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Saturday, 05 March 2011

Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory ( 24 Feb. 02 Mar. 2011)

The Israelis Military aircrafts bombs the Palestinian citizen’s house ( Ahmed Abu Shrab) east of al-Bureij refugee camp, middle of Gaza Strip, in 26 February, 2011.

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continued Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

A Palestinian worker and a resistance activist were killed by IOF in the Gaza Strip.

IOF launched a series of air strikes against civilian targets in the Gaza Strip.

4 houses were destroyed and 14 others were damaged.

11 civilian establishments were destroyed or heavily damaged, a security building was destroyed and a mosque was damaged.

IOF continued to target Palestinian workers, farmers and fishermen in border areas in the Gaza Strip.

- A Palestinian worker and a farmer were wounded.

IOF continued to use force against peaceful protests in the West Bank.

7 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded.

A PCHR field worker, a paramedic and two journalists suffered from tear gas inhalation.

IOF arrested a Palestinian civilian, an Israeli journalist, an Israeli human rights defender and two international ones.

IOF conducted 40 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 3 limited ones into the Gaza Strip.

IOF arrested 13 Palestinian civilians, including two children.

Israel has continued to impose a total siege on the OPT and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.

IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.

IOF razed 15 donums of land in Deir Estia village near Salfit.

IOF ordered the demolition of a school, a mosque and 13 houses in al-Ramadin village near Hebron.

Israeli settlers attacked a house in Hawara village near Nablus using Molotov cocktails.

Summary

Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law in the OPT continued during the reporting period (24 February – 02 March 2011):

Shooting:

During the reporting period, IOF killed a Palestinian worker and a resistance activist, and wounded a worker, a farmer and a resistance activist in the Gaza Strip. They also wounded 7 Palestinian civilians, including a child in the West Bank.

In the Gaza Strip, on 27 February 2011, IOF positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel shot dead a Palestinian worker who was collecting scraps of construction materials in the northern Gaza Strip, nearly 300 meters away from the border.

Another worker was wounded by IOF on 26 February 2011.

On 27 February 2011, IOF killed a Palestinian resistance activist in the east of Gaza City. An Israeli warplane fired a missile at a number of activists of The al-Quds Brigades (the armed wing of Islamic Jihad).

On 28 February 2011, IOF wounded a Palestinian resistance activist in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah.

On 01 March 2011, a Palestinian farmer was wounded when IOF fired an artillery shell at a number of activists of the Palestinian resistance in the central Gaza Strip.

During the reporting period, IOF launched a series of air strikes against the Gaza Strip. As a result, 4 houses were destroyed and 14 others were damaged, 11 civilian facility were heavily damaged, a security building was destroyed and a mosque was damaged.

In the West Bank, during the reporting period, IOF used excessive force to disperse peaceful demonstrations organized in protest to Israeli settlement activities and the construction of the annexation wall in the West Bank. As a result, 7 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded, and dozens of Palestinian civilians and international human rights defenders suffered from tear gas inhalation, including a PCHR field worker, a paramedic and two journalists. Additionally, IOF arrested a Palestinian civilian, an Israeli journalist, an Israeli human rights defender and two international ones.

Incursions:

During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 40 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, during which they arrested 13 Palestinian civilians, including two children.

In the Gaza Strip, IOF conducted 3 limited incursions into the southern and central Gaza Strip, during which they leveled areas of Palestinian land.

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 three years. The illegal Israeli-imposed 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 illegal closure has caused not only a humanitarian crisis but a crisis of human rights and human dignity for the population of the Gaza Strip. Measures declared recently to ease the blockade are vague, purely cosmetic and fail to deal with the root causes of the crisis, which can only be addressed by an immediate and complete lifting of the closure, including lifting the travel ban into and out of the Gaza Strip and the ban on exports. PCHR is concerned that the new Israeli policy is simply shifting Gaza to another form of illegal blockade, one that may become internationally accepted and institutionalized. Palestinians in Gaza may no longer suffer from the same shortage of goods, but they will remain economically dependent and unable to care for themselves, and socially, culturally and academically isolated from the rest of the world.

