Summary of israeli War Crimes

This is a summary of israeli war crimes committed in Palestine for the week ending 4 October 2005. 5mins, english

PCHR
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

http://www.pchrgaza.org

Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
No. 39/2005

29 Sep. 05 Oct. 2005

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Launch More Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

· 7 Palestinians, including a child and a woman, were killed by IOF in Jenin and Nablus.

· IOF conducted 30 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.

· Houses were raided and 66 Palestinian civilians, including a woman and 2 children, were arrested by IOF.

· 2 houses in Hebron were seized and transformed into military sites.

· IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT; IOF have continued to close Rafah International Crossing Point and Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing; and IOF arrested 3 Palestinian civilians, including 2 girls, at military checkpoints in the West Bank.

· IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall in the West Bank; IOF constructed a section of the wall around a school near Jerusalem; IOF are establishing new crossings between Jerusalem and Bethlehem; and IOF prevented Palestinian farmers from reaching their agricultural land to cultivate olives.

· Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the OPT; Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian civilians and property in Hebron; and settlers uprooted 210 trees in Artas village near Bethlehem.

Summary

Israeli violations of international law continued in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) during the reporting period (29 September – 5 October 2005):

Willful Killing: During the reported period, IOF killed 7 Palestinians, including a child and a woman, in Nablus and Jenin. On 29 September 2005, IOF killed one Palestinian in Jenin and two others in the neighboring Bourqin village. On 30 September 2005, IOF killed two Palestinians in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, and a child in the neighboring 'Askar refugee camp. IOF admitted that killing the child was against instructions. On 4 October 2005, IOF killed a Palestinian woman at a checkpoint near Nablus. Also during the reported period, 3 Palestinians, including a child, were wounded by IOF.

Incursions: IOF conducted 30 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During these incursions, IOF raided houses and arrested 66 Palestinian civilians, including two children and a woman. IOF also seized two houses in Hebron and transformed them into military sites.

Restrictions on Movement: Even though IOF were redeployed around the Gaza Strip and declared an end for the military government in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government maintained the occupation of the Gaza Strip though controlling all outlets and crossings. Rafah International Crossing Point on the Egyptian border, the sole outlet for the Gaza Strip to the outside world, has remained closed for the second consecutive week, as no deal has been reached concerning transportation across it. IOF insist to maintain control over the movement of persons and goods through the crossing point, and have actually moved equipment from the crossing point to "Kerem Shalom" area on the Egyptian – Israeli border. In the meantime, IOF have continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing for Palestinian workers and patients for several weeks. With the closure of Rafah International Crossing Point and Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, the Gaza Strip has been transformed into a big jail, as IOF have maintained control over the airspace and other border crossing of the Gaza Strip.

In the West Bank, IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. Since Monday, 3 October 2005, IOF imposed a total closure on the OPT. They have imposed more restrictions on movement. They have also continued to close a number of the main roads in the northern West Bank despite the evacuation of 4 settlements in the area. During the reported period, IOF positioned at various checkpoints arrested 3 Palestinian civilians, including two girls.

Annexation Wall: In a challenge to the international law, the Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Zeev Boim proposed the promulgation of a legislation that legitimizes the construction of the Wall. IOF placed 9-meter-high cement blocks near 'Anata secondary school, isolating the playground from the school. During the reported period, IOF prevented Palestinian farmers from going to their agricultural land behind the Wall to cultivate olives. In Jenin, IOF prevented Palestinian farmers from Ya'bad village, southwest of Jenin, from going to their agricultural land behind the Wall to cultivate olives. IOF have been establishing a crossing point between East Jerusalem and Bethlehem, a gate, nearly 200 meters to the east, and a commercial crossing in Mazmouriya area, east of Bethlehem.

Illegal Settler Activities: Israeli settlers in breach of international humanitarian law continue to reside in the OPT and have launched a series of attacks against Palestinian civilians and property. During the reported period, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian civilians and property in Hebron. A Palestinian woman was seriously injured. In Bethlehem, settlers uprooted at least 210 trees in Artas village.

The full report is available online at:

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http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2005/06-10-2005.htm

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