During the reporting period, 31 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children and 5 women, were wounded when IOF used excessive force against peaceful demonstrations organized in protest to the construction of the Annexation Wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. During the reporting period, IOF issued a military order declaring the area of the Annexation Wall in Bal'ein and Ne'lin villages, west of Ramallah, a closed military zone on Fridays, banning access of Palestinian civilians to the area.  According to the order, such ban will remain effective until 17 August 2010.  In the Gaza Strip, IOF fired at Palestinian workers and fishing boats.  They also fire at a peaceful protest against the security zone IOF plan to establish along the border.  On 12 March 2010, Israeli warplanes bombarded and destroyed a factory of plastics in Khan Yunis. During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 13 military incursions into Palestinian communities in t... More »