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<h1 class="reader-title">Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights
Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (13 – 19
December 2018)<br>
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<p><em><strong>Israeli forces continued with systematic
crimes, in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt),
for the week of 13 – 19 December, 2018.</strong></em></p>
<p><em>Israeli forces killed Ashraf Na’alwah in a crime of
extra-judicial execution. 2 civilians, including an
elderly, were killed in Ramallah and al-Bireh. 24
Palestinian civilians were wounded, including 7
children and a journalist, in separate shooting
incidents, in the occupied West Bank.</em></p>
<p><em>Israeli forces continued to use excessive force
against the peaceful protestors in the Gaza Strip; 151
civilians, including 45 children, 9 women, 4
journalists, and 5 paramedics, were wounded; the
injury of 4 of them was reported as serious.</em></p>
<p><strong><u>Shooting:</u></strong></p>
<p>In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli forces continued to use
lethal force against the participants in the peaceful
protests organized along the Gaza Strip borders, which
witnessed the peaceful protests for the 38<sup>th</sup> week
along the eastern and northern border area of the Gaza
Strip. They also continued to use armed force as well
during the incursions into the West Bank. In the West
Bank, the Israeli forces killed 3 Palestinian civilians,
including an elderly, and wounded 24 others, including 7
children and a journalist, in separate shooting
incidents. In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli forces
wounded 154 civilians, including 45 children, 9 women, 4
journalists, and 5 paramedics. The injury of 4 of those
wounded was reported serious.</p>
<p>In the West Bank, on 13 December 2018, Israeli forces
killed Hamdan al-‘Aardah (60) who was from ‘Arrabah
village, south of Jenin, and lived in al-Bireh. He was
killed when he was driving his car in al-Bireh
industrial area coming back home from his work. When he
approached the vehicles, an Israeli soldier opened fire
at him, wounding his head with 2 bullets. Israeli media
claimed on its websites that he attempted to carry out a
run-over attack, and the Israeli forces repeat such
claims in similar killings.</p>
<p>On 14 December 2018, Mahmoud Yousif Nakhlah (18) from
al-Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah, was killed
by the Israeli forces when he was participating in a
peaceful protest at the main entrance of the camp. One
of the Israeli soldiers randomly and heavily opened fire
at the demonstrators from a distance of 50 meters. As a
result, Mahmoud was hit with a bullet in the abdomen.</p>
<p>In the same context, the Israeli forces during the
reporting period wounded 24 civilians, including 7
children and a journalist, in separate shooting
incidents.</p>
<p>In the Gaza Strip, as part of using excessive force
against the peaceful protesters along the Gaza Strip
borders, during the reporting period, Israeli forces
wounded 151 civilians, including 45 children, 9 women, 4
journalists, and 5 paramedics. The injury of 4 of those
wounded was reported serious.</p>
<p><strong>Injuries in the Gaza Strip between 13 and 19
December 2018 According to the Governorate</strong></p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2"><strong>Governorate</strong></td>
<td colspan="6">Injuries</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>Children</td>
<td>Women</td>
<td>Journalists</td>
<td>Paramedics</td>
<td>Critical Injuries</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Northern Gaza Strip</strong></td>
<td>51</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Gaza City</strong></td>
<td>40</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Central Gaza Strip</strong></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Khan Younis</strong></td>
<td>8</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Rafah</strong></td>
<td>10</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Total</strong></td>
<td>152</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>As part of targeting the Palestinian fishermen in the
sea, the Israeli forces continued to escalate their
attacks against the Palestinian fishermen, indicating
the on-going Israeli policy to target their
livelihoods. During the reporting period, PCHR
documented 12 incidents against fishermen. As a result,
4 fishermen were arrested, including a child, and 2 of
them were wounded in addition to confiscating their 2
boats while fishing.</p>
<p>As part of targeting the border areas on 18 December
2018, Israeli forces stationed in eastern al-Shija’iyah
neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, opened fire at one of
the bird hunters there. As a result, he was hit with a
bullet to the right leg.</p>
<p><strong><u>Extra-judicial Execution Crimes:</u></strong></p>
<p>On 13 December 2018, Israeli forces killed Ashraf
Na’alwah (23) from Shweikah Suburb in Tulkarm when they
moved into ‘ASkar al-Jadid refugee camp, northeast of
Nablus, and heavily opened fire at him. It should be
noted that the Israeli forces had chased the
above-mentioned civilian since 07 October 2018 on
grounds of being accused of carrying out a shooting
attack in Burkan Industrial Area, west of Salfit, and
killing at the time 2 settlers and wounded a third one.
