Nazi forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)

NOVANEWS

(28 January – 03 February 2016)

Hebron – Yatta – Nazi Forces Demolish Number of Houses Belonging to Palestinian Civilians.

  • ·Nazi forces continued to use excessive force in the oPt

–         5 Palestinian civilians were killed, 3 of whom were killed in occupied Jerusalem in one incident.
–         20 Palestinian civilians, including Human rights activist and 2 children, were wounded in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

  • ·Nazi forces continued to open fire at areas along the Gaza Strip borders, but no casualties were reported.
  • ·Nazi forces conducted 81 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and a limited one in the southern Gaza Strip.

–         101 Palestinian civilians, including 24 children, were arrested. 35 of them, including 15 children, were arrested in occupied Jerusalem.

  • ·Nazi forces continued to target Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip sea.

–         4 fishermen were arrested and their 2 fishing boats were confiscated off Gaza Valley shore.

  • ·Jewish majority efforts continued in occupied East Jerusalem.

–         2 under-construction houses in Sour Baher and Silwan villages were demolished.
–         Al-Quds (Abu Dees) University was raided and all belongings of the university student unions were confiscated.

  • ·Settlement activities continued in the West Bank.

–         3 residential tents in Deir Ammar village, northwest of Ramallah, were demolished.

  • ·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.
–         18 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children, were arrested at military checkpoints.
–         A student was arrested at Beit Hanoun “Erez” crossing, north of the Gaza Strip.
Summary
Nazi violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (28 January – 03 February 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. Occupied East Jerusalem witnessed similar attacks. During the reporting period, Nazi forces killed 5 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, 3 of whom were killed in occupied East Jerusalem in one incident.
Moreover, they wounded 10 civilians, including Human rights activist and 2 children. Six civilians, including a child were wounded in the Gaza Strip while the remaining others were wounded in the West Bank. Concerning the nature of injuries, 12 civilians were hit with live bullets, 11 others were hit with rubber-coated metal bullets and one was hit with a sound bomb to the face.
In the West Bank, Nazi forces killed 5 Palestinian civilians and wounded 14 others, including a child and Human rights activist. Nine of them were hit with live bullets, 4 others were hit with rubber-coated metal bullets and one was hit with a sound bomb to the face.

 

The full report is available online at:
http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=7826
 
 

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