Thursday 1 May 2014

Weekly Report on israel's terrorism against the State of Palestine

Mo'az Mesh'al, photojournalist at Anatolia News Agency, sustained bullet wounds to his legs in al-Nabi Saleh village – Ramallah    "AFP"


Israeli forces continue systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)

 Israeli forces continued to open fire in the border areas of the Gaza Strip.
2 brothers collecting raw materials were wounded in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank.
A photojournalist was wounded in al-Nabi Saleh, northwest of Ramallah.
2 Palestinian civilians were wounded during Selwad and Ofer protests.

Israeli forces conducted 76 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 2 limited ones in the southern Gaza Strip.
 41 Palestinians, including 2 children, were arrested.

Israel continued to impose a total closure on the oPt and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.
Israeli forces established dozens of checkpoints in the West Bank.
A Palestinian child was arrested at a checkpoint in the West Bank.
2 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were arrested at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel.

Israeli navy forces continued targeting Palestinian fishermen in the sea.
2 Palestinian fishermen were arrested and a fishing boat was confiscated.

Israeli forces continued to support settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
Israeli forces demolished 3 houses and a mosque in Kherbet al-Taweel, southeast of Nablus.
Settlers hit a girl with a stone on her head, south of Hebron.


Summary

Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (24 – 29 April 2014).

Shooting:

During the reporting period, Israeli forces wounded 5 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, including a photojournalist 2 brothers. Israeli navy forces also fired at Palestinian fishing boats in the Gaza Strip sea.
In the Gaza Strip, on 28 April 2014, 2 brothers of those collecting raw materials were wounded when Israeli forces stationed at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire at a group of workers in the area.

In the context of targeting Palestinian fishermen in the sea, on 24 April 2014, Israeli navy forces opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats sailing a nautical mile off the northwest of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. A gunboat surrounded a fishing boat, arrested 2 fishermen on board of it and confiscated the boat.

In the West Bank, Israeli forces used excessive force against peaceful demonstrations organised by Palestinian civilians, international and Israeli human rights defenders in protest at the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. As a result, photojournalist Mo'az Hamed (29) sustained several bullet wounds to the legs and left shoulder during al-Nabi Saleh protest, northwest of Ramallah. Moreover, dozens of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and others sustained bruises as they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers.

In the same context, a 19-year-old Palestinian civilian sustained a bullet wound to the left leg during Selwad protest, northeast of Ramallah, while a 39-year-old civilian sustained a bullet wound to the right thigh during Ofer protest, southwest of the city.

Incursions:

During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least 76 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During these incursions, Israeli forces arrested at least 41 Palestinians, including 2 children.

In the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces conducted 2 limited incursions into the southern Gaza Strip on 28 April 2014.

Restrictions on movement:

Israel continued to impose a tight closure of the oPt, imposing severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.

The illegal closure of the Gaza Strip, which has been steadily tightened since June 2007 has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the Gaza Strip.  The Israeli authorities impose measures to undermine the freedom of trade, including the basic needs for the Gaza Strip population and the agricultural and industrial products to be exported. For 7 consecutive years, Israel has tightened the land and naval closure to isolate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, and other countries around the world. This resulted in grave violations of the economic, social and cultural rights and a deterioration of living conditions for 1.7 million people.  The Israeli authorities have established Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shaloum) as the sole crossing for imports and exports in order to exercise its control over the Gaza Strip’s economy.  They also aim at imposing a complete ban on the Gaza Strip’s exports.

Israeli forces have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians throughout the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinian civilians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip continue to be denied access to Jerusalem.

As part of using military checkpoints and border crossings as traps to arrest Palestinian civilians under the pretext they are wanted, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian child in the West Bank.

Settlement activities

Israel has continued its settlement activities in the oPt, in a direct violation of international humanitarian law, and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.

Attacks carried out by Israeli forces

On 25 April 2014, Israeli forces backed by 2 military vehicles moved into al-Hamrah area, northeast of Yata, south of Hebron.  They stationed in the agricultural lands and deployed in the area.  They forced the farmers there to leave their lands under the pretext that the land is confiscated for establishing a new road for settlers in the east of Yata.  When the farmers insisted on staying in their land and refused leaving it, the Israeli soldiers detained Khalil Mohammed al-Hamamdah and Mohammed Ahmed Mesleh for a couple of hours and then released them.

On 28 April 2014, Israeli forces backed by 3 military vehicles and accompanied by a vehicle belonging to the construction and organization department in the Civil Administration moved into al-Mosafer area, east of Yata, south of Hebron.  They then stationed in Kherbet al-Fakhit area and deployed in the area.  The Organization and Construction officer took some photos of the school.  Israeli soldiers then headed to the agricultural lands in the vicinity of Kherbet al-Fakhit as they were donated by the residents to establish a natural reserve.  The Organization and Administration officer verbally ordered ‘Ali ‘Awad Makhamrah to evacuate a tent he lives in with his family as well as a sheep barn under the pretext of unlicensed building.

On 29 April 2014, Israeli forces backed by military vehicles and heavy bulldozers moved into Kherbet al-Tawil, southeast of Nablus.  The bulldozers immediately destroyed al-Kherbah mosque and 3 houses without a prior warning although their residents received an injunction from the israeli supreme court 2 years ago stopping the demolition decision issued by the Inspection and Construction Department in the Israeli Civil Administration in 2008 until a final decision is issued by the aforementioned court.

Attacks carried out by settlers
On 24 April 2014, Rasha Shahadah Salamah al-Makhamrah (7) from Kherbet Moghayer al-‘Abid (al-Mosafer area), east of Yata, south of Hebron, was injured in the forehead as a settler threw a stone at her while she was on her way back from school in al-Tawani village, which is about 6 kilometers away from her family house.

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