During the reporting period, IOF wounded two Palestinian civilians in the West Bank.  On 22 January 2010, a Palestinian civilian was wounded when IOF also used force to disperse peaceful demonstrations organized by Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders, protesting the construction of the Annexation Wall in the West Bank.

On 23 January 2010, a Palestinian civilian was wounded when IOF fired at Palestinian civilians who gathered at the entrance of Iraq Bourin village, south of Nablus, to prevent Israeli settlers from entering the village.   

On 19 January 2010, a child was wounded when IOF moved into Jenin Refugee Camp in the northern West Bank and fired at a number of children demonstrating in the area.  

Two Palestinian civilians, including a child, were also wounded by Israeli troops stationed at military checkpoints. 

During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 19 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.  IOF arrested 29 Palestinian civilians, including two women and one child.  IOF also stormed houses of activists against the construction of the Annexation Wall.    

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.

Thd Zionist violations in the Gaza Strip

Israel has continuously closed all border crossings to the Gaza Strip over two and a half years. The illegal Israeli-imposed siege of Gaza, which has steadily tightened since June 2007, has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the Gaza Strip.

·      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.

·      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.

·      Israel has continued to prevent the entry of raw construction materials into the Gaza Strip for the past two and a half years.

·      Israel has not allowed fuel supplies into the Gaza Strip, excluding limited amounts of cooking gas, since 10 December 2008.

·      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 to the Gaza Strip.

·      IOF have 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.

·      Living conditions of the Palestinian civilian population have seriously deteriorated; levels of poverty and unemployment have sharply mounted, especially in the Gaza Strip.

·      IOF have 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.

·      Israel has imposed additional restrictions on access of international diplomats, journalists and humanitarian workers to the Gaza Strip. IOF have prevented representatives of several international humanitarian organizations from entering the Gaza Strip.

·      Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been deprived for family visitation for more than two and a half years. 

·      IOF have continued to attack Palestinian fishermen along the Gaza Strip coast.

Thd Zionist violations in the West Bank

IOF 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.

·      IOF 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.

·      There are approximately 630 permanent roadblocks, 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 IOF every week.

·      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.

·      At least 65% of the main roads that lead to 18 Palestinian communities in the West Bank are closed or fully controlled by IOF (47 out of 72 roads).

·      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 IOF. These permits are extremely difficult to obtain.

·      IOF continue to harass and assault demonstrators who hold peaceful protests against the construction of the Annexation Wall.

·      Palestinian civilians continue to be harassed by IOF in Jerusalem, and across the West Bank, including being regularly stopped and searched in the streets by IOF.

IOF have continued settlement activities and Israeli settlers living in the OPT in violation of international humanitarian law have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.

On 21 January 2010, IOF moved into the Lafjam area to the east of 'Aqraba village, southeast of Nablus, and handed notices to 6 Palestinian farmers from the Bani Monia and Bani Jaber families ordering them to evacuate animal sheds. Otherwise, IOF would force them to do so, confiscating the animals and forcing the farmers to pay the costs.

On 23 January 2010, a number of Israeli settlers from "Brakha" settlement, south of Nablus, stormed Iraq Bourin village to the south of the settlement.  In response, dozens of Palestinian civilians gathered in the north of the village to prevent the settlers from entering the village.  Immediately, Israeli troops fired at those civilians, wounding one. On the same day, a number of Israeli settlers from "Halmish" settlement, northwest of Ramallah, uprooted 15 olive trees belonging to Jameel 'Abdul Qader Mezher in Deir Nizam village.

On 26 January 2010, a number of Israeli settlers from "Ma'oun" settlement to the east of Yatta village, south of Hebron, stormed al-Twana village - allegedly to look for sheep belonging to them.  The armed settlers clashed with Palestinian villagers, and Israeli troops intervened to protect the settlers.  Israeli troops also violently beat a villager. On 27 January 2010, a number of Israeli settlers gathered in the evacuated "Homesh" settlement, northwest of Nablus.  They attacked a Palestinian farmer while he was farming his land.  They also threw stones at Palestinian civilian vehicles traveling on the Jenin-Nablus road.  No injuries were reported.