Summary of israeli War Crimes

PCHR
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

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Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory



No. 42/2005

20- 26 Oct. 2005





Civilians Continue to be Attacked by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)



· 5 Palestinians, including a child, were killed by IOF.



· Two of the victims were extra-judicially executed by IOF in Tulkarm.



· IOF launched a series of attacks and air raids on civilian targets in the Gaza Strip.



· IOF conducted 36 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.



· Houses were raided and 84 Palestinian civilians, including 3 girls and two children, were arrested by IOF.



· 3 houses were transformed by IOF into military sites.



· A house was destroyed, another was bunt and two civilian facilities were demolished.



· IOF have continued to construct a border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the north of Beit Hanoun.



· IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT; IOF imposed a comprehensive closure on the OPT; they have closed all border crossings of the Gaza Strip; and they arrested a number Palestinian civilians at various checkpoints in the West Bank.



· IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall in the West Bank.



· Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the OPT; 400 olives trees were cut and burnt in Nablus by Israeli settlers; Israeli settlers attacked a civilian car with stones and injured 5 Palestinian civilians; and Israeli settlers living in settlement posts inside Hebron launched a series of attacks on Palestinian civilians and property in the town.

Summary



Israeli violations of international law continued in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) during the reporting period (20 – 26 October 2005):



Killings and Injuries: During the reporting period, IOF killed 5 Palestinians, including a child, in the West Bank. On 20 October 2005, IOF killed a Palestinian child in Housan village, west of Bethlehem. On 21 October 2005, IOF killed a Palestinian civilian in 'Anabta village east of Tulkarm. On 22 October 2005, IOF killed a Palestinian civilian in Deir Nizam village, northwest of Ramallah. On 23 October 2005, IOF extra-judicially killed two Palestinians in Tulkarm refugee camp. Also during the reported period, 3 Palestinian civilians were wounded by the Israeli gunfire.



Shelling: Six Palestinian civilians, including two children, were injured by shrapnel from a missile launched by an Israeli aircraft at a Palestinian civilian target in al-Shaboura refugee camp in Rafah. Israeli warplanes also launched a series of mock air raids over the Gaza Strip. Palestinian civilians were extremely terrified. In addition, IOF fired artillery shells at a number of targets in the Gaza Strip.



Incursions: IOF conducted 36 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During these incursions, IOF raided houses and arrested 84 Palestinian civilians, including 3 girls and two children. IOF employed undercover units and trained dogs in these incursions. IOF also transformed 3 houses into military sites, burnt another house, destroyed the internal parts of a fifth house and demolished two civilian facilities.



Restrictions on Movement: Even though IOF were redeployed around the Gaza Strip, they have continued to impose a tightened siege on the Gaza Strip, transforming it into a big jail. Rafah International Crossing Point on the Egyptian border, the sole outlet for the Gaza Strip to the outside world, has remained closed for the sixth consecutive week, as no deal has been reached concerning transportation across it. IOF insist to maintain control over the movement of persons and goods through the crossing point, and have actually moved equipment from the crossing point to "Kerem Shalom" area on the Egyptian – Israeli border. In the meantime, IOF have continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing for Palestinian workers and patients for several weeks. On 25 October 2005, IOF closed all border crossings of the Gaza Strip, including commercial ones, isolating the Gaza Strip from the outside world. IOF have also imposed severe restrictions on fishing in the Gaza Strip.



In the West Bank, IOF have imposed more restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. These restrictions included the prohibition of movement of private cars on roads, and limiting transportation to taxis only. IOF have also erected dozens of military checkpoints on the main roads. IOF re-erected checkpoints that had been dismantled and erected dozens of new ones. In the last 10 days of Ramadan, IOF imposed severe restriction of the travel of Palestinian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. During the reported period, IOF positioned at various checkpoints arrested 4 Palestinian civilians, including a child.



Annexation Wall: IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall inside the West Bank. Israeli sources revealed that IOF consider constructing a section of the Wall along the eastern border of the West Bank, extending for the northern Jordan Valley to the edges of Jericho. The construction of this section will promote the Israeli control over the Jordan Valley and the border between the West Bank and Jordan.



Illegal Settler Activities: Israeli settlers in breach of international humanitarian law continue to reside in the OPT and have launched a series of attacks against Palestinian civilians and property. During the reported period, Israeli settlers burnt 200 olive trees and cut 200 others in Salem village, east of Nablus. Three Israeli settlers attacked a civilian car that was traveling ftom Ramallah to Nablus. Five Palestinian civilians were injured by splinters of glass. During the reported period, Israeli settlers living in settlement posts in Hebron launched a series of attacks on Palestinian civilians and property.



The full report is available online at:

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http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2005/27-10-2005.htm

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http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2005/pdf/weekly%20report%2042.pdf





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