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.  

 

·IOF have tightened the closure of the Gaza Strip and practically made Karm Abu Salem crossing as the sole commercial crossing of the Gaza Strip although it is not suitable for commercial purposes in terms of its location and operational capacity.

 

·IOF have continued to apply their policy aimed at tightening the strangulation of the commercial movement in the Gaza Strip, including imposing total control over the flow of imports and exports.

 

·The total closure of al-Mentar "Karni" crossing on 02 March 2011 has created a bitter situation that has seriously affected the Gaza Strip.  Following this closure, all the economic and commercial establishments in Gaza Commercial Zone were shut off.  It should be noted that al-Mentar crossing is the biggest crossing in the Gaza Strip in terms of its operational capacity to absorb the flow of imports and exports.  The decision of al-Mentar crossing was the culmination of a series of decisions to totally close Sofa crossing, east of the Gaza Strip, in the beginning of 2009, and Nahal Oz crossing, east of Gaza City, which was dedicated for the delivery of fuel and cooking gas to the Gaza Strip, in the beginning of 2010.

·Statistics made available to PCHR by the Border and Crossings Department indicate a continued drop in the number of truckloads of Gaza imports and exports.

 

·IOF have continued to impose a total ban on the delivery of raw materials to the Gaza Strip, except for very limited items and quantities.  The limited quantities of raw materials allowed into Gaza do not meet the minimal needs of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip.

·The cooking gas crisis, which erupted last November, has continued to affect the Gaza Strip.  This crisis was created when the Israeli occupation authorities totally closed, on 04 January 2010, Nahal Oz crossing, which used to be dedicated for the delivery of fuel and cooking gas supplies to Gaza, and shifted fuel and cooking gas supplies to Karm Abu Salem crossing which is not technically equipped to receive Gaza's needs of fuel.  Karm Abu Salem crossing, with its maximum absorptive capacity, can receive only 200 tons of cooking gas per day.

 

·Approximately 80% of Gaza civilians have continued to depend on alimentary aid provided by UNRWA and other relief agencies, rates of families who are living below the poverty line have continued to be on the rise and approximately 40% of Gaza's manpower has continued to suffer from permanent unemployment as a result of shutting down the majority of Gaza's economic establishments.

 

·IOF have continued to impose a total ban on the exportation of Gaza's products, especially industrial products, leading to undermining any real chances to revive economic establishments.  The situation has been aggravated especially after Karm Abu Salem crossing was made into Gaza’s sole commercial crossing. The repeated closure of this crossing also negatively affected the quantity of Gazan products which were allowed to be exported during last April.

 

·IOF have continued to delay the implementation of their decision to allow 60 cars into Gaza weekly although more than 11 months have passed since they announced this decision, after three years of banning imposed on the delivery of cars to Gaza.  As a result, the prices of cars in Gaza have been on the rise and local markets experience serious shortage in spare parts.

 

·For approximately four consecutive years, IOF have continued to ban the delivery of construction materials into Gaza. During the reporting period, IOF approved the delivery of limited quantities of construction materials for a number of international organizations.

 

·Israel has continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing for Palestinian civilians from the Gaza Strip.  IOF only allow the movement of limited groups amidst severe restrictions, including long hours of waiting in the majority of cases.  IOF have also continued to adopt a policy aimed at reducing the number of Palestinian patients allowed to move via Beit Hanoun crossing to receive medical treatment in hospitals in Israel or in the West Bank and Jerusalem.  IOF denied new categories of Gazan patient permission to have access to hospitals via the crossing.

 

·Israel has imposed additional access restrictions on international diplomats, journalists and humanitarian workers seeking to enter the Gaza Strip.

 

·For approximately 52 months, IOF have continued to deny approximately 700 Palestinian prisoners from Gaza detained in Israeli jails their visitation rights without providing any justification to this measure, which violates the rules of the international humanitarian law.

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 in the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

 

·There are approximately 585 permanent roadblocks as well as 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, confiscating more 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 permits issued by IOF. Such 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 03 November 2011, IOF uprooted and destroyed a number of electricity poles that were lately established between al-Twana village and Kherbet al-Mafqara in the east of Yatta, south of Hebron.  IOF destroyed them under the pretext of supplying the area with electricity without obtaining a prior permit from the Israeli "Civil Administration".

 

·On 10 November 2011, IOF sent a notice to Ali Saleh Abu Oda Jaber, from Hebron.  The notice orders the bulldozing of Jaber's farm which is located in al-Baq'a area near bypass road no. 60, west of Hebron.  According to investigations conducted by PCHR, Israeli troops arrived at the mentioned area and sent a notice targeting Jaber's farm , an area of four dunums.  The farm is 450 meters away, to the east of the mentioned bypass road.  This notice was issued at the a time when Jaber intended to reclaim his farm.

 

·On 13 November 2011, IOF bulldozed lands in 'Azzoun Etma village in the southeast of Qalqilya to establish a "security fence" that isolates "Oranit" settlement from the lands in the west of the village.  As a result, more lands would be confiscated for the interest of the mentioned settlement. IOF also uprooted a number of olive trees.

 

·On 15 November 2011, IOF supported by two bulldozers and officers from the "Civil Administration" broke into al-Qasab neighborhood in the south of al-Dyouk al-Tahta village, northwest of Jericho.  At approximately 09:00, two bulldozers started destroying four houses used mainly in winter by their owners, who are originally from Jerusalem and Ramallah.

 

·In the same context, on 06 November 2011, a number of Israeli settlers from "Yizhar" settlement, which is established on Madama village in southern Nablus, uprooted 25 olive trees and wrote on the branches of the trees in Hebrew "happy Eid" and "revenge".  It should be noted that the age of the uprooted trees ranges between 10 to 20 years and are planted in al-Rasm area in the south of the said village.  The trees belong to Mahmoud Ahmed Ziyada and Ameen Fayez Nassar.

 

·On 10 November 2011, a number of settlers set fire to three Palestinian vehicles which were parked in front of their owners' houses in the east of Beit Ommar, north of Hebron.  In their testimony, eyewitnesses said that they saw the settlers fleeing towards "Kfar Etzion" settlement after they wrote some slogans on the walls threatening with more attacks.

