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<h1 class="article-title">PCHR Weekly Report: 10 Palestinians
killed, 70 wounded by Israeli forces this week</h1>
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<span class="article-detail"><img class="icon"
src="cid:part1.05030700.05020707@freedomarchives.org"
alt="author"> Friday December 11, 2015 04:03</span><span
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src="cid:part2.09050104.03020600@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/74186">http://www.imemc.org/article/74186</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 03 – 09 December 2015, the Palestinian Center
for Human Rights (PCHR) found that Israeli forces continued
systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories
throughout the week.</blockquote>
<p class="article">10 Palestinian civilians, including a child,
were killed in the West Bank. 70 Palestinian civilians,
including 21 children, a female journalist and a woman, were
wounded in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces put into effect the house demolition policy on
grounds of collective punishment. A house in Nablus was bombed,
due to which a mosque and 5 nearby houses sustained material
damage. A number of houses were surveyed and their occupants
were threatened to leave their houses to be demolished. <br>
<br>
Israeli forces continued to target the border area along the
Gaza Strip.<br>
2 house sustained damage because of the Israeli shells. Israeli
warplanes raided a training site in the Gaza Strip, but no
casualties were reported.<br>
<br>
Israeli attacks in the West Bank:<br>
<br>
Israeli forces conducted 114 incursions into Palestinian
communities in the West Bank this week. <br>
<br>
In the West Bank, killings committed by Israeli forces were as
follows:<br>
<br>
On Thursday, 03 December 2015, Israeli soldiers stationed at a
checkpoint established at the intersection of Hezmah village,
northeast of Jerusalem, killed Mazen Hasan Mohammed 'Oraibi (36)
from Abu Dis village, east of the city. The aforementioned
civilian opened fire from his gun and the Israeli soldiers then
opened fire at him.<br>
<br>
On the same day, Israeli police officers opened fire at 'Ezz
al-Deen Rayeq 'Abdullah Raddad (21) under the pretext of
stabbing someone in his car in the vicinity of al-Mesrarah area
near al-Anbyaa' Street in the Old City in East Jerusalem. As a
result, he was hit with several bullets from a close range and
left bleeding to death.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces stationed at "Gilbert" military checkpoint,
northwest of Tal al-Rumaidah neighbourhood, in the centre of
Hebron, shot dead Taher Faisal Abdul Men'em Fanoun (21) and
Mostafa Fadel Abdul Men'em Fanoun (16), both are from Jabal
al-Rahmah area, south of Hebron. Israeli forces claimed that the
2 aforementioned persons attempted to stab Israeli soldiers. The
2 corpses were transported by a Red Star of David's ambulance to
an unknown destination.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces killed in the afternoon a Palestinian civilian
while going back home on foot to Aboud village, northwest of
Ramallah. Israeli forces claimed that the killed person stabbed
an Israeli soldier who was standing with other soldiers at the
main entrance to the village. However, PCHR's investigations
totally refute the Israeli story.<br>
<br>
According to PCHR's investigations and statements of
eyewitnesses, an Israeli soldier opened fire at Abdul Rahman
Wajih Ibrahim Abdul Majid (27) after the Israeli soldiers
slapped him on the face. Due to which, Abdul Rahman pushed the
soldier who stumbled and fell on his back. The Israeli soldier
immediately fired 2 bullets at him. Two other Israeli soldiers
opened fire at him as well.<br>
On the same day, Israeli forces stationed at the western
entrance to Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, on Silwad-Yabroud
road near bypass road (60), opened fire at a vehicle. As a
result, the driver Anas Bassam Abdul Rahim Hammad (21) was