Expanding the list of items allowed into Gaza does not change the illegality of this policy, which is inconsistent with Israel’s legal obligations both as an Occupying Power and under international human rights treaties to which it is party, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Facts on the ground refute Israeli claims with respect to the easing of the closure imposed on the Gaza Strip and the reduction of restrictions imposed on the entry of goods.

Israeli declaration of allowing new goods to be entered into the Gaza Strip constitutes an attempt to delude the international community, as such goods do not meet the minimal needs of the Gaza Strip.

IOF have continued to ban the entry of raw construction materials into the Gaza Strip.

IOF have imposed a ban on all exports from the Gaza Strip.

Israel had continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing to Palestinian civilians wishing to travel to the West Bank and Israeli for medical treatment, trade or social visits.

Israel has imposed additional access restrictions on international diplomats, journalists and humanitarian workers seeking to enter the Gaza Strip. They have prevented representatives of several international humanitarian organizations from entering the Gaza Strip.

Living conditions of the Palestinian civilian population have seriously deteriorated; levels of poverty and unemployment have mounted sharply.

West Bank

IOF 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.

IOF have established checkpoints in and around Jerusalem, severely restricting Palestinian access to the city. Civilians are frequently prevented from praying at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

There are approximately 585 permanent roadblocks, and manned and unmanned checkpoints across the West Bank.

When complete, the illegal Annexation Wall will stretch for 724 kilometers around the West Bank, further isolating the entire population. 350 kilometers of the Wall have already been constructed. Approximately 99% of the Wall has been constructed inside the West Bank itself, further confiscating Palestinian land.

At least 65% of the main roads that lead to 18 Palestinian communities in the West Bank are closed or fully controlled by IOF.

There are approximately 500 kilometers of restricted roads across the West Bank. In addition, approximately one third of the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, is inaccessible to Palestinians without a permit issued by the IOF. These permits are extremely difficult to obtain.

IOF continue to harass, and assault demonstrators who hold peaceful protests against the construction of the Annexation Wall.

Palestinian civilians continue to be harassed by IOF in Jerusalem, and across the West Bank, including being regularly stopped and searched in the streets by IOF.

Settlement Activities:

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

On 27 February 2011, IOF moved into Hariqat al-Khammas area in the west of Deir Estia village, northwest of Salfit. They razed a 15-donum area of land belonging to Hussein ’Abdul Rahim Zaidan. IOF destroyed fences of the land and 30 water tanks and uprooted 150 seedlings.

On the same day, IOF handed notices ordering the demolition of a school, a mosque and 13 houses in al-Ramadin village, southwest of Hebron, claiming that they were built without licenses.

On 28 February 2011, a number of Israeli settlers from “Gilad” settlement set up a number of tents and mobile homes on Palestinian land in the east of Ematin village, northeast of Qalqilya. IOF intervened later and dismantled the tents and mobile homes.

On 28 February 2011, a number of armed Israeli settlers from “Halmish” settlement, northwest of Ramallah, closed the entrance of Nabi Saleh village, west of the town. They threw stones at Palestinian civilian vehicles. IOF were present in the area, but did not intervene immediately.

On 28 February 2011, a number of Israeli settlers from “Yits’har” settlement attacked a house in Hawara village, south of Nablus, using Molotov cocktails. The house was damed.

On 02 March 2011, IOF destroyed a water well belonging to Hamed Yousef Jaber in al-Baq’a area, east of Hebron, near bypass road #60.

Incursions into Palestinian Areas and Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Thursday, 24 February 2011

At approximately 00:05, Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at an agricultural room belonging to Wa’el ’Abdul Hadi al-Majaida, 40, in the north of the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis. The room was completely destroyed and a nearby house belonging to Khaled Na’im Wafi was damaged.

At approximately 00:15, IOF moved into ’Anabta village, east of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Bir Zeit village, north of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Jenin refugee camp. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 6 Palestinian civilians, including a child:

Mujahed Marwan al-Sous, 18; ’Edwan Mahmoud Ya’qoub, 18; Qassem Jawad Hamed, 17; Qussai Ibrahim Sammour, 18;Lutfi Hussam al-Sa’di, 18; and Shiraz Mahmoud Abu Tabeekh, 18.

