13-02-2010,08:37

During the reporting period, IOF wounded 7 Palestinian civilians, including two journalists and a child, in the West Bank. On 06 February 2010, 3 Palestinian civilians were wounded when IOF fired at dozens of civilians who gathered at the entrance of 'Iraq Bourin village, south of Nablus, to prevent Israeli settlers from entering the village. 

On 08 February 2010, two Palestinian journalists were wounded while they were covering clashes between IOF and dozens of Palestinian children in Shu'fat refugee camp near East Jerusalem.  On the following day, a child was wounded in the camp.

On 09 February 2010, a Palestinian shepherd was wounded by an Israeli settlement guard in 'Iraq Bourin village, south of Nablus. 

In the Gaza Strip, IOF launched a series of aerial, naval and land attacks on Palestinian civilian targets in the Gaza Strip.  They also detained 4 fishermen for several hours and confiscated two fishing boats. Furthermore, they bombarded Gaza International Airport.   

During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 22 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.  IOF arrested 32 Palestinian civilians, including 7 children and a woman, and two international human rights defenders. 

During the reporting period, IOF carried out a wide-scale military campaign against Shu'fat refugee camp near East Jerusalem.  During this campaign, 3 Palestinian civilians (a child and two journalists) were wounded, and at least 60 others were arrested. 

On 10 February 2010, following the identification of a Palestinian who stabbed an Israeli soldier near Za'tara checkpoint, south of Nablus, IOF moved into al-Kheljan village, southwest of Jenin.  They raided and searched a number of houses, including the home belonging to the family of this Palestinian, Mahmoud al-Khatib.  They ordered the family to vacate the house in order to demolish it.  IOF withdrew from the village at night after having arrested 6 Palestinian civilians, including al-Khatib's four brothers.

IOF have 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 violations in 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

• Living conditions of the Palestinian civilian population have seriously deteriorated; levels of poverty and unemployment have sharply mounted.

• Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails from the Gaza Strip have been deprived of family visitation rights for more than two and a half years. 

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

During the reporting period, IOF wounded 7 Palestinian civilians, including two journalists and a child, in the West Bank. On 06 February 2010, 3 Palestinian civilians were wounded when IOF fired at dozens of civilians who gathered at the entrance of 'Iraq Bourin village, south of Nablus, to prevent Israeli settlers from entering the village. 

On 08 February 2010, two Palestinian journalists were wounded while they were covering clashes between IOF and dozens of Palestinian children in Shu'fat refugee camp near East Jerusalem.  On the following day, a child was wounded in the camp.

On 09 February 2010, a Palestinian shepherd was wounded by an Israeli settlement guard in 'Iraq Bourin village, south of Nablus. 

 

In the Gaza Strip, IOF launched a series of aerial, naval and land attacks on Palestinian civilian targets in the Gaza Strip.  They also detained 4 fishermen for several hours and confiscated two fishing boats. Furthermore, they bombarded Gaza International Airport.   

During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 22 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.  IOF arrested 32 Palestinian civilians, including 7 children and a woman, and two international human rights defenders. 

During the reporting period, IOF carried out a wide-scale military campaign against Shu'fat refugee camp near East Jerusalem.  During this campaign, 3 Palestinian civilians (a child and two journalists) were wounded, and at least 60 others were arrested. 

On 10 February 2010, following the identification of a Palestinian who stabbed an Israeli soldier near Za'tara checkpoint, south of Nablus, IOF moved into al-Kheljan village, southwest of Jenin.  They raided and searched a number of houses, including the home belonging to the family of this Palestinian, Mahmoud al-Khatib.  They ordered the family to vacate the house in order to demolish it.  IOF withdrew from the village at night after having arrested 6 Palestinian civilians, including al-Khatib's four brothers.

IOF have 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 violations in 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

• Living conditions of the Palestinian civilian population have seriously deteriorated; levels of poverty and unemployment have sharply mounted.

• Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails from the Gaza Strip have been deprived of family visitation rights for more than two and a half years. 

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

The Zionist violations in 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 have 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.

Israel has 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 04 February 2010, a number of Israeli settlers from "Rafafa" settlement, northwest of Salfit, razed an area of Palestinian agricultural land, seized areas of land and placed mobile homes in Deir Estia and Hares villages.  They razed at least 50 donums of agricultural land planted with olives and fenced off a 24-donum area of land. 

In the same context, a number of Israeli settlers from "Adi Ad" settlement placed 4 mobile homes on Sha'ab Mountain, to the east of Jaloud village, southeast of Nablus, to establish a new settlement outpost. 

On 05 February 2010, Israeli settlers from "Kiryat Arba" and "Kharsina" settlements attacked Palestinian civilians and property in al-Baq'a area in the southeast of Hebron.  They uprooted at least 80 grape vines from a field belonging to the Jaber family to the east of bypass road #60.

On 06 February 2010, a number of Israeli settlers from "Brakha" settlement, south of Nablus, escorted by IOF, stormed 'Iraq Bourin village.  Dozens of Palestinian civilians gathered and attempted to prevent the settlers from entering the village.  Immediately, IOF fired at these civilians.  As a result, 3 civilians were wounded.

On 09 February 2010, a number of Israeli settlers from "Brakha" settlement, south of Nablus, attacked a Palestinian shepherd in 'Iraq Bourin village to the south of the settlement.  A settlement guard also fired at the shepherd, wounding him. 

On 10 February 2010, IOF prevented a number of Palestinian farmers from Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron, as well as international solidarity activists, from planting areas of land which are under threat of being confiscated, as they are near "Karmi Tsur" settlement to the southwest of the village.  Israeli troops fired sound bombs and tear gas canisters.  However, the farmers and solidarity activists were able to plant about 500 olive trees. 

Also on 10 February 2010, IOF moved into 'Esh al-Ghurab area in the southeast of Beit Sahour, east of Bethlehem.  They leveled areas of land which served as an Israeli military post 5 years ago.  According to Israeli media sources, IOF planned to construct an observation tower in the area.