Eyewitnesses said that they did not hear any sound
indicating occurrence of an exchange of fire in the
building.</p>
<p><strong><u>Incursions:</u></strong></p>
<p>During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted
at least 134military incursions into Palestinian
communities in the West Bank and 6 similar incursions
into Jerusalem and its suburbs. During those incursions,
Israeli forces arrested at least 108 Palestinians,
including 15 children, a woman, a journalist and 2 PLC
Members, in the West Bank. Moreover, 50 others,
including 3 children, were arrested in Jerusalem and its
suburbs.</p>
<p>In the Gaza Strip, on 13 December 2018, Israeli forces
moved 100 meters into the southern side of the border
fence off “Zikim” Military base, northwest of Beit Lahia
in the northern Gaza Strip. The vehicles started
levelling and combing the lands that were previously
levelled amidst Israeli sporadic shooting. On 19
December 2018, Israeli forces conducted a similar
incursion into eastern al-Bureij in the central Gaza
Strip.</p>
<p><strong><u>Collective Punishment Measures:</u></strong></p>
<p>As part of the collective punishment policy adopted by
the Israeli forces against the families of Palestinians
accused of carrying out attacks against Israeli soldiers
or/and settlers, on Tuesday early morning, 15 December
2018, the Israeli forces blew up a building belonging to
the family of prisoner Islam Abu Hmeid in al-Am’ari
refugee camp in central al-Bireh. . The demolition came
under the pretext that a marble stone was thrown on the
head of an Israeli soldier during an incursion into the
camp on 06 June 2018 and led to his death. Blowing up
the building came two days following the Israeli Prime
Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s decision to expedite the
demolitions of the houses belonging to Palestinians
carrying out attacks. The building was comprised of 4
floors and built on an area of 150 square meters. It
should be mentioned that the Israeli forces demolished
the house of the Abu Humaid family for the third time as
the first time was in 1994 and the second in 2003.<strong><u> </u></strong>Moreover,
the family of Abu Hamid had a son who was killed
previously by the Israeli forces and has 6 prisoners
serving their sentences in the Israeli prisons, the last
one was Islam who was arrested on 13 June 2018.</p>
<p>On 17 December 2018, Israeli forces destroyed the
internal and external walls of 2 floors in the 3-storey
house belonging to the family of Ashraf Na’alwah in
Shweikah Suburb, north of Tulkarm. It should be noted
that the abovementioned civilian was killed on 13
December 2018 in ‘Askar al-Jadid refugee camp, northeast
of Nablus.</p>
<p><strong><u>Israeli Forces continued to create a Jewish
Majority in occupied East Jerusalem:</u></strong></p>
<p>As part of the Israeli house demolitions and notices,
on 16 December 2018, Yousif Qara’in self-demolished an
under-construction room of 16 square meters in al-Farouq
neighbourhood in al-Mukaber Mount village, south of
occupied East Jerusalem, after the Israeli Municipality
in the City handed him a demolition order.</p>
<p>On 18 December 2018, Israeli forces demolished 2
apartments ready for inhabitation that was owned by Amin
‘Aqeil in al-Farouq in al-Mukaber Mount village, south
of occupied Jerusalem. Each apartment was of 90 square
meters and ready for his sons, Usamah and Haitham, to
live in.</p>
<p><strong><u>Israeli Forces continued their settlement
activities, and the settlers continued their attacks
against Palestinian civilians and their property</u></strong></p>
<p>As part of the Israeli settlers’ attacks against the
Palestinians civilians and their property, PCHR’s
fieldworkers in the West Bank documented 31 attacks that
were carried out by the Israeli settlers during the
reporting period. As a result, 5 civilians sustained
wounds and bruises and 77 cars sustained damage.</p>
<p><strong><u>Extra-Judicial Executions:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 01:30 on Thursday, 13 December
2018, large numbers of Israeli forces moved into
‘Askar al-Jadid refugee camp, northeast of Nablus, and
stationed in the vicinity of a building belonging to
Hussein Mohammed Bushkar. Many of them topped the
roofs of the nearby buildings and surrounded the
3-storey building. Following that, heavy explosions
and shooting were heard in the area. At approximately
03:30, the Israeli soldiers took out a dead body from
the second floor in the building , where there was an
empty apartment, on a litter covered with a dark color
cover. The Israeli forces later declared that they
managed to kill Ashraf Walid Soliman Na’alwah (23)
from Shwikah Suburb in Tulkarm. The Israeli forces
also arrested the 2 siblings Raied (36) and Amjad
Hussain Mohamed Bushkar (45). Raied sustained wounds
after Israeli dogs attacking him inside his apartment.
Na’alwah had been chased by the Israeli forces since
07 October 2018 on grounds of being accused of
carrying out a shooting attack in Burkan Industrial
Area, west of Salfit, and killing at the time 2
settlers and wounded a third one. Since that day, the
Israeli forces carried out dozens of incursions
against villages, cities and camps in northern West
Bank, where they threatened civilians to be punished
if they help Na’alwah or supply him with food. The
Israeli forces’ chasing resulted in the killing of
Mohammed Habali (22), from Tulkarm, on 04 December
2018. It should be noted that Mohammed is a person
with disabilities.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Collective Punishment:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>As part of Continuing to Apply Collective Punishment
Policy against Families of Those Carrying Attacks
against Soldiers and Settlers, on Saturday early
morning, 15 December 2018, the Israeli forces blew up
a building belonging to the family of prisoner Islam
Abu Hmeid in al-Am’ari refugee camp in central
al-Bireh. Blowing up the building came two days after
the Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netenyahu’s
decision to expedite the demolitions of the houses
belonging to Palestinians carrying out attacks.
