Weekly 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. 03/2006

19– 25 January 2006





On the Eve of Palestinian Legislative Elections:

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue to Perpetrate Human Rights Violations throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)







· 3 Palestinians, including 1 child, killed by IOF.



· 4 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children, wounded by IOF.





· IOF conducted 88 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.



· Houses were raided and 65 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children and 3 females, were arrested by IOF in the West Bank.



· 9 children detained by IOF in the Gaza Strip, while attempting to infiltrate into Israel.



· 6 West Bank houses transformed by IOF into military sites.



· IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT; IOF have imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians and election candidates in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem; IOF have arrested 14 candidates and campaign activists; IOF have imposed a partial closure on the Gaza Strip; and IOF arrested 2 Palestinian children at checkpoints in the West Bank.



· IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall in the West Bank. 11 demonstrators injured by IOF in Beilin; 3 houses in Jenin bulldozed by IOF.





Summary

Despite announcing that IOF would not initiate military actions in the OPT due to the Palestinian elections, IOF continued to conduct incursions, carry out arrests, and impose movement restrictions throughout the West Bank. In addition, IOF killed one child following their announcement.

Israeli violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) during the reporting period (19 – 25 January 2006):

Killing: During the reported period, IOF killed 3 Palestinian civilians in clear incidents of excessive use of force. On 19 January 2006, IOF killed a Palestinian in an area north of Hebron. IOF claimed that the victim was attempting to throw a Molotov cocktail bomb at a patrol in the area. And on 21 January 2006, IOF killed a civilian and injured 2 more as they attempted to infiltrate into Israel in order to look for work. On 23 January 2006, IOF killed a Palestinian child from Al-Mughayer village, east of Ramallah. The child was killed following the IOF announcement of halting their military operations in the OPT. In addition, 4 Palestinian, including 2 children, were injured during the reporting period.

Incursions: IOF conducted 88 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During these incursions, IOF raided houses and arrested 65 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children and 3 females. IOF also transformed 6 houses into military sites. In addition, IOF detained 9 children attempting to infiltrate into the Israel from the Gaza Strip.

Restrictions on Movement: IOF have continued to impose a comprehensive siege on the OPT, in violation of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of Palestinian civilians.

IOF have continued to impose a tightened siege on the Gaza Strip, transforming it into a big prison. Rafah International Crossing Point on the Egyptian border, the sole outlet for the Gaza Strip to the outside world, has been partially reopened. The crossing point is operated for 8 hours a day only. IOF reopened Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing for a limited number of workers after closing it for a month. The crossing’s operation was handed to a private company, a step PCHR fears will lead to transforming it into an international border crossing. IOF continued to close al-Mentar (Karni) commercial crossing, east of Gaza City, since 15 January 2006.

IOF have continued to impose a tightened siege on Palestinian communities in the West Bank. They have imposed additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. IOF continue to prevent residents of Jenin and Tulkarm from passing through Za’tara checkpoint since 15 August 2005. Over the past 3 weeks, IOF have prevented northern West Bank residents, apart from a few humanitarian cases, from passing through the checkpoint. Restrictions were imposed on the movement of PLC candidates campaign activities throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. In addition, most of them were prevented from commuting between the Gaza Strip and West Bank, and between the West Bank and East Jerusalem. IOF detained 5 PLC candidates and 9 campaign activists. In addition, IOF detained 2 children at checkpoints in the West Bank.

Annexation Wall: IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall inside the West Bank territory. During the reported period, IOF continued to raze areas of land to the east of "Shavi Shomron" settlement, northwest of Nablus, to establish a wall around it. IOF demolished 3 houses in Jenin under the pretext that they are close to the Wall. IOF used excessive force to disperse a peaceful demonstration by Palestinian civilians, international solidarity activists, and Israeli peace activists in Bal’ein. 11 demonstrators were injured, and a Palestinian and an Israeli were detained. IOF continued to impose restrictions on movement on both sides of the Wall, which led to preventing PLC candidates from campaigning in communities beyond the Wall.



Israeli Violations Documented during the Reporting Period (19 – 25 January 2006)



The full report is available online at:

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http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2006/26-01-2006.htm

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http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2006/pdf/weekly%20report%2003.pdf








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