Over the past 3 days, a Palestinian was
killed by his brother in the town of El-Samou’ near Hebron and an ambulance
driver was seriously injured during a clash between gunmen in Nablus. In
addition, gunmen fired shots at Juneid Prison in Nablus; but no injuries were
reported.
PCHR’s preliminary investigation indicates
that at approximately 19:40 on Thursday, 27 September 2007, Ali Issa Abdallah
El-Khalayla (40) from El-Samou’ near Hebron arrived at his brother’s house,
Bilal (38), and asked him to come out to talk to him. Bilal came out and headed
to his brother who shot him from a pistol at a distance of 12-15 meters. Bilal
was killed instantly by 3 bullets to the chest and abdomen. The killer ran away.
The victim’s family stated that the crime was motivated by a dispute over a lot
of land. The victim was married and father to 5 children.
At approximately 18:15 on Thursday, 27
September, an armed clash erupted between gunmen from Abu Salheya clan and
gunmen from the old city in Nablus. The clashes took place in Schools street in
the eastern part of the Nablus. An ambulance driver, Adnan Jaser El-Soso (50),
from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society was returning home from work in his
private car. He was hit by a bullet to the back of the head. He was transferred
from Rafedya Hospital to an Israeli hospital due to the severity of his injury.
It is noted that El-Soso was injured by shrapnel to the chest on 18 August 2004
when he was on duty transporting the injured during an Israeli incursion into
the city.
And at approximately 00:00 on Friday,
gunmen traveling in 3 vehicles fired machine guns at Jneid Prison in Nablus, and
ran away. The Nablus Governor, Dr. Jamal Muheisin, accused Hamas of providing
guns to lawbreakers to create chaos and disorder. He stated, “the security
forces in Nablus have full information that persons in Hamas are providing
lawbreaking elements and Fatah members with weapons, and are encouraging them to
perpetrate these acts in order to undermine the security operation in Nablus.”
Hamas denied that they fired at Jneid Prison and denied the governor’s
allegations.
PCHR is concerned over the continued
falling of victims by the use of weapons in personal and clan clashes, which is
a continuation of the security chaos in the OPT. The Centre reiterates the call
to the PNA, represented by the Attorney-General, to investigate this crime and
prosecute the perpetrators.
