Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (14- 20 November 2013) Israeli occupation forces continue systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) Israeli occupation forces launched 8 air strikes on the Gaza Strip. 3,500 chicks and 15 sheep died in Israeli raids on poultry and sheep farms in Khan Yunis. Israeli occupation forces have continued to open fire at the border areas in the Gaza Strip, but no casualties were reported. 8 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children, were wounded in the southeast of Nablus. Israeli occupation forces have continued to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank. 7 Palestinian civilians were wounded in protests in Kofur Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilia, and Bilin village, west of Ramallah. Israeli occupation forces conducted 56 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and a limited one in the Gaza Strip. At least 58 Palestinians, including 11 children and a mother of 2 children, were arrested. Israel has continued to impose a total closure on the oPt and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world. Israeli occupation forces established dozens of checkpoints in the West Bank. At least 10 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, were arrested at occupation checkpoints in the West Bank. A patient from Rafah was arrested at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli occupation navy forces have continued targeting Palestinian fishermen in the sea. Israeli occupation forces opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats, arrested fishermen and confiscated fishing boats. Israeli has continued efforts to create a Jewish demographic majority in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli occupation authorities approved the scheme of the (National Park) on the lands of al-Tour and al-Eisawiya villages. Israeli occupation forces have continued to support settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property. Israeli occupation forces erased 100 olive trees in Yabad village, southwest of Jenin. Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to 2 vehicles in Farata village, northeast of Qalqilia. 219 olive trees were uprooted and damaged in the northern and southern West Bank. Summary Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (14 – 20 November 2013). Shooting: During the reporting period, Israeli occupation forces wounded 15 Palestinian civilians, including 8 children, in the West Bank. 7 of these civilians were wounded during peaceful protests organized by Palestinian civilians and international activists against the construction of the annexation wall and illegal settlement activities in the West Bank. The other 8 ones were wounded during clashes between Israeli occupation forces and Palestinians who protested against uprooting their trees by Israeli settlers. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation warplanes bombarded different areas, while the gunboats continued to attack fishing boats in the sea. In the West Bank, Israeli occupation forces continued the systematic use of excessive force against peaceful protests organised by Palestinian, Israeli and international activists against the construction of the annexation wall and illegal settlement activities in the West. As a result, 7 civilians, including 2 children, were wounded. On 18 November 2013, 8 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children, were wounded when they protested in Qasra village, southeast of Nablus, as settlers uprooted 38 olive seedlings from Palestinian lands. Israeli occupation forces arrived and fired sound bombs, tear gas canisters and rubber-coated metal bullets at the Palestinians. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation warplanes launched 8 air strikes against a number of targets throughout the Gaza Strip. On 14 November 2013, Israeli occupation warplanes raided an open land in the east of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip, and another open land, east of al-Zaitoun neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City. On 19 November 2013, Israeli occupation warplanes launched 6 air strikes as follows: the first was on a poultry and sheep farm, southeast of Khan Yunis. The second raid was on the area that witnessed the tunnel bombardment last month, 250 meters away from the border fence, northeast of Khan Yunis. The third raid was on an agricultural land, east of Khan Yunis, while the fourth one was carried out on Hettin training site of the Palestinian armed groups, in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli occupation warplanes attacked the abovementioned training site twice later. On 19 November 2013, Israeli occupation military vehicles stationed along the border fence shelled an agricultural land, east of al-Zaitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City. Neither casualties nor material damage were reported. In the context of targeting fishermen in the sea, Israeli occupation gunboats stationed in the sea opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats twice. The first attack took place on 16 November 2013, but neither casualties nor material damage were reported. On 17 November 2013, Israeli occupation gunboats stationed off al-Waha Resort shore, northwest of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire at the Palestinian fishing boats sailing nearly 1.5 nautical miles in the sea. An Israeli occupation gunboat surrounded a boat boarding 2 fishermen; ‘Ammar As’ad ‘Abdel Malek al-Sultan (21) and Muhsin Akram Diab Zayed (24) from al-Salatin neighbourhood in Beit Lahia. Israeli occupation naval