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category-palestine">November 25, 2016<br>
<p>In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations
in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of
17 – 24 November 2016, Israeli forces continued their
systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian
territories. During the past week, Israeli forces killed
2 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
3 Palestinian civilians were wounded at the eastern
borders of the Gaza Strip.</p>
<p><strong>Israeli attacks in the West Bank:</strong></p>
<p>Israeli forces conducted 58 incursions into Palestinian
communities in the West Bank and 10 ones in occupied
Jerusalem. 52 civilians, including 13 children and 3
women, were abducted. Eighteen of them, including 12
children and a woman, were abducted in occupied
Jerusalem.</p>
<p>In the West Bank, in excessive use of lethal force,
Israeli forces stationed at Qalandya checkpoint at the
northern entrance to occupied East Jerusalem shot a
Palestinian civilian dead. Israeli forces claimed that
he attempted to stab an Israeli security officer.</p>
<p><strong>Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip:</strong></p>
<p>In the Gaza Strip, in new crime of excessive force,
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian civilian and wounded
2 others during peaceful protests in the West Bank and
Gaza Strip.</p>
<p>On the same day, a Palestinian civilian was wounded
during a peaceful protest near the border fence, east of
al-Shuja’iya neighbourhood, east of Gaza City.</p>
<p>In context of targeting Palestinian fishermen in the
sea, on 18 November 2016, Israeli gunboats stationed in
the sea, northwest of al-Waha shore, northwest of Beit
Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, opened fire at
Palestinian fishing boats. Similar attacks happened in
the same area on 19, 20 and 21 November 2016. It should
be noted the fishing boats were sailing within 2-3
nautical miles and no casualties were reported.</p>
<p><strong>Israeli settlement activities:</strong></p>
<p>In the context of seizing houses in favour of
settlement activities, on 17 November 2016, Ateret
Cohanim handed over Ghaithand Shehada families in Batn
al-Hawa neighbourhood in Silwan village, south of the
city, notices claiming the land on which the houses of
the two families were built.</p>
<p>Concerning targeting educational institutions in the
city, on 19 November 2016, Israeli forces raided the
campus of al-Quds (Abu Dis) University, east of occupied
Jerusalem. They damaged some contents and confiscated
belongings of student unions during a student fair that
is annually held by the Islamic organization in the
university.</p>
<p>On 20 November 2016, Israeli forces distributed 12
notices to halt construction works for Palestinian
families in Kherbet Um al-Khair, southeast of Yatta,
south of Hebron, under the pretext of building without a
license from the Israeli authorities.</p>
<p><strong>Israeli attacks on non-violent demonstrations:</strong></p>
<p>Israeli troops engaged in excessive force against
peaceful demonstrations protesting settlement activities
and the construction of the annexation wall</p>
<p>Following the Friday prayer on Friday, 18 November
2016, dozens of Palestinian civilians and Israeli and
international human rights defenders organized
demonstrations in Bil’in and Ni’lin villages, west of
Ramallah; al-Nabi Saleh village, northwest of the city
and Kafer Qadoum village, northeast of Qalqiliyah,
protesting against the annexation wall and settlement
activities. Israeli forces forcibly dispersed the
protests, firing live and metal bullets, tear gas
canisters and sound bombs. They also chased the
protesters into olive fields and houses. As a result,
many of the protesters suffered tear gas inhalation
while others sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers beat
them up.</p>
<p>In a new crime of using lethal force, Israeli forces
killed a Palestinian civilian while 2 others sustained
moderate wounds. That happened when those civilians were
participating in a peaceful demonstration, east of
al-Buraij, in the central Gaza Strip, protesting against
the Israeli violations in the West Bank.</p>
<p>According to investigations conducted by PCHR’s
fieldworker, at approximately 14:30 on Friday, 18
November 2016, dozens of youngsters made their way to
the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east
of al-Buraij in the central Gaza Strip. They threw
stones at the Israeli soldiers stationed behind sand
barriers. The soldiers fired live bullets and tear gas
canisters at the youngster in response. As a result,
Mohammed Abu Sa’ad (25), from al-Nuseirat, sustained a
live bullet wound to the chest (the bullet entered and
exited the chest) and immediately died. Moreover, 2
other civilians were wounded namely Mohammed Subhi
Arafah (28), who sustained a live bullet wound to the
left hand, and Ali Suhail Mansour (25), who was hit with
a tear gas canister to the head. Israeli forces also
abducted Ahmed Mohammed al-Esawi (25) and released him
the next day.</p>
<p>Around the same time, Israeli forces stationed at the
border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east of
al- Sheja’eya neighbourhood, east of Gaza, fired live
bullets and rubber-coated metal bullets at dozens of
civilian young men, who made their way to Nahal Oz area,
east of al- Nahal Oz, to participate in activities
supporting Jerusalem. As a result, Hashem Adel Mesbah
Suaidan (27) was hit with a live bullet to the feet.
Hashem was transported via a Palestinian Red Crescent
Society (PRCS) ambulance to al-Shiaa’ Hospital to
receive medical treatment. Doctors classified his wound
as minor.</p>
<p><strong>Recommendations to the international community:</strong></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 the international
community and the United Nations 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.</p>
<p>In addition, the PCHR called upon the United Nations to
provide international protection to Palestinians in the
Occupied Palestinian Territories, and to ensure the
non-recurrence of aggression against the Occupied
Palestinian Territories, especially the Gaza Strip.</p>
<p><a href="http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=8580">For the full
text of the report, click here.</a></p>
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