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<h1 class="reader-title">Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights
Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (02– 08 May
2019)</h1>
MAY 9, 2019</div>
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<p><strong><em>Israeli forces continue systematic crimes
in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>(02 – 08 May 2019)</em></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Israeli forces violate the Gaza Strip again.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Twenty-three Palestinian civilians; 14 of
them were civilians, including 3 children and 3
women; one of them was pregnant, were killed.</strong></li>
<li><em>111 Palestinian civilians, including 27 children
and 12 women, were injured.</em></li>
<li><em>Airstrikes targeted 22 residential houses and
buildings, a mosque, 3 workshops, cars, motorbikes
and resorts.</em></li>
<li><em>Israeli forces continue to use extra-judicial
execution policy and target media and cultural
institutions and relief centers.</em></li>
<li><strong>Israeli forces continued to use excessive
force against the peaceful protestors in the Gaza
Strip.</strong></li>
<li><em>99 Palestinian civilians, including 42 children,
5 women, a journalist, and 3 paramedics, were
wounded. Two of them sustained serious wounds. </em></li>
<li><strong>Eight Palestinian civilians, including a
child and a journalist, were wounded in the West
bank. </strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Israeli forces conducted 62 incursions into
Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 2 other
incursions into Jerusalem. </strong></li>
<li><em>48 Palestinian civilians, including 5 children
and 2 journalists, were arrested in the West Bank.</em></li>
<li><em>Nine of them, including a child, were arrested
in occupied Jerusalem. </em></li>
<li><strong>Shooting incidents were reported against
border areas of the Gaza Strip.</strong></li>
<li><em>A Palestinian civilian, who was collecting metal
scrap in northern Gaza Strip, was wounded and
another one, who was sneaking into Israel, was
arrested.</em></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Israeli authorities continued their
settlement activities in the West Bank.</strong></li>
<li><em>A livestock barn was demolished and confiscated
in Kherbat Um al-Khair, south of Hebron.</em></li>
<li><em>Israeli settlers damaged dozens of cars and
attacked 4 Palestinian brothers. </em></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Shooting continued against fishing boats
offshore adjacent to the Gaza Strip shore.</strong></li>
<li><em>The sea was completely closed and fishermen were
banned from fishing freely.</em></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Israeli forces turned the West Bank into
cantons and continued to impose the illegal closure
on the Gaza Strip for the 13</strong><strong><sup>th</sup></strong><strong>consecutive
year.</strong></li>
<li><em>Israeli forces established 92 permanent
checkpoints and 95 temporary checkpoints in the West
Bank.</em></li>
<li><em>Eight Palestinian civilians were arrested at
military checkpoint in the West Bank.</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Summary</strong></p>
<p><em>Israeli violations of international law and
international humanitarian law in the oPt continued
during the reporting period </em><em>(02 – 08 May
2019</em><em>).</em></p>
<p><strong><u>Shooting: </u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Israeli forces escalated their attacks against the
Gaza Strip and continued to carry out intense
airstrikes and shelling at border control points and
sites belonging to Palestinian armed groups. The
Israeli forces also targeted residential buildings in
central Gaza neighborhoods in a serious escalation.
These attacks resulted in the killing of many
civilians. 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 57<sup>th</sup> week along the eastern and
northern border area of the Gaza Strip. They also
continued to use force as well during the incursions
into the West Bank. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces
killed 23 Palestinian; 14 of them were civilians,
including 3 children and 3 women; one of them was
pregnant. Some of those from the same family were
killed inside their houses. Moreover, 111 Palestinian
civilians, including 27 children and 12 women, were
wounded. Furthermore, Israeli forces killed 2 members
of Palestinian armed groups and wounded 99 civilians,
including 42 children, 5 women, a journalist, and 3
paramedics. Two of them sustained serious wounds while
participating in the Return March. In addition, a
civilian was wounded while collecting metal scarp and
another one was wounded while sneaking into Israel in
northern Gaza Strip. In the West Bank, Israeli forces
wounded 8 Palestinian civilians, including a child and
a journalist, in different shooting incidents.</li>
<li>In the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces intensified their
aggression against the Gaza Strip at a high rate for 2
consecutive days during which the Israeli forces
carried out intensive bombardment through their
warplanes and artillery shells in land and sea,
targeting more multi-story buildings and houses in a
clear violation against Palestinian civilians. As a
result, hundreds of families became homeless and 2
million Palestinians suffered fear and terror.
Moreover, the Israeli forces continued using the
extrajudicial executions policy, which has been going
on in the last years. According to PCHR’s
fieldworkers” documentation, Israeli forces killed 23
Palestinian; 14 of them were civilians, including 3
children and 3 women; one of them was pregnant. Some
of those from the same family were killed inside their
houses. The Israeli bombardment, which continued for 2
days in raw, resulted in the injury of 111 Palestinian
civilians, including 27 children and 12 women. The
airstrikes targeted 22 residential houses and
buildings, a mosque; 3 workshops. The Israeli
warplanes further targeted dozens of empty lands,
cars, motorbikes, resorts, public and private
property, training sites, border control points
belonging to Palestinian armed groups, in addition to
artillery shelling targeting various areas of the
eastern Gaza Strip.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>In excessive use of lethal force against peaceful
demonstrators along the Gaza Strip borders, Israeli
forces killed 2 Palestinian civilians; one of them was
with disability, and wounded 99 others, including 42
children, 5 women, a journalist, and 3 paramedics. Two
of them sustained serious wounds.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Injuries in the Gaza Strip from 02 to 08 May
2019 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>30</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Gaza City</strong></td>
<td>29</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Central Gaza Strip</strong></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Khan Yunis</strong></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Rafah</strong></td>
<td>6</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Total</strong></td>
<td>99</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<ul>
<li>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, Israeli
forces completely closed the sea.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>As part of targeting the border areas, on 03 May
2019, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence
with Israel, northeast of Jabalia, arrested Harb
‘Asaliyah (25) from Jabalia, while attempting to sneak
into Israel. Harb was hit with a live bullet to the
lower limbs.</li>
<li>On 07 May 2019, Israeli forces opened fire at
Palestinian civilians, who were collecting metal
scrap from al-Rabesh area, east of Beit Hanoun, north
of the Gaza Strip. As a result, one of them was hit
with a live bullet to the left thigh.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>In the West Bank, Israeli forces wounded 8
Palestinian civilians, including a child and a
journalist, in different shooting incidents.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Incursions:</u></strong></p>
<p>During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted
at least 62 military incursions into Palestinian
communities in the West Bank and 2 other incursions into
Jerusalem and its suburbs. During those incursions,
Israeli forces arrested at least 39 Palestinians,
including 4 children and 2 journalists, from the West
Bank, while 9 other civilians, including a child, were
arrested from Jerusalem and its suburbs.</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>
<ul>
<li>As part of the Israeli house demolitions and
notices, on 02 May 2019, Israeli forces moved into
Kherbit Um al-Khair, east of Yatta, south of Hebron.