killed after he ran over a group of Israeli soldiers at the
entrance to the village.<br>
<br>
On 06 December 2015, Israeli police opened fire at 'Amer Yaser
Iskafi from Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem. As a
result, he was hit with several live bullets throughout his body
and left to bleed to death in the scene although there were Red
David Star ambulance crews in the area.<br>
<br>
On 07 December 2015, Israeli forces deployed in the vicinity of
al-ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron killed Ihab Maswadi (21) from
al-Sharif Mountain Area. They claimed that Meswadi stabbed an
Israeli settler, and his corpse was taken by an Israeli
ambulance to an unknown destination. The video shared on social
media showed a number of Israeli soldiers and medical staffs
offering first aid to the wounded settler. Meanwhile, Meswadi
was lying on the ground for half an hour and none of the
paramedics or soldiers approached him to check on him or give
first aid. He was left to bleed to death.<br>
<br>
On 08 December 2015, during their incursion to al-Dheishah
refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, Israeli forces killed Malek
Shahin (18) when they heavily opened fire at dozens of
Palestinian children, who threw stones and empty bottles at
them. The aforementioned civilian was hit with a bullet that
penetrated the forehead and settled in his head. Palestinian
ambuaklnces were denied access to the camp and the young man was
left to bleed for long.<br>
<br>
On 09 December 2015, Israeli forces deployed in the closed
Shuhadaa' Street in the centre of Hebron killed 'Abdel Maswadi
(21) from al-Sharif Mountain area under the pretext of stabbing
two settlers. His corpse was taken by an Israeli ambulance to an
unknown destination.<br>
<br>
During this week, 49 Palestinians, including 17 children, a
journalist and a woman, were wounded. One of whom was wounded in
occupied East Jerusalem and its suburbs while the rest were
wounded in the West Bank Cities.<br>
<br>
The Palestinian civilians wounded in the West Bank were
distributed as follows:<br>
<br>
In peaceful protests against Israeli policies: 22 Palestinian
civilians, including 10 children, were wounded. Eighteen of them
were hit with live bullets; and the four others were hit with
rubber-coated metal bullets.<br>
In peaceful protests against Israeli incursion: 16 Palestinian
civilians, including 5 children and a woman, were wounded.
Thirteen of them were hit with live bullets, 2 others were hit
with a rubber-coated metal bullet and one was hit with a gas
canister.<br>
<br>
At the checkpoints and public roads: 8 Palestinian civilians,
including a child and a journalist, were hit with live bullets
and seven others were hit with metal bullets.<br>
In peaceful protests against the annexation wall and settlement
activities: two Palestinian civilians, including a child, were
wounded. The child was hit with a live bullet while the other
civilian was hit with a sponge-tipped bullet.<br>
Palestinian civilians wounded in occupied Jerusalem: a civilian
was hit with live bullets.<br>
<br>
105 Palestinian civilians, including 25 children and 2 women,
were abducted. 23 of them, including 13 children and the 2
women, were abducted in occupied Jerusalem.<br>
<br>
Israeli forces turned the West Bank into cantons and continued
to impose the illegal closure on the Gaza Strip for the 9th
year. Dozens of temporary checkpoints were established in the
West Bank and other were re-established to obstruct the movement
of Palestinian civilians. 7 Palestinian civilians, including a
boy child and a young woman, were abducted at checkpoints in the
West Bank.<br>
<br>
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip:<br>
<br>
In the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces wounded 21 civilians,
including 4 children. Eighteen of them were hit with live
bullets, 2 with rubber-coated metal bullets, and one with a tear
gas canister. All of them were wounded during protests.
