Thursday, 17 November 2011 00:00
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Escalate Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Gaza Strip
· 4 Palestinians, including a civilian, a member of the Palestinian Marine Police and two resistance activists, were killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip.
- 14 Palestinians, including 6 civilians and 5 members of the Palestinian Marine Police, were wounded by IOF in the Gaza Strip.
- The site of the Palestinian Marine Police in al-Soudaneya area, north of the Gaza Strip, was totally destroyed.
· IOF have continued to use force against peaceful protests in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
- 2 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded in a peaceful demonstration in al-Nabi Saleh village.
· The Israeli Navy has continued to attack Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip.
- Israeli naval troops arrested three Palestinian fishermen and confiscated their fishing boat.
· IOF conducted 91 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and a limited one into the Gaza Strip.
- IOF arrested 14 Palestinians.
- IOF wounded a Palestinian civilian in his house in Hebron city before arresting him.
- IOF raided the houses of many Palestinians who were released recently from Israeli jails, delivered them notices to appear before the Israeli intelligence and threatened some of them.
· Israel has continued to impose a total closure on the OPT and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.
- Israeli soldiers arrested at least one Palestinian civilian at a checkpoint in the West Bank.
· IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
- Four houses were bulldozed in 'Ein al-Dyouk al-Tahta, northwest of Jericho.
- IOF destroyed electricity poles between al-Twana village and Kherbet al-Mafqara, south of Hebron.
- IOF bulldozed lands in Azzoun 'Etma, southeast of Qalqilya, to establish a security wall around "Oranit" settlement.
- Israeli settlers uprooted 25 olive trees in Madma village, north of Hebron.
- Three civilian vehicles set alight in Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law in the OPT continued during the reporting period (03-16 November 2011):
Shooting:
During the reporting period, IOF killed four Palestinians, including a civilian, a member of the Palestinian Marine Police and two resistance activists, in the Gaza Strip. IOF also wounded 17 civilians, including a child and a pregnant woman, in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The wounded include 14 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and 3 Palestinians from the West Bank. The wounded also included 9 civilians and 5 members of the Palestinian Marine Police.
In the Gaza Strip, on 03 November 2011, dozens of Israeli soldiers moved approximately 200 meters into the northwest of Abu Nada area, located the northwest of Beit Lahia, in the northern the Gaza Strip. They scanned the area amid sporadic firing. One of the farmers present in the area was wounded and the Palestinians in the area fled as a result. One of the civilians and one of the resistance activists rushed to a shelter to protect themselves but an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles at the shelter and the two Palestinians were killed immediately.
On 05 November 2011, IOF warplanes fired 3 missiles and then opened fire at a farm in al-Qarara village in the northeast of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, targeting a group of members of the Palestinian Resistance. As a result, a member of the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, was killed. Another three members of the group were wounded.
On 14 November 2011, IOF warplanes fired four missiles at the main site of the Palestinian Marine Police opposite to al-Nawras resort in al-Soudaneya area, southwest of Beit Lahia in the north of the Gaza Strip. As a result, a member of the Palestinian Marine Police was killed and another five members were wounded. In addition, two civilians were wounded and a pregnant woman lost her baby because of the bombardment. The targeted site was totally destroyed. In addition, a blue Magnum jeep and two motorcycles which were inside the site were destroyed. All the windows and internal doors in al-Nawras resort were broken and the windows of some of the surrounding houses were broken.
On 07 November 2011, two Palestinian civilians were wounded when IOF positioned on the border east of Shejaeya, east of Gaza City, fired several shells at farms in the east of Shejaeya.
On 07 November 2011, IOF positioned on the border in the east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, opened fire at residential areas and farms in al-Qarara village, northeast of Khan Younis. No casualties were reported.
On 09 November 2011, IOF warplanes fired two missiles at a greenhouse in former settlements in the northwest of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. The greenhouse was damaged and no casualties were reported.
On 12 November 2011, IOF opened fire from observation towers on the border in the north and northwest of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, towards Palestinian farmers who were in their farms. Farmers were forced to flee in fear for their lives. No casualties were reported.
On 16 November 2011, an IOF drone fired a missile at a group of resistance activists in the west of al-Twam area, west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. This group of resistance activists escaped and no casualties were reported.
In the West Bank, on 10 November 2011, a Palestinian civilian was wounded when IOF moved into the "Jabal Sendas" neighborhood in the south of Hebron city and raided his house while firing sound bombs at the entrances of the house and bullets at the house and its vicinity. Before withdrawing, IOF arrested the wounded Palestinian and transferred him to "Kfar Etzion" detention center, southwest of Bethlehem.
During the reporting period, IOF used excessive force to disperse peaceful demonstrations organized in protest against Israeli settlement activities and the construction of the annexation wall in the West Bank. As a result, 2 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded in a peaceful demonstration in al-Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah. In addition, dozens of Palestinian civilians and international human rights defenders suffered from tear gas inhalation or sustained bruises as they were beaten by IOF soldiers.
Incursions:
During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 91 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, during which they arrested 14 Palestinian civilians.
During the reporting period, IOF raided the houses of a number of Palestinians who were released from Israeli jails in the recent prisoner swap and delivered them notices to appear before the Israeli intelligence. They also threatened some of the former prisoners of being arrested if they pose any threat to what they called "the security of the State of Israel". These Palestinians include Ahmed Yousef Mahmoud Odeh Tamimi from al-Nabi Saleh village, Somoud Yasin Hassan Karaja from Safa village, Fakhri al-Barghouthi and Nael al-Barghouthi from Kober village in Ramallah, Mustafa Saleh Merdawi from Habla village, Shadi Zayed Saleh Odeh from Qalqilya, Akram Abdul Aziz Mansour from Qalqilya, Ibrahim Said Ibrahim Dawood from Qalqilya, Tawfiq Mohammed Abdullah from Deir Ballout, Mahmoud Qaroush from Deir Ballout, Abdul Latif Ismail Shuqeir from al-Zawya village, Uthman Ali Mesleh from al-Zawya village, Fahim Ramadan Sarhan Ibrahim from Brouqin village in Salfit, and Yaqoub Adnan Ismail "Zeid al-Kilani" from Yabod village in Jenin.
In the Gaza Strip, on 10 November 2011, dozens of Israeli soldiers moved approximately 200 meters into the northwest of Abu Nada area in the northwest of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip. They scanned the area amid sporadic firing. This operation resulted in the death of a resistance activist and a civilian, and in the injury of a Palestinian civilian.
·On 10 November 2011, IOF gunboats arrested three Palestinian fishermen who were fishing nearly two nautical miles off the shore of Gaza City. IOF also confiscated their fishing boat and net. In the evening of the same day, IOF released two of the fishermen while the third remains in detention.
Restrictions on Movement:
Israel had continued to impose a tightened siege on the OPT and imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.
Gaza Strip
Israel has continuously closed all border crossings to the Gaza Strip for over four years. The illegal Israeli-imposed closure of the Gaza Strip, which has steadily tightened since June 2007, has a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the Gaza Strip.
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