Tehy demolished a barn used for breeding around 200
sheep and built with sheds and barbed wires. The barn,
which was later confiscated, belongs to Suliman Yamen
‘Eid al-Hathaleen (80). The confiscation came without
a prior warning. It should be noted that the Israeli
soldiers detained Suliam and attacked him while
confiscating the barn.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>As part of settlers’ attacks on Palestinian
civilians’ property, on 03 May 2019, a group of
Israeli settlers, from “Ytizhar” settlement attacked
the western neighborhood of Hawarah village, south of
Nablus. The Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian
civilians’ vehicles parked in front of their owners’
houses and on streets. They also wrote racist slogans
against Arabs and Muslims on the houses walls,
vehicles and tombstones; and punctured the tires of 8
vehicles before leaving the area.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Around the same day, a group of Israeli settlers,
from “Ma’ale Shamron“ settlement attacked with sticks
and stones the two siblings Islam (28) and ‘Abed
al-Ghaffar ‘Abdullah Redwan (24), from ‘Azoun village,
east of Qalqiliyia, while weeding Wadi al-Sha’ir land,
east of the village.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Around the same day, dozens of Israeli settlers
carried out riots in “Yatizhar” settlement square on
Nablus-Ramallah Street, the southern entrance to
Nablus. The settlers threw stones at Palestinian
civilians’ vehicles while passing through the square,
damaging 2 windows at least.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>On 05 May 2019, the guard of “Ariel” industrial
settlement attacked the two siblings Mujahed and Tamer
Yehia Hussain Shamlawi, from Hares village, northwest
of Salfit. The settlement guard pepper-sprayed at
Mujahed while the Israeli police arrested Tamer (20).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Israeli Offensive on the Gaza Strip:</u></strong></p>
<p>Israeli forces escalated their attacks against the Gaza
Strip and continued to carry out intense airstrikes and
shelling at border control points and sites belonging to
Palestinian armed groups. The Israeli forces also
targeted residential buildings in central Gaza
neighborhoods. These attacks resulted in the killing of
23 Palestinians; 14 of them were civilians, including 3
children one of them was a baby girl, and 3 women; one
of them was pregnant. Some of those from the same family
were killed inside their houses. Moreover, 111
Palestinian civilians, including 27 children and 12
women, were wounded. According to PCHR’s fieldworkers’
documentation, the Israeli airstrikes began at
approximately 09:45 on Saturday, 04 May 2019, in an
airstrike on Al-Qarman Street in Beit Hanoun in the
northern Gaza Strip, under the pretext of responding to
a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip and fell on an open
area in the Israeli <em>”Shaar HaNegev”</em> compound
adjacent to the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli
forces’ Statement. Following are the most prominent
crimes committed during the Israeli offensive, which
caused casualties and property damage:</p>
<p><strong><u>Saturday, 04 May 2019:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 09:45, an Israeli drone fired a
missile at a group of Palestinian armed groups, who
were on al-Qarman Street, east of Beit Hanoun, causing
the injury of two f them.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 10:40, Israeli forces fired 2
artillery shell at agricultural land, east of ‘Abasan
al-Jadeedah village, east of Khan Younis. One of the
shells targeted a house belonging to Abu Ta’aimah
family, causing minor wounds for 2 civilians,
including a woman.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 11:15. An Israeli drone fired a
missile at a group of Palestinian armed groups
belonging to al-Aqsa Protectors Brigades while they
were on a combat mission in ‘Ata Zayed area, southeast
of al-Banat Street, east of Beit Hanoun. As a result,
one of them namely ‘Emad Mohammed Rajab Nassir (22)
was killed after being hit with shrapnel throughout
his body. Moreover, another one of them sustained
serious wounds.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 14:10, Israeli warplanes lunched 2
missiles at an empty land, north of al-Moghir village,
in the vicinity of al-Isra’a University. As a result,
the university building sustained partial damage.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Around the same time, an Israeli drone fired a
missile at a group of Palestinian armed groups on
al-Banat Street, southeast of Beit Hanoun, causing the
injury of two of them.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 16:15, an Israeli warplane launched
2 missiles, with 10 minutes between each of them, at a
house belonging to Bilal Khalil Mohammed Zo’rob on Abu
Baker al-Sediq Street, adjacent to al-Aqsa Petrol
Station, southwest of Rafah. The 270-square-meter
house is comprised of one floor built of concrete and
contains 4 apartments and is inhabited with 4
families. After 5 minutes, and Israeli warplane
launched 2 missiles at the same house. As a result,
the house was completely damaged and the neighboring
houses sustained partial damage.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Around the same time, an Israeli drone fired a
missile at a house belonging to Sobhi Khalil Barham
Zo’rob. The 160-square-meter house, which is close to
the house of Bilal Zo’rob, is comprised of one floor
and contains 4 apartments and inhabited with 2
families, including 9 individuals. As a result, the
house was partial damage.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 19:20, an Israeli artillery fired
artillery shells at an empty land in the vicinity of
the landfill, southeast of Gaza City. As a result, a
civilian sustained moderate wounds.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 20:00, an Israeli drone targeted a
six-story-building, west of Gaza City, belonging to
Iyad Yasser Eqtefan (45). A short time later, an
Israeli warplane launched 2 missiles at the same
building, causing its total damage. The building had
the office of “Anadolu News Agency”. Moreover, 4
ambulances were damaged and their glass was smashed
in addition to the administrative offices and their
contents in the transportation station belonging to
the Palestinian Ministry of Health.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 21:05, Israeli warplanes targeted
al-Khuzundar residential building which was comprised
of 5 stories, in Al-Rimal neighborhood in central Gaza
City, and completely destroyed it. It should be noted
that the abovementioned building included the
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s Abdullah
Hourani Center for Studies and Documentation as well
as the Turkish charity Yardimeli Dernegi.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 21:40, an Israeli drone fired a
missile at a motorbike, east of Jabalia, causing the
injury of the driver.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 19:50, the Israeli warplanes
launched a missile at the fifth floor in Building no.
(12) at Sheikh Zayed Buildings, north of the Gaza
Strip. As a result, 6 civilians were killed namely:
Ahmed Ramadan Rajab al-Ghazali (30), his wife Eman
Abdullah Mousa al-Ghazali (29), their child Maria (5
months), Abdul Rahman Talal Abu al-Jedyan (12), his
parents Tala ‘Atiyah Abu al-Jedyan (48) and Raghdah
Mohammed Abu al-Jedyan (46), whose dead bodies were
recovered todays morning from under the rubble.