soldiers forced fishermen to jump into the water and swim towards the Israeli occupation gunboat while the two fishermen were pulling 10 fishing nets, 1,000 meters long in total, from water. The two fishermen were terrified due to the continued firing at them. The Israeli occupation soldiers then confiscated their fishing boat and items and took the fishermen to Ashdod Port, where they were arrested and questioned. At Israeli occupation forces released the two fishermen on the following day via Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing. Incursions: During the reporting period, Israeli occupation forces conducted at least 56 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During these incursions, Israeli occupation forces arrested at least 58 Palestinians, including 11 children and a mother of 2 of them. The mother and her 11-year-old child were arrested to force her other 17-year-old child surrender to the Israeli occupation forces. However, Israeli occupation forces have not released the mother and her 11-year-old child so far. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation forces conducted an incursion into the southern Gaza Strip on 19 November 2013, during which they levelled areas of Palestinian land. Restrictions on movement: Israel continued to impose a tightened 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 steadily tightened since June 2007 has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli occupation 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 a grave violation of the economic, social and cultural rights and a deterioration of living conditions for 1.7 million people. The Israeli occupation authorities has 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 that has been aggravating for years due to the shortage of imports. They also aim at imposing a complete ban on the Gaza Strip’s exports. Israeli occupation 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 occupation checkpoints and border crossings as traps to arrest Palestinian civilians under the pretext they are wanted, Israeli occupation forces arrested at least 10 civilians, including 3 children, in the West Bank and one civilian in the Gaza Strip. Illegal Settlement activities Israel has continued its illegal settlement activities in the oPt, a direct violation of international humanitarian law, and illegal Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property. On Thursday morning, 14 November 2013, Israeli occupation forces, backed with heavy military bulldozers, leveled farmlands, south of Ya’abod village near the main bypass road, which leads to “Movedtan” settlement established on Palestinian lands between Jenin and the northern villages of Tulakrm, southwest of Jenin. On the same day, 4 illegal Israeli settlers sneaked into a house belonging to the family of Khaled ‘Abdel Rahman Mahmoud Dar Khalil in Sanjal village, north of Ramallah. The illegal settlers poured an incendiary material inside the house balcony, which was closed by glass, put it on fire, and wrote a slogan in Hebrew on the outside wall. Also on the same day, a group of illegal settlers, escorted by Israeli occupation forces, raided one of the ancient archaeological areas, west of al-Samou’a village, south of Hebron, and perform religious rituals. Also on the same day, a group of illegal settlers from “Eddy ‘Aad” settlement, which is established on the east of Turmos’ayah lands, north of Ramallah, uprooted 75 seedlings in the al-Sabiha agricultural area, east of the village and 3 kilometers away from the aforementioned settlement. On 15 November 2013, dozens of illegal settlers, escorted by Israeli occupation forces, obstructed the movement at the entrance of Beit Ummar village, and uprooted 75 seedlings in al-Sbihah agricultural area, east of the village. On 17 Nove,ebr 2013, a number of illegal settlers from “Afijal” settlement established on Palestinian lands, east of Yata, south of Hebron, cut 106 olive trees belonging to Mos’if family in Mo’in valley, east of Yata, with handsaws. On 18 November 2013, Israeli occupation forces confiscated 120 square meters of construction bricks of al-Dirat village, northeast of Yata, south of Hebron, under the pretext of building a mosque without a construction permit. On the same day, civilians were surprised in Qasrah village, southeast of Nablus, with illegal settlers uprooting 38 olive seedlings and tried to demolish an agricultural room belonging to ‘Ali ‘Abdel Hamid Hassan, but they could not. On 19 November 2013, 3 illegal settlers infiltrated from “Hafa Gel’ad” settlement to Fer’etah village, northeast of Qalqilya, and set a truck and vehicle belonging to Bahjat Mohammed Mahmoud Soliman, on fire. Efforts to create Jewish majority in occupied East Jerusalem On Thursday, 14 November 2013, the Israeli occupation district planning and construction committee approved “The National Park” plan to be located on part of the lands of al-Tur and al-Issawiya villages in East Jerusalem. According to information available at PCHR, this plan will confiscate 740 dunums of the Palestinian lands in the two aforementioned villages resulting in depriving their residents of the urban expansion towards these lands. …. continues For the rest of the report and further information : pchrgaza.org or contact PCHR’s office in Gaza City, Gaza Strip by email [email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or telephone +972 08 282 4776 – 282 5893. pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9928%3Aweekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-14-20-november-2013-&catid=84%3Aweekly-2009&Itemid=183
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