 

·On Monday, 07 November 2011, the Israeli troops stormed a farm belonging to a family from Artas village in the south of Bethlehem and arrested the farm's owner, his wife and her sister while they were farming.  They were arrested under the pretext that "they were present in a piece of land that is the subject of dispute between the Palestinians and settlers," and upon a complaint filed against them by a settler living in "Daniel" settlement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israeli Violations Documented during the Reporting Period (03-16 November 2011)

 

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

 

Thursday, 03 November 2011

 

·At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Qabatia village, south of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and stationed in the eastern neighborhood.  They raided and searched the house of Yousef Ahmed Sabri Assaf, 23.  Before withdrawing, they arrested Assaf.

 

·At approximately 08:30, IOF moved into Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew in the afternoon. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 11:30, 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. At approximately 11:55, members of the Palestinian resistance who were in the proximity of the invaded area clashed with the Israeli soldiers. At approximately 12:05, the Israeli artillery fired four shells which fell in farms in al-Seiafa area, northwest of Beit Lahia, forcing local farmers to flee the area. One of the shells landed in the farm of Salem Hamad Mohammed Abu Shmas, 36, a resident of the Bedouin village which is nearly one kilometer far from the border. Abu Shmas sustained shrapnel wounds in his left toes. The white Toyota of Abu Shmas was also damaged because of the shelling. Another shell landed in the farm of Amer Mohammed al-Sab'e Abu Halima, 44, who lives in al-Seiafa area, nearly one kilometer away from the border. Mohammed, 23, who is the son of Abu Halima, sustained shrapnel wounds in his left shoulder as a result. Coincidently, Naser Deeb Mohammed Alian, 22, who is a member of the Izz Addin al-Qassam Brigades from Beit Lahia was in the area. Mohammed and Alian got into a Mercedes truck owned by Amer Mohammed al-Sab'e Abu Halima and drove approximately 400 meters to the south but the Israeli artillery fired a shell at the bus which was damaged. Mohammed and Alian left the bus and rushed to a shelter established on a water well owned by Mohammed Salem al-Sheikh. An Israeli helicopter which was flying in the sky over the area targeted the shelter with two missiles, killing Mohammed and Alian who were dismembered. At approximately 14:00 on the same day, ambulances from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) managed to reach the area to collect the bodies and transferred them to Kamal Odwan Hospital in Beit Lahia.

 

The PCHR fieldworker went to the hospital to see the bodies in the mortuary. Alian was in his military uniform while Mohammed was in civilian clothes.

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, 04 November 2011

 

·At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Beit Laqia village, southwest 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 moved into Deir Jarjir village, northeast of Ramallah.  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 Beit Sira village, southwest of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 11:30, IOF moved into Jericho.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Saturday, 05 November 2011

 

·At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Fasayel village, north of Jericho.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 11:25, IOF moved into al-Oja village, northeast of Jericho.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew at approximately 12:10.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 11:30, IOF moved into Solwad village, northeast of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 20:00, Israeli 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, Abdullah Eid Hassan Muhanna, 26, from al-Qarara village, who is a member of the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, was killed after sustaining shrapnel wounds throughout the body.

 

Monday, 07 November 2011

 

·At approximately 08:00, 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.  This coincided with the first day of Eid al-Adha. Local residents were in panic as a result but no casualties were reported.

 

·At approximately 12:00, IOF positioned on the border east of Shejaeya, east of Gaza City, fired several shells at farms in the east of Shejaeya. The fired shells landed in a farm owned by the Sukkar family, near Gaza Electricity Distribution Company, nearly one kilometer from the border. Two civilians were wounded as a result:

 

1. Ihab Majed Mohammed Hejazi, 33, sustained shrapnel wounds in the feet and whose wounds were described to be moderate.

2. Naji Yaser Sukkar, 18, sustained shrapnel wounds in the chest and the foot. His wounds were described to be light.

 

·At approximately 17:00, IOF moved into Zabouba village, northwest of Jenin. While IOF vehicles were patrolling in the streets, a number of Palestinian gathered and threw stones and empty bottles on them. IOF responded by firing bullets and sound bombs at the boys. IOF withdrew later and no casualties were reported.

 

·At approximately 18:00, IOF moved into Yaabod village, southwest of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets amid intensive firing of flash bombs.  IOF withdrew later and neither house raids nor arrests were reported. It should be noted that IOF moved into the village because a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a bypass road near the village and along "Mevo Dotan" settlement which is established on Palestinians' lands in the southwest of Jenin.

 

Tuesday, 08 November 2011

 

·At approximately 08:30, IOF moved into Jericho.  They patrolled in the streets for some time.  They then drove to the west and moved into Ein al-Sultan refugee camp.  They patrolled in the streets of the refugee camp for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 10:00, IOF moved into Khrebtha al-Mesbah village, west of Ramallah.  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-Mazraa al-Gharbeya village, north of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Wednesday, 09 November 2011

 

·At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Jenin.  They patrolled the streets amid firing of flash and sound bombs.  An eyewitness reported to the PCHR fieldworker that IOF focused their activity in the proximity of Martyr Dr. Khalil Suleiman Public Hospital in Haifa street. IOF then moved into Jenin refugee camp which is adjacent to the western side of Jenin. While IOF vehicles were patrolling in the streets, a number of Palestinian gathered and threw stones and empty bottles on them. IOF responded by firing bullets and sound bombs at the boys. IOF withdrew later, and neither casualties or house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 02:20, IOF moved into Qabatia village, south of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and then stationed in the eastern neighborhood.  They raided two neighboring houses and arrested Anas Hisham Mahmoud Assaf, 27, and Ahmed Hesham Hussein Kamil, 26.  An eyewitness told the PCHR fieldworker that an IOF undercover unit  moved after midnight into the eastern neighborhood in the village when the weather was bad. They mounted house ceilings and remained there for some time.

 

·At approximately 02:25, 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.