Moreover, 9 civilians living in the same building
sustained minor and moderate injuries.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 23:15, Israeli warplanes launched a
missile at a Barack belonging to Abu al-Khair family
in the vicinity of al-Qarem intersection in Jabalia.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 22:10 on Saturday evening, 04 May
2019, Israeli drone fired a missile at a group of
civilians, who were in the vicinity of the American
School former site, west of Beit Lahia, killing Khalid
Mohammed Selmi Abu Qaliq (24), from the city, after he
was hit with shrapnel throughout his body. Moreover,
another civilian was seriously injured.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 23:50, Israeli drones fired 2
missiles at a house belonging to Mustafa Ahmed Abdul
Hamid al-Astal in the center of Kahn Younis. Ten
minutes later, the Israeli warplanes launched a
missile at the abovementioned house causing its full
damage. The 120-square-meter house was comprised of
one floor and built by concrete and inhabited with a
family that consists of 2 individuals. It should be
noted that Ahmed wasa former prisoner in the Israeli
prisons and was recently released.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Sunday, 05 May 20:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 00:00 Israeli warplanes launched 2
missiles at al-Lewa’a site belonging to al-Qassam
Brigades (the Armed Military Wing of Hamas Movement)
and Sheikh Zayed Building. As a result, a number of
housing units in the city sustained partial damage and
a school was partially damaged.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 01:14, an Israeli drone fired 2
missiles at a house belonging to Tayseer Amin Mohammed
al-Mobasher (45) in Khan Younis refugee camp. Few
minutes later, the Israeli drone fired a missile at
the abovementioned house, causing a huge damage to it.
The 150-square-meter house was comprised of ground
floor and built of concrete. The house was inhabited
with one family, including 8 individuals.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 01:25, Israeli warplanes fired 2
missiles at a group of Palestinian armed groups, who
were at an agricultural land, northwest of al-Buraij
refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. As a result,
2 civilians were killed namely Fawzi Abdul Halim Fawzi
Bawadi (24), from al-Buraij refugee camp, and Mahmoud
Sobhi Khamis ‘Essa (25), from al-Buraij refugee camp.
Moreover, another civilian sustained moderate wounds.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 02:00, Israeli warplanes launched 3
missiles at a building belonging to Saleem Mohammed
Sa’ed al-Ghusain (60) in al-Remal neighborhood in the
center of the Gaza City. As a result, the building was
destroyed. The building had offices such as : Hala
Palestine for Training, EDUCITY Center, office of Dr.
Iskandar Nashwan for Accounting, office of Dr. Kamal
al-Sharafi for Board of Trustees – Al – Aqsa
University, in addition to another commercial
companies and offices.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 02:35, an Israeli warplane launched
a missile at al-Mustafa Mosque in al-Shati’
neighborhood, west of Gaza City. As a result, the
mosque sustained minor damage and a civilian sustained
moderate wounds.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 02:45, Israeli warplanes launched 2
missiles at the Fishermen’s port offshore, west of
Kahn Younis, causing their total damage.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 03:40, Israeli warplanes launched 4
missiles at a 70-square-meter workshop belonging to
Monther Zakaria Abdul Qader al-Fasih and another
similar workshop belonging to ‘Oudah family. The
workshops were located on Kashkou “Siam” Street, east
of al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City. As a
result, both workshops were damaged and a stone
workshop belonging to Kashkou family and a car garage
belonging to Abdul Karim Abdullah Dalloul. Moreover,
Shurouq Heji (24), who was pregnant, was wounded and
lost her baby as she sustained wounds to the head
after a wall fell above her.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 03:45 on Sunday, 05 May 2019, an
Israeli drone fired a missile at a boat belonging to
the Marine Police at the fishermen’s port, west of
Rafah, causing its total damage.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 05:00 Israeli warpalnes launched 2
missiles at a resort near al-Hedayah Mosque, east of
al-Na’aimah Street, east of Beit Hanoun. As a result,
the resort sustained severe damage.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 05:30, Israeli warplanes launched 2
missiles at a site belonging to Palestinian armed
groups in the vicinity of Ebn al-Nafis School in
al-Zannah, Bani Suheila, east of Kahn Younis. As a
result, the school sustained damage.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 06:20, Israeli warplanes launched 6
missiles at lathes on Salah Eden Street in al-Zaytoun
neighborhood, which is densely populated area, east
of Gaza City. As a result, a 2-story house, which is
adjacent to the abovementioned lathe from the southern
side, was totally damaged. The first floor is owned by
Yasser ‘Amer Deeb Abdul Halim and the second floor was
owned by Hanan Rashed ‘Ali Abdul Halim( a widow),
Yasser brother’s wife. It should be noted that the
225-square-meter house was inhabited with 2 families
of 18 individuals, including 4 children. the
bombardment caused severe material damage in a
500-square-meter lathe belonging to Ahmed Namer
al-Sawaf (60).</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 06:50, Israeli warplanes launched a
missile at an empty land in the vicinity of Ebn
al-Nafis School in al-Zannah, Bani Suheila, east of
Kahn Younis. As a result, the school sustained damage.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 07:35, an Israeli drone fired a
missile at a motorbike driven by a civilian near
Etisalat building intersection, west of Jabalia. As a
result, the civilian sustained severe wounds.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 10:30, Israeli forces fired 2
artillery shells at an empty land, southeast of Khan
Younis. As a result, 3 civilians were wounded and a
house belonging to ‘Awad family sustained damage.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 11:30, Israeli drone fired a
missile at a house belonging to Husam Mohammed Abdul
Hadi ‘Aqel (48) on Street (20) in al-Nuseirat refugee
camp in the central Gaza Strip. few minutes later, the
Israeli warplanes launched 2 missiles at the house. As
a result, the house was totally damaged. Moreover, 3
nearby houses sustained partial damage and the windows
of al-Faraj Mosque were damaged. It should be noted
that the 150-square-,meter house consisted of a
concrete floor and had a basement where a workshop
existed. The house is inhabited with 11 persons,
including 5 children.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 12:00, Israeli warplanes launched 3
missiles at a house belonging to ‘Abed Abdul Malek
‘Abed Abu Shahla (40) in Bani Suheila, east of Khan
Younis. As a result, the house sustained damage. It
should be noted that the 150-square-meter house was
comprised of 3 floors and inhabited with 3 families,
including 18 individuals, 14 of which were children.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 12:40, Israeli warplanes launched a
missile at al-Bahria site, adjacent to al-Zawidah
Resort, off al-Zawaidah shore. As a result, the resort
sustained damage.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 12:50, Israeli warplanes launched a
missile at an empty land near al-Berkah Mosque in
al-Ghaboun neighborhood, north of Beit Lahia. As a
result, a child sustained serious wounds.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 13:10, an Israeli warplane launched
a missile at a group of Palestinian civilians, who
were in the east of al-Sheja’eya neighborhood, east of
Gaza City. As a result, Bilal Mohammed Abdul Banna
(29) and Abdullah Nofal Mohammed Abu al-‘Ata (21),
members of the Islamic Jihad Movement, were killed.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 13:55, Israeli warplanes launched
several missiles at a 6-story-building belonging to
Rawhi Mushtaha in al-Sheja’eya neighborhood, east of
Gaza City. As a result, the building was totally
damaged.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 14:30, Israeli warplanes launched 5
missiles at a house belonging to Monther Ragheb
Mushtaha, a leader at Hamas Movement. The 2-storey
house is located in al-Sheja’eya neighborhood, east of
Gaza City. As a result, the house was totally damaged.
