NOVANEWS
(04 – 10 August 2016)
Hebron: Nazi Forces Demolish Two Houses in Yatta Village in Hebron. (AFP)
- Nazi forces continued to use excessive force in the oPt
– 13 Palestinian civilians were wounded, including 3 children, in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
- Nazi forces conducted 65 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 5 ones in Jerusalem.
– 44 civilians, including 3 children, were arrested.
– 11 of them, including 2 children, were arrested in occupied Jerusalem.
- Nazi forces continued to impose collective punishment measures against Palestinian civilians.
– 2 houses were destroyed in Yatta, south of Hebron.
- Nazi forces continued their efforts to create Jewish majority in occupied East Jerusalem.
– A civilian was forced to self-demolish his house.
– Sa’ed Institution for Educational Consultations in the Old City was closed under the pretext of “supporting terrorism”.
- Nazi illegal Settlement activities continued in the West Bank.
– 6 houses, 4 civilian facilities and a water pipeline were demolished.
- Nazi forces continued to target Palestinian fishermen in the Sea
- 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.
– 4 Palestinian civilians, including a woman, were arrested at military checkpoints.
Summary
Nazi violations of international law and international humanitarian law in theoPt continued during the reporting period (04 – 10 August 2016).
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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 wounded 13 Palestinian civilians; 7 of them in the West Bank and the 6 others in the Gaza Strip. In the Gaza Strip, Nazi forces continued to target Palestinian fishermen and chase them in the sea.
In the West Bank, on 05 August 2016, Mohammed Abu Alya (15) sustained a bullet wound to the leg when Nazi forces moved into al-Mughayer village, northeast of Ramallah and stationed at its entrance. A group of youngsters gathered and threw stones at Nazi soldiers who opened fire in response. As a result, the aforementioned child was wounded.
On the same day, Hassan Khaled Dabous, photographer at B’Tselem, was hit with a tear gas canister to the hand while covering Na’lin weekly protest, west of Ramallah. He was treated on the scene by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) paramedics.
On 10 August 2016, 5 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children, were wounded when Nazi forces opened moved into al-Am’ari refugee camp in al-Bireh. They raided a number of houses looking for weapons. Three civilians were wounded with Two Two bullets, one sustained a live bullet wound and the 5th sustained a rubber-coated metal bullet wound to the left ear.
In the Gaza Strip, on 05 August 2016, 6 Palestinian civilians sustained live bullet wounds when dozens of youngsters headed to the border area, east of al-Shuja’iya neighbourhood, and threw stones at Nazi soldiers stationed behind the border fence. Nazi forces started opening fire sporadically. As a result, 6 civilians were wounded and then transported to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Their wounds were classified as moderate.
In the context of targeting Palestinian fishermen in the sea, on 07 August 2016, Nazi gunboats stationed off Khan Younis shore in the southern Gaza Strip opened fire heavily towards the Palestinian fishing boats sailing within the allowed area for fishing. As a result, the fishermen fled away for fear of being killed or wounded. However, no casualties were reported.
The full report is available online at:
http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=8251
