"Israeli" human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Source: pchrgaza.org, 2-11-2007
Report for 25 - 31 Oct. 2007
A Palestinian child who was wounded by the "Israeli" shelling against Jabalya town on 30 October 2007
"Israeli" Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), and Impose More Measures of Collective Punishment against the Gaza Strip
• 15 Palestinians were killed by IOF in the Gaza Strip.
• The victims include a disabled civilian and 4 policemen.
• A Palestinian from Nablus died from a previous wound.
• 29 Palestinians, including 9 children, 2 women, an old man, a journalist and human rights defender, were wounded by IOF.
• IOF conducted 37 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 12 ones into the Gaza Strip.
• IOF arrested 78 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children and 2 women, in the West Bank and one in the Gaza Strip.
• IOF razed at least 32 donums [1] of agricultural land in the Gaza Strip.
• IOF destroyed a complete community near Hebron and forced Palestinian civilians to move to the east of the Wall.
• IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT.
• IOF have isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world and a humanitarian crisis has emerged.
• IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall inside the West Bank.
• IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank and "Israeli" settlers have continued to attacks Palestinian civilians and property.
Summary
"Israeli" violations of international law and humanitarian law continued in the OPT during the reporting period (25 - 31 October 2007):
Shooting: During the reporting period, IOF killed 15 Palestinians, including a disabled civilian, in the Gaza Strip, and a 16th Palestinian from Nablus died from a previous wound. IOF also wounded 29 others, including 9 children, 2 woman, an old man, a journalists and human rights defender, in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
In the Gaza Strip, IOF killed 15 Palestinians, including a disabled civilian and 4 policemen, and wounded 29 others, including 5 children and 2 women and an old man. In the West Bank a Palestinian died on 30 October 2007 from a previous wound he had sustained on 16 October 2007. Six civilians, including 4 children, were also wounded by IOF. Three of these civilians (a Palestinian child, an Italian journalist and an Italian human rights activist) were wounded when IOF used force to disperse a peaceful demonstration organized by Palestinian civilians and international and "Israeli" human rights defenders in protest to the construction of the Wall in Bal'ein village, west of Ramallah.
Incursions: During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 37 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During those incursions, IOF arrested 78 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children and 2 women. Thus, the number of Palestinians arrested by IOF in the West Bank since the beginning of this year has mounted to 2,261.
In the Gaza Strip, IOF conducted 12 incursions into Palestinian communities. During those incursions, IOF troops killed a number of Palestinians, transformed a number of houses into military sites, arrested one Palestinian civilian and razed 32 donums of agricultural land.
Restrictions on Movement: IOF have 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` (al-Quds).