Moreover, a nearby house, which is comprised 6 floors
belonging to al-Jamal family sustained severe damage.
The area sustained severe damage because it is
overcrowded with buildings and shops.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 14:45, Israeli warplanes launched a
missile at a car driven by Hamed Ahmed Abdul Khudari
(34), from al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
The targeting was in the vicinity of al-Sedrah area in
the abovementioned neighborhood. As a result,
al-Khudari , who works in Currency Exchange, was
killed.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 15:18, Israeli warplanes launched 2
missiles at a house belonging to Husam Ramadan Yusuf
Lubbad (43) in al-Qararah, north of Kahn Younis. As a
result, the house sustained damage. It should be noted
that the 155-square-meter house was comprised of a
ground floor that was built of concrete. The house was
inhabited with a family comprised of 8 individuals,
including 3 children. As a result, Husam sustained
shrapnel wounds to the head and his wife Nisreen
Sha’ban Taha Lubbad sustained wounds to the head and
burns to the limbs.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 15:30, Israeli warplanes launched 2
missiles at a house belonging to Mohammed Abed Saleem
‘Abdeen (63) in al-Qararah, north of Khan Younis. As a
result, the house sustained partial damage. The
320-squre-meter house is comprised of 4 apartments and
inhabited with 4 families, including 18 individuals; 7
of which were children.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 16:40, Israeli warplanes launched 2
missiles at a group of Palestinian armed groups, who
were in an agricultural land, northwest of al-Buraij
refugee cmap in the central Gaza Strip. As a result,
Mohammed Abdul Nabi Abu ‘Armanah (30) and Mahmoud
Samir Abu ‘Armanah (26), from al-Buraik, were killed .</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 17:00, Israeli drones fired a
missile at So’ad ‘Ayath Mohammed al-Shami (54) in
al-Rannah neighborhood in Bani Suheila, east of Khan
Younis. Few minutes later, the Israeli warplanes
launched several missiles at the house. as a result,
the house was totally damaged. It should be noted that
the 140-square-meter house was comprised of a ground
floor roofed with concrete. The house was inhabited
with one family comprised of 4 individuals.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 17:05, Israeli warplanes launched 7
missiles at al-Qamar Building on al-Sena’ah Street
near Roqayah Preparatory School for Girls in Tal
al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City. As a result, the
7-story building, which was built on an area of 800
square meters was totally damaged. The building had 21
apartments and inhabited with 16 families comprised of
around 100 persons, including 60 children. Moreover,
the building adjacent from the southern side belonging
to Wajdi Nfeth Mahmoud al-Wahaidi was destroyed. In
addition, the area sustained severe damage.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 17:45, the Israeli warplanes
launched 2 missiles at the ground floor and first
floor in Zu’rob’s Building near al-Shuhada’a Square
(al-Nejmah), in the center of Rafah. As a result, 3
civilians were killed namely: ‘Ali Ahmed Abdul Jawad
(51), who was in al-Awa’el Educational Center, Mousa
Husein Lafi Mo’amer (35) and Hani Hamdan Abu Sha’ar
(37), who were at al-Fakher Cofe. Moreover, 4
civilians, including a child were sustained various
wounds.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 18:00, Abdullah Abdul Rahim Mustafa
al-Madhoun (21), Fadi Ragheb Yusuf Badran (33) and
Amani ‘Etfat Sha’ban al-Madhoun (36) arrived dead at
the Indonesian Hospital in Jabalia. Moreover, 9
civilians, including 6 children, were wounded. Doctors
classified 2 civilians’ injuries as serious. Medical
sources at al-Shifa Hospital announced later the death
of Abdul Rahim, the owner of the house, succumbing to
his wounds. According to PCHR’s information,
al-Madhoun’s house, which was built of tin plates, was
totally damaged at approximately 17:35, due to unknown
explosion. The Islamic Jihad Movement mourned the
death of Abdullah al-Madhoun and said that Abdullah is
one of her members and he was killed after Israeli
forces targeted his house. meanwhile, no Israeli tale
was issued about this incident.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 19:30, Israeli warplanes launched 3
missiles at a house belonging to Abdullah Tawfiq Abu
Na’aim (35) at the entrance to the Power plant, north
of al-Nuseirat. As a result, the house was totally
destroyed.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 19:50, the Israeli warplanes
launched a missile at the fifth floor in Building no.
(12) at Sheikh Zayed Buildings, north of the Gaza
Strip. As a result, 6 civilians were killed namely:
Ahmed Ramadan Rajab al-Ghazali (30), his wife Eman
Abdullah Mousa al-Ghazali (29), their child Rama (5
months), Abdul Rahman Talal Abu al-Jedyan (12), his
parents Tala ‘Atiyah Abu al-Jedyan (48) and Raghdah
Mohammed Abu al-Jedyan (46), whose dead bodies were
recovered todays morning from under the rubble.
Moreover, 9 civilians living in the same building
sustained minor and moderate injuries.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 20:20, Israeli warplanes launched 3
missiles at a lathe workshop belonging to Hasan Ahmed
Husein Hasanain (64) behind Abu Jebah Petrol Station
on Hasanain Street in al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of
Gaza City. As a result, the 1300-square-meter workshop
was totally destroyed along with machines and
equipment that cost about 2 million dollars.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 22:40, Israeli warplanes launched 2
missiles at a site belonging to Palestinian armed
groups in Qezan al-Najjar, south of Khan Younis. As a
result, the University College of Science and
Technology and the nearby schools sustained material
damage.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 09:50, Israeli warplanes launched 2
missiles at a group of |Palestinian armed groups, east
of al-Masdar village. As a result, Iyad Abdullah
al-Sharehi (35), from al-Maghazi, was killed.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Monday 06 May 2019:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 02:10, Israeli warplanes launched a
missile at Tabaria Resort belonging to the Islamic
society, in the center of Sheikh Zayed, Beit Lahia. As
a result, the resort was totally damaged.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 02:20, an Israeli drone fired a
missile at a house belonging to Salamah Hashem Faraj
Abu ‘Aishah (72) in al-Hasainah area, west of
al-Nuseirat. Few minutes later, the Israeli warplanes
launched another missile at the house. As a result,
the house was totally damaged. Moreover, the
bombardment caused severe damage to a resort that is
close to the house. Three houses further sustained
partial damage. It should be noted that the
350-square-meter house was comprised of 3 concrete
layers and inhabited with 3 families of 22
individuals, including 10 children and 3 women.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><em><u>Details</u></em></strong></p>
<ol>
<li><strong><u>Incursions into Palestinian Areas, and
Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.</u></strong></li>
</ol>
<p><strong><u>Thursday, </u></strong><strong><u>02 May </u></strong><strong><u>2019:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 01:00, Israeli forces moved into
Beit Ummer village, north of Hebron. They raided and
searched houses, from which they arrested Ahmed Nasri
Rashid Sabarnah (25), Hammad Ahmed Abu Mariyah (26)
and Karam Ziyad Shehdah Abu Sarah (26).</li>
<li>At approximately 01:30, Israeli forces moved into
many neighborhoods of Hebron. They raided and searched
several houses belonging to Mohamed Mahmoud Shabanah
(33), Shaher ‘Ali al-Qawasmah (40) and Nayif Ayoub
al-Rajbi (44). No arrests among the houses’ residents
were reported.</li>
<li>Around the same time, Israeli forces moved into
Qalqiliyia. They raided and searched a house belonging
to ‘Abed al-Rahman Jamal Howtari (22) and then
arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces moved into
Beit Foreek village, east of Nablus. They raided and
searched houses, from which they arrested Arqam ‘Atif
Mohamed Hanani (23), Loai ‘Emad ‘Abed al-Qader Haj
Mohamed (20), and Ziyad ‘Abed al-Raheem Hanani (31).</li>
<li>Around the same time, Israeli forces moved into Safa
village, west of Ramallah. They raided and searched a
house belonging to Mahdi Saied Karajah (23) and then
arrested him.</li>
<li>Around the same time, Israeli forces moved into
Ramallah and then stationed in al-Irsal neighborhood.