 

·At approximately 13:00, IOF moved into al-Noweima village, north of Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time.  They withdrew later and no arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 17:00, IOF moved into Beit Or al-Tahta village, west of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time.  They withdrew later and no arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 19:30, IOF moved into Beit Leqia, southwest of Ramallah. They provocatively patrolled in the streets. A number of boys gathered in the streets and threw stones at IOF who responded immediately by firing live metal bullets, rubber-coated bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the boys. Many civilians suffered tear gas inhalation as a result.  IOF withdrew later and no arrests were reported.

 

Thursday, 10 November 2011

 

·At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets for some time.  They then moved into Jenin refugee camp and patrolled in the streets.  They withdrew later and neither home raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron.  They raided and searched many houses in the center and the east of the village. Before withdrawing, they arrested Eyad Jamil Ahmed al-Allami, 24, and Ayman Hussein Mohammed al-Zaaqiq, 33, and transferred them to "Kfar Etzion" detention center, southwest of Bethlehem.

 

·At approximately 03:00, IOF gunboats arrested three Palestinian fishermen who were fishing nearly two nautical miles off the shore of Gaza City. The arrested Palestinians are:

 

1. Mohammed Wisam Bakr, 17;

2. Abdul Kader Wael Bakr, 17; and

3. Arafat Lutfi Bakr, 28, who is a member of the Palestinian Marine Police.

 

IOF also confiscated their fishing boat and net. At approximately 22:30 on the same day, IOF released Mohammed and Abdul Kader.  Arafat has not been released yet.

 

·At approximately 09:30, IOF moved into al-Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 09:30, IOF moved into Shaqba village, west of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 08:30, IOF moved into Kafr Qdoum village, northeast of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time. They raided a number of abandoned houses and took photos of the old mosque in the village. They withdrew later and neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 10:00, IOF moved into Baqa al-Sharqeya 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 10:00, IOF moved into Atil village, north of Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 10:50, IOF moved into Kafl Hares village, north of Salfit. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 12:30, IOF moved into Bir al-Basha 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 12:30, IOF moved into Sanour village, southeast of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 12:30, IOF moved into Mithlon village, southwest of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 16:00, IOF moved into "Jabal Sendas" neighborhood in the south of Hebron city. They raided the house of Mutaz Farah Ebeido al-Tamimi, 31, while firing sound bombs at the entrances of the house and bullets at the house and the area around it. Mutaz Farah Ebeido al-Tamimi was wounded by a bullet to his right foot as a result.  Then IOF forced the residents of the house to stay out in the open air for approximately one hour.  In the meantime, they searched the house and interrogated the residents who were in outside.  Before withdrawing, they arrested al-Tamimi and transferred him to "Kfar Etzion" detention center, southwest of Bethlehem.

 

·At approximately 19:30, IOF moved into Khrebtha Bani Hares village, west of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.  It should be noted that this is the second incursion into the village within less than 24 hours.

 

·At approximately 18:30, IOF moved into Amatin village, northeast 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 Hares village, north of Salfit.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew at approximately 22:40.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 21:30, 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.

 

Friday, 11 November 2011

 

·At approximately 00:45, IOF moved into Kafr Nema village, west of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 08:00, IOF moved into Shweika suburb, north of Tulkarm.  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 Kafr Ein village, northwest of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 10:30, IOF moved into Marj Naaja village, north of Jericho.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 22:55, IOF moved into Qalqilya.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 23:00, IOF moved into Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 23:00, IOF moved into Deir al-Ghsoun 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 23:00, IOF moved into Atil 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 23:00, IOF moved into Alar 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 23:00, IOF moved into Saida village, north of Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Saturday, 12 November 2011

 

·At approximately 00:30, IOF moved into Yabod village, southwest of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 00:30, IOF moved into Arraba village, southwest of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 00:30, IOF moved into Kafr Rai village, southwest of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 00:30, IOF moved into Zebda village, southwest of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 00:30, IOF moved into Fahma village, southwest of Jenin.  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 Ta'nak village, northwest of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 06:30, IOF opened fire from observation towers on the border in the north and northwest of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, extensive fire at Palestinian farmers who were in their farms. Farmers were forced to flee in fear for their lives.  No casualties were reported.

 

·At approximately 09:40, IOF moved into Shweika suburb, north of Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 10:00, IOF moved into Beit Or al-Tahta village, west of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 13:00, IOF moved into Yabod village, southwest of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 18:00, IOF moved into Bir al-Basha village, south of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 22:10, IOF moved into Jit village, northeast of Qalqilya.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 22:30, IOF moved into al-Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time.  They then raided the house of Ahmed Yousef Mahmoud Odeh Tamimi, 50, who was released from the Israeli jails in the recent prisoner swap.  They took his ID card.  Before withdrawing, they delivered a notice to Tamimi requiring him to appear before the Israeli intelligence in "Ofer" prison in the southwest of Ramallah.

 

Sunday, 13 November 2011

 

·At approximately 00:30, IOF moved into Safa village, west of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time.  Then they raided the house of Somoud Yasin Hassan Karaja, 23, who was released from the Israeli jails in the recent prisoner swap.  They took her ID card.  Before withdrawing, they delivered a notice to Karaja requiring her to appear before the Israeli intelligence in "Ofer" prison in the southwest of Ramallah.

 

·At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Sair village, northeast of Hebron.  They raided and searched the house of Abdullah Azzam al-Shalalda, 27.  Before withdrawing, they arrested al-Shalalda and transferred him to "Kfar Etzion" detention center, southwest of Bethlehem.

 

·At approximately 01:20, IOF moved into Kober village, northwest of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time.  They then raided the houses of Fakhri al-Barghouthi, 52, and Nael al-Barghouthi, 45, who was released from the Israeli jails in the recent prisoner swap.  They took their ID cards.  Before withdrawing, they delivered notices to Fakhri and to Nael requiring them to appear before the Israeli intelligence in "Ofer" prison in the southwest of Ramallah.

