This week, Israeli forces killed three Palestinian children. Israeli forces wounded 16 Palestinian civilians, mostly children. Israel continues to build the illegal Separation Barrier in the West Bank. Israel confiscated large areas of Palestinian land in Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah. Israeli forces conducted 23 incursions into Palestinian areas in the West Bank, the largest one was into Nablus. Israeli forces arrested at least 40 Palestinians. Israeli forces turned two Palestinian homes into military outposts. Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the West Bank and more areas of Palestinian land were confiscated in Hebron and Jenin for the purpose of settlement expansion. The total siege imposed on the OPT remained in force. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations
Since February 18, Palestinians leaving Gaza through the Rafah international crossing point have been forced to experience a humaliating enhanced x-ray process which allows Israeli forces to photograph civilians completely naked. As of yesterday, Israel began to restrict the use of the system to certain individuals — a clear admission of the dangerous health and privacy issues regarding its use. The system is related to systems that have been developed at research labs such as Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the US and others in the UK. Civil liberties campaigners and privacy experts have called the system a “voyeurs charter”. Read more about Israel's Peeping Tom in Rafah still operational
This week, Israeli forces wounded 12 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children and 2 brothers. Israel has continued the construction of the Annexation Wall in the West Bank. Israel confiscated more areas of Palestinian land in Jerusalem, Qalqilya and Bethlehem. Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the West Bank. Israeli settlers have severely beaten 10 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces raided homes and at least 30 Palestinian civilians were arrested. Israeli forces turned a number of Palestinian homes into military outposts. Israel continues to impose a total siege on the occupied Palestinian territories. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations
This week, Israeli forces wounded 10 Palestinians, including 6 children. Israel continues to construct the Apartheid Wall. Israel confiscated more Palestinian land for this purpose. Bethlehem has now been separated from East Jerusalem. Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the West Bank. The Israeli government approved a plan to build 3500 housing unit in “Ma’ale Adomim” settlement, east of Jerusalem. Israeli forces raided Palestinian homes and arrested at least 20 Palestinian civilians were arrested. A number of houses were transformed by Israeli forces into military sites. Israel has continued to impose a total siege on the occupied Palestinian territories. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations
This week Israeli forces killed two Palestinians and wounded five Palestinians, including two children in the Gaza Strip. Israel continued the construction of the Apartheid Wall in the West Bank. Israeli forces confiscated more land for this purpose. Jerusalem has been isolated from the rest of the West Bank. Israeli forces invaded a number of areas in the occupied West Bank, raided homes and arrested at least 23 Palestinians, including 6 children. Israeli forces arrested 6 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the West Bank. Israeli forces continued to impose a total siege on the occupied Palestinian territories. Israeli forces continue to close a number of roads. Israel continues the curfew imposed on the old town of Hebron. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations
This week, Israeli forces wounded 12 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children. Israel continues the construction of its Wall on occupied Palestinian land. Israeli forces condiscated more Palestinian-owned land for that purpose. Israel isolates Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank. Israeli forces raided numerous homes and arrested at least twenty Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. A Palestinian civilian was used as a human shield during a house raid in the village of Mughraqa in central Gaza Strip. Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the West Bank. Israeli forces have continued to impose a total siege on the occupied Palestinian territories. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations
This week Israeli forces killed 3 Palestinian civilians, including two children. Israel has continued the construction of the Wall in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces confiscated more Palestinian land for this purpose. Israel isolates Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank. Israeli forces conducted a number of military operations in Palestinian areas. Israeli forces raided homes and arrested at least 40 Palestinian civilians. Israeli forces continued to shell residential areas, seriously wounding a child in Rafah. Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian civilians and property in the West Bank. In the meantime, Israel continues to impose a total siege on the occupied territories. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations
A Palestinian civilian died from a previous injury he had sustained by IOF; Continued shelling of residential areas in the Gaza Strip; 3 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were seriously injured; Construction of the “annexation wall” in the West Bank has continued and more areas of Palestinian land were confiscated for this purpose; IOF conducted a series of incursions into Palestinian areas; Houses were raided and a number of Palestinian civilians were arrested; Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the West Bank; IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT; IOF have continued to close a number of roads since the beginning of the current Intifada, IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions at Rafah International Crossing Point, and IOF positioned at checkpoints arrested a number of Palestinian civilians. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations
4 Palestinians, including 2 children, were killed by IOF; IOF conducted a series of incursions into Palestinian areas; Houses were raided and at least 10 Palestinian civilians were arrested; Continued shelling of residential areas, and a Palestinian child was injured in Khan Yunis; Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the West Bank; Construction of the “annexation wall” in the West Bank has continued and more areas of Palestinian land were confiscated for this purpose in Jerusalem and Jenin; IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT; IOF have continued to close a number of roads since the beginning of the current Intifada and Palestinians aged 16-35 have been prevented from traveling through Rafah International Crossing Point, and a number of Palestinian civilians were arrested at checkpoints. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations
Despite ongoing understandings between the Israeli and Palestinian sides on a ceasefire, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have launched more attacks against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). This week, 4 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were killed by IOF. Human rights violations perpetrated by IOF included incursions into Palestinian areas, indiscriminate shelling and total closure imposed on Palestinian communities. IOF have also continued to construct the annexation wall inside the West Bank territory. Read more about Weekly report on human rights violations