NOVANEWS
(28 July – 03 August 2016)
- Nazi forces continued to use excessive force in the oPt
– A Palestinian civilian was killed at Howarah checkpoint, south of Nablus.
– 13 Palestinian civilians were wounded, including 3 children and a young woman.
- Nazi forces conducted 78 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, 6 ones in Jerusalem and limited one in the Gaza Strip.
– 81 civilians were arrested, including 7 children.
– 19 civilians of them, including 3 children, were arrested in occupied Jerusalem.
– Two turneries were closed in Qalqilya.
- Nazi forces continued to impose collective punishment measures against Palestinian civilians.
– A civilian was forced to self-demolish his house in al-Thawri neighbourhood and another was also forced to close his café in al-Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.
– A 600-square-meter car shop and 3 barracks were destroyed in al-Nabi Simo’eel village.
– The civil administration crews accompanied with the Israeli forces destroyed a residential caravan in al-Dam Valley in Beit Hanina neighbourhood.
- Nazi forces continued their efforts to create Jewish majority in occupied East Jerusalem.
– A civilian was forced to self-demolish a residential room.
– 11 residential buildings were levelled in Qalednia village adjacent to the annexation wall.
– A house in Silwan and another one and a commercial facility in al-‘Issawiyah were demolished.
- Nazi forces continued to target Palestinian fishermen in the Sea
– 3 shooting incidents were carried out against Palestinian fishing boats in the central, northern and southern Gaza Strip.
- Nazi forces turned the West Bank into cantons and continued to impose the illegal closure on the Gaza Strip for the 9th year.
– Dozens of temporary checkpoints were established in the West Bank and others were re-established to obstruct the movement of Palestinian civilians.
– 5 Palestinian Civilians, including a child, were arrested at the internal military checkpoints.
– Nazi forces prevent footballers from the Gaza Strip to cross Beit Hanoun crossing in the northern Gaza Strip and blackmailed some of them.
Summary
Nazi violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (28 July – 03 August 2016).
Shooting:
Nazi forces have continued to commit crimes, inflicting civilian casualties. They have also continued to use excessive force against Palestinian civilians participating in peaceful protests in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the majority of whom were youngsters. During the reporting period, Nazi forces killed a Palestinian civilian and wounded 13 others, including 3 children and a young woman. Nine of them were wounded in the West Bank while the 2 others, including a young woman, were wounded in the Gaza Strip. In the Gaza Strip, Nazi forces continue to target Palestinian fishermen and chase them in the Sea.
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http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=8278