According to PCHR’s investigations and eyewitnesses’
accounts, at approximately 01:30 on the abovementioned
day, Israeli forces backed by military vehicles and
around 150 soldiers moved into al-Am’ari refugee camp
in central al-Bireh. The soldiers stepped out of
their military vehicles and deployed between houses
while around 30 of them topped the roofs of many
houses. A large number of the Israeli soldiers raided
a residential building belonging to the family of
prisoner Islam Abu Hmeid to apply the demolition
decision which the family was informed of previously
under the pretext that a marble stone was thrown on
the head of an Israeli soldier during an incursion
into the camp on 06 June 2018 and led to his death.
Dozens of the camp’s residents and Palestinian
activists along with International human rights
defenders and Chairman of the Colonization and Wall
Resistance Commission, Minister Waleed ‘Assaf, stood
in front of the building attempting to prevent the
demolition. However, The Israeli soldiers forced
them, including the 60-year-old mother of Islam, who
was alone living in the building, to evacuate the
building by firing sound bombs and teargas canisters
directly at them while they were inside. The Israeli
soldiers also beat up and pushed them, including
photojournalist Mohammed Hamdan after breaking his
cell phone, with the firearms’ muzzles. Following
that, a large number of Israeli soldiers raided and
searched the residential houses in the vicinity of the
building. They forced the residents to evacuate them
immediately and forcibly, causing fear among them.
The residents were forced to leave towards al-Bireh
School, in the center of the camp, where they were
detained for 3 consecutive hours before the Palestine
Red Crescent Society (PRCS) crews were allowed to
transfer them to the PRCS office adjacent to the camp.
They were more than 500 civilians, including children,
women and elderlies, detained in a very cold place. In
the meantime, dozens of young men and boys gathered
and threw stones and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers
who deployed throughout the camp. The soldiers fired
heavily rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at them,
wounding 6 young men with rubber bullets in addition
to other civilians and journalists suffering tear gas
inhalation and fainting. Meanwhile, an Israeli
military force was demolishing the internal walls of
the building with special equipment and planting a
large quantity of explosives inside it in preparation
for blowing it up. At approximately 06:50, the
150-square-meter building comprised of 4 floors was
blown up and completely destroyed. It is noteworthy
that the Israeli forces demolished the house of the
Abu Humaid family for the third time as the first time
was in 1994 and the second in 2003. Moreover, the
family of Abu Hamid had a son who was killed
previously by the Israeli forces and has 6 prisoners
serving their sentences in the Israeli prisons, the
last one was Islam who was arrested on 13 June 2018.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 02:10 on the abovementioned day,
the Israeli forces backed by 40 military vehicles, 2
bulldozers, around 170 soldiers and drones moved into
Shuwikah Suburb, north of Tulkarm. The soldiers
stepped out of their military vehicles and deployed
between houses in Na’alwah neighborhood while 50 of
them topped the roofs of many houses. Around 100
soldiers raided a 3-story residential building
belonging to Ashraf Walid Suleiman Na’alwah in an
attempt to apply the demolition decision while a
number of civilians and journalists were inside it.
After the Israeli soldiers forced those who were in
the house to evacuate it at gunpoint, they deployed in
the 3 floors and thoroughly searched the house using a
large number of police dogs. The engineering units put
signs on the ground floor walls, which consisted of 3
bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and 2 bathrooms,
and then around 100 soldiers demolished the walls by a
bulldozer and hand hammers. Following that, the
Israeli forces moved into the underground floor, which
was inhabited by Ashraf, and consisted of 2 rooms, a
kitchen and a bathroom, and demolished it in the same
way. During the demolition, the Israeli forces
attempted to prevent around 30 journalists, who were
in the area, from photographing the area. The soldiers
chased them on houses’ roofs more than once and fired
sound bombs and tear gas canisters at them. As a
result, journalist Mo’een Shadeed, a reporter at
Palestine TV Channel, fainted and received medical
treatment on the spot. At approximately 09:40, the
Israeli forces fired a barrage of sound bombs and tear
gas canisters at the civilians, who gathered in the
area.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Use of Force against Demonstrations in
Protest against the U.S. President’s Decision to
Recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel:</u></strong></p>
<p>Israeli forces continued its excessive use of lethal
force against peaceful demonstration organized by
Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip,
and it was named as “The Great March of Return and
Breaking Siege.” The demonstration was in protest
against the U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration to
move the U.S. Embassy to it. According to PCHR
fieldworkers’ observations, the border area witnessed
large participation by Palestinian civilians as the
Israeli forces continued to use upon highest military
and political echelons excessive force against the
