The United Nations General Assembly today resumed a long-running emergency session, requested mainly by Arab representatives in reaction to a veto by the United States last week in the Security Council, on the separation barrier being built by Israel between itself and Palestinian territories. Read more about General Assembly starts emergency debate on Israeli barrier against Palestinians 

For the fifth consecutive day, Israeli occupying forces continued military operations in the al-Salam and al-Brazil neighborhoods of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli occupying forces moved into al-Salam neighborhood on Tuesday morning, 14 October 2003 and into al-Brazil neighborhood the following day. Read more about Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Rafah and wound 24 others 

PCHR strongly condemns the latest assassination attack carried out by Israeli occupying forces this morning in Gaza City, which left dead three Palestinians. Two of the dead were targeted by Israeli occupying forces for involvement in attacks against Israeli targets and the third victim was a bystander. Read more about Israeli airforce kill three Palestinians during aerial attacks on Gaza city 

Adalah submitted a letter, dated 2 October 2003, to Attorney General Elyakim Rubenstein, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Minister of Internal Security Tzachi Hanegbi, and Minister of Industry and Trade Ehud Olmert, challenging the legality of a recent government plan, as reported in the Hebrew press, to increase the demolition of homes throughout the country belonging to Palestinian citizens of Israel. Read more about Adalah: "Israeli plan to demolish Palestinian homes in Negev, the Galilee and the 'Triangle' is illegal" 

Today, 16 October 2003, Adalah filed a motion to the Magistrate Court in Beer Sheva (Beer el-Sebe) to immediately appoint an investigatory judge to examine the circumstances surrounding the unnatural death of Mr. Meteb Al-Nebari, a Palestinian Bedouin citizen of Israel. Read more about Adalah to Israeli court: "Appoint investigatory judge to examine death of Palestinian bedouin" 

PCHR is gravely concerned about the health of Palestinian detainee, Zuhair Zuhdi ‘Ali Mohammed, 37, from Gaza city, who is currently detained in Ashkelon prison.  Mohammed was transported to hospital this morning following rapid deterioration in his condition.  Read more about Medical Concern for Palestinian detainee held in Ashkelon prison 

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, together with Ad-Dameer Association for Human Rights, is representing 17 of the 18 Palestinians detainees currently issued with an “assigned residence” order, effectively unlawfully transferring them from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip. Read more about Update on unlawful transfer of Palestinians 

PCHR is following with grave concern the situation of 18 Palestinians from the West Bank, who are currently being held by Israeli Occupying Forces at the Erez military compound, pending the completion of the procedures for their transfer to the Gaza Strip.  Read more about Palestinian detainees from the West Bank remain in detention on Erez crossing pending unlawful transfer 

This week, Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians, including three children. Israeli forces moved into Rafah refugee camp, killed 8 Palestinians and destroyed 170 houses. Israeli forces moved into Qalqilya and Tulkarm and imposed a curfew. Israel continued its campaign of arbitrary arrests and detentions. Israeli forces razed more areas of agricultural land in the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces demolished a home in Nablus. Israeli forces ordered the transfer of 18 Palestinians from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations