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Israeli soldiers detain a demonstrator during a protest in the West Bank town of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah, on July 23 2010, against the confiscation of Palestinian land to expand the settlement of Hamish.
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Israeli violations of international & humanitarian law (15 – 21 July 2010)
During the reporting period, IOF killed two activists of the Palestinian resistance and wounded eight civilians, including five children and a woman, in the Gaza Strip. In the Gaza Strip, on 21 July 2010, IOF killed two activists of the Palestinian resistance and wounded eight civilians, including five children and a woman, when they fired flechette shells at the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun. In the West Bank, IOF used excessive force to disperse peaceful demonstrations organized by Palestinian civilians in protest to the construction of the Annexation Wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. As a result, ten Palestinian civilians, including two children and three journalists, were injured. IOF also violently beat a number of demonstrators. During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least twenty-three military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, during which they arrested twenty-two Palestinian civilians, includ... More »