They raided and searched a house belonging to Mohamed
Majed ‘Edwan (26) and then arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 02:15, Israeli forces moved into
al-Masaken al-Sha’biyia neighborhood, north of Nablus.
They raided and searched a house belonging to Suhaib
Shadi Bashkar (17) and then arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 02:30, Israeli forces moved into
Kharoubah neighborhood, north of Jenin. They raided
and searched a house belonging to Rabie’ ‘Allam
al-Nourasi (16) and then arrested him.</li>
<li>Around the same time, Israeli forces moved into
Jenin refugee camp, west of Jenin. They raided and
searched a house belonging to Ibrahim Mostafa Qaniry
(23) and then arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 03:00, Israeli forces moved into
Mirka village, south of Jenin. They raided and
searched a house belonging to ‘Ali Nafi’ Mousa (24)
and then arrested him.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong><u>Note:</u></strong> During the
aforementioned day, Israeli forces conducted (11)
incursions in the following areas and no arrests were
reported: ‘Oreef village, south of Nablus; al-Silah
al-Harithiyia village, west of Jenin; al-Samou’a,
al-Shayyoukh, al-Majd, Halhoul villages and al-‘Around
refugee camp in Hebron; Shaqbah and Koubar villages,
north of Ramallah; and al-Zawiyia village, west of
Salfit.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Friday, 03 May 2019:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 00:55, Israeli forces moved into
al-Zawiyia village, west of Salfit. They raided and
searched a house belonging to Jehad Masour Lotfi
Raddad (23) and then arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 01:00, Israeli forces moved into
schools’ intersection area in Hebron. They raided and
searched a house belonging to Mohamed Ahmed Zaghir
(33) and then arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 02:30, Israeli forces moved into
Rommana village, west of Jenin. They raided and
searched a house belonging to Fareed Hamdan al-Qalaq
(48) and then arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 03:00, Israeli forces moved into
Yatta, south of Hebron. They raided and searched a
house belonging to Fareed Hamed Nawaj’ah (40) and then
handed his son Ibrahim (19) a summons to refer to the
Israeli Intelligence Servicce in “Gush Etizon”
settlement, south of Bethlehem.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>In afternoon, Israeli forces stationed along the
border fence with Israeli arrested Furaieh Zaki
al-Nabaheen (18), while attempting to sneak into
Israel, in eastern al-Buriej camp in the center of the
Gaza Strip. Furaieh’s father said that at
approximately 13:00, he did not find his son, who was
working in their agricultural land. He added that he
started to search and ask his son’s friends, but in
vain. On Sunday, 05 May 2019, Furaieh’s father told
the Palestinian police that he lost his son and when
he returned to his house, the internal security
informed him that his son was arrested by the Israeli
forces while sneaking into Israel in eastern al-Buriej
Camp.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 15:30, Israeli forces moved into
‘Asirah al-Qabliyia village, south of Nablus. A group
of Palestinian young men gathered and threw stones at
Israeli vehicles. The Israeli forces pursued the
protestors in the centre of the village and then
arrested some of them, including a child, in front of
shops. The arrested protestors were identified as
Mahmoud Sabri al-Zebin (21), from Bureen village, and
‘Abed al-Jaber Fakhri ‘Abed al-Latif Yaseen (15),
from‘Asirah al-Qabliyia village. It should be noted
that Mahmoud was visiting his brother in ‘Asirah
al-Qabliyia village.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Note:</u></strong> During the aforementioned
day, Israeli forces conducted (4) incursions in the
following areas and no arrests were reported:Tarqomiyia,
Raboud and Abu al-‘Asja villages in Hebron; and ‘Azoun
village, east of Qalqiliya.</p>
<p><strong><u>Saturday, 04 May </u></strong><strong><u>2019:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces moved into
al-Khadir village, south of Bethlehem. They raided and
searched a house belonging to Shadi Hussain Salah (39)
and then arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 18:30, Israeli gunboats stationed
west off central Gaza Strip shore, opened fire at
Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 6 nautical
miles and then chased them. The Israeli naval forces
ordered the fishermen to withdraw their fishing nets
and declared the closure of the sea until a further
notice. No injuries among the fisherman or damage to
their boats were reported.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Note:</u></strong> During the aforementioned
day, Israeli forces conducted (6) incursions in the
following areas and no arrests were reported: Jenin;
al-Bathan village, north of Nablus; Dura and Beit Ola
villages in Hebron; and ‘Azoun village in Qalqiliyia.</p>
<p><strong><u>Sunday, </u></strong><strong><u>05</u></strong><strong><u>
May 2019</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 01:00, Israeli forces moved into
Tulkarm refugee camp. They raided and searched a house
belonging to Mujahed Ibrahim Mubarak al-‘Okka (25) and
then arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces moved into
Balat al-Balad village, east of Nablus. They raided
and searched houses, from which they arrested Ibrahim
Mousa Isma’il Dowikat (40), and two siblings Hamdi
(26) and Mousa Mohamed Dowikat (21).</li>
<li>At approximately 02:30, Israeli forces moved into
‘Oreef village, south of Nablus. They raided and
searched a house belonging to Naser Alllah Fahimi
Mohamed al-Safadi (28) and then arrested him.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Monday, </u></strong><strong><u>06 May</u></strong>
<strong><u>2019 </u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 01:00, Israeli forces moved into
Sa’ir village, north of Hebron and then stationed in
Ras al-‘Aroub area. They raided and searched a house
belonging to Tareq ‘Abed al-Samad al-Motawer and then
handed him a summons to refer to the Israeli
Intelligence Service in “<em>Gush Etzion</em>”
settlement, south of Bethlehem.</li>
