Friday, March 23, 2007

Even the disabled are not immune to assaults by the Israeli Military

PCHR Palestinian Centre for Human Rights http://www.pchrgaza.org

Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory No. 11/2007
15 - 21 March 2007





Balein village- Ramallah, even the disabled are not immune to assaults by Israeli Occupation Forces.



Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue to Commit War Crimes in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

  • 2 Palestinian, including a child, killed by IOF in the West Bank.

  • 13 Palestinian civilians, including 7 children were wounded by IOF.

  • 8 of these civilians were wounded in Bal’ein village, west of Ramallah; 4 were injured by IOF gunfire at checkpoints.

  • IOF conducted 31 incursions into Palestinian communities in the OPT, including a minor incursion into the Central Gaza Strip.

  • IOF arrested 61 Palestinians, including 6 children, in the West Bank.

  • 4 civilians, including 2 fishermen, arrested from the Gaza Strip.

  • IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT.

  • IOF positioned at a checkpoint in the West Bank arrested 1 Palestinian civilian.

  • The Gaza Strip has suffered from shortages in fuels and basic goods.

  • IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank.

  • 3 houses were demolished by IOF in Sour Baher village, southwest of Jerusalem.

  • Israeli settlers launched several attacks on Palestinian civilians and property in Hebron.


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