On Tuesday evening, 20 June 2006, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) carried a new extra-judicial execution attempt in the northern Gaza Strip. Whereas the targeted persons survived the attack, 3 Palestinian children were killed and 15 other Palestinians, including the three targeted persons were wounded. IOF admitted responsibility for the attack, and claimed that they targeted “a senior official of Fatah movement who is the leader of a group responsible for manufacturing and launching rockets.” Read more about 3 Palestinian Children Killed and 15 Others Wounded in a Failed Extra-Judicial Execution Attempt Carried out by IOF
During the reported period, IOF killed 28 Palestinians in the OPT, including 27 in the Gaza Strip. This number includes 21 unarmed civilians, including 7 children. Seven of the victims were from the same family (father, mother and 5 of their children), who were killed on Friday, 9 June 2006, when IOF fired a number of shells, while they were at the beach in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Field investigations conducted by PCHR and those conducted by a Human Rights Watch military expert refute this claim and prove that the victims were killed by shrapnel from IOF shelling. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations
On Tuesday noon, 13 June 2006, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) committed a new extra-judicial execution in Gaza City, which killed 11 Palestinians, including 9 civilian bystanders. A man, his two children and two paramedics were among the victims. The targeted person in this attack was a member of the Islamic Jihad. Investigations conducted by PCHR indicate that IOF aircrafts launched a missile at dozens of civilians, including paramedics, who gathered near a civilian car shortly after IOF aircrafts attacked it, targeting a member of the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad. Read more about 11 Palestinians, Including a Man, His Two Children and Two paramedics, Killed and 30 Others Wounded in an IOF Air Strike on a Civilian Car in Gaza
Over the past 24 hours, the Gaza Strip was the target of a deadly escalation in Israeli attacks. Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) committed a number of war crimes in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the killing of fourteen Palestinians and the injury of thirty-six others, including thirteen children. The most severe and inhumane of these crimes was the killing of seven members of the same family (father, mother and five children), who had been enjoying a day on the beach to the west of the town of Beit Lahya. Read more about 14 killed in Gaza in 24 hours
On Wednesday, 7 June 2006, three people were killed and seven others were injured, including a child, in armed clashes between clans in Gaza, Khan Yunis and Rafah. PCHR’s preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 22:15 on Wednesday, Majdi El-Bahri Dughmosh, a 32-year-old resident of the El-Sabra area of Gaza City, was killed by a bullet to the head. He was killed during an armed clash between the El-Kafarna and Dughmosh clans in the El-Tuffah area of Gaza City. Read more about Three People Killed and Seven Injured in Clan Disputes in the Gaza Strip
Over the past 24 hours, nine people were injured, including three members of the Preventive Security Apparatus and six civilians, in two separate armed attacks in Khan Yunis and Gaza. At approximately 12:00 on Tuesday, 6 June 2006, unknown assailants fired three rockets at the headquarters of the Preventive Security in the Tal El-Hawa area of Gaza City. Six members of the Preventive Security were injured and were taken to Shifa Hospital for treatment. Information released by the Preventive Security about the incident stated that a number of gunmen fired three 60 millimeter mortars at the headquarters from the east, injuring two Preventive Security personnel and four maintenance workers in the compound. Read more about Nine Injured in Attacks Targeting the Preventive Security Compound and Preventive Security Personnel in the Gaza Strip
Over the past two days in the Gaza Strip, Ahmad Thari from Jabalia town was killed and five civilians were injured, including three children, in incidents involving the misuse of weapons. PCHR’s preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 11:25 on Monday, 5 June 2006, Ahmad Ibrahim Mohammad Thari (33), a senior member in the Izzedeen El-Qassam Brigades, was killed by an explosive device he had been preparing in a room on the roof of his house, located in Haifa Street in Jabalia. Read more about One Killed and Five Injured, including Three Children, in Incidents involving the Misuse of Weapons in the Gaza Strip
On Monday afternoon, scores of Hamas supporters and members, some of them armed, attacked the offices of Palestine TV in the Ma’an area, east of Khan Yunis. The attack took place during the burial of Atteya and Reem El-Ghalban, who had been killed by gunfire in Khan Yunis a day earlier. Extensive damage was caused to the studio and equipment. PCHR’s preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 14:00 on Monday, 5 June 2006, scores of Hamas members and supporters attacked the studio of Palestine TV in the Ma’an area. Read more about Palestinian Television Studio Attacked in Gaza, Causing Major Damage
Over the past two days in the Gaza Strip, six people, including four children, were injured in incidents involving the misuse of weapons. PCHR’s preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 01:30 on Sunday, 4 June 2006, Omar Mahmoud El-Batsh, a 22-year-old resident of Greater Abasan to the east of Khan Yunis, was admitted to the European Hospital in Khan Yunis. He had been injured by a bullet that had penetrated through the right thigh and then entered the left thigh. The bullet had been fired accidentally from a friend’s firearm. Read more about Six Injured, including Four Children, in Incidents involving the Misuse of Weapons in the Gaza Strip
In the latest clash between armed groups in the Gaza Strip, unidentified gunmen fired at Abdel Hadi Seyam, a member of the Izzedeen El-Qassam Brigades in Gaza City. He was seriously injured in the chest. Prior to this incident, nine people were injured, including a child, in armed clashes between members of the Preventive Security Apparatus and members of the Izzedeen El-Qassam Brigades in Khan Yunis. Unknown gunmen also shot Khader Afana, an officer in the Preventive Security Apparatus, in Gaza City. He died of serious injuries sustained in the attack. Read more about Tension between Fatah and Hamas continues
