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<h1 class="reader-title">In the Past 5 Days: Israel Kills 5
Palestinians and Arrests 187</h1>
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<p>The Israeli occupation forces continuous to violate
the basic rights of Palestinians in the occupied
territory. Since the Israeli authorities announced
the death of Saleh Omar al Barghouthy on 12 Dec
2018, violence has increased in the West Bank
operated by both the Israeli occupation forces and
the illegal Israeli settlers.</p>
<p>Since 12 Dec 2018, Addameer documented 187 arrests
in the West Bank including East Jerusalem,
extrajudicial killings of five Palestinians, and the
unlawful demolition of two Palestinian homes.
Harassment and violence against Palestinians are
still ongoing.</p>
<p><strong>Extrajudicial Killings </strong></p>
<p>· 12 Dec 2018: According to Israeli
announcements the Israeli occupation forces executed
Saleh al-Barghouthy (29 years old) from Kobar, a
village near Ramallah. The execution happened after
Saleh’s arrest. According to eyewitnesses, Saleh was
in Surda village near Ramallah driving his taxi when
an Israeli special force group (undercover forces)
attached the taxi and arrested him unhurt. Until
this day, there are no clear details about Saleh’s
execution, since his body remains with the Israeli
occupation forces. </p>
<p>· 13 Dec 2018: Ashraf Na’alweh (23 years
old) from al-Shwekeh, Tulkarem was killed by Israeli
occupation forces and his body was kidnapped by
them. Ashraf was hiding in a home inside Askar
refugee camp located in Nablus when he was killed.
Ashraf’s father, mother and brother are in Israeli
prisons waiting for their sentences. Also, Ashraf’s
brother in law is still in Petah Tikva interrogation
center. Ashraf’s home was demolished by Israeli
occupation forces on the morning of 17 December
2018.</p>
<p>· 13 Dec 2018: Hamdan al-Ardeh (60 years
old) was killed by Israeli occupation forces while
he was driving his car in al-Biereh’s industrial
zone. Israeli occupation forces claimed that Hamdan
was attempting to attack soldiers through running
them over. Though, later on, Israeli authorities
announced that they were mistaken and Hamdan just
had a car accident.</p>
<p>· 13 Dec 2018: Majd Metar (25 years old)
from Qalandia refugee camp, was killed in East
Jerusalem in the morning after claiming that he
attempting to stab Israeli forces.</p>
<p>· 14 Dec 2018: Mahmoud Nakhleh (19 years
old) from al-Jalazon refugee camp was killed by
Israeli occupation forced during a demonstration
which was happening near the camp.</p>
<p>Addameer considers the killing of those five
Palestinians as unlawful extrajudicial killing which
is prohibited according to international law and
amounts to a war crime. Addameer also considers
Israeli forces declaring the death of Saleh Omar
al-Barghouthy invalid until a recognition to his
body happens.</p>
<p><em>Extrajudicial killing</em></p>
<p>An extrajudicial killing is an “unlawful and
deliberate killing carried out by order of a state
actor or with the state’s complicity or
acquiescence.”<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1"
title="" id="_ftnref1">[1]</a> Accordingly, lethal
force can only be used as a measure of last resort,
and it must always be proportional and necessary.
