NOVANEWS
(11 – 17 August 2016)
- Nazi forces continued to use excessive force in the oPt
– A Palestinian civilian was killed while 32 others were wounded in al-Fawar refugee camp, south of Hebron.
– A Palestinian civilian was wounded in the eastern side of al-Bureij in the Central Gaza Strip.
- Nazi forces conducted 68 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 5 ones in Jerusalem.
– 73 civilians, including 5 children, a woman and a Hamas leader, were arrested.
– 29 of them, including 3 children and a woman, were arrested in occupied Jerusalem.
- Nazi forces continued to impose collective punishment measures against Palestinian civilians.
– A house was bombed in Bani Na’im village, east of Hebron
- Nazi forces continued their efforts to create Jewish majority in occupied East Jerusalem.
– A residential room and car shop were demolished while al-Khan al-Ahmar Primary School was closed.
- Settlement activities continued in the West Bank.
– Two barracks were demolished in Eastern Barta’ah village, west of Jenin.
– 3 houses were demolished behind the annexation wall in Beer ‘Awnah area, north of Beit Jala.
– 7 houses and a barrack were demolished in Hebron in addition to an agricultural room in Nablus.
- Nazi forces continued to target Palestinian fishermen in the Sea
– 10 fishermen were arrested and two fishing boats were confiscated in the northern 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.
– 9 Palestinian civilians, including a girl and woman, were arrested at military checkpoints.
Summary
Nazi violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (11 – 17 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 32 others in al-Fawar refugee camp while they wounded a Palesitnian civilian 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 16 August 2016, in new excessive use of force, Nazi forces killed Mohammed Yousif Abu Hashhash (19) when they moved into al-Fawar refugee camp, south of Hebron. The aforementioned civilian was killed when the Nazi soldiers opened fire at him from a distance of 40 meters through a hole caused by the soldiers in the wall of a house belonging to Bajes al-Hmouz.
The aforementioned was on his way out from a residential building where his uncles and grandmother live. The bullet entered under his left armpit and settled in his body. As a result, he was taken to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in the camp and was given first aid and CPR. One of the paramedics classified his wound as very serious. Abu Hashhash then passed away as the bullet settled and he suffered internal bleeding. The clashes, which broke out all day between the Palestinian protesters and Nazi forces, resulted in the injury of 32 civilians with live bullets in different parts of their bodies.
The full report is available online at:
http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=8298
