NOVANEWS
(24 – 30 November 2016)
- Nazi forces continued to use excessive force in the oPt
– Nazi forces killed a Palestinian child in northern side of occupied Jerusalem.
- Nazi forces conducted 57 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and one in the southern Gaza Strip.
– 68 civilians, including 19 children, were arrested.
– Twenty of them, including 11 children, were arrested in occupied Jerusalem.
– Dr ‘Azzam Sahlab, Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC),was among the arrested civilians.
– Nazi forces arrested a civilian who sneaked via the northern borders of the Gaza Strip.
- Nazi forces continued to target Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip Sea.
- Nazi forces continued their efforts to create Nazi Jewish majority in occupied East Jerusalem.
– Nazi forces demolished parts of a residential house in Silwan and levelled another in al-Mukaber Mount.
- Nazi Jewish illegal Settlement activities continued in the West Bank.
– Nazi forces issued more demolition notices.
- 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 Nazi checkpoints were established in the West Bank and others were re-established to obstruct the movement of Palestinian civilians.
– 5 Palestinian civilians were arrested at military checkpoints.
Summary
Nazi violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (24 – 30 November 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 child in Sho’fat refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.
In occupied Jerusalem, in excessive use of lethal force, Nazi forces stationed at Sho’fat checkpoint, north of occupied Jerusalem killed a Palestinian child. Nazi forces claimed that he attempted to stab an Nazi security officer with a knife he hid under his clothes. However, PCHR’s investigations refuted this claim.
In the Gaza Strip, in context of targeting Palestinian fishermen in the sea, on 26 November 2016, Nazi gunboats stationed off al-Waha shore, northwest of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, heavily opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats and chased them. The shooting recurred on the dame day afternoon in the same area. It should be noted the fishing boats were sailing within 4 nautical miles and no casualties were reported. Moreover, similar attacks recurred on 27 and 28 November 2016 while fishing boats were sailing within 3 nautical miles. However, neither casualties nor damages to the boats were reported
The full report is available online at:
http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=8605
