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Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (02- 08 July 2020)

Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory
02 – 08 July 2020

· Elderly and ill Palestinian dies in Israeli prison;

· 21 Palestinians shot and wounded, including two children, in IOF suppression of peaceful protests and raids into the oPt;

· 6 shootings reported at fishing boats western Gaza Strip and 4 fishermen arrested;

· Damage to a farm and several houses after two Israeli airstrikes eastern Gaza;

· In 78 IOF incursions into the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem: 71 civilians arrested, including 4 children and a woman;

· 3 limited incursions into eastern Gaza Strip;

· Palestinian arrested at Beit Hanoun “Erez” crossing, while travelling for a bone marrow donation for his brother at Tel HaShomer Hospital in Israel;

· 2 houses self-demolished, water tanks and construction vehicles confiscated; and agricultural lands seized in the West Bank;

· Settler-attacks in the West Bank: 2 civilians shot and wounded by settlers in Salfit; and arsenal attacks in Nablus;

· IOF established 38 temporary military checkpoints in the West Bank and arrested 4 Palestinians on said checkpoints

Summary
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued to commit crimes and multi-layered violations against Palestinian civilians and their properties, including raids into Palestinian cities that are characterized with excessive use of force, assault, abuse and attacks on civilians. This week, IOF’s excessive use of force rendered 21 injuries among Palestinian civilians, including two children, during raids and attacks on peaceful protests in the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem. Furthermore, two Palestinian civilians were shot and wounded by settlers in Salfit.

During the reporting period, Sa’di Khalil al-Gharabli (74), a Palestinian from Gaza, died in Israeli prison after spending 26 years in confinement. Al-Gahrabli died at Kaplan Medical Center in Israel, where he was recently transferred from al-Ramlah prison after his health condition deteriorated. Al-Gharabli suffered a prostate cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes, which he developed while in prison.

Over the past several weeks, the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem witnessed wide-scale demolitions and distribution of demolition notices of civilian houses and properties as well as confiscation of lands for establishing roads for settlements. This development comes as Israeli occupation authorities prepare to commence its annexation plan of large parts of West Bank territories.

This week, PCHR documented 145 violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law (IHL) by IOF and settlers in the oPt.

IOF shooting and violation of right to bodily integrity: IOF shot and wounded 21 Palestinians, including 2 children, in excessive use of force against peaceful protests in the West Bank: 2 in Nablus; and 12, including 2 children, in Kufuor Qaddoum weekly protests; and 7 were wounded in IOF raid into Abu Dis village in occupied East Jerusalem.

In Gaza, opened fire at fishermen on 6 separate occasions; Israeli warplanes also launched several airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, one against a farm, and another on an agricultural land in al-Zaitoun neighborhood, eastern Gaza City. The airstrikes resulted in damage to the farm and nearby houses.

IOF incursions and arrests of Palestinian civilians: IOF carried out 78 incursions into the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem. Those incursions included raids of civilian houses and shootings, enticing fear among civilians, and attacking many of them. During this week’s incursions, 71 Palestinians were arrested, including 4 children and a woman. During raids, IOF confiscated property, money and gold jewellery.

In the Gaza Strip, IOF stationed at Beit Hanoun “Erez” crossing arrested a Palestinian from Gaza while en route to Tel HaShomer Hospital in Israel for a bone marrow donation for his ill brother.

The full report is available online at:

https://www.pchrgaza.org/en/?p=14782

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