The usage of firearms against a person can only be
only used under the imminent threat of death or
serious injury. Shooting to kill is only allowed in
order to save a life. This requirement would make
the use of lethal force proportional and, only if
there are no other means to prevent the threat to
life, would also make the lethal force necessary.<a
href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""
id="_ftnref2">[2]</a></p>
<p><strong>Arrests since 13 Dec to 18 Dec 2018<br>
187 Palestinians arrested</strong></p>
<p>· The Israeli occupation forces arrested
around 187 Palestinians from several cities and
villages in the West Bank, most of those detainees
are es-prisoners. Among them were:</p>
<p>- Two PLC members, Muhamad al-Tal from
Hebron and Yasser Mansour from Nablus.</p>
<p>- Mousa Hamdan a journalist from
al-Biereh.</p>
<p>- Mustafa al-Shinar a university
professor.</p>
<p>- Ex-prisoners Sabah Fer’oun, check her
profile to learn about her previous arrest.</p>
<p>- Ex-prisoners Mazen al-Natsheh, check his
profile to learn about his continuous administrative
detention.</p>
<p>- 21 Palestinian were arrested for their
attendance to the wedding of the ex-prisoner Rami
al-Fakhouri in Jerusalem. During the wedding, there
were some nationalistic songs which are considered
incitement according to the Israeli laws. The groom
himself is still in al-Mascobiyya interrogation
center.</p>
<p>- Three children from al-A’roub refugee
camp, Hebron.</p>
<p>- Two children from Silwan, East
Jerusalem.</p>
<p><strong>Collective Punishment in Kobar – a village
near Ramallah </strong></p>
<p>Just a few hours after the killing of Saleh
al-Barghouthy, Israeli occupation group called
“al-Yamam” along with a special forces group
(undercover) raided Kobar village. The besieged and
raided Saleh’s family home and started randomly
shooting live ammunition causing three injuries. One
of the injured persons was Salah al-Barghouthy (55
years old), who was shot in his leg and then
arrested. Salah’s leg later got amputated, after
transferring him to a hospital for treatment.</p>
<p>In the same night, the Israeli soldiers held around
100 citizens of the village inside Saleh’s family
home. The soldiers kept the citizens until 2:00 am
then they released them after holding them for
around 6 hours. The Soldiers left after arresting 5
of them including the injured Salah al-Barghouthy
and Saleh’s father and brother. Then in the morning
the soldiers came back and arrested another 5
citizens of the villages.</p>
<p>- 13 Dec 2018: Soldiers raided the village
in the evening, they broke into Saleh’s home and
interrogated his mother, then they broke into his
brother’s home and damaged its belongings.</p>
<p>- 14 Dec 2018: Soldiers raided the village
in the morning, they searched two homes and then
left.</p>
<p>- 15 Dec 2018: Special forces (undercover
forces) raided the village in the evening, they
broke into a phone store and kidnapped the owner.</p>
<p>- 16 Dec 2018: Special forces raided the
camp at around 5:00 am, they were followed by a
number of military vehicles. They broke into three
homes and arrested three citizens.</p>
<p>- 17 Dec 2018: Soldiers raider the village
and searched two homes, then they left without
arresting any citizens.</p>
<p>- 18 Dec 2018: Soldiers raided the village
at around 4:00 am, they arrested Saleh’s sister in
law Ayat and also her brother. Israeli soldiers have
been searching for Saleh’s brother A’sem who is
Ayat’s husband.</p>
<p><strong><em>Arrests in Kobar </em></strong></p>
<p>So far, the Israeli occupation forces arrested 16
citizens from Kobar among them 10 were released and
9 are still in detention, see the below table for
more details:</p>
<table>
<tbody>
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<td>
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</td>
<td>
<p><strong>Name</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>Date of arrest</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>Relation to Saleh Omar
al-Barghouthy</strong></p>
</td>
<td>
<p><strong>Comment</strong></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Omar al-Barghouthy</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Saleh’s father</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>At al-Mascobiyya interrogation center</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>2</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>A’ssef al-Barghouthy</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Saleh’s brother</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>At al-Mascobiyya interrogation center</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>3</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Hadi al-Barghouthy</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Saleh’s brother in law</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Got released</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Khaloun al-Barghouthy</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Saleh’s cousin</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Got released</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Mutaz al-Barghouthy</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
<td>
<p>Got released</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>6</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Zahran al-Fahel</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
<td>
<p>Got released</p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td>
<p>7</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Muner al-Abed</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
<td>
<p>Got released</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>8</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Khaled al-Abed</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
<td>
<p>Got released</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>9</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Salah al-Barghouthy</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
<td>
<p>He got injured and his leg was amputated –
he remains in Blinson Hospital</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>10</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Khalid Zibar</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
<td>
<p>Got released</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>11</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Mu’ad Dahadha</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>14 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
<td>
