NOVANEWS
- Israeli forces continued to open fire at border areas in the Gaza Strip.
- A Palestinian civilian was killed in an excessive use of force.
– 5 civilians were wounded in the northern Gaza Strip.
- Israeli forces wilfully killed a Palestinian labourer in the north of Ramallah.
- Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank.
– 7 Palestinian civilians, including a child and a journalist, were wounded.
- Israeli forces conducted 73 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 2 limited ones in the Gaza Strip.
– At least 42 Palestinians, including 6 children, were arrested.
- 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.
– At least 10 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children, were arrested at checkpoints in the West Bank.
- Israeli navy forces continued targeting Palestinian fishermen in the sea.
– Israeli naval forces opened fire twice at Palestinian fishing boats and one fishing boat sustained damage.
- Israel is continuing to create a Jewish majority in occupied East Jerusalem.
– 5 houses were demolished and 24 persons, including 13 children, were made homeless.
- Israeli forces continued to support settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
– Israeli forces uprooted 1,000 olive trees in Qana valley, northwest of Salfit.
– Settlers levelled lands in the south of Bethlehem.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (23 – 29 January 2014).
Shooting:
During the reporting period, Israeli forces killed 2 Palestinian civilians and wounded 12 others in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. PCHR also documented 5 shooting incidents along the border fence and 2 others at Palestinian fishing boats.
In the Gaza Strip, in an excessive use of lethal force, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian civilian in the northern Gaza Strip.
On 24 January 2014, 5 civilians were wounded when Israeli forces stationed along the border fence, east of Jabalia, opened fire at a group of young men, who were present near the fence in an attempt to throw stones at Israeli soldiers.
In addition, Israeli forces conducted 3 other shooting incidents along the border fence on 25, 26 and 27 January 2014, but no casualties were reported.
In the context of targeting fishermen, on 24 and 26 January 2014, Israeli navy forces opened fire twice at Palestinian fishing boats and damaged one, but no casualties were reported.
In the West Bank, on 29 January 2014, Israeli forces wilfully killed a Palestinian labourer from a distance of around 50 meters.
Israeli forces used excessive force against peaceful demonstrations organised by Palestinian civilians, international and Israeli human rights defenders in protest at the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. As a result, 7 civilians, including a child and a journalist, were wounded. PCHR keeps the names of the wounded.
The full report is available online at:
http://www.pchrgaza.org/