<li>At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces moved into
Tulkarm. They raided and searched houses, from which
they arrested Rebhi ‘Adnan Mohamed Hanoun (21), Hisham
Riyad Furaij (23), and Anas Mahmoud Farid Jayyousi
(23).</li>
<li>Around the same time, Israeli forces moved into
al-‘Aroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. They raided
and searched a house belonging to Husam ‘Atif Jawabrah
(24) and then arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 02:30, Israeli forces moved into
Tulkarm refugee camp. They raided and searched 2
houses belonging to Asmari ‘Ahed Fawaz’ah (28) and
Bashar Mahmoud Mohamed Fawaz’ah (28) and then arrested
both of them.</li>
<li>At approximately 04:40, Israeli forces moved into
Silwad village, northeast of Ramallah. They raided and
searched a house belonging to Mo’ath ‘Abed al-Naser
Hammad (23) and then arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 10:00, Israeli forces moved into
Kherbit Jorat al-Khail, east of Sa’ir village, north
of Hebron. They raided and searched a house belonging
to Ibrahim Mohamed Mostafa Shalaldah (55). The Israeli
forces cut electricity wires and confiscated
surveillance cameras fixed on the house walls.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Note:</u></strong> During the aforementioned
day, Israeli forces conducted (4) incursions in the
following areas and no arrests were reported: Dura, Beit
Ummer, al-Majd, and Dir Samet villages in Hebron.</p>
<p><strong><u>Tuesday, 07 May</u></strong><strong><u> 2019
</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 01:00, Israeli forces moved into
al-Fawar refugee camp, south of Hebron. They raided
and searched a house belonging to ‘Alaa Mohamed Hashim
al-Taiti (23) and then arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 23:10, Radad Jehad ‘Odah Hamad
(30), from Beit Hanoun, arrived at the Indonesian
Hospital in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, after
the Israeli soldiers stationed along the border fence
with Israel, east of Beit Hanoun, fired a live bullet
at him, wounding him to the left thigh. Medical
sources classified his injury as moderate. According
to field investigations, Radad was targeted while
collecting metal scrap from al-Rabish area located in
eastern Beit Hanoun.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Note:</u></strong> During the aforementioned
day, Israeli forces conducted (4) incursions in the
following areas and no arrests were reported: Kafur
Nie’mah village, west of Ramallah; Dir Abu Mish’al
village, northwest of the city; Yatta and al-Shayyouk
villages in Hebron.</p>
<p><strong><u>Wednesday, 08 May </u></strong><strong><u>2019
</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 01:00, Israeli forces moved into
Yatta, south of Hebron and then stationed in al-Roq’ah
neighborhood. They raided and searched a house
belonging to Bahaa Thabit al-Najjar (23) and then
arrested him.</li>
<li>At approximately 01:30, an Israeli infantry force
raided and searched a house belonging to Abu Is’ifan
Family, adjacent to “<em>Kiryat ‘Arba’</em>“settlement
in Wad al-Hussain aream east of Hebron. The Israeli
forces locked the family members in one room. They
later withdrew and no arrests were reported.</li>
<li>At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces moved into
al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron. They raided
and searched a house belonging to Zakaria Faiyq Nassar
(15) and then arrested him.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Note:</u></strong> During the aforementioned
day, Israeli forces conducted (4) incursions in the
following areas and no arrests were reported: Taffouh,
al-Majd and al-‘Alqah villages in Hebron.</p>
<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>
<ul>
<li><strong>Northern Gaza Strip: </strong>The Israeli
shooting at Palestinian demonstrators resulted in the
injury of 30 Palestinian civilians, including 20
children and 2 paramedics. Ten of them were hit with
live bullets and shrapnel, 5 with rubber bullets and
15 were directly hit with tear gas canisters. The
wounded paramedics were identified as Mohammed Sobhi
Salamah al-Jadili (35), an ambulance officer at the
Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), was hit with
a rubber bullet to the nose, causing its fracture, and
Sarah Younis Salem ‘Asaliyah (24), a volunteer
paramedic at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, was
hit with a rubber bullet to the left leg.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Gaza City</strong>: the Israeli shooting at
Palestinian demonstrators resulted in the injury of 29
Palestinian civilians, including 7 children, a woman
and a paramedic. Twelve of them were hit with live
bullets and shrapnel, 12 were hit with rubber bullets
and 5 were directly hit with tear gas canister. The
wounded paramedic was identified as Mohammed Jamal
‘Essa al-Azbat, who is a volunteer paramedic, was hit
with a tear gas canister.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Central Gaza Strip:</strong> The Israeli
shooting at Palestinian demonstrators, which continued
until 19:00, resulted in the injury of 21 Palestinian
civilians, including 8 children, 2 women, one of them
is a journalist. Ten of them were hit with live
bullets and their shrapnel and 11 of them were
directly hit with tear gas canisters. Doctors
classified the injury of Ramzi Rawhi Hasan ‘Abdou
(30), from al-Nuseirat, who suffers from speech
disorder,. He was taken to al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir
al-Balah and then was transferred to al-Shifa Hospital
in Gaza City, due to his serious health condition. At
approximately 00:00, medical sources announced his
death. The wounded journalist was identified as
Safenaz Baker Mahmoud al-Louh (30), from Gaza City,
who works at Amad News Agency, was hit with a rubber
bullet to the head.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Khan Younis: </strong>The Israeli shooting
at the demonstrators, which continued from 16:00 until
19:00, resulted in killing of Ra’ed Khalil Mahmoud Abu
Tair (19), from ‘Abasan al-Kabirah, east of Kahn
Younis, after being hit with a live bullet to the
abdomen at approximately 18:40, during his
participation in demonstrations, east of Kahn Younis.