peaceful demonstrators, though the demonstration were
fully peaceful. The demonstration was as follows during
the reporting period:</p>
<p><strong><u>Gaza Strip:</u></strong></p>
<p><strong>In the Thirty-Seven week of the March of Return
and Breaking Siege activities, Israeli forces wounded
151 civilians, including 45 children, 9 women, 4
journalists and 5 paramedics. Doctors classified 4
civilians’ injuries as serious. The incidents were as
follows:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>The Northern Gaza Strip:</strong> 30
civilians, including 10 children, a woman and 2
paramedics, were wounded. Seventeen of them were hit
live bullets and their shrapnel, 2 were hit with
rubber bullets and 11 were hit with tear gas
canisters. Doctors classified 2 civilians’ injuries as
serious. The wounded paramedics were identified as:</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Wafa’a Omer Khamis Jaber (23), a volunteer paramedic
at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, was hit with a
rubber bullet to the left elbow.</li>
<li>Mohammed husni Abdul Latif al-Haw (22), a paramedic
at the Military Medical Services, was hit with a tear
gas canister to the head.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><strong>Gaza City:</strong> 40 civilians, including
3 children, and 2 journalists, were wounded. Nineteen
of them were hit with live bullets and their shrapnel,
14 were hit with rubber bullets and 7 were hit with
tear gas canisters. The wounded journalists were
identified as ‘Atiyah Mohammed ‘Ali Darwish (31), a
journalist at Al-Ray Media Agency, was hit with a tear
gas canister to the left eye; and Mustafa Mahmoud
Hasounah, a photojournalist at the Anadolu Agency, was
hit with a tear gas canister to the right leg.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Central Gaza Strip:</strong> the Israeli
forces firing live bullets and tear gas canisters,
which continued until approximately 17:00, resulted in
the injury of 43 civilians, including 2 women, 16
children, 3 paramedics. Twenty seven of them were hit
with live bullets and their shrapnel and 16 were hit
with tear gas canisters. The wounded paramedics were
identified as:</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Mahmoud Ibrahim Mohammed Thabet (24), was hit with a
tear gas canister to the left thigh;</li>
<li>Ahmed Ismail Mohammed Abu Rayah (22), was with a
tear gas canister to the abdomen; and</li>
<li>Mohammed Saber Abdullah Hmaid (25), was hit with a
tear gas canister to the right foot.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><strong>Khan Younis:</strong> 8 civilians, including
3 children and a journalist, were wounded. The wounded
journalist identified as Hasan Abdul Fattah Mohammed
Slaih (30), was hit with a tear gas canister to the
right foot.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Rafah:</strong> 10 civilians, including 6
children, were wounded. Four of them were hit with
live bullets and their shrapnel, including a deaf-mute
person, and 6 were hit with tear gas canisters.
Doctors classified 2 civilians’ injury as serious.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 14:00 on Monday, 17 December 2018,
Israeli gunboats stationed offshore, and Israeli
forces stationed along the border fence between the
Gaza Strip and Israel, opened fire and fired sound
bombs at dozens of Palestinian civilians who were at
the Return camp along the border coastal, adjacent to
adjacent to <em>“Zikim”</em> military base, northwest
of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. It should be
noted that this is the 19<sup>th</sup>time for
Palestinian boats to sail for Breaking the Siege. As a
result, 21 civilians, including 7 children, 6 woman,
and a journalist, were wounded. Three of them were hit
with live bullets and their shrapnel, 9 were hit with
rubber bullets and 9 were hit with tear gas canisters.
Doctors classified two civilian s ‘ injury as serious
while the other civilians’ injuries were between minor
and moderate. The wounded journalist identified as
Tha’er Khalid Fehmi Abu Rayash (24), a freelance
journalist was hit with a tear gas canister to the
abdomen.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>West Bank:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 17:00 on Thursday, 13 December
2018, a number of Palestinian children and youngsters
gathered at the road leading to al-Fawar refugee camp,
south of Hebron. An Israeli infantry unit patrolled
the agricultural lands surrounding the road. They
threw stones at Israeli soldiers and closed the road
by iron barricades and rocks. The soldiers fired sound
bombs and tear gas canisters at them. The clashes
continued until approximately 18:00, as the soldiers
randomly fired live bullets at the stone throwers
claiming that the military watchtower established at
the camp entrance was targeted with a Molotov
Cocktail. As a result, an 18-year-old civilian was hit
with a live bullet that penetrated the back. He was
transferred to al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron and doctors
classified his injury as settled.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 15:30 on Friday, 14 December 2018,
Israeli forces accompanied with a number of military
vehicles moved into al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of
Ramallah and stationed near the walls of al-Jalazoun
Secondary School belonging to the UNRWA and
established at the main entrance to the camp. Dozens
of Palestinian youngsters and young men gathered and
threw stones and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers.
