NOVANEWS
- Israeli forces have continued to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank.
– 3 civilians, including a Palestine TV driver, were wounded during peaceful protests in Bil’in, west of Ramallah, and Kufor Qaddoum, northeast of Qalqilia.
- Israeli forces conducted 73 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 5 limited ones in the Gaza Strip.
– 41 Palestinian civilians, including 5 children and a woman, were arrested in the West Bank.
- Israel continued its efforts to create Jewish majority in the occupied East Jerusalem.
– A house and 5 barracks were demolished in Jerusalem and its suburbs.
– The settlers seized 2 commercial stores in the Old Town and punctured tyres of a number of vehicles in al-Sheikh Jarrah area.
- Israel has continued to impose a total closure on the oPt and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.
– Israeli forces established dozens of checkpoints in the West Bank.
– 5 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children, were arrested at checkpoints in the West Bank.
- Israeli navy forces continued to target Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip sea.
– Israeli forces opened fire at the Palestinian fishing boats 3 times during the reporting
- Israeli forces have continued to support settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
– A room, a stockyard and a barrack were demolished in al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem.
– A house and 2 barracks for sheep were demolished in al-Jiftlek village, north of Jericho.
– 24 dunums were levelled in Hebron to establish a new road for settlers.
– The settlers set fire to 3 vehicles and a bus and attempted to burn a tractor in Zbeidat village, north of Jericho.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period 23 – 29 May 2013.
Shooting:
During the reporting period, Israeli forces wounded 3 Palestinian civilians during peaceful protests in the West Bank. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces levelled lands and opened fire at the Palestinian fishing boats in the sea.
Israeli forces continued the systematic use of excessive force against peaceful protests organised by Palestinian, Israeli and international activists against the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. As a result, 3 civilians were wounded; 2 of whom were wounded in Bil’in protest, west of Ramallah, and the third one was wounded in Kufor Qaddoum protest, northeast of Qalqilia.
In the Gaza Strip, Israeli navy forces continued to pursue the Palestinian fishermen in the sea. On 23, 26 and 27 May 2013, Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats that were sailing within the 6 nautical mile limit off al-Waha resort, in the north of the Gaza Strip. Neither casualties nor material damage were reported.
On 21 May 2013, the Israeli authorities allowed the Palestinian fishermen to sail up to 6 nautical miles instead of 3 as had been enforced since 21 March 2013 as a form of punishment against the Palestinian civilians.
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