Doctors announced is death at approximately 20:30. It
should be noted that Ra’ed was hit with a live bullet
to the lower limbs during his participation in the
March of Return last Friday. Moreover, 13 civilians,
including 5 children, were hit with live bullets and
tear gas canisters.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Rafah:</strong> The Israeli shooting at the
demonstrators, which continued from 16:00 until 18:30,
resulted in the injury of 6 civilians, including 2
children. Two of them were hit with live bullets, 4
were directly hit with tear gas canisters and one of
them was seriously injured. Moreover, an ambulance
belonging to Medical Services was directly hit with a
tear gas canister.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>West Bank:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 10:00 on Friday, 03 May 2019,
dozens of Palestinian civilians, Israeli activists and
human rights defenders organized a volunteer day to
fix the soil road that connects between the west and
southeast of Yatta, south of Hebron. The Israeli
forces arrived at the area and handed the participants
a decision to evacuate the area, claiming that it is a
military closed zone. The participants refused to
leave the area and continued their work, so the
soldiers attacked them and pushed them into the
ground. The soldiers arrested 15 foreign activists and
3 civilians from the city and they are namely: Nasser
Suleiman al-‘Adrah (40), Tareq Suleiman al-Hathalin
(28) and Mohammed Hafeth Hareni (18). The soldiers
also arrested Abdul Hafith al-Hashlamoun (45), a
photojournalist at Associated Press (AP) Agency and
freelance journalist Ahmed al-Bath, from Nablus. The
arrestees were taken to the Israeli police center in <em>“Kiryat
Arba”</em> settlement, east of Hebron. The police
released them after informing them of the decision to
deport them of the area for 15 days.</li>
<li>Following the Friday prayer on 03 May 2019, dozens
of Palestinian civilians gathered at the entrance to
Beit Sera village, west of Ramallah near Israeli
watchtower, which is established in the area, to
peacefully protest, calling for returning the dead
bodies of Amir Daraj and Yusuf ‘Anqawi, who were
executed by Israeli soldiers in Kufor Ne’mah village
on 04 March 2019. The Israeli forces kept their dead
bodies under custody. As soon as the protests arrived
at the area, the Israeli soldiers fired live and
rubber bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at
them. As a result, journalist Sari Jaradat (29), who
works as a reporter at Quds News Agency, was hit with
a rubber bullet to the foot. he was transferred via a
PRCS ambulance to Palestine Complex in Ramallah to
receive medical treatment.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 13:30, on the abovementioned
Friday, a group of Palestinians organized a peaceful
demonstration from the center of Kufor Qaddoum
village, northeast of Qalqiliyah, into the eastern
entrance to the village, which has been closed for15
years in favor of <em>“Kedumim”</em> The protestors
there stones at Israeli soldiers stationed behind sand
barriers. The soldiers immediately fired rubber
bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at them.
As a result, 7 civilians, including a child, were hit
with rubber bullets. <strong>(PCHR keeps the names of
the injured civilians)</strong></li>
</ul>
<ol start="2">
<li><strong>Continued closure of the oPt</strong></li>
</ol>
<p>Israel continued to impose a tight closure on the oPt,
imposing severe restrictions on the movement of
Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West
Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.</p>
<p><strong>Gaza Strip</strong></p>
<p>Israeli forces continuously tighten the closure of the
Gaza Strip and close all commercial crossings, making
the Karm Abu Salem crossing the sole commercial crossing
of the Gaza Strip, although it is not suitable for
commercial purposes in terms of its operational capacity
and distance from markets.</p>
<p>Israeli forces have continued to apply the policy,
which is aimed to tighten the closure on all commercial
crossings, by imposing total control over the flow of
imports and exports.</p>
<p>Israeli forces have continued to impose a total ban on
the delivery of raw materials to the Gaza Strip, except
for very limited items and quantities. The limited
quantities of raw materials allowed into Gaza do not
meet the minimal needs of the civilian population of the
Gaza Strip.</p>
<p>Israeli forces also continued to impose an almost total
ban on the Gaza Strip exports, including agricultural
and industrial products, except for light-weighted
products such as flowers, strawberries, and spices.
However, they lately allowed the exportation of some
vegetables such as cucumber and tomatoes, furniture and
fish.</p>
<p>Israel has continued to close the Beit Hanoun (Erez)
crossing for the majority of Palestinian citizens from
the Gaza Strip. Israel only allows the movement of a
limited number of groups, with many hours of waiting in
the majority of cases. Israel has continued to adopt a
policy aimed at reducing the number of Palestinian
patients allowed to move via the Beit Hanoun crossing to
receive medical treatment in hospitals in Israel or in
the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel also continued
applying the policy of making certain civilian traveling
via the crossing interviewed by the Israeli intelligence
service to be questioned, blackmailed or arrested.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Following table illustrates temporary and
permanent checkpoints and arrests at these
checkpoints in the West Bank between 05-08 May 2019:
</strong></li>
</ul>
<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>7</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Nablus</strong></td>
<td>10</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Jenin</strong></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Ramallah</strong></td>
<td>11</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Tulkarm</strong></td>
<td>7</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Tubas</strong></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Salfit</strong></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Qalqiliyia</strong></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Hebron</strong></td>
<td>20</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Bethlehem</strong></td>
<td>11</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Jericho </strong></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Al-Karama Crossing </strong></td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Total</strong></td>
<td>92</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong><u>Arrests at Military Checkpoints:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 16:00 on Thursday, 02 May 2019,
Israeli forces arrested 3 civilians, from al-‘Aroub
refugee camp, north of Hebron, while they were near a
road leading to al-‘Aroub Agricultural College. The
arrested civilians identified as Qais ‘Alaa’ al-Deen
Yaghi (19), Ahmed ‘Alaa’ al-Deen Yaghi (20), and
Mohamed Hazim al-Masri (29) were taken to “<em>Ghush
Etizon</em>” settlement, south of Bethlehem.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 05:00 on Tuesday, 07 May 2019,
Israeli forces established a checkpoint near
al-Zawiyia village Bridge, west of Slafit. They then
arrested 5 civilians, all of them are from ‘Azoun
village, east of Qalqiliyia. The arrested civilians
were identified as Mohamed Moneer Mish’al (24), Ja’far
Talal Saleem (23), Loai Mish’al Hussain (24), ‘Odai
Sameer Hasan Saleem (25), and Mohamed Nidal Hussain
(23).</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Efforts to Create A Jewish majority</strong></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Israeli forces escalated their attacks on
Palestinian civilians and their property. They have
also continued their raids on al-Aqsa Mosque and
denied the Palestinians access to it:</strong></p>
<p><strong><u>Arrests and Incursions:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 02:30 on Thursday, 02 May 2019,
Israeli forces moved into Hizma village, northeast of
occupied East Jerusalem. They raided and searched a
house belonging to Mahmoud Yaser Kan’an (14) and then
arrested him.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 03:00 on Sunday, 05 May 2019,
Israeli forces moved into Hizma village, northeast of
occupied East Jerusalem. They raided and searched
houses, from which they arrested 8 civilians. The
arrested civilians were identified as Mahmoud Sanad
Salah (19), Ra’fat Talal ‘Izzat (21), Mos’ab ‘Abed
al-Rahman al-Khatib (22), Ammar ‘Abed Rabbu (21),
Mohamed Thair Salah al-Deen (18), ‘Awdah Salam Subaieh
(20), ‘Abed Nafiz al-‘Omari (19), and Islam Marwan