 

·At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into "Wadi al-Haryeh" neighborhood, southwest of Hebron.  They raided and searched the house of Raed Rateb al-Sharif, 23, a radio reporter.  Before withdrawing, they arrested al-Sharif and transferred him to "Kfar Etzion" detention center, southwest of Bethlehem. It should be noted that al-Sharif is a reporter of al-Marah local radio in Hebron.  He was arrested before on 18 November 2010 and was detained and placed under interrogation in "Betah Tikva" detention center in Israel.

 

·At approximately 14:30, IOF moved into Habla village, south of Qalqilya.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and erected a checkpoint near the entrance leading to and from the village.  They raided the house of Mustafa Saleh Merdawi, who was released from Israeli jails in the recent prisoner swap and deported from the West Bank.  They interrogated Merdawi's wife and withdrew at 15:30.

 

·At approximately 18:30, IOF moved into Kafr Sour village, south of Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·After withdrawing from Kafr Sour village, IOF drove to the east and moved into the nearby village of Kor.   They also patrolled in the streets for some time there and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

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

 

·At approximately 19:15, IOF moved into Kafl Hares village, north of Salfit.  They patrolled in the streets for some time.  They held a number of locals and interrogated them.  They withdrew later and neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 21:00, IOF moved into Deir Estya village, northwest of Salfit.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew at approximately 22:00.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 23:30, IOF moved into Qalqilya.  They patrolled in the streets for some time.  They raided the houses of Shadi Zayed Saleh Odeh, Akram Abdul Aziz Mansour, and Ibrahim Said Ibrahim Sawood, who were all released from Israeli jails in the recent prisoner swap.  The IOF delivered them notices to appear before the Israeli intelligence. IOF withdrew at approximately 00:45 on 14 November and no arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 23:55, IOF moved into Deir Ballout, west of Salfit.  They patrolled in the streets for some time.  They raided the houses of Tawfiq Mohammed Abdullah and Mahmoud Qaroush who were released from Israeli jails in the recent prisoner swap.  They interrogated Abdullah and Qaroush and withdrew at approximately 01:00 on 14 November.

 

Monday, 14 November 2011

 

·At approximately 00:30, IOF moved into Janata village, to the east of Bethlehem.  They raided and searched the house of Yasin Issa al-Orouj, 25.  Before withdrawing, they delivered a notice to al-Orouj requiring him to appear before the Israeli intelligence in "Kfar Etzion" detention center, southwest of Bethlehem.

 

·At approximately 00:30, IOF moved into al-Shawawra village, east of Bethlehem.  They raided and searched the house of Majed Mohammed Hamdan, 28.  Before withdrawing they delivered a notice to Hamdan requiring him to appear before the Israeli intelligence in "Kfar Etzion" detention center, southwest of Bethlehem.

 

·At approximately 00:30, IOF moved into Yabod village, southwest of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and stationed in the center of the village.  They raided and searched the house of Yaqoub Adnan Ismail "Zeid al-Kilani", 32. Who was released from the Israeli jails in the recent prisoner swap and who is placed under house arrest.  One of the IOF forces who raided the house introduced himself as "captain Abu Nabil" from the Israeli intelligence.  He interrogated Yaqoub and his brothers Ismail, 30, and Izz Addin, 34. He then gave Yaqoub a map of Jenin and warned him against going beyond the boundaries shown on the map or of engaging into any security activities.  IOF withdrew later and no further incidents were reported.  It should be noted that Yaqoub is required to appear every two months to appear before IOF in Salem Camp, northwest of Jenin.

 

· Also at approximately 00:30, 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 01:00, IOF moved into Balata refugee camp in the east of Nablus.  They patrolled the streets for some time.  They had sniffer dogs with them.  They raided many houses including the house of Mahdi Shukri al-Asi and Latifa Mohammed Abu Theraa, who were released from Israeli jails in the recent prisoner swap.  They threatened al-Asi and Abu Theraa with prison if they engaged in activities against the security of the State of Israel.  They also raided the houses of Ismail Mousa Abu Alfeh, Qais Salim al-Dabbaki, Murad Abdulla Sawalhi and Mahmoud Na'im Khosha. Before withdrawing, at approximately 05:30, they arrested 4 Palestinians:

 

1. Ismail Mousa Abu Alfeh, 23;

2. Qais Salim al-Dabbaki, 24;

3. Murad Abdulla Sawalhi, 23; and

4. Mahmoud Na'im Khosha.

 

·At approximately 01:55, 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 Beitlahia in the north of the Gaza Strip. The explosions rocked Gaza and northern Gaza governorates.  Members of the Palestinian Marine Police were inside the site and they did not receive any instructions to evacuate it.  The bombardment resulted in the death of Mohammed Zaher Zaki al-Kilani, 22, from Beit Lahia and a member of the Marine Police, whose body was dismembered. His body was found after an hour of looking for it by the civil defense crews. The bombardment also resulted in the injury of another five members of the Palestinian Marine Police who are:

 

1. Eyad Zaki Khalil al-Sakani, 30, who sustained shrapnel wounds and bruises throughout the body. His wounds were described to be serious.

2. Hassan Khader Ahmed Khader, 29, who suffered convulsions and a shock.

3. Mohammed Nadi Abed Marouf, 26, who sustained shrapnel wounds and bruises throughout the body.  His wounds were described to be moderate.

4. Mahmoud Mohammed Mahmoud Masoud, 28, who sustained shrapnel wounds and bruises throughout the body.  His wounds were described to be light.

5. Basel Mahmoud Saleh Abu Warda, 22, who sustained bruises and fractures in the left foot.  His wounds were described to be moderate.

 

The bombardment also resulted in the injury of another two civilians and a pregnant woman lost her baby as follows:

 

1. Yousef Diab Mousa Zayed, 44, from Beit Lahia who sustained wounds in the right leg and superficial wounds in his right foot as well as bruises on the buttocks. At the time of the bombardment, Zayed who is a guard in al-Nawras resort was in his room in al-Nawras resort which is adjacent to the site of the Palestinian Marine Police from the northeast. His wounds were described to be moderate.

2. Bahjat Saleh Uthman Enmeilat, 22, who sustained bruises and superficial wounds throughout the body as glass from windows fell on him.  Enmeilat was at his house which is adjacent to the site of the Palestinian Marine Police from the east. His wounds were described to be light.

