NOVANEWS
- Israeli forces have continued to open fire at the Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip border area.
– A Palestinian farmer was wounded in the east of the central Gaza Strip.
- Israeli forces have continued to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank.
– 2 protesters were wounded during a peaceful protest in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah.
– A civilian was wounded and 3 vehicles were burnt during the protest of “returning to the destroyed villages” in Ramallah.
- Israeli forces conducted 82 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
– 32 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, were arrested.
– 4 civilians were arrested in the Gaza Strip while attempting to cross the border into Israel.
– Israeli forces harassed a family from al-Aroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, and severely attacked a mentally disabled young man.
- 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.
– 6 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children, were arrested at checkpoints in the West Bank.
– Israeli forces tortured a young man from al-Aroub refugee camp and dumped him at Kfar Etzion intersection, south of Bethlehem.
- Israeli navy forces have continued to target Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip sea.
– Israeli navy forces opened fire at the Palestinian fishing boats off Deir al-Balah shore in the central Gaza Strip.
- Israeli forces have continued to support settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
– About 300 olive trees were burnt in Fara’ta and Imatin villages, east of Qalqilia.
– The settlers continued their systematic attacks against the Palestinian civilians and their property.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period 13 – 19 June 2013.
Shooting:
During the reporting period, Israeli forces wounded 4 Palestinian civilians. 3 civilians were wounded in the West Bank while the fourth one was wounded in the Gaza Strip.
In the West Bank, 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, 2 civilians were wounded during a peaceful protest in Bil’in village, west of Ramallah.
On 15 June 2013, hundreds of Palestinians and international activists organized peaceful protests titled “Bridge of Return,” heading to al-Latroun evacuated villages (Amwas, Beit Nouba and Yalou) that were destroyed by the Israeli forces in 1967. Israeli forces used force to deny the protestors access to these villages. As a result, a 20-year-old civilian was wounded by a bullet to the chest and a bus and 2 other civilian vehicles were burnt.
In the Gaza Strip, on 14 June 2013, Israeli forces stationed on watchtowers along the border fence, southeast of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, opened fire at a farmer and wounded him in the thigh.
In the same context, on 13 June 2013, Israeli forces stationed on watchtowers along the border fence, east of Abassan village, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, opened fire at al-Sanati area, northeast of the village. As a result, partial damage was caused to a house belonging to Mohammed Hussein Abu Salah.
As part of the Israeli navy forces’ attacks on Palestinian fishermen, on 18 June 2013, Israeli gunboats stationed off Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, opened fire at the Palestinian fishing boats that were sailing within the 6 nautical mile limit. As a result, fishermen were forced to sail backwards fearing of arrest or injury.
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