The soldiers fired live and rubber bullets, sound
bombs and tear gas canisters at them. At approximately
16:20, a soldier suddenly moved forward and heavily
and randomly opened fire at the protestors from an
area of 50 meters. As a result, Mahmoud Yusuf Nakhlah
(18) was hit with a live bullet to the abdomen and
fell on the ground while bleeding. He was transferred
via a PRCS ambulance to Palestine Medical Complex in
the city and his health condition was classified as
very serious. Mahmoud was admitted to the surgery room
to underwent a surgery. At approximately 17:30,
doctors announced Mahmoud. It should be noted that
Mahmoud is the only son in his family, which is
comprised of his father and mother. The shooting also
resulted in the injury of a child.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 17:00, a number of Palestinian
young men gathered in al-Zawiyah Gate in the center of
Hebron, and threw stones and empty bottles at the
Military Checkpoint (56) established at the entrance
to al-Shuhada’a Street. Israeli soldiers fired sound
bombs and tear gas canisters and chased the young men
on Beir al-Hums Street. They also randomly fired
rubber bullets at the young men. As a result,
journalist Mos’ab Abdul Samad Hamed Shawer al-Tamimi
(29) was hit with a rubber bullet to the right hand.
He received medical treatment on the spot. It should
be noted that Mos’ab works as a freelance journalist.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Following table illustrates temporary and
permanent checkpoints and arrests at these checkpoints
in the West Bank from 13-19 December 2018:</strong></p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>Governorate</strong></td>
<td><strong>Permanent temporary</strong></td>
<td><strong>Temporary checkpoints</strong></td>
<td><strong>Closed Roads</strong></td>
<td><strong>Arrested persons</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Jerusalem</strong></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Nablus</strong></td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Jenin</strong></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Ramallah</strong></td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Tulkarm</strong></td>
<td>7</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Tubas</strong></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Salfit</strong></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Qalqiliyia</strong></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Hebron</strong></td>
<td>31</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Bethlehem</strong></td>
<td>11</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Jericho</strong></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Total</strong></td>
<td>103</td>
<td>157</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<ul>
<li><strong><u>House Demolitions and Notices:</u></strong></li>
<li>On Sunday, 16 December 2018, Yousef Mohamed Qara’een
self-demolished an under-construction room in
al-Farouq neighborhood in al-Mukaber Mount village,
south of occupied East Jerusalem, after the Israeli
Municipality handed him a demolition notice. The room
was built on an area of 16 square meters and Yousef
was intending to live in it along with his wife.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>On Tuesday, 18 December 2018, Israeli forces
accompanied with the Israeli Municipality bulldozers
moved into al-Farouq neighborhood in al-Mukaber Mount
area, south of occupied Jerusalem. The Israeli forces
surrounded two 90-sqaure-meter residential apartments
belonging to Ameen Ahmed Hussain ‘Oqail (60) and then
demolished them completely. Ameen’s losses were
estimated at half a million shekels. It should be
noted that ‘Ameen’s sons Osama and Hitham were
intending to live in those apartments after get
married. The family clarified that they attempted to
license the apartments by heading to the municipality
court and then to District and Supreme Courts, but the
license request was refused or delaying the
administrative demolition decision. The family added
that the demolition was carried out without a prior
warning, pointing out that the municipality refused to
license the apartments and the Israeli Supreme Court
refused on 12 December 2018 the family petition
against the demolition decision.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Settlement activities and attacks by
settlers against Palestinian civilians and property</u></strong></p>
<p><strong><u>Israeli settlers’ attack:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>On Thursday, 13 December 2018, a group of Israeli
settlers surrounded with barbed wires a plot of land
located in Wad al-Hussain area in the eastern area of
Hebron, near “ Kiryat ‘Arba’” settlement. The settlers
used hand tools to establish a footpath and facilitate
the settlers’ access to the abovementioned settlement.
A large force of Israeli soldiers arrived at the area
to prevent the lands’ owners from access their lands.</li>
<li>Following the armed attack, which was carried out on
13 December 2018, near “Giv’at” and “Assaf”
settlements, northeast of al-Bierh, dozens of Israeli
settlers gathered on Hawarah-Za’tarah Street, south of
Nablus, and carried out riots on the street. They also
threw stones at Palestinian civilians’ vehicles. As a
result, many vehicles’ windshield were broken. The
affected vehicles belong to:</li>
<li>Nabil As’ad Saleh ‘Abdullah, from Nablus: Broking
the vehicle’s windshield and lights and damaging its
body.</li>
<li>Hani Mizher Suliman Shurrab (26), from ‘Orta
village, southeast of Nablus: Broking the vehicle’s
windshield and another side window in addition to
wounding the diver with a stone, so he was taken to
Rafidia Hospital.</li>
<li>Tareq Nazzal: Broking the vehicle’s windshield and
another side window.</li>
<li>Al-Jawhar Company for fodders: Damaging a truck
belonging to Jawhar ‘Abdullah Haniny Abu Ghalamah.</li>
<li>Damaging a public vehicle its owner is still
un-known.</li>
<li>Hussain Abu Medighem, from Rahit city: Broking the
vehicle’s windshield and another side window.</li>
<li>Ibrahim Mahmoud Ibrahim al-Az’ar, from Qablan
village, southeast of Nablus: Broking the vehicle’s
windshield and another side window.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 13:30, a group of Israeli settlers,
from “Yatizhar” settlement, attacked the outskirts of
‘Asirah al-Qabaliyia village, south of Nablus. The
Israeli settlers threw stones at a house belonging to
‘Abed al-Baset Mohamed ‘Abed al-Rahman Ahmed in Bir
‘Asirah area. As a result, 4 windows of his house were
broken. Meanwhile, a group of Palestinian young men
gathered and confronted the settlers by throwing
stones at them. As a result, Mohamed ‘Abed al-Baset
Mohamed ‘Abed al-Rahman Ahmed (22), was hit with a
stone to the head; and ‘Isaa Mohamed Hamdan (20), was
hit with a stone at his head, causing him skull
fracture. ‘Isaa was then taken to Rafidia Hospital to
receive medical treatment.</li>
<li>At approximately 14:00, a group of Israeli settlers
gathered on the main street near Kafur Laqef village,
east of Qalqiliyia, and threw stones at Palestinian
civilians’ vehicles, but no injuries among Palestinian
civilians were reported.</li>
<li>At approximately 15:00, a group of Israeli settlers
gathered on the main street near Amateen village,
northeast of Qalqiliyi, and threw stones at
Palestinian civilians’ vehicles, but no injuries among
Palestinian civilians were reported.</li>
<li>At approximately 16:30, Ayman ‘Abed al-Kareem Salman
Suhlob (49) sustained bruises and wounds to his head
after attacking him by a group of Israeli settler
while he was returning to his house in Hebron. Ayman
headed to al-Ahli Hospital to receive medical
treatment.</li>
<li>At approximately 19:00, a group of Israeli settlers
moved into Jeet village, northeast of Qalqiliyia.