At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into al-Yamoun village, northwest of Jenin. They raided and searched a house belonging to Murad Ahmed Nawahda, 20, and arrested him.

Also at approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Qabatya village, south of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

Also at approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Zeita village, north of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 03:10, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a 2-donum, asbestos-roofed yard belonging to Adham Khaled Shurrab, 47, in Nussairat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The yard was destroyed. The same warplane fired another missile at a 250-square-meter building belonging to Hassan Yousef Shurrab in the same area. The building was also destroyed. A number of nearby establishments were also damaged:

A 3.5-donum building, that includes stores and a factory of juice belonging to Ibrahim ’Olayan ’Ali and brothers; A 5-donum factory of textiles belonging to Mohammed ’Abdul Rahim Hamdouna; A 6-donum area factory of papers and nylons belonging to Ussama Baker al-Khuzondar; andA 5-donum flour mill belonging to ’Awni ’Olayan Abu Yousef.
At approximately 03:30, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a one-donum workshop belonging to Ibrahim Mohammed al-Heela in al-Zawaida village in the central Gaza Strip. The workshop was damaged.

At approximately 04:10, Israeli warplanes fired a missile at a yard in al-Shouka village, east of Rafah. As a result, a house belonging to Hassam Mahmoud Hamad was destroyed, and another house belonging to Ashraf Hassan Abu Rezeq was heavily damaged. Hamad’s son stated to PCHR that he had received a phone call from a person who introduced himself as an officer of the Israeli intelligence. The officer order him to evacuate the house, because it would be bombarded, and the family did.

At approximately 09:20, IOF moved into Jayous village, south of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 10:35, IOF moved into Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

At approximately 10:40, IOF moved into Nabi Elias village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 15:20, IOF moved into Deir Estia village, north of Salfit. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 18:30, IOF moved into ’Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 18:55, Israeli warplanes fired 5 missiles at a civilian vehicle, in which two persons were traveling, in al-Salam neighborhood in Rafah. Two missiles hit a wall in a house belonging to Mansour Hamdan Bani Hassan, damaging it. Another two missiles hit an olive farm. The fifth missile hit the vehicle directly after the two persons had stepped down. One of the persons was lightly injured, while the vehicle was destroyed. The two persons were not identified.

At approximately 19:00, IOF moved into Jeet village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 21:00, IOF moved into Far’oun village, south of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 22:00, IOF moved into Fassayel village, north of Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

At approximately 22:25, IOF moved into Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

Friday, 25 February 2011

· At approximately 17:00, IOF moved into Far’oun village, south of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

Saturday, 26 February 2011

At approximately 03:30, an Israeli warplane fired a missile a 100-square-meter resort belonging to ’Emad al-Din Mohammed ’Aaqel, 38, in al-Boreij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The resort was completely destroyed. Additionally, 8 houses and a bird farm were damaged:

A 120-square-meter, two-storey house belonging to Nasser ’Abdul Karim ’Ammar, whose 17-year-old child, Hanin, was also injured; A 200-square-meter, 3-storey house belonging to Miriam Hamad Abu Marahil;A 330-square-meter, 3-storey house belonging to ’Omar Hammad Abu Marahil; A 100-square-meter belonging to Khaled Sha’ban al-Mabhouh;A 120-square-meter house belonging to Yousef ’Abdullah Abu Shu’aib;A 70-square-meter house belonging to ’Adnan ’Abdul Karim ’Eissa; A 165-square-meter, two-storey house belonging to Ussama Mahmoud al-Krunz; A 120-square-meter, two-storey house belonging to Mohammed ’Abdul Rahman Noufal; andA 150-square-meter bird farm and a room belonging to Jabri Khaled al-’Aalem.

At approximately 04:05, Israeli warplanes fired 4 missiles at a training site of the al-Quds Brigades (the armed wing of Islamic Jihad) in the west of Khan Yunis. No caulaties were reported. The same site had been repeatedly bombarded by IOF.