Daher (22).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Settlement activities and attacks by
settlers against Palestinian civilians and property</u></strong></p>
<p><strong><u>Israeli forces’ attacks:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 10:00 on Thursday, 02 May 2019,
Israeli forces backed by military vehicles and
accompanied with a vehicle of the Israeli Civil
Administration and a digger moved into Kherbit Um
al-Khair, east of Yatta, south of Hebron. The Israeli
soldiers deployed between civilians’ houses while the
Israeli Civil Administration staff demolished a barn
used for breeding around 200 sheep and built with
sheds and barbed wires. The barn, which was later
confiscated, belongs to Suliman Yamen ‘Eid
al-Hathaleen (80). The confiscation came without a
prior warning. It should be noted that the Israeli
soldiers detained Suliam and attacked him while
confiscating the barn.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>On Sunday, 05 May 2019, the Israeli authorities
notified to stop construction works in two
under-construction houses, in addtion to demolishing a
barrack used for breeding livestock in al-Walajah
village, northwest of Bethlehem. The Israeli
authorities also fined the houses and barn’s owners
under the pretext of non-licensing. The activist
Ibrahim ‘Awadallah said that the Israeli forces moved
into ‘Ain Jowizah area north of al-Walajah village and
handed three notices to two under-construction houses
belonging to Ahmed Nidal Barghouth and Ahmed Ma’rouf
al-Atrash, in addition to a house yard belongs to
Yehia Zakaria Abu ‘Ali. ‘Awadallah added that the
Israeli forces accompanied with the Israeli
Municipality staff moved into Khellet al-Samak area,
where they handed ‘Emad al-Dares a notice to demolish
his barrack used for breeding livestock, under the
pretext of non-licensing. The Israeli Municipality
staff also took photos of nearby agricultural lands.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Israeli settlers’ attacks:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 02:30 on Friday, 03 May 2019, a
group of Israeli settlers, from “<em>Ytizhar</em>”
settlement attacked the western neighborhood of
Hawarah village, south of Nablus. The Israeli settlers
attacked Palestinian civilians’ vehicles parked in
front of their owners’ houses and on streets. They
also wrote racist slogans against Arabs and Muslims on
the houses walls, vehicles and tombstones; and
punctured the tires of 8 vehicles before leaving the
area. The affected persons were as follows:</li>
</ul>
<p>1- Rana ‘Adnan Abu Haniyia, puncture her vehicle’s
tiers and wrote David Star on her rear left door.</p>
<p>2- ‘Izz al-Deen Ghassan Damidi, puncture his vehicle’s
tiers and wrote David Star on his vehicle.</p>
<p>3- ‘Abdullah Mahmoud Salem ‘Odah, puncture his
vehicles’ tiers and wrote slogans on the walls of
Kantri-Hawarah Park, which belongs to him.</p>
<ul>
<li>On Friday, a group of Israeli settlers, from “<em>Ma’ale
Shamron</em>“ settlement attacked with sticks and
stones the two siblings Islam (28) and ‘Abed
al-Ghaffar ‘Abdullah Redwan (24), from ‘Azoun village,
east of Qalqiliyia, while weeding Wadi al-Sha’ir land,
east of the village. Abed al-Ghaffar ‘Abdullah Redwan
said to PCHR’s fieldworker that: “<em>At approximately
17:30 on Friday, 03 May 2019, my brother Islam and I
were weeding an agricultural land. Suddenly, around
5 Israeli settlers attacked us with stones and
sticks. They then cursed and pursued us. The
settlers also shouted at us, so we immediately fled.
The settlers could not catch us. After that, an
Israeli vehicle arrived and then the Israeli
soldiers pursued us. They caught me and detained me
in an investigation center until 20:00. I told them
that I usually take care of my land and you can
refer to the cameras and watch what happened. My
brother and I were working in the land without doing
anything and the Israeli settlers firstly attacked
us.” </em></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>At approximately 18:30 on the same day, dozens of
Israeli settlers carried out riots in “ <em>Yatizhar</em>”
settlement square on Nablus-Ramallah Street, the
southern entrance to Nablus. The settlers threw stones
at Palestinian civilians’ vehicles while passing
through the square. Among those vehicles were:</li>
</ul>
<p>1- A vehicle belongs to Sa’ied ‘Abed al-Latif Saied
Damdi, from Hawarah village, south of Nablus. His rear
window was broken, in addition to smashing the right
rear door window.</p>
<p>2- A vehicle belongs to Osama Subhi Buni Minyiah, from
‘Aqraba village, southeast of Nablus. His vehicle’s
doors were damaged, in addition to smashing the
vehicle’s rear window and the right rear door window.</p>
<ul>
<li>On Sunday, 05 May 2019, the guard of “<em>Arie</em>l”
industrial settlement attacked the two siblings
Mujahed and Tamer Yehia Hussain Shamlawi, from Hares
village, northwest of Salfit. The settlement guard
pepper-sprayed at Mujahed while the Israeli police
arrested Tamer (20). Mujahed and Tamer’s brother Adham
said to PCHR’s fieldworker that: “ <em>At
approximately 07:30 on Sunday, 05 May 2019, my
brother Tamer headed via his car to deliver my
father along with my older brother to their work in
“Ariel” industrial settlement. When Tamer arrived at
the settlement and stopped his car, the settlement
guard came and fought with him about where the
vehicle was parked.</em> <em>My brother Mujahed
stepped out of the car to talk to the guard. </em><em>The
latter pepper-sprayed at Mujahed’s face, so he fell
on the ground. Immediately, my brother Tamer get out
of the car to help Mujahed. Meanwhile, an Israeli
force attacked Tamer, handcuffed him and pushed him
to the ground. When Tamer attempted to untie
himself, the Israeli police immediately arrested
him.” </em></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>Recommendations to the International
Community</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>PCHR warns of the escalating settlement construction in
the West Bank, the attempts to legitimize settlement
outposts established on Palestinian lands in the West
Bank and the continued summary executions of Palestinian
civilians under the pretext that they pose a security
threat to the Israeli forces. PCHR reminds the
international community that thousands of Palestinian
civilians have been rendered homeless and lived in
caravans under tragic circumstances due to the latest
Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip that has been under
a tight closure for almost 11 years. PCHR welcomes the
UN Security Council’s Resolution No. 2334, which states
that settlements are a blatant violation of the Geneva
Conventions and calls upon Israel to stop them and not
to recognize any demographic change in the oPt since
1967. PCHR hopes this resolution will pave the way for
eliminating the settlement crime and bring to justice
those responsible for it. PCHR further reiterates that
the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East
Jerusalem, are still under Israeli occupation in spite
of Israel’s unilateral disengagement plan of 2005. PCHR
emphasizes that there is international recognition of
Israel’s obligation to respect international human
rights instruments and international humanitarian law.
Israel is bound to apply international human rights law
and the law of war, sometimes reciprocally and other
times in parallel, in a way that achieves the best
protection for civilians and remedy for the victims.</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 this year to open an
investigation into Israeli crimes committed in the
oPt, particularly the settlement crimes and the 2014
offensive on 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 international community to
condemn summary executions carried out by Israeli
forces against Palestinians and to pressurize Israel
to stop them.</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 upon the international community to speed
up the reconstruction process necessary because of the
destruction inflicted by the Israeli offensive on
Gaza.</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 international community,
especially states that import Israeli weapons and
military services, to meet their moral and legal
responsibility not to allow Israel to use the
offensive in Gaza to test new weapons and not accept
training services based on the field experience in
Gaza in order to avoid turning Palestinian civilians
in Gaza into testing objects for Israeli weapons and
military tactics.</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>
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or contact PCHR’s office in Gaza City, Gaza Strip by
email <a href="mailto:pchr@pchrgaza.org">pchr@pchrgaza.org</a>
or telephone +972 08 282 4776 – 282 5893.</p>
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