After that, the Israeli forces moved into the village
and fired sound bombs and tear gas canisters at
Palestinian civilians, who attempted to confront the
settlers.</li>
<li>Around the same time, dozens of Israeli settlers
gathered near the intersection of Osreen village on
‘Aber al-Samirah (505) Street, southeast of Nablus.
The settlers threw stones at a truck and broke its
windshield. The truck belongs to Mohamed Nimer Isma’il
‘Odah, from Qasrrah village, southeast of the city.</li>
<li>At approximately 19:30, a group of Israeli settlers,
from “<em>Yatizhar</em>” settlement, south of Nablus,
attacked the outskirts of Bureen village. The settlers
threw stones at 2 houses belonging to Bashar Waleed
Mostafa al-Najjar and Marwan Mostafa Najjar. As a
result, some of the houses windows were broken while
the windows of 2 vehicles parking in the vicinity of
the house were broken as well. The 2 vehicles belong
to Mohamed Yousef ‘Asfour and Mohamed al-Hendi.</li>
<li>At approximately 19:40, a group of Israeli settlers
attacked a stolen car garage on the main street in
Hawarah village, south of Nablus. They damaged the
windows of 10 vehicles parked inside the garage, which
belongs to ‘Ayid Mahmoud Hasan Mohareb, from Hawarah.</li>
<li>At approximately 20:00, a group of Israeli settlers,
from “’ <em>Ofra</em> “settlement attacked villages
located in northeastern of Ramallah. The attacked
villages were identified as Yabroud, ‘Ain Yabroud,
Silwad, Ramoun, and Barqah villages. The Israeli
settlers punctured the tires of 10 vehicles with sharp
tools and carried out riots on the village streets.
The abovementioned villages witnessed several attacks
until Saturday evening, 15 December 2018, by the
Israeli settlers in addition to throwing stones at
Palestinian civilians’ houses and vehicles.</li>
<li>At approximately 21:00, a group of Israeli settlers,
from “<em>Yatizhar</em>” settlement, attacked the
outskirts of ‘Orta village, southeast of Nablus. The
settlers threw stones at a house belonging to ‘isaa
al-‘Ajouri near ‘Orta Crossing. As a result, the house
windows were broken.</li>
<li>At approximately 14:00 on Friday, 14 December 2018,
a group of Israeli settlers stationed in Daher
al-Subeh area, which belongs to Kafur al-Deek village,
west of Salfit, attacked ‘Odai Raied Saleem Abu Saif
(24), from Bidiyia village, northwest of the city,
while he was present in the abovementioned area. It
should be noted that ‘Odai’s brother was missing in
the area, where his family comprising of 12 members
were having launch before attacking them by the
settlers. Odai’s brother was found later while Odai
was wounded by a dog bite and then taken to Yaser
‘Arafat Hospital in Salfit. Odai’s father, Raied
Saleem Abu Saif, said to PCHR’s fieldworker that: “<em>At
approximately 14:00 on Friday, 14 December 2018, I
headed along with my family comprising of 12 members
to Daher Subeh area, believing it was a safe area,
in order to collect the wild leaves, While we were
having launch, a group of armed Israeli settlers
came into the area, some of them had “traktoron” and
others with dogs, and then shouted at us to leave
the area, claiming that those lands belong to them.
