NOVANEWS
- Israeli forces have continued to open fire at the Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip border area.
– A Palestinian worker was wounded in the north of the Gaza Strip.
- A child was wounded during an Israeli incursion in al-Khader village, south of Bethlehem.
- Israeli forces have continued to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank.
– 4 protesters, including a freelance photojournalist, were wounded during a peaceful protest in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah.
– A Palestinian child was wounded during a peaceful protest in the north of Bethlehem.
- Israeli forces conducted 70 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
– 24 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children, were arrested in the West Bank.
- Israel has continued its efforts to create Jewish majority in the occupied East Jerusalem.
– Israeli forces issued more house demolition notices in the city.
– The settlers attempted to seize a house and wrote racist slogans on a church.
- 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 in the northern Gaza Strip, but no casualties were reported.
- Israeli forces have continued to support settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
– Israeli authorities issued decisions to evacuate and confiscate 595 dunums[1] in Qalqilia and Salfit in the north of the West Bank.
– The settlers continued their systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property under the Israeli forces’ protection.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period 30 May – 05 June 2013.
Shooting:
During the reporting period, Israeli forces wounded 7 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children; 6 civilians, including 2 children, were wounded during peaceful protests in the West Bank, while the 7th civilian was wounded in the Gaza Strip.
In the West Bank, on 30 May 2013, a child was wounded when Israeli forces moved into al-Khader village, south of Bethlehem, and opened fire.
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, 4 civilians, including a freelance photojournalist, were wounded and others suffered tear gas inhalation. Moreover, dozes sustained bruises due to attacks by Israeli soldiers. The 4 civilians were wounded in Bil’in weekly protest, west of Ramallah, on 31 May 2013.
Palestinian civilians also organized protests in support to Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli jails, especially those on hunger strike. Israeli forces used excessive force against the protestors. As a result, a child was wounded at the northern entrance of Bethlehem on 31 May 2013.
In the Gaza Strip, on 02 June 2013, Israeli forces stationed on watchtowers along the border fence, east of Abu Safiya area in the north of the Gaza Strip, opened fire at a group of workers and bird hunters. As a result, Ahmed al-Hamadeen (21) was wounded by a bullet to the right thigh.
Israeli navy forces continued to pursue Palestinian fishermen in Gaza sea. On 02 June 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.
The full report is available online at:
http://www.pchrgaza.org/