Moreover, 3 civilians were wounded during shooting incidents in
the border areas in the southern Gaza Strip.<br>
<br>
The Palestinian civilians wounded in the Gaza Strip were
distributed as follows:<br>
<br>
North of the Gaza Strip: 4 Palestinian civilians, including 2
children, were wounded; two of whom sustained a live bullet
wound, and the two others were hit rubber-coated metal bullets.<br>
Gaza City: 3 Palestinian civilians were hit with live bullets.<br>
Central Gaza Strip: 11 Palestinian civilians, including 2
children, were wounded. Ten of whom were hit with live bullets
while one was hit with a tear gas canister.<br>
Khan Yunis: 3 Palestinian civilians sustained live bullet
wounds.<br>
<br>
In the context of shooting incidents at the border area, on 04
December 2015, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence
between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east of Khan Younis in the
southern Gaza Strip opened fire at a bird hunter, who was near a
landfill to the east of al-Fokhari village. As a result, he was
hit with three live bullets to his hand, thigh, shoulder and
right waist. The Israeli forces also fired two shells at the
area wounding a civilian and his child with shrapnel.<br>
In the meantime, Israeli forces fired 3 artillery shells. As a
result, two houses belonging to two brothers in al-'Amour
neighborhood in al-Fokhari area were damaged, but no causalities
were reported. The houses are around 2 kilometers away from the
border fence.<br>
<br>
In the context of aerial bombardment, on 07 December 2015,
Israeli warplanes launched two missiles at a training site
belonging to Izzi al-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, east of al-Zaytoun
neighborhood, east of Gaza City. Material damages were caused in
the nearby buildings, but no causalities were reported.<br>
As part of targeting Palestinian fishermen, on 07 December 2015,
Israeli gunboats stationed off al-Waha shore, northwest of Beit
Lahia, and off al-Sudaniyah shore, west of Jabalia, north of the
Gaza Strip, opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats sailing
within 3 nautical miles. As a result, the fishermen were
frightened and sailed back, but no casualties were reported.<br>
On 07 December 2015, Israeli gunboats stationed off
al-Soudaniyah area as well opened fire at Palestinian fishing
boats. An Israeli gunboat surrounded a fishing a boat manned by
Zayed Taroush (19) and Mahmoud 'Omer (33) and then abducted the
fishermen. They were taken to an unknown destination, and
Israeli forces confiscated the fishing boat. On the same day, in
a separate incident, four fishermen were abducted and their boat
was confiscated. On next day dawn, they were released, and the
boat was kept in custody in Ashdod Seaport. <br>
<br>
Israeli gunboats continued to target Palestinian fishermen in
the Gaza Strip sea, but no casualties were reported. 6 fishermen
were abducted and their 2 fishing boats were confiscated.<br>
<br>
Israeli settlement activities:<br>
<br>
Israeli Settlement activities continued in the West Bank. 27
dunums planted with olive trees and a greenhouse in Kafa area,
south of Tulkarm, were demolished.<br>
<br>
On 03 December 2015, Israeli forces confiscated a bundle of wood
and bricks used for construction work from a carpentry and brick
workshop belonging to 'Ata Nabil 'Abdel Rahman Ghanem (35) on
Bypass Road (60) between al-'Aroub refugee camp and Beit Ummar
village, north of Hebron. Around the same time, a number of
officers from the construction and organization department in
the Israeli Civil Administration and Israeli soldiers raided and
searched a store belonging to Fayez 'Azmi Faries Shammas (46)
from Hebron near Ghanem store confiscated manual tools and a
sewing machine after forcing Shammas to leave it.<br>
<br>
On 08 December 2015, Israeli forces levelled 27-dunum land
planted with olive trees and a greenhouse belonging to Kafa
area, south of Tulkarm without a prior warning.<br>
<br>
Israeli attacks on non-violent demonstrations:<br>
<br>
Demonstrations in the West Bank:<br>
<br>
On Thursday afternoon, 03 December 2015, a group of Palestinian
young men gathered in al-Taweel mountain area adjacent to
“Psagot” settlement in al-Bireh village, to organize a
demonstration against the Israeli policies and settler attacks.
The demonstrators threw stones at the settlement’s fence, due to
which, the Israeli soldiers stationed in the area fired live
ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear
gas canisters at the protesters. As a result, a 15-year-old male
was hit with a rubber-coated metal bullet to his left knee.<br>
<br>
At approximately 13:00 on Friday, 04 December 2015, dozens of
Palestinian young men gathered in al-Naqar neighborhood area
near the annexation wall, west of Qalqilya, and threw stones at
the Israeli soldiers stationed in the area. Due to which,
Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal
bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the protesters.
As a result, 2 civilians, including a child, were hit with
rubber-coated metal bullets.<br>
<br>
Following the Friday prayer, on 04 December 2015, hundreds of
Palestinians from Beit Ommar village, north Hebron, organized a
peaceful demonstration demanding the recovery of the Palestinian
corpses that have been kept in the Israeli custody. It should be
noted that the number of those corpses reached 16 so far. The
protesters raised Palestinian flags and portraits of victims,
chanting national slogans. They then made their way to the
eastern entrance to the village, where the Israeli soldiers
established a permanent military checkpoint 10 days ago. The
Israeli soldiers randomly fired tear gas canisters at the
protesters. As a result, a number of protestors suffered tear
gas inhalation. <br>
<br>
On Friday afternoon, dozens of young men gathered in the
vicinity of Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah, to organize a
demonstration against the Israeli policies and settler attacks.