At approximately 11:30, Israeli soldiers stationed on observation towers on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the north of Beit Lahia town fired at a number of Palestinian workers who were collecting scraps of construction materials from destroyed buildings. As a result, Khaled Mohammed al-Hossoumi, 37, from Beit Lahia, was wounded by a bullet to the right leg, when he was nearly 300 meters away from the border.

In the afternoon, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a site of the ’Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas) in the northwest of Rafah. The missile exploded near a water wall of the Municipality of al-Nasser. As a result, a major electricity transmitter was destroyed and electricity was cut off in several areas in Rafah. Two Palestinian civilians were also shocked.

At approximately 14:15, Israeli warplanes bombarded a training site of the al-Quds Brigades (the armed wing of Islamic Jihad) in the west of Khan Yunis. No caulaties were reported. The same site had been repeatedly bombarded by IOF.

Also at approximately 14:15, an Israeli warplane fired a missile an under-construction building in Sa’ed Sayel site of the Palestinian National Security Forces in the east of Rafah. The building was destroyed. There nearby flast belonging to Jamal Mahmoud Abu Sharekh and his sons were damaged, and his grandchild, Saja, was injured in the head.

At approximately 15:30, an Israeli warplane fired two missiles at two house belonging to Ahmed and Hatem ’Eid Abu Shareb in the east of al-Boreij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The two houses and a barrack of animals were destroyed and a neighboring house was damaged. According to Ahmed Abu Shareb, he received a phone call at approximately 15:00 from a person who introduced himself as an Israeli military officer. He ordered Abu Shareb to evacuate his house because it would be bombarded, so he evacuated his house and his brother’s house and informed the neighbors. Ten minutes later, the officer phoned again to make sure that the house was evacuated. The damages to nearby civilian property were:

A 200-square-meter house belonging to Mohammed ’Eid Abu Shareb was damaged; andA barrack of animals belonging to Hassan ’Abdul Karim al-Nabahin ws heavily damaged.

At approximately 16:30, IOF moved into the area located between ’Azzoun and ’Izbat al-Tabib villages, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the area for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

At approximately 18:50, IOF moved into Nabi Elias village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

Sunday, 27 February 2011

At approximately 00:20, IOF moved into Snirya village, south of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Mohammed Ibrahim Tamimi, 14.

At approximately 02:40, IOF moved into Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 10:30, IOF moved into al-’Araqa village, west of Jenin. They established a checkpoint at the entrance of the village. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles. They also summoned 4 Palestinian civilians for interrogation.

At approximately 18:00, IOF moved into al-Jaroushiya village, north of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets and held two Palestinian children for some time. They withdrew later, and neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 20:40, IOF moved into ’Attil village, north of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No house raids or arrests were reported.

At approximately 22:00, IOF moved into Deir al-Ghossoun village, north of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 22:30, Israeli warplanes fired a missile at a number of activists of the al-Quds Brigades (the armed wing of Islamic Jihad) in the east of al-Zaytoun neighborhood in the east of Gaza City. An activist, ’Abdul Majid Ghazi Shahin, 21, from Deir al-Balah, was killed.

Monday, 28 February 2011

At approximately 00:15, IOF moved into Zeita village, north of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

Also at approximately 00:15, IOF moved into al-Jaroushiya village, north of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Beit Reema village, northwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 09:00, IOF positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel fired 3 artillery shells at Gaza International Airport in the southeast of Rafah. Two shells hit destroyed buildings in the airport. As a result, a member of the ’Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas) was wounded by shrapnel to the abdomen and the thighs. The third shell hit a 100-square-meter house belonging to Hanan ’Abdul Qader Abu Jarad, in which 5 people live, who was not at home then. The house was completely destroyed.

· At approximately 10:00, Israeli soldiers positioned on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the north of Beit Lahia town fired at a Palestinian worker, 20-year-old ’Omar ’Arafa Ma’rouf, who was collecting scraps of construction materials from a site where the evacuated Israeli settlement of “Elli Sinai” used to stand. Ma’rouf was nearly 300 meters away from the border. He was wounded by a bullet to the left side. At approximately 11:00, IOF moved into the area. At approximately 12:00, IOF informed the Palestinian side that they would deliver the body of a dead Palestinian at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing. At approximately 13:35, the body was delivered to a Palestinian ambulance.