We stood up to leave, meanwhile, the dogs attacked
us, so all of the family members fled towards the
mountain. My son ‘Odai was wounded by a dog bite to
his foot. I told the settlers that I will call the
component authorities and tell them about what
happened to punish them. One of the settlers called
the Israeli forces, who came after 15 minutes. The
Israeli officer interrogated me and asked about my
ID card. I refused to give him my ID card, telling
him that he should take the settlers’ ID cards as
well because they started attacking us. I also told
him that my son was wounded and I want to treat him
immediately. An Israeli doctor came to treat my son
‘Odai, but he remained in pain. The Israeli forces
took my ID card number. After that, I left the area
and took my son to Badiyia Medical Center, where
doctor referred him to Salfit Governmental Hospital.
When we arrived at the house, I missed my son Yaser
(13). We were believing that Yaser along with her
brothers at the hospital and his brothers were
believing that Yaser was with us. After that, the
Palestinian security services along with the
village’s residents were looking for Yaser. Two
hours later, we found him unconscious in a ferry
near the area where we were. When the night came and
he was alone and hid in the ferry. We then took him
to the hospital in Salfit, where he woke up there.
He was suffering from what happened with him and
became an introverted person.”</em></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>In afternoon, between 10 to 12 Israeli settlers
attacked Nedal al-Faqieh (39), from occupied East
Jerusalem, causing fractures to him around his eye in
addition to other bruises and bleeding. Nedal said
that while he was driving a bus belonging to the
Israeli Kavim Company in “<em>Modi’in Illit”</em> settlement,
two Israeli settlers intercepted his way and cursed
him. Nedal called the police, informing him about what
happened and asking them to come into the area. He
added that he drove the bus towards the parking, but
the Israeli settlers managed to get into the bus and
then assaulted him. In the meantime, one of Nedal’s
friends immediately came and helped him. After that, a
group of Israeli settlers suddenly raided the bus and
severely beat Nedal. They then fled before the police
arrival.</li>
<li>At approximately 14:50 on Friday, 14 December 2018,
a group of Israeli settlers, who were driving a car
with an Israeli registration plate, attacked another
Palestinian car on Ramallah Road near Mo’arajat
al-Laban, south of Nablus. As a result, the windshield
of the Palestinian car was broken. This car belongs to
Khader Isma’il ‘Owis, from al-Laban eastern village.</li>
<li>At approximately 18:00, a group of Israeli settlers
gathered on the main street near the entrance to
Amateen village, northeast of Qalqiliyia. The settlers
threw stones at Palestinian vehicles passing on the
street, but no injuries among Palestinian civilians
were reported.</li>
<li>On Saturday, 15 December 2018, a number of Israeli
settlers, from “<em>Ifrat</em>” settlement, south of
Bethlehem, attacked Palestinian civilians’ vehicles
passing on the bypass road (60) with stones and empty
bottles, causing fear among them. It should be noted
that the Israeli forces stationed on the street, but
they did not do anything to stop the settlers.</li>
<li>At approximately 20:30, a group of Israeli settlers
gathered on the main street near the entrance to Jeet,
northeast of Qalqiliyia. They threw stones at
Palestinian civilians’ vehicles travelling on the
street, but no injuries among Palestinian civilians
were reported.</li>
<li>Around the same time, a group of Israeli settlers
gathered near ‘Inab checkpoint, east of Tulkarm, and
then threw stones at Palestinian civilians’ vehicles
travelling on the street, but no injuries among
Palestinian civilians were reported.</li>
<li>At approximately 20:40, a group of Israeli settlers
gathered on the main street at the entrance to Amateen
village, northeast of Qalqiliyia, and then threw
stones at Palestinian civilians’ vehicles travelling
on the street, but no injuries among Palestinian
civilians were reported.</li>
<li>At approximately 21:00, Moneer Saleh Isma’il ‘Odah,
from Hawarah village, south of Nablus, was driving his
car and heading towards al-Labbab eastern village,
south of the city. When Moneer arrived at al-Sawiyia
village’s intersection, he was surprised with a car
belonging to Israeli settlers. The Israeli settlers
threw stones at Moneer’s car and the windshield of his
car was broken.</li>
<li>At approximately 22:00, a group of Israeli settlers
attacked Kafur Qaddoum village, northeast of
Qalqiliyia, from the eastern side. This coincided with
the Israeli forces’ storming to the village in order
to provide protection for the Israeli settlers. The
village residents confronted the settlers, meanwhile,
the Israeli forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas
canisters at the residents. As a result, a 20-year-old
male was hit with a rubber bullet to the right leg and
22 other civilians suffered tear gas inhalation.</li>
<li>At approximately 22:30, a group of Israeli settlers
stationed near the entrance to Yasouf village, which
leads to Salfit, attacked Palestinian civilians’
vehicles travelling on the street. A large number of
Israeli settlers rode their motorcycles and chased
Palestinian civilians’ vehicles. The Israeli settlers
threw stones and iron bars at the Palestinian
vehicles, but no injuries were reported.</li>
<li>At approximately 11:50 on Sunday, 16 December 2018,
three Israeli settlers stationed behind the wall of
Bureeq Secondary School, which is located at the
eastern entrance to Bureen village, south of Nablus,
fired shot in air, causing fear among students.
