Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (09- 15 July 2020)

Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory
09 – 15 July 2020

· A civilian shot dead by IOF in Kifl Haris village in Salfit;

· A woman succumbed to wounds she sustained in Israel’s 2014 military offensive in Rafah;

· 9 Palestinians shot and wounded, including a child, in IOF excessive use of force in the West Bank;

· 5 shootings reported at fishing boats and one reported against agricultural lands eastern and western Gaza Strip;

· In 96 IOF incursions into the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem: 76 civilians arrested, including 5 children and a university student (female|);

· 2 houses demolished; 1 self-demolished, a demolition notice given to a residential building, and dozens of dumuns confiscated in occupied East Jerusalem;

· Numerous demolition and cease-construction notices delivered to 5 houses, and many lands leveled and others confiscated in Hebron;

· Settler-attacks in the West Bank: vehicles vandalized in Nablus and new settlement road established in Hebron; and

· IOF established 46 temporary military checkpoints in the West Bank and arrested 5 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, a civilian was killed by IOF while he was walking with his friend in Kaful Hares village.

In addition, IOF’s excessive use of force rendered 9 injuries among Palestinian civilians during raids and attacks on peaceful protests in the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem. Furthermore, IOF continued to arrest and raid the houses of those working with the Palestinian security services in the West Bank.

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 week witnessed an increase confiscation lands decisions, especially in al-‘Issawiyia village in occupied East Jerusalem.

This week, PCHR documented 168 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:

On 09 July 2020, IOF shot and killed Ibrahim Mostafa Abu Ya’qoub (33) without justification while he was walking with his friend on a street, 600 meters away from the settlement street so-called “Aber al-Samerah”, in north Salfit. On 13 July 2020, Aseen Mahmoud Hamad Duhair(34), from Rafah, succumbed to wounds she sustained after Israeli warplanes targeted her uncle’s house on 04 August 2014. It should be noted that due the Israeli attack, Duhiar suffered a spinal fracture, causing a paraplegics.

IOF shot and wounded 9 Palestinians, including a child, in excessive use of force against peaceful protests in the West Bank: 2 in separate incidents in Salfit, 2 in suppression a peaceful protest in Nablus; and 5 were wounded in IOF raid into al-‘Issawiyia in occupied East Jerusalem.

In Gaza, 5 shootings against fishing boats were reported; and once against agricultural lands western and eastern Gaza Strip.

IOF incursions and arrests of Palestinian civilians: IOF carried out 96 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, 76 Palestinians were arrested, including 5 children. During raids, a Palestinian vehicle was seized.

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Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (09– 15 July 2020)