At approximately 10:00, IOF moved into Jalqamous village, southeast of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 11:00, IOF moved into al-Zababda village, south of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 14:40, IOF positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel fired an artillery shell at an open area in the east of Jabalya town. The shell landed nearly 700 meters away from the border. Palestinian farmer working on their agricultural lands in the area were forced to leave their lands. No casualties were reported.

At approximately 20:40, Israeli soldiers fired sound and flash bombs near Kufor Laqef village, east of Qalqilya, claiming that stones were thrown at Israeli settlers’ cars. No casualties were reported.

At approximately 21:20, IOF moved into al-Fundoq village, east of AQalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

Tuesday, 01 March 2011

At approximately 00:30, IOF moved into Sourif village, northwest of Hebron. They raided and searched a house belonging to Ahmed ’Abdul Fattah al-Hour, 53, and arrested him.

At approximately 09:00, IOF moved nearly 400 meters into the east of Khuza’a village, east of the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis. They leveled areas of Palestinian land. This incursion continued until 17:00. No casualties were reported.

At approximately 10:00, IOF moved into ’Ejja village, south of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses and summoned Akram Waleed Ma’ali, 24, for interrogation.

At approximately 13:00, IOF moved nearly 300 meters into Khuza’a village, east of the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis. They leveled areas of Palestinian land. This incursion continued until 16:00. No casualties were reported.

At approximately 15:30, IOF positioned at border between the Gaza Strip and Israel fired at a number of Palestinian resistance activists in the east of Deir al-Balah town in the central Gaza Strip. As a result, Rami Saleh Abu Mussa’ed, 22, was wounded by shrapnel to the right side.

In the evening, the Israeli police in Hebron arrested ’Eissa Isma’il ’Amru, 30, a human rights defender. ’Eissa was summoned by the Israeli police for interrogation at 19:00. They accused him of incitement and affiliation to an illegal organization, referring to the Youth Commission against Settlement in Hebron. ’Amru had been arrested by IOF several times.

At approximately 21:00, Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats opposite to Rafah beach in the southern Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported.

At approximately 23:00, IOF moved into Kharabtha al-Misbah village, north of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

At approximately 23:30, IOF moved into al-Jiftlek village, north of Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.

Wednesday, 02 March 2011

At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Beit Oula village, northwest of Hebron. They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Ahmed ’Awni al-’Adam, 32, and arrested him.

At approximately 03:00, IOF moved into al-Hadd village, southwest of Hebon. They raided and searched a house belonging to al-Koumi family. They arrested Hafez and Maher Kayed al-Koumi, 28 and 23 respectively.

At approximately 10:00, IOF moved into Tulkarm town and refugee camp. They patrolled in the streets and established a checkpoint near Kaffa suburb. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles. They withdrew later and no arrests were reported.

At approximately 15:30, IOF positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel opened fire at Palestinian farmers in the east of the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun. No casualties were reported.

At approximately 17:20, IOF positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel opened fire at Palestinian farmers in the northeast of Beit Hanoun town. No casualties were reported.

At approximately 18:00, IOF moved into ’Attil village, north of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids or arrests were reported.
Use of Excessive Force against Peaceful Demonstrations Protesting Settlement Activities and the Construction of the Annexation Wall

During the reporting period, IOF used force against peaceful demonstrations organized by Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders in protest to the construction of the Wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. As a result, 7 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded. Dozens of Palestinian civilians and human rights defenders also suffered from tear gas inhalation and others sustained bruises.

Following the Friday Prayer on 25 February 2011, dozens of Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in Bil’ein village, west of Ramallah, in protest to the construction of the annexation wall. Israeli soldiers stationed in the area fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators. As a result, Qassem Barakat al-Khatib, 17, was hit by a tear gas canister to the right hand.

Additionally, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.