<p>At al-Mascobiyya interrogation center</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Muhammad al-Barghouthy</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>15 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
<td>
<p>At al-Mascobiyya interrogation center</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>13</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Assil al-Barghouthy</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>16 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
<td>
<p>Ofer prison</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Ihab al-Barghouthy</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>16 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
<td>
<p>- </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>15</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Mutasim al-Barghouthy</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>16 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<br>
</td>
<td>
<p>- </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>17</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Ayat al-Barghouthy</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>18 Dec 2018</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Saleh’s sister in law</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>- </p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>According to Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva
Convention and Article 50 of the Huge Regulations
the punishment of any individual for a crime he/she
did not commit is prohibited, and a violation of
this article amounts to a war crime. Addameer
considers what is happening in Kobar a war crime and
a violation of the rights of the citizens of the
village who did not commit any crime but are still
getting punished until this day.</p>
<p><strong>Collective Punishment and Forcible Transfer
at al-Am’ary Refugee Camp – <em>home demolition </em></strong></p>
<p>On Friday 15 Dec 2018, hundreds of Israeli soldiers
raided al-Ama’ry refugee camp in order to demolish
the home of Islam Abu Hemaid. The demolition order
came from the Israeli Supreme Court after accusing
Islam of killing an Israeli soldiers during a
soldier’s night raid in May 2018. The family of Abu
Hemaid has six sons in Israeli detention, four of
them are serving life sentences, one is under
administrative detention, and Islam is still waiting
for his sentence which may be also a life sentence.</p>
<p>After raiding the camp, the Israeli soldiers empted
Abu Hemaid home which was filled with protestors
standing in solidarity with the family. The soldiers
also empted all the other homes surrounding it, all
of those people were taken to al-Biereh’s government
school nearby. Around 200 people were held in the
yard of the school, those people included elders,
women, children and youth who were harassed and some
were beaten by the soldiers.</p>
<p>As eye witness stated to Addameer’s researchers:</p>
<p>“I was standing peacefully in solidarity with the
family outside their home when the soldiers raided
the area at around 1 AM. Around 40 soldiers came
into the house to kick out the protester, they
dragged some of them outside and started putting
them in stress positions while handcuffing them. One
of the guys refused to be handcuffed so five
soldiers attacked him and started beating him all
over his body, then they threw him on the street.
Before they left him one of the soldiers stepped on
his head.”</p>
<p>The eye witness then continued:</p>
<p>“The soldiers then started transferred people in
groups, for example taking ten women with their
children and transferring them to the school’s yard.
Women, children and elders were not cuffed though
the environment at the school yard was really
difficult and we were around 300 people along with
20 to 30 soldiers inside the yard and 100 outside of
it. We were surrounded from all the sides of the
yard and it was really cold over there. They held us
there for around two hours then after long
negotiation with the soldiers they allowed women,
children and elders to get inside the school.
Though, even inside the school the environment was
difficult and it was still cold, one of the women
there went into labor and was then transferred to
the hospital.</p>
<p>At around 4 AM they allowed men to get inside the
school, when the men saw the difficult environment
there they started negotiating with the soldier to
allow women, children and elders to go the Red
Crescent building near the school. After 4 AM only
women and children were taken to the Red Crescent
building, and youth, men and elders remained inside
the school until around 11 AM. They remained there
without any water or food until 9:30 when the
soldiers allowed Red Crescent staff brought them
some water and bread. At around 10 or 10:30 the
soldiers started leaving the area.”</p>
<p> The demolition of Abu Hemaid home is not only
considered collective punishment measure according
to article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, but
also this is considered a forcible transfer.
According to article 49 of the Fourth Geneva
Convention, the occupier is not allowed to transfer
a civilian population except in restricted and
specific cases. The case of Abu Hamaid home
demolition caused direct and forcible transfer for
the remaining family members, which is prohibited
according to international law and also considered a
war crime. Even the new calls in Israel to a have an
Israeli Bill to exile the families of those accused
of carrying out attacks against Israeli soldiers or
settlers is prohibited according to IHL and amounts
to a war crime.</p>
<p><strong>Conclusion </strong></p>
<p>Addameer considers this ongoing harassment,
violence and violations against Palestinians who are
protected civilians to amount to war crimes. We also
see that those crimes are systematic and wide-spread
which amounts to crimes against humanity as well.
These violation will continue and remain ongoing
violations if the international community will not
take actual measures against the Israeli occupation
forces and authorities.</p>
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<p><a href="#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""
id="_ftn2">[2]</a> Basic Principles on the Use
of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement
Officials, Eighth UN Congress on Prevention of
Crime and Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, 27
August- 27 September 1990, General Provision No.
9.</p>
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