3. Majeda Mesbah Hussein Shaqqoura, 42, who was pregnant in the second month, lost her baby as she was at her house which is approximately 500 meters to the east of the site of the Palestinian Marine Police.

 

The site of the Palestinian Marine Police which is established on an area of 2,000 meters squared was totally destroyed. The site included an operation room, a sleeping room, a praying room, a management room, an office for the site director, and another five rooms used for meeting and detention purposes. 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 crushed and the windows of some of the surrounding houses  were smashed.

 

·At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into al-Zawya village, northwest of Salfit.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and raided the houses of Abdul Latif Ismail Shuqeir and Uthman Ali Mesleh who were released from Israeli jails in the recent prisoner swap.  They interrogated Shuqeir and Mesleh.  They withdrew at approximately 02:30 and no arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Brouqin village, west of Salfit.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and raided the house of Fahim Ramadan Sarhan Ibrahim who was released from Israeli jails in the recent prisoner swap.  They interrogated Ibrahim.  They withdrew later and no arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Kafl Hares village, north of Salfit.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and raided and searched the houses of Marwan Saleh Bouzeyeh and Jalal Masoud Yaqoub.  Before withdrawing, they arrested Hamza Marwan Saleh Bouzeyeh, 21.

 

·At approximately 08:00, IOF moved into Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 11:45, IOF moved into Hajjeh village, east of Qalqilya.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 11:45, IOF moved into Kafr Qdoum village, northeast of Qalqilya.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 17:00, for the second time within a few hours, IOF moved into Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 23:30, for the third time during the day, IOF moved into Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·Also at approximately 23:30, IOF moved into Mithlon village, west of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

 

·At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Jayous village, northeast of Qalqilya.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 03:00, IOF moved into Saffa village, west of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and raided and searched the house of Rashad Mohammed Yousef Naser, 46.   Before withdrawing, they arrested Naser and transferred him to "Ofer" prison, southwest of Ramallah.

 

·At approximately 10:00, IOF moved into al-Bireh.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 10:15, IOF moved into Khrebtha al-Mesbah village, west of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

·At approximately 11:30, IOF moved into Aboud village, northeast of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 17:00, IOF moved into Kherbat Abu Falah village, northeast of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

·At approximately 23:30, IOF moved into Madma village, southeast of Nablus.  They patrolled in the streets for some time and raided and searched many houses.  Before withdrawing at approximately 04:00, they confiscated a computer and three mobiles from the house of Walid Mohammed Fayez Zeyada, and a computer and a mobile from the house of Ghassan Abdul Karim Abdul Jawad Zeyada.

 

Wednesday, 16 November 2011

 

·At approximately 00:05, an IOF drone fired a missile at a group of resistance activists in the west of al-Twam area, west of Jabalia in the north of the Gaza Strip.  This group of resistance activists escaped and no casualties were reported.

 

2. 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, and in protest to the establishment of a buffer zone in the Gaza Strip.  As a result, two Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded and dozens of Palestinian civilians and human rights defenders suffered from tear gas inhalation and others sustained bruises. 

 

·Following the Friday Prayer on 04 November 2011, dozens of Palestinian civilians, international and Israeli human rights defenders, a delegation from the Palestinian Cultural Exchange Foundation, and a Norwegian delegation organized a peaceful demonstration in Bil'ein village, west of Ramallah, in protest to the construction of the annexation wall.  They raised the Palestinian flag and portraits of Basem and Marwan Abu Rahma and released prisoners who were released in the recent prisoner swap.  Besides, they chanted "194 is the State of Palestine" and other slogans against the Israeli occupation and the wall.  They then moved towards areas of Palestinian land, which the Israeli High Court ordered to be returned to their Palestinian owners.  When the demonstrators reached Abu Lemon Nature Reserve, they tried to cross the fence adjacent to the wall and shouted at the settlers available at "Mattiaho Mzrah" settlement.  Israeli soldiers stationed in the area fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators.  As a result, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation. 

 

·Also following the Friday Prayer on 04 November 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 chanted slogans calling for Palestinian reconciliation, adherence to the Palestinian inalienable rights and resistance of the occupation.  Additionally, they raised the Palestinian flag and portraits of the Palestinian released prisoners who were released in the recent prisoner swap.  They clashed with Israeli troops positioned near the annexation wall.  Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at demonstrators.  As a result, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.  

 

·Also following the Friday Prayer on 04 November 2011, dozens of Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration named "The Balfour Declaration died" in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah, in protest against land confiscations and settlement activities.  They raised the Palestinian flag and chanted slogans calling for ending the occupation.  When the demonstrators attempted to reach areas of land seized by Israeli settlers near "Halmish" settlement, Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at them.  As a result, Hamza Suliman Yaseen Yaseen, 19, was arrested and transported to Ofer prison in southern Ramallah.  It should be noted that Yaseen is a volunteer photographer for the Society of Friends of Freedom and Justice and the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlement in Bil'ein.   

 

·Following the Friday Prayer on 11 November 2011, dozens of Palestinian civilians, Israeli and international human rights defenders, a delegation from the Brazilian organization of VIA Compesine (MST) – Brazil, and an Irish delegation organized a peaceful demonstration in Bil'ein village, west of Ramallah, to mark the seventh anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat. The demonstrators chanted slogans calling for Palestinian reconciliation, adherence to the Palestinian inalienable rights and resistance of the occupation.  Besides, they chanted "194 is the State of Palestine".  Additionally, they raised the Palestinian and Irish flags and portraits of Yasser Arafat and Marwan al-Barghouthi. They then moved towards areas of Palestinian land, which the Israeli High Court ordered to be returned to their Palestinian owners.  When the demonstrators reached Abu Lemon Nature Reserve, they tried to cross the fence adjacent to the wall and shouted at the settlers at "Mattiaho Mzrah" settlement.  Israeli soldiers stationed in the area fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators.  As a result, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation and vomiting, including a Brazilian activist, Angela, 37.