Also following the Friday Prayer on 25 February 2011, dozens of Palestinian civilians and international and human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in Ne’lin village, west of Ramallah, in protest against the construction of the annexation wall. They clashed with Israeli troops positioned near the Wall. Israeli troops fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at demonstrators. As a result, a Palestinian civilian, who has not been identified, was hit by a tear gas canister to the right foot. Additionally, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.

Also following the Friday Prayer on 25 February 2011, dozens of Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in Beit Reema village, northwest of Ramallah, in protest against land confiscations in the Wad al-Raya area between the villages of Nabi Saleh and Deir Nizam. When the demonstrators attempted to reach areas of land seized by Israeli settlers near “Halmish” settlement, Israeli troops fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at them. As a result, 3 Palestinian civilians were wounded:

Bassem Mohammed Tamimi, 50, hit by a tear gas canister to the back; ’Abdul Hafiz Mohammed Tamimi, 52, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet to the head; andNidal Hussein Tamimi, 22, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet to the head.
A number of demonstrators also suffered from tear gas inhalation. Additionally, IOF arrested an Israeli journalist, David, 54.

At approximately 12:10 on Friday, 25 February 2011, the Youth Commission against Settlement in Hebron organized a peaceful demonstration in the center of Hebron, in protest to Israeli settlement activities and in commemoration of victims of an attack by an Israeli settler against Palestinian civilians in Hebron in 1994, in which 29 civilians were killed. When the demonstrators arrived near “Beit Rumano” settlement in the north of the old town, IOF fired rubber-coated metal bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs at them. They also violently beat a number of demonstrators. Three demonstrators were wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets:

Nassar ’Essam Abu Maizar, 23, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet to the left foot; ’Odai Sa’id Nassar, 18, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet to the left hand; andHussam ’Othamn ’Aabdin, 50, wounded by 3 rubber-coated metal bullets to the right leg.

A number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation, including Fahmi Hamdi Shahin, 27, a PCHR field worker, a paramedic and two journalists. Additionally, IOF arrested Mahmoud Ramadan al-Ja’bari, 26. IOF also arrested 3 international human rights defenders, but released them later. It is worth noting that the demonstration attempted to draw the attention of the international community to a series of human right violations perpetrated by IOF against Palestinian civilians, including the closure of al-Shuhada Street in the center of Hebron for 17 years.

Israel has continued to impose a tightened closure of 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 three years. The illegal Israeli-imposed 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 illegal closure has caused not only a humanitarian crisis but a crisis of human rights and human dignity for the population of the Gaza Strip. Measures declared recently to ease the blockade are vague, purely cosmetic and fail to deal with the root causes of the crisis, which can only be addressed by an immediate and complete lifting of the closure, including lifting the travel ban into and out of the Gaza Strip and the ban on exports. PCHR is concerned that the new Israeli policy is simply shifting Gaza to another form of illegal blockade, one that may become internationally accepted and institutionalized. Palestinians in Gaza may no longer suffer from the same shortage of goods, but they will remain economically dependent and unable to care for themselves, and socially, culturally and academically isolated from the rest of the world.

Expanding the list of items allowed into Gaza does not change the illegality of this policy, which is inconsistent with Israel’s legal obligations both as an Occupying Power and under international human rights treaties to which it is party, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Facts on the ground refute Israeli claims with respect to the easing of the closure imposed on the Gaza Strip and the reduction of restrictions imposed on the entry of goods.

Israeli declaration of allowing new goods to be entered into the Gaza Strip constitutes an attempt to delude the international community, as such goods do not meet the minimal needs of the Gaza Strip.

IOF have continued to ban the entry of raw construction materials into the Gaza Strip.

IOF have imposed a ban on all exports from the Gaza Strip.

Israel had continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing to Palestinian civilians wishing to travel to the West Bank and Israeli for medical treatment, trade or social visits.

Israel has imposed additional access restrictions on international diplomats, journalists and humanitarian workers seeking to enter the Gaza Strip. They have prevented representatives of several international humanitarian organizations from entering the Gaza Strip.