Following that, the headmaster was forced to end the
school day fearing for the students’ lives and then
the students left the school.</li>
<li>At approximately 12:20 on Sunday, Israeli settlers,
under the Israeli forces’ protection, attacked the
Laban- al-Sawiyia Mixed School. As a result, the
education institution was forced to evacuate the
school fearing for the students’ lives. The Israeli
forces claimed that an Israeli female settler was hit
with a stone near the school. After that, an Israeli
settler stationed at the entrance to al-Labban village
and started firing shots into the air.</li>
<li>At approximately 19:00 on Monday, 17 December 2018,
a group of Israeli settlers, under the Israeli forces’
protection, moved into Mar Saba area, east of
Bethlehem, and performed their Talmudic rituals. The
settlers’ arrival at this area came as a prelude to
celebrate Jewish Holidays.</li>
<li>At approximately 01:00 on Tuesday, 18 December 2018,
a group of Israeli settlers moved into Yasouf village,
east of Salfit. The settlers attacked Palestinian
vehicles parked in front of their owners’ houses. The
settlers also wrote slogans against Arabs and Muslims
on the walls of Abu Baker Mosque and on the walls of a
house belonging to Ahmed ‘Izzat Mohamed ‘Abed
al-Fattah, in addition to wrote slogans on vehicles.
The settlers also punctured the tires of 24 vehicles
belonging to Palestinian civilians, whose names are
kept by PCHR.</li>
<li>At approximately 19:30 on Tuesday, a group of
Israeli settlers, under the Israeli forces’
protection, attacked a truck at the entrance to “<em>Shavei
Shamron “ </em>settlement, west of Nablus, and
damaged its windshield. The truck belongs to Jehad
Naser Ahmed Abu Baker, from Ya’boud village, southwest
of Jenin. It should be noted that Jehad was returning
from Hebron.</li>
<li>On Wednesday, 19 December 2018, the residents of
Gharablah neighborhood in Beit Haninah village, which
is adjacent to “<em>Pisgat Ze’ev“</em>settlement, were
surprised with puncturing the tires of 20 vehicles
belonging to the residents of the Arabs neighborhood
in East Jerusalem, in addition to writing slogan
“Death to the Arabs” on the vehicles.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 02:30 on Tuesday, 11 December 2018,
a group of Israeli settlers attacked 3 vehicles
belonging to civilians, from Biteen village, east of
Ramallah. The settlers wrote racist slogans on the
vehicles and punctured their tires.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Recommendations to the International Community</strong>:</p>
<ol>
<li>PCHR calls upon the international community to
respect the Security Council’s Resolution No. 2334 and
to ensure that Israel respects it as well, in
particular point 5 which obliges Israel not to deal
with settlements as if they were part of Israel.</li>
<li>PCHR calls upon the ICC to continue to investigate
the Israeli crimes committed in the oPt, particularly
the settlement crimes and grave violations in the Gaza
Strip.</li>
<li>PCHR Calls upon the European Union (EU) and all
international bodies to boycott settlements and ban
working and investing in them in application of their
obligations according to international human rights
law and international humanitarian law considering
settlements as a war crime.</li>
<li>PCHR calls upon the international community to 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.</li>
<li>PCHR calls upon the international community and
United Nations to take all necessary measures to stop
Israeli policies aimed at creating a Jewish
demographic majority in Jerusalem and at voiding
Palestine from its original inhabitants through
deportations and house demolitions as a collective
punishment, which violates international humanitarian
law, amounting to a crime against humanity.</li>
<li>PCHR calls upon the States Parties to the Rome
Statute of the ICC to work hard to hold Israeli war
criminals accountable.</li>
<li>PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the
Geneva Conventions to fulfill their obligations under
article (1) of the Convention to ensure respect for
the Conventions under all circumstances, and under
articles (146) and (147) to search for and prosecute
those responsible for committing grave breaches of the
Geneva Conventions to ensure justice and remedy for
Palestinian victims, especially in light of the almost
complete denial of justice for them before the Israeli
judiciary.</li>
<li>PCHR calls for a prompt intervention to compel the
Israeli authorities to lift the closure that obstructs
the freedom of movement of goods and 1.8 million
civilians that experience unprecedented economic,
social, political and cultural hardships due to
collective punishment policies and retaliatory action
against civilians.</li>
<li>PCHR calls upon the European Union to apply human
rights standards embedded in the EU-Israel Association
Agreement and to respect its obligations under the
European Convention on Human Rights when dealing with
Israel.</li>
<li>PCHR calls upon the parties to international human
rights instruments, especially the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the
International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights (ICESCR), to pressurize Israel to
comply with its provisions in the oPt and to compel it
to incorporate the human rights situation in the oPt
in its reports submitted to the relevant committees.</li>
<li>PCHR calls upon the EU and international human
rights bodies to pressurize the Israeli forces to stop
their attacks against Palestinian fishermen and
farmers, mainly in the border area.</li>
</ol>
<p><em><a href="https://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=11773"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fully detailed
document available at the Palestinian Centre for
Human Rights (PCHR).</a></em></p>
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