 

·Also following the Friday Prayer on 11 November 2011, dozens of Palestinian civilians and Israeli and international human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in Ne'lin village, west of Ramallah, in protest against the construction of the annexation wall.  They chanted slogans calling for Palestinian reconciliation, adherence to the Palestinian inalienable rights and resistance of the occupation.  Additionally, they raised the Palestinian flag and portraits of the Palestinian ex-prisoners.  They clashed with Israeli troops positioned near the annexation wall.  Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at demonstrators.  As a result, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.

 

·Also following the Friday Prayer, dozens of Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration named "The Balfour Declaration died" in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah, in protest against land confiscations and settlement activities.  They raised the Palestinian flag, chanted slogans calling for ending the occupation.  When the demonstrators attempted to reach areas of land seized by Israeli settlers near "Halmish" settlement, Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at them.  As a result, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation and sustained bruises.  The wounded:

 

1. Attallah  Tameem Hassan Tamimi, 61, was wounded by a live bullet to the head; and

2. Tameem Fadel Tamimi, 12, was wounded by a live bullet to the right side.

 

Besides, IOF arrested Belal Abdul Salam al-Tamimi, 47, and transported him to "Halmish" detention center.  Al-Tamimi had been detained for four hours before he was released.  It should be noted that he is a photographer for B'Tselem.

 

·At approximately 12:00 following the Friday Prayer on 11 November 2011, dozens of Palestinian civilians and international activists organized a peaceful demonstration in Kufor Qaddoum village, northwest of Qalqilya, in protest to continued closure of the eastern entrance of the village by IOF.  IOF intercepted the demonstration and fired tear gas canisters and sound bombs at the demonstrators.  As a result, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.  Moreover, Hazem Tayseer Hassan Borhom, 27, from the said village, was arrested and transported to an unknown destination.  

 

3. Continued Closure of the OPT

 

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.

 

Movement at Border Crossings during the Reporting Period:

 

Movement at Rafah International Crossing Point

02 – 15 November 2011

 

 

Movement at Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) Crossing

02 – 15 November 2011

 

PCHR apologizes for not publishing the movement at Karm Abu Salem crossing of the two past weeks for reasons beyond its control.  It will be available in the coming weekly report.

 

Beit Hanoun (Erez) Crossing: Israel has continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing for the movement of Palestinian civilians. IOF have allowed only diplomats, a number of international journalists, employees of international agencies and a limited number of patients who suffer from serious diseases to pass through the crossing. They have continued to prevent Palestinian civilians from visiting their relatives who are detained in Israeli jails. The small number of patients permitted to pass through the crossing is only able to do so under severe restrictions that include prolonged checking.

 

Movement at Beit Hanoun (Erez) Crossing

02 – 08 November 2011

 

 

09 – 15 November 2011

 

 

Note 1: the Palestinian Liaison Office did register the list on Friday, 11 November 2011.

Note 2: the Palestinian and Israeli liaison offices declared specific work hours during Eid al-Adha, on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday corresponding to 06, 07, 08 and 09 November 2011.  The work hours start from 08:00 to 13:00.  IOF allowed the entry of emergency cases throughout the day.    

 

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 Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 11:00 on Thursday, 03 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint near the entrance of al-Mazra’a al-Sharqiya village.  At approximately 18:40, IOF re-established their presence at ‘Attara checkpoint, north of Ramallah.  At approximately 19:30, IOF established a checkpoint near Oyoun al-Haramiya intersection on the road linking Ramallah and Nablus.

At approximately 09:00 on Friday, 04 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint under Kharabtha al-Misbah Bridge, southwest of Ramallah.  At approximately 15:00, IOF established a checkpoint near Beit ‘Aur al-Fouqa intersection, southwest of Ramallah.

At approximately 11:00 on Saturday, 05 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint on the road linking Beit ‘Aur al-Tahta village and Beit ‘Aur al-Fouqa village, west of Ramallah.  At approximately 17:30 on the same day, IOF re-established their presence at 'Attarah checkpoint, north of Ramallah.

 

At approximately 09:30 on Monday, 07 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint under Ein Yabroud Bridge, northeast of Ramallah.  At approximately 11:00 on the same day, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Rantis village, west of Ramallah.  At approximately 18:30, IOF re-established their presence at 'Attara checkpoint, north of Ramallah.

 

At approximately 19:30 on Wednesday, 09 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the intersection of Beit 'Aur alFouqa, west of Ramallah.  At approximately 20:00 on the same day, IOF established a checkpoint under Kharabtha al-Misbah Bridge, west of Ramallah.  At approximately 20:40, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Liqya village, west of Ramallah.

 

At approximately 09:30 on Thursday, 10 November 2011, IOF re-established their presence at 'Attara checkpoint, north of Ramallah. At approximately 10:30 on the same day, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Liqya village, west of Ramallah.

At approximately 19:30 on Wednesday, 09 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the intersection of Beit 'Aur al-Fouqa village, west of Ramallah.  At approximately 20:00, IOF established a checkpoint under Karbatha al-Mesbah Bridge, west of Ramallah.  At approximately 20:40 on the same day, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Liqya village, west of Ramallah.

 

At approximately 09:30 on Thursday, 10 November 2011, IOF re-established their presence at the northern entrance of Birzeit village, north of Ramallah.  At approximately 10:30, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Liqya village, west of Ramallah.

 

·Qalqilya: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 08:45 on Thursday, 10 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of 'Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya.  At approximately 21:00, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Ezbet al-Tabeeb village.  They detained Mohammed Sweilem, from Qalqilya, handcuffed him and then released him.  At approximately 23:25 on the same day, IOF established a checkpoint at Jeet village, northeast of Qalqilya.

 

At approximately 08:35 on Sunday, 12 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at Immatin village, northeast of Qalqilya.  At approximately 11:05, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Hajja village, east of Qalqilya, while they established a checkpoint at the eastern entrance of Qalqilya at approximately 11:20.  At approximately 11:30, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Jeet village, northeast of Qalqilya, at the same time, they established a checkpoint at the entrance of 'Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya.

 

At approximately 07: 45 on Sunday, 13 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Jeet village, northeast of Qalqilya.