Living conditions of the Palestinian civilian population have seriously deteriorated; levels of poverty and unemployment have mounted sharply.

The West Bank

Israel has imposed a tightened closure on the West Bank. During the reporting period, IOF imposed additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.

Jerusalem: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians to and from the city. Thousands of Palestinian civilians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have been denied access to the city. IOF have established many checkpoints around and inside the city. Restrictions of the movement of Palestinian civilians often escalate on Fridays, preventing Muslim Palestinians from praying at al-Aqsa Mosque.

Ramallah: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of the Palestinian civilians in Ramallah. IOF troops positioned at the Jaba’ and Qalandiya checkpoints, southeast of Ramallah, have imposed additional restrictions on movement and conducted prolonged checks of Palestinian civilians.

During the reporting period, IOF established a number of temporary checkpoints, and stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles.

At approximately 16:30 on Thursday, 24 February 2011, IOF established a checkpoint near the entrance of Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles.

At approximately 14:45 on Friday, 25 February 2011, IOF established a checkpoint near the entrance of al-Mughayar village, northeast of Ramallah.

At approximately 17:00 on the same day, IOF re-established their presence at ’Attara checkpoint at the northern entrance of Bir Zeit village, north of Ramallah.

At approximately 21:20 on the same day, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Turmos’iya village, north of Ramallah.

At approximately 11:30 on Monday, 28 February 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Silwad village, northeast of Ramallah.

At approximately 16:00 on the same day, IOF established a checkpoint near the entrance of Kufor Malek village, northeast of Ramallah.

At approximately 08:15 on Tuesday, 01 March 2011, IOF re-established their presence at ’Attara checkpoint at the northern entrance of Bir Zeit village, north of Ramallah.

At approximately 17:15 on the same day, IOF established a checkpoint between Bitillo and Deir ’Ammar villages, northwest of Ramallah.

At approximately 06:45 on Wednesday, 02 March 2011, IOF re-established their presence at ’Attara checkpoint, north of Ramallah.

Qalqilya: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. On Thursday, 24 February 2011, IOF established 3 checkpoints around Qalqilya. On Saturday, 26 February 2011, IOF established 6 checkpoints around the town. On Sunday, 27 February 2011, IOF established 3 checkpoints around Qalqilya. Israeli soldiers stationed at these checkpoints stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles.

Tulkarm: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 17:30 on Thursday, 24 February 2011, Israeli soldiers positioned at Ennab checkpoint, east of Tulkarm, imposed additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 13:00 on Tuesday, 01 March 2011, IOF established a checkpoint in Tulkarm-Nablus raod. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles. On Wednesday morning, 02 March 2011, IOF closed the gate of the annexation wall to the west of Deir al-Ghossoun village, north of Tulkarm.

Jenin: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 21:00 on Thursday, 24 February 2011, IOF established a checkpoint near Rummana intersection, northwest of Jenin. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles.

Salfit: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 09:50 on Sunday, 27 February 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the southern entrance of Kufol Hares village, northwest of Salfit. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles. At approximately 22:10 on the same day, IOF established a checkpoint the entrance of Yassouf village, east of Salfit. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles.

Jericho: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian
civilians. At approximately 21:15 on Saturday, 26 February 2011, IOF established a checkpoint neat “Yataf” settlement, east of Jericho. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles.

Settlement Activities and Attacks by Settlers against Palestinian Civilians and Property

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

At approximately 09:30 on Sunday, 27 February 2011, IOF moved into Hariqat al-Khammas area in the west of Deir Estia village, northwest of Salfit. They razed a 15-donum area of land belonging to Hussein ’Abdul Rahim Zaidan. Zidan presented documents of ownership of the land to an Israeli officer, and explained to him that the Israeli court would consider an appeal filed by him against Israeli claims of ownership of the land. The officer refused to see the documents. IOF destroyed fences of the land and 30 water tanks and uprooted 150 seedlings.

