonstrations' participants.</p>
<p>
· On Tuesday, 29 September 2015, hundreds of
Palestinian civilians gathered in the center of
Ramallah to organize a supporting demonstration for
al-Aqsa Mosque, and condemn Israeli forces and
settlers attacks against al-Aqsa Mosque. The
demonstrators marched in the streets of the village,
raised the flag of Palestine and al-Aqsa Mosque's
pictures. Dozens of them then headed towards the
northern entrance of the village, near al-Huda petrol
station, in al-Balou' neighborhood. Israeli forces
deployed a large number of soldiers in the vicinity of
(DCO) checkpoint and "Biet Eill" settlement. The
protestors set fire to tires and threw stones at
Israeli soldiers who fired live ammunition,
rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas
canisters in response. As a result, 7 civilians,
including a child were wounded, 6 of whom were
transported to the Palestinian Medical Complex in
Ramallah to receive medical treatment. Moreover,
Israeli forces abducted an injured person, Mohammed
Akram 'Ori, who was wounded by a bullet to the thigh
from the ambulance belonging to the Palestinian
military medical services, while the other injured
persons were identified as:</p>
<p>
1. A 17-year-old child, who was wounded by a bullet to
the right knee.</p>
<p>
2. A 32-year-old civilian, who was wounded by a bullet
to the right shoulder.</p>
<p>
3. An 18-year-old, who was wounded by a bullet to the
left knee.</p>
<p>
4. An 18-year-old, who was wounded by a bullet to the
right leg.</p>
<p>
5. A 19-year-old, who was wounded by a bullet to the
thigh; and</p>
<p>
6. A 20-year-old, who was wounded by a bullet to the
right leg.</p>
<p>
Recommendations to the international community:</p>
<p>
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 PCHR call upon the
international community to act in order to stop all
Israeli settlement expansion activities in the
Occupying Palestinian Territories through imposing
sanctions on Israeli settlements and criminalizing
trading with them.</p>
<p>
In addition the 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.</p>
<p>
For the full text of the report, click on the link
below.<br>
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