At approximately 18:00 on Monday, 14 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Jeet village, northeast of Qalqilya.  At approximately 19:50 on the same day, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Ameen village, south of Qalqilya.

 

  Tulkarm: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 09:30 on Thursday, 03 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint on Tulkarm-Qalqilya road, south of Tulkarm.  At approximately 12:00, IOF imposed more restrictions at 'Ennab checkpoint that is established on Tulkarm-Nablus road, east of Tulkarm.  At approximately 13:00, IOF completely closed the checkpoint.  It should be noted that the said checkpoint was closed from 23 October 2011 to 01 November 2011 under the pretext of maintenance works, however, when it was open again, there were no maintenance works.  It was closed just to do harm to the Palestinians.

 

At approximately 08:30 on Friday, 04 November 2011, IOF stationed at 'Ennab checkpoint imposed more restrictions against the Palestinians.  At approximately 21:30, IOF established a checkpoint at the bypass road linking between al-Teeba town and the settlements of "Avni Heifetz" and "Ennab", southeast of Tulkarm.

 

At approximately 11:30 on Saturday, 05 November 2011, IOF stationed at 'Ennab checkpoint, east of Tulkarm, imposed more restrictions on the movement of Palestinians.

At approximately 18:00 on Sunday, 06 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Leed village, east of Tulkarm.  At approximately 19:00, IOF stationed at 'Ennab checkpoint, east of Tulkarm, imposed more restrictions on the movement of Palestinians.

 

At approximately 11:30 on Wednesday, 09 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Rameen village, northeast of Tulkarm.  At approximately 15:00, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Jaroushiya village, north of Tulkarm.

At approximately 11:30 on Thursday, 10 November 2011, IOF stationed at Ennab checkpoint, east of Tulkarm, imposed more restrictions.

At approximately 16:30 on Friday, 11 November 2011, IOF stationed at 'Ennab checkpoint imposed more restrictions.

 

At approximately 18:00 on Friday, 13 November 2011, IOF stationed at 'Ennab checkpoint imposed more restrictions on the Palestinians.  At approximately 18:30, IOF established a checkpoint at the intersection of Bazarya village, east of Tulkarm.  At approximately 20:45, IOF established a checkpoint on Tulkarm-Qalqilya road, south of Tulkarm.

At approximately 10:30 on Monday, 14 November 2011, IOF stationed at 'Ennab checkpoint imposed more restrictions.  At approximately 22:20, IOF established a checkpoint on Tulkarm-Qalqilya road, south of Tulkarm.

At approximately 07:00 on Tuesday, 15 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at at the entrance of Bazarya village, east of Tulkarm.     

 

·Jenin: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 11:00 on Friday, 04 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of al-'Araqa village, west of Jenin. 

At approximately 12:30 on Thursday, 10 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the road linking between al-Jarba and Sanour villages, south of Jenin.

At approximately 21:00 on Saturday, 12 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the intersection of al-Mansoura village, south of Jenin.

At approximately 10:30 on Monday, 14 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of ‘Arana village, north of Jenin.  

 

·Salfit:  IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 09:30 on Thursday, 10 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Deir Estia village, northwest of Salfit.  At approximately 18:00, IOF established a checkpoint on Qana valley road that links between Salfit and Qalqilya.  At approximately 23:00, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Brouqin village, west of Salfit.

At approximately 08:00 on Saturday, 12 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint between Deir Ballout and Rafat villages, west of Salfit.  At approximately 08:30, IOF established a checkpoint between Kuful Hares and Hares villages, north of the town.  At approximately 11:45, IOF established a checkpoint at between Salfit and Brouqin village, west of Salfit.

At approximately 13:25 on Monday, 14 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Eskaka village, west of Salfit. 

 

·Jericho: IOF have continued to impose additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.   At approximately 09:30 on Monday, 07 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Zbeidat village, north of Jericho.  At approximately 19:50 on the same day, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Fasayel village, north of Jericho.

At approximately 14:00 on Wednesday, 09 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Fasayel village, north of Jericho.

At approximately 15:00 on Saturday, 12 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of 'Ein al-Dyouk village, north of Jericho.

 

·Nablus: IOF have continued to impose additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 11:00 on Tuesday, 15 November 2011, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Deir Sharaf village, west of Nablus.  At approximately 21:00 on the same day, IOF established a checkpoint at on al-Maslakh road, southeast of Nablus.

Arrests at Military Checkpoints

 

·At approximately 16:00 on Wednesday, 09 November 2011, Israeli soldiers positioned at a checkpoint established on the road linking between 'Allar and 'Eteil villages, north of Tulkarm, stopped a Renault car driving by Mojahed Murad "Ahmed Jaber" Shdeed, 25.  After checking his ID, the Israeli soldiers forced him to step out of the car, handcuffed and blindfolded him before his mother, who was with him.  Shdeed was transported to an unknown destination. 

 

4. 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.

 

·On Thursday morning, 03 November 2011, IOF uprooted and destroyed a number of electricity poles that were lately established between al-Twana village and Kherbet al-Mafqara in the east of Yatta, southern Hebron.  IOF destroyed them under the pretext of supplying the area with electricity without obtaining a prior permit from the Israeli "Civil Administration".

 

In his testimony to PCHR, head of al-Twana village council, Saber Hussein al-Hereeni, said that IOF broke into the area and destroyed the electricity poles by bulldozers.  Three hundred Palestinians in that area live in caves, tents and houses of tin.  Al-Hereeni added that this destruction came after a month of receiving an Israeli notice, which demands stopping work on the project funded by the Palestinian Energy Authority.

 

It should be noted that Kherbet al-Mafqara, which is one kilometer away to the south of al-Twana village, was targeted in the past few years by closing wide areas and establishing "Avegayl" and "Havat Maon" settlement outposts.  This attack by IOF is the second of its kind after deliberately destroying a similar project funded by the Palestinian Energy Authority to provide Kherbet Ghwein in the south of al-Sammou' village with electricity.

 

·On Thursday morning, 10 November 2011, IOF sent a notice to Ali Saleh Abu Oda Jaber, from Hebron.  The notice demands the bulldozing Jaber's farm which is located in al-Baq'a area near bypass road no. 60, west of Hebron.

