NOVANEWS
- ·Israeli forces continued to open fire in the border areas of the Gaza Strip.
– A worker collecting raw materials was wounded in the northern Gaza Strip.
- ·Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank.
– A volunteer paramedic was wounded in al-Nabi Saleh weekly protest, northwest of Ramallah.
- ·Israeli forces conducted 89 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and a limited one in the southern Gaza Strip.
– 43 Palestinian civilians, including a child and a woman, were arrested.
- ·Israel 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 5 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were arrested at military checkpoints in the West Bank.
- ·Israeli navy forces continued targeting Palestinian fishermen in the sea.
– Israeli navy forces opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats and no casualties were reported.
- ·Israeli forces continued to support settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
– Houses were demolished in Kherbet al-Taweel, southeast of Nablus, for the second time within 2 weeks.
– Settlers attacked a shepherd, east of Ramallah, and a child in the centre of Hebron.
– A number of grape trees were cut off in Beit Ommar village near Hebron, and 50 olive trees were damaged in Nahalin village near Bethlehem.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (08 – 14 May 2014).
Shooting:
During the reporting period, Israeli forces wounded 2 Palestinian civilians, including a volunteer paramedic in the West Bank and a worker collecting raw materials in the Gaza. Israeli navy forces also fired at and chased Palestinian fishing boats in the Gaza Strip sea.
In the Gaza Strip, on 11 May 2014, a worker of those collecting raw materials was wounded when Israeli forces stationed at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire at a group of workers in the area. His wound was moderate.
On the same day, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, opened fire sporadically at agricultural lands for few hours. Residents of the area were frightened, but neither casualties nor material damage were reported.
On 13 May 2014, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence, east of al-Shuhada’ cemetery, east of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, opened fire at farmers in the lands around the cemetery and at workers collecting raw materials. Neither casualties nor material damage were reported.
In the context of targeting Palestinian fishermen in the sea, on 08 May 2014, Israeli navy forcesopened fire at and chased Palestinian fishing boats sailing off Khan Yunis shore, in the southern Gaza Strip. Neither casualties nor materials damage were reported.
In the West Bank, Israeli forces used excessive force against peaceful protests 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, a 27-year-old volunteer paramedic sustained 2 bullet wounds to the right leg during al-Nabi Saleh protest, northwest of Ramallah, dozens of protestors suffered tear gas inhalation and others sustained bruises as they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers.
The full report is available online at:
http://www.pchrgaza.org/