On Sunday evening, 27 February 2011, IOF handed notices ordering the demolition of a school, a mosque and 13 houses in al-Ramadin village, southwest of Hebron, claiming that they were built without licenses. The houses belong to: Mohammed Jakhadba; Mohammed Zagharna; Ameer Zagharna; Mohammed Sa’id Zagharna; Tawqfiq Sanyour; Mahmoud Zaghaghma; Younis Zagharna; Mohammed Jasser Zagharna; ’Aakef Jakhadba; KKhaled Zgharna; Hamda Shanyour; and Suleiman Jakhadba.

At approximately 09:00 on Monday, 28 February 2011, a number of Israeli settlers from “Gilad” settlement set up a number of tents and mobile homes on Palestinian land in the east of Ematin village, northeast of Qalqilya. IOF intervened later and dismantled the tents and mobile homes.

At approximately 19:30 on Monday, 28 February 2011, a number of armed Israeli settlers from “Halmish” settlement, northwest of Ramallah, closed the entrance of Nabi Saleh village, west of the town. They threw stones at Palestinian civilian vehicles. IOF were present in the area, but did not intervene immediately.

At approximately 20:30 on Monday, 28 February 2011, a number of Israeli settlers from “Yits’har” settlement attacked a house belonging to Warda Hassan Damadi in al-Haowouz area in the southwest of Hawara village, south of Nablus. They broke the window of a children bedroom and a Molotov cocktail into the room setting it alight. Residents of the house attempted to extinguish fire. The owner’s child, Rabee’, saw Israeli settlers throwing another Molotov cocktail into the room. The child covered it with a blanket, and the family continued to extinguish fire. Half an hour later, a fire engine arrived and extinguished fire. As a result of the attack, two beds and two closets were burnt. The settlers also threw a Molotov cocktail at a car belonging to Rabee’ al-Dumaidi. The front of the car was burnt.

On Wednesday morning, 02 March 2011, IOF destroyed a water well belonging to Hamed Yousef Jaber in al-Baq’a area, east of Hebron, near bypass road #60.

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Recommendations to the International Community

PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to fulfill their legal and moral obligations under Article 1 of the Convention to ensure Israel’s respect for the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. PCHR believes that the conspiracy of silence practiced by the international community has encouraged Israel to act as if it is above the law and encourages Israel continue to violate international human rights and humanitarian law.

PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to convene a conference to take effective steps to ensure Israel’s respect of the Convention in the OPT and to provide immediate protection for Palestinian civilians.

PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to comply with their legal obligations detailed in Article 146 of the Convention to search for and prosecute those responsible for grave breaches, namely war crimes.

PCHR calls for the immediate implementation of the Advisory Opinion issued by the International Court of Justice, which considers the construction of the Annexation Wall inside the West Bank illegal.

PCHR recommends that international civil society organizations, including human rights organizations, bar associations and NGOs, participate in the process of exposing those accused of grave breaches of international law and urge their governments to bring the perpetrators to justice.

PCHR calls upon the European Union to activate Article 2 of the Euro-Israel Association Agreement, which provides that Israel must respect human rights as a precondition for economic cooperation between the EU states and Israel. PCHR further calls upon the EU states to prohibit import of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the OPT.

PCHR calls on the international community to recognize the Gaza disengagement plan, which was implemented in September 2005, for what it is - not an end to occupation but a compounding of the occupation and the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

8. In recognition of ICRC as the guardian of the Fourth Geneva Convention, PCHR calls upon the ICRC to increase its staff and activities in the OPT, including the facilitation of family visitations to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

9. PCHR appreciates the efforts of international civil society, including human rights organizations, bar associations, unions and NGOs, and urges them to continue their role in pressuring their governments to secure Israel’s respect for human rights in the OPT and to demand Israel end its attacks on Palestinian civilians.

10. PCHR calls upon the international community to pressure Israel to lift the severe restrictions imposed by the Israeli government and its occupation forces on access for international organizations to the OPT.

PCHR reiterates that any political settlement not based on international human rights law and humanitarian law cannot lead to a peaceful and just solution of the Palestinian question. Rather, such an arrangement can only lead to further suffering and instability in the region. Any peace process or agreement must be based on respect for international law, including international human rights and humanitarian law.

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