Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
11 – 17 February 2021
- Palestinian woman dies of heart attack during violent IOF raid into her house in Nablus
- IOF excessive use of force in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem: 19 Palestinians wounded
- Two IOF incursions into eastern Gaza, and two shootings reported at fishing boats western Gaza Strip
- In 106 IOF incursions into the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem: 71 civilians arrested, including 13 children and a woman
- IOF delivers 20 demolition notices to houses in Nablus and Bethlehem; 5 buildings were self-demolished in occupied East Jerusalem and evacuation notices served to several buildings in the city
- Settler-attacks: settlers kidnap a Palestinian man in Tulkarm, and attack civilian homes and vehicles in Nablus and Ramallah
- IOF hinder the entry of Covid-19 vaccines into the Gaza Strip for two days
- IOF established 69 temporary military checkpoints in the West Bank and arrested 13 Palestinian civilians 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 that are mostly conducted after midnight and in the early morning hours. Additionally, IOF conducted widescale demolition operations; and served demolition and cease-construction notices, mostly in the northern Jordan valleys, eastern West Bank. Settler attacks continued this week, particularly attacks on civilian houses and vehicles in Nablus.
Also, the Israeli occupation authorities stalled the entry of 2,000 Covid-19 vaccines into the Gaza Strip for two days. The vaccines were sent by the Ministry of Health in Ramallah.
This week, PCHR documented 199 violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law (IHL) by IOF and settlers in the oPt.