After which, the protesters made their way to the prison gate,
so the Israeli forces closed the gate and deployed in the area.
The protesters set fire to rubber tires and threw stones and
empty bottles at the Israeli soldiers, who immediately fired
live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and
tear gas canisters at the protesters. As a result, 3 civilians
were hit with live ammunition to their lower limbs.<br>
<br>
Around the same time, dozens of Palestinian young men gathered
at the southern entrance to al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of
Ramallah, near an UNRWA school for boys, 300 meters away from
the fence of "Beit-Eil" settlement, to organize a peaceful
demonstration in protest against the Israeli attacks in the oPt.
The demonstrators threw stones at the settlement fence, due to
which, Israeli forces stationed in the area fired live
ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear
gas canisters at the protesters and then chased them into the
camp. As a result, a 39-year-old male sustained a live bullet
wound to his stomach and a 14-year-old male sustained a live
bullet wound to his right thigh.<br>
<br>
Following the Friday prayer, on 04 December 2015, dozens of
Palestinian civilians from Bil'in village and Israeli and
international human rights defenders organized the weekly
peaceful demonstration in protest against the annexation wall
and settlement activities. The demonstrators made their way
through the village streets and then headed to the annexation
wall. The Israeli forces had closed all the entrances to the
village to prevent demonstrators from participating in the
demonstration. The demonstrators walked along the cement wall
and tried to sneak through the fence. The Israeli soldiers
stationed behind the wall from the western side fired live
ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear
gas canisters. They also chased them into olive fields and
between the houses in response. As a result, a 20 year-old male
was hit with a sponge-tipped bullet to his head.<br>
<br>
Following the Friday prayer, Palestinians from Ni'lin, Budrus,
al-Nabi Saleh and Kufor Qaddoum villages, northeast of Qalqilya,
and west and northwest of Ramallah and al-Bireh, organized a
peaceful demonstration in protest against the annexation wall
and settlement activities. The Israeli forces fired tear gas
canisters, sound bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets at the
protesters to disperse them. No casualties were reported.<br>
<br>
At approximately 15:00 on Saturday, 05 December 2015,
Palestinian civilians and Israeli and international human rights
defenders organized a protest from the center of Kufor Qaddoum
village, northeast of Qalqilya, and made their way to the
eastern entrance to the village in protest against closing that
entrance since the beginning of al-Aqsa Intifada with an iron
gate. When they arrived at the gate, Israeli forces fired live
ammunition at the protesters. As a result, a 16-year-old male
was hit with a live bullet to his left thigh.<br>
<br>
At approximately 13:00 on Saturday, 05 December 2015, dozens of
Palestinian young men gathered in al-Naqar neighborhood near the
annexation wall, west Qalqilya, and threw stones at the Israeli
soldiers stationed in the area, who immediately fired live
ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear
gas canisters in response. As a result, a 14-year-old male was
hit with a rubber-coated metal bullet to his left ankle.<br>
<br>
On Sunday afternoon, 06 December 2015, dozens of Palestinian
young men gathered at the western entrance to Silwad village,
northeast of Ramallah, on the road between Silwad and Yabroud
villages, near Bypass road (60), in protest against the Israeli
policies. The protesters set fire to tires and threw stones and
Molotov cocktails towards the aforementioned road and Israeli
soldiers. Due to which, Israeli soldiers stationed in the area
fired live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, sound bombs and
tear gas canisters at the protestors. As a result, a 17-year-old
male was hit with two live bullets; the first bullet entered the
bladder and exited the buttock while the other one entered the
right forearm. The wounded civilian was taken to Palestine
Medical Complex in Ramallah to receive medical treatment where
he underwent an operation for 3 hours. His condition was serious
but stable.<br>
<br>
At approximately 10:00 on Monday, 06 November 2015, a number of
Palestinian young men gathered in front of an Israeli military
camp established on the western lands of the Palestine Technical
University “Khadouri”, west of Tulkarm, in protest against the
