7 October 2003
The senior United Nations envoy for the Middle East, Terje Roed-Larsen, today condemned an attack from Lebanese territory that killed an Israeli soldier across the southern withdrawal line last night and urged Beirut to control the use of force everywhere in its jurisdiction. Read more about UN envoy condemns attack from Lebanese territory that killed Israeli soldier
7 October 2003
Over the last three years, the Israeli army has demolished or made unliveable the homes of nearly 13,000 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Read more about Refugee homes demolished in the OPT
7 October 2003
Israeli occupying forces are continuing the third day of total internal and external closure of the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces have used this period to perpetrate additional violations of international humanitarian and human rights law against the Palestinian civilian population in the southern Gaza Strip. Read more about Israeli occupying forces continue internal and external closure of Gaza Strip
5 September 2003
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) firmly condemns the wave of targeted assassinations by the Israeli defence against suspected terrorists since August 21st in the Occupied Territories. Read more about OMCT condemns the recent wave of targeted assassinations in the Occupied Territories
18 September 2003
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by the Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI), a member of OMCT network, that two Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons are being denied access to medical assistance in spite of their deteriorating health conditions and repeated requests for such assistance. Read more about Denial of access to medical care in Israeli prisons
5 October 2003
Israeli helicopter gunships launched missiles at a Palestinian house in Gaza city and a civilian facility in al-Boreij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip. Israeli occupying forces also intensified internal closures, separating the Gaza Strip into four isolated zones. Read more about Israeli occupying forces shell civilian facilities in Gaza city and al-Boreij refugee camp
5 October 2003
Israeli forces killed a member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and a 9 year old child in another assassinationa attempt in Tulkarem. PCHR is deeply concerned about the ongoing escalation of human rights violations, in particular, the policy of extra-judicial executions. Read more about Israeli forces kill two Palestinians, including a child, in latest assassination attempt
5 October 2003
The Security Council met in emergency session this afternoon, at the request of the Syrian Arab Republic. In a letter dated 5 October 2003 addressed to the President of the Council, Syria’s Permanent Representative, Fayssal Mekdad, requested the convening of the meeting to consider the violations of Syrian and Lebanese airspace committed the same day by the Israeli air force, and the missile attack carried out by the latter on the same day against a civilian site situated inside Syrian territory. Read more about Speakers in Security Council denounce Israeli attacks in Syria
2 October 2003
Kofi Annan’s spokesman Fred Eckhard said the Secretary-General “views both the security wall and settlements in the West Bank built on Palestinian land as serious obstacles to the achievement of a two-State solution.” Read more about Kofi Annan: "Israel's separation wall 'obstacle' to two-state solution"
1 October 2003
The United States should deduct the cost of the West Bank separation barrier from U.S. loan guarantees for Israel, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more about West Bank barrier endangers basic rights