During the reporting period, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child and wounded 6 civilians, including two children, in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

On 13 November 2009, Israeli troops positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of Gaza Valley village, southeast of Gaza City, opened fire at 7 Palestinian children and young men who were traveling on an animal cart towards the village.  As a result, a child was killed, and another one was wounded.  Soon after, IOF moved nearly 300 meters into the area, and arrested 4 of these civilians, including the wounded child. The detainees were released later, excluding the wounded child who was taken to an Israeli hospital.

On 15 November 2009, two Palestinian civilians were wounded in two separate gunfire attacks by Israeli troops positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. 

In the West Bank, 3 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded when Israeli forces used force to disperse peaceful demonstrations organized by Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders, in protest to the construction of the Annexation Wall in the West Bank.

During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least 22 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.  Israeli forces arrested 32, including 8 children. Israeli forces also arrested 8 Palestinian civilians during a protest against the construction of the Annexation Wall in Deir al-Ghossoun village, north of Tulkarm.  Additionally, Israeli forces transformed a house in Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron, into a military site.

In the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces conducted 4 limited incursions into Palestinian communities, during which they leveled areas of land, which had previously been razed.    

Israel has continued to impose a tightened siege on the OPT and imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.

The Zionist violation on Gaza Strip

IOF have continued to close all border crossings to the Gaza Strip for more than two years. The illegal Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has steadily tightened since June 2007, has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the Gaza Strip.

1. 1.5 million people are being denied their basic rights, including freedom of movement, and their rights to appropriate living conditions, work, health and education.
2. The main concern of 1.5 million people living in the Gaza Strip is to obtain their basic needs of food, medicines, water and electricity supplies.
3. Israel has continued to prevent the entry of raw construction materials into the Gaza Strip for more than two years.
4. Israel has not allowed fuel supplies into the Gaza Strip, excluding few amounts of cooking gas, since 10 December 2008.
5. The Rafah International Crossing Point has been opened for a few days for a number of patients who received medical treatment abroad and needed to return home to the Gaza Strip.
6. Israel has continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing to Palestinian civilians wishing to travel to the West Bank and Israeli for medical treatment, trade or social visits.
7. Poverty and unemployment rates stand at approximately 80% and 60% respectively in the Gaza Strip.
8.  Israel has continued to prevent the entry of spare parts form water networks and sewage systems. Losses incurred to this sector are estimated at US$ 6 million.
9.  Israel has imposed additional access restrictions on international diplomats, journalists and humanitarian workers seeking to enter the Gaza Strip. They have prevented representatives of several international humanitarian organizations from entering the Gaza Strip.
10.  Living conditions of the Palestinian civilian population have seriously deteriorated; levels of poverty and unemployment are among the highest in the world.
11. At least 900 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been denied family visitation rights for more than two years. 
12.  Israeli forces have continued to attack Palestinian fishermen along the Gaza Strip coast.

The Zionist violation on West Bank

Israeli forces have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians throughout the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinian civilians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip continue to be denied access to Jerusalem.

1. Israeli forces have established checkpoints in and around Jerusalem, severely restricting Palestinian access to the city. Civilians are frequently prevented from praying at the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
2. There are approximately permanent 630 roadblocks, and manned and unmanned checkpoints across the West Bank. In addition, there are some 60-80 ‘flying’ or temporary checkpoints erected across the West Bank by Israeli forces every week.
3.  When complete, the illegal Annexation Wall will stretch for 724 kilometers around the West Bank, further isolating the entire population. 350 kilometers of the Wall has already been constructed. Approximately 99% of the Wall has been constructed inside the West Bank itself, further confiscating Palestinian land.
4. At least 65% of the main roads that leads to 18 Palestinian communities in the West Bank are closed or fully controlled by Israeli forces (47 out of 72 roads).
5. There are around 500 kilometers of restricted roads across the West Bank. In addition, approximately one third of the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, is inaccessible to Palestinians without a permit issued by the Israeli forces. These permits are extremely difficult to obtain.
6.  Israeli forces continue to harass, and assault demonstrators who hold peaceful protests against the construction of the Annexation Wall.
7. Palestinian civilians continue to be harassed by Israeli forces in Jerusalem, and across the West Bank, including being regularly stopped and searched in the streets.

Construction of the Annexation Wall: On 13 November 2009, Israeli forces completed establishing a fence along bypass road #55 to the north of 'Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya, allegedly to prevent stone throwing at Israeli vehicle traveling on the road, which links Nablus and Qalqilya.  The fence is 3.5 kilometers long and two meters wide.  Israeli forces had started establishing the fence last year.  With the establishment of this fences, 'Azzoun village had become totally isolated, and at least 1,300 donums of its agricultural land have become separated from it.  Israeli forces have also imposed restrictions on construction near the fence.  Palestinian civilians have to resort to alternative longer roads to travel to Qalqilya and to reach their lands.

Measures Aimed at Creating a Jewish Majority in Jerusalem: During the reporting period, Israeli forces demolished 5 houses in East Jerusalem, rendering 41 Palestinians homeless.  The Israeli Municipality of Jerusalem also issued a decision ordering the demolition of a 500-square-meter, 7-storey apartment building belonging to Sharhabeel 'Alqam.  The building, which was built in 2002, includes 25 flats that were purchased by Jerusalemite families at a cost of at least US$ 60,000 per flat. 

Settlement Activities: Israeli forces have continued settlement activities in the OPT in violation of international humanitarian law and Israeli settlers living have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.  On 17 November 2009, the Construction and Planning Committee of the Israeli Ministry of Interior approved the construction of 900 new housing units in "Gilo" settlement, south of East Jerusalem.  This plan implies the expansion of the settlement towards al-Malha suburb.  According to the Israeli daily Ha'aretz, the construction of those units is the first stage and a wider plan to expand the settlement, which the Israeli government claim to be an integral part of "Greater Jerusalem."   

On 12 November 2009, Israeli forces moved into Roujib village, east of Nablus.  They handed written notices to 13 Palestinian civilians ordering a cease of construction works in 12 houses and a bird farm in al-Salaht area, and requesting the civilians to report to Beit Eil Court at 09:00 on Thursday, 10 December 2009.  Israeli forces then demolished the houses and the farm.  On the same day, Israeli forces handed 11 notices to Palestinian civilians in Um al-Khair village, south of Hebron, ordering the demolition of 17 civilian facilities, which includes 9 houses where 57 people, including 39 children, live.  The facilities are only 50-300 meters away from "Carme'el" settlement.  Israeli forces gave Palestinian civilians until 10 December 2009 to appeal against the orders.

During the reporting period, Israeli forces ordered a cease of construction in al-Bireh Stadium, allegedly due to the lack of a construction license.  The Mayor of al-Bireh, Jamal al-Tawil, stated that the area where the stadium is being constructed is a part of the city, which has been added to its boundaries since 1976.  Since that time, the municipality has implemented many infrastructure projects in the area and offered construction licenses to many Palestinians, without facing any problem.

On 12 November 2009, a number of Israeli settlers from "Yits'har" settlement, south of Nablus, uprooted 97 olive trees belonging to Akram Ibrahim 'Omran in Bourin village, south of the city.

On 13 November 2009, a number of Israeli settlers living in "Abraham Avino" settlement in the center of Hebron seized a commercial building belonging to 'Ali 'Aashour Abu Snaina in al-Sahla Street in the west of the old town for several hours.  The conducted religious ceremonies in the building.

On 14 November 2009, Israeli settlers living in "Carme'el" settlement to the southeast of Yatta village, south of Hebron, attacked Palestinian civilians from the al-Hathalin Tribe and their houses in Um al-Khair Bedouin Village.  Israeli troops were present in the area, but did not intervene to stop the attack.

On the same day, a number of armed Israeli settlers from "Kharsina" settlement, east of Hebron, attacked Palestinian houses in Qaizoun area  using stones and empty bottles.  The windows and doors of a house belonging to Ghaleb 'Abdul Karim al-Za'tari were damaged.  On the following day, the settlers attacked the same area again.  They damaged 3 cars.