Israeli attacks in the oPt. When the protesters arrived at the
area, Israeli forces moved into the western lands of the
university and then heavily fired tear gas canisters at the
protesters. Due to which, the protesters threw stones and
Molotov cocktails at the Israeli soldiers. Moreover, at
approximately 12:00, the Israeli soldiers attacked a stone
thrower and pushed him to the ground. Other protesters tried to
pull and free him from their hands. At approximately 13:30, the
Israeli soldiers raided the university campus and deployed
between the buildings while opening fire. As a result, 11
civilians, including 4 children, were hit with live bullets and
were then taken to Thabet Thabet Hospital in Tulkarm to receive
medical treatment.<br>
<br>
On Tuesday 08 December 2015, dozens of young men gathered at the
southern entrance to al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of
Ramallah, in protest against the Israeli attacks in the oPt. The
protesters threw stones at the soldiers stationed along the
border fence of “Beit Eil” settlement. Due to which, Israeli
soldiers fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets,
tear gas canisters and sound bombs at the protesters and chased
them into the camp. As a result, Qais Mohammed Mahmoud Taha (10)
was hit with a live bullet to the stomach; the bullet exited the
right side of his back. The wounded child was taken to the
Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah to receive medical
treatment where he underwent an operation for 2 hours during
which part of his Intestines was removed.<br>
<br>
Demonstrations in the Gaza Strip<br>
<br>
At approximately 13:00 on Friday, 04 December 2015, dozens of
Palestinian young men headed to the border fence between the
Gaza Strip and Israel, east of al-Shuja'ia neighborhood, east of
the Gaza Strip. A number of protesters approached the fence, set
fire to rubber tires and threw stones at the soldiers stationed
along the fence. Due to which, Israeli soldiers sporadically
fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at the protesters.
As a result, 3 civilians were wounded with live bullets.<br>
<br>
At approximately 13:30 on Friday, dozens of Palestinian
youngsters headed to the border fence between the Gaza Strip and
Israel, east of al-Faraheen area in 'Abasan village, east of
Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip. A number of protesters
approached the border fence, set fire to rubber tires and threw
stones at the soldiers. Additionally, some of the youngsters
tried to raise the Palestinian flags. Due to which, Israeli
soldiers sporadically fired live ammunition and tear gas
canisters at the protesters until the evening. As a result, 3
civilians were wounded with live bullets and were then taken to
the Gaza European Hospital to receive medical treatment.<br>
<br>
At approximately 14:00 on Friday, dozens of Palestinian
youngsters headed to the border fence between the Gaza Strip and
Israel, east of al-Bureij refugee camp, in the Central Gaza
Strip. The protesters set fire to rubber tires and threw stones
at the soldiers stationed behind the sand barriers along the
border fence. Due to which, Israeli soldiers fired live
ammunition and tear gas canisters at the protesters. As a
result, 10 civilians, including 2 children, were wounded. Nine
of them were hit with live bullets while one of the children was
hit with a tear gas canister to his left leg. The wounded
civilians were taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah. As
one of them was seriously wounded, he was taken to al-Shifa
Hospital. Wounds of the other civilians ranged between minor and
moderate. Additionally, 6 civilians suffered tear gas
inhalation, one of whom was a PRCS volunteer paramedic.<br>
<br>
At approximately 14:30 on Friday, Israeli forces stationed in
Beit Hanoun crossing, northwest of Beit Hanoun, north of the
Gaza Strip, fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets
and tear gas canisters at dozens of protesters on the road
between the Palestinian and the Israeli sides of the crossing.
The protesters threw stones at the soldiers in protest to the
Israeli attacks against the Palestinian civilians in Jerusalem
and the West Bank. As a result of the clashes that continued
until 17:30, 4 civilians, including 2 children, were wounded.
Two of them were hit with live bullets, while the others were
hit with rubber-coated metal bullets.<br>
<br>
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 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>
In addition, the 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>
For the full text of the report, click on the link below: </p>
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