According to investigations conducted by PCHR, Israeli troops arrived at the mentioned area and sent a notice targeting Jaber's farm whose area is four dunums.  The farm is 450 meters away to the east of the mentioned bypass road.  This notice was issued at the time when Jaber intended to reclaim his farm.

Jaber said that the Israeli measures targeting the Palestinians' lands in al-Baq'a and Bweira areas included searching a number of farms to confiscate irrigation networks.  A caravan had been moved into settlement outposts that were forcibly built on lands belonging to Isa As'ad Jaber; Mosa Abdul Men'em Jaber and Tayseer Abdul Shakour Jaber.

 

·At approximately 08:30 on Sunday, 13 November 2011, IOF bulldozed lands in 'Azzoun Etma village in the southeast of Qalqilya to establish a "security fence" that isolates "Oranit" settlement from the lands in the west of the village.  As a result, more lands would be confiscated for the interest of the mentioned settlement. IOF also uprooted a number of olive trees.

Head of the village council, Azmi Salama, said that in case the annexation wall was completed according to its declared plan, approximately 40 farmers from 'Azzoun Etma, Sanniriya, Beit Ameen and al-Zawyah would be harmed.  Salama said that there is no need to construct the annexation wall in the area, because "Oranit" settlement is already isolated from the village.

 

·At approximately 08:45 on Tuesday, 15 November 2011, IOF supported by two bulldozers and officers from the "Civil Administration" broke into al-Qasab neighborhood in the south of al-Dyouk al-Tahta village, northwest of Jericho.  At approximately 09:00, two bulldozers started destroying four houses used mainly in winter by their owners, who are originally from Jerusalem and Ramallah.  The houses were demolished without any prior notice under the pretext of not obtaining a prior permit from the Israeli "Civil Administration" to build them.

The houses belong to:

1.  Mohammed Abdullah al-Sheikh Ali.  His one-storey house is built on an area of 160 square meters;

2.  Mahmoud Ali Mesbah Mtour.  His one-storey house is built on an area of 70 square meters;

3.  Mesbah Ali Mesbah Mtour.  His house is built on an area of 110 square meters; and

4.  'Ammar Ahmed Omran Fakhouri.  His house is built on an area of 150 square meters.

 

·On 15 November 2011, the Israeli Ministry of Housing announced a campaign of marketing that includes 5,066 pieces of land offered for sale.  These pieces of land are allocated for construction around Israel, Jerusalem and the West Bank.

 

According to Israeli sources, among the bids offered, there are 730 apartments that will be offered for rent at the long run and in low prices.  The 730 apartments include 164 ones in "Modi'in" settlement in the west of Ramallah; and 130 apartments in "Har Homa" settlement in East Jerusalem.  Besides, 277 apartments will be offered for sale in "Ariel" settlement in the north of Salfit, the northern West Bank; and 1,557 apartments in Jerusalem, including 743 ones in "Ramot" settlement.  This new campaign includes pieces of land allocated for construction around the settlements in the West Bank.  They cover 18 pieces of land in "Pisgat Ze'ev" settlement; 213 ones in "Efrat" settlement; 168 in "Har Homa" settlement; and 207 in "Modi'in" settlement.  

 

·On Sunday morning, the first day of Eid al-Adha, 06 November 2011, a number of Israeli settlers from "Yizhar" settlement, which is established on Madama village in southern Nablus, uprooted 25 olive trees and wrote on the branches of the trees in Hebrew "happy Eid" and "revenge".  It should be noted that the age of the uprooted trees ranges between 10 to 20 years and are planted in al-Rasm area in the south of the said village.  The trees belong to Mahmoud Ahmed Ziyada and Ameen Fayez Nassar.

·On Thursday morning, 10 November 2011, a number of settlers set fire to three Palestinian vehicles while they were parked in front of their owners' houses in the east of Beit Ommar, north of Hebron.

According to investigations conducted by PCHR and testimony of an activist in the National Committee against Settlement in Beit Ommar, Yusef Abu Maria, a number of settlers driving Israeli vehicles set fire to three Palestinian vehicles while the vehicles were parked in front of their owners' houses at approximately 02:00 on Thursday.  This attack took place near Hebron-Bethlehem road in al-Thaghra area, adjacent to Palestine Technical College, west of the village.  The attack resulted in completely burning the Palestinian vehicles.

In their testimony, eyewitnesses said that they saw the settlers fleeing towards "Kfar Etzion" settlement after they wrote some slogans on the walls threatening of more attacks.  The attacked vehicles belong to: Habes Hussein Breigheith; Yusef Mohammed Hussein Breigheith and Soheil Mohammed Breigheith.

 

·On Monday, 07 November 2011, the Israeli troops stormed a farm belonging to a family from Artas village in the south of Bethlehem and arrested the farm's owner, his wife and her sister while they were farming.  They were arrested under the pretext that "they were present in a piece of land that is the subject of dispute between the Palestinians and settlers."  The arrested persons are: Jamal Jaber As'ad, 58; So'ad Mahmoud Saleh Sanad,54; and Fatma Mahmoud Saleh Sanad,58.

According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 10:00, the Israeli troops stormed a farm belonging to As'ad.  The farm is located near "Daniel" settlement, which is established on al-Khader village in the south of Bethlehem.  The Israeli troops forced the three arrested persons to stop farming before they were arrested and transported to a detention center near "Kiryat Arba" settlement, southeast of Hebron.  They were questioned under the pretext of a complaint filed against them by a settler living in "Daniel" settlement.  This settler claims that this farm belongs to her.  It should be noted that As'ad had told the Israeli interrogators that he can present the official proof of ownership.  At approximately 23:00 on the same day, and after the intervention of lawyer Ghiyath Nasser, IOF released them after they signed for bail of 1,500 NIS each on condition that they do not enter their farm for 14 days, pending consideration of their trial.    

 

 

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Recommendations to the International Community

 

 

1. 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.

 

2. 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.

 

3. 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.

 

4. 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.

 

5. 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.

 

6. 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.

 

7. 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.

 

11. 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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