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115/2014
Time:
07:00 GMT
Israeli Forces Redeploy in Invaded Areas in the Gaza Strip;
Complete Neighborhoods Destroyed;
More Bodies of Victims Recovered from Debris of Homes;
Electricity off for 6th Consecutive Day in Gaza City;
Warnings of Diseases Due to Lack of Electricity and Water Supplies
and Spread of Garbage in Streets
Since the Beginning of the Israeli Offensive on Gaza:
1,817 Palestinians Killed, of Whom 1,545
Are Civilians, Including 430 Children and 231 Women, and 7,553 Others Wounded,
Mostly Civilians, Including 2,009 Children and 1,349 Women;
775 Houses Targeted and Destroyed and Thousands of Others Extensively Damaged;
Thousands of Palestinians Forcibly
Displaced
Israeli occupation forces have
continued their brutal and immoral offensive on the Gaza Strip for the 26th
consecutive day, and have continued the policy of collective punishment in
disregard for the international law and humanitarian law, which ensure protection
for civilians in times of war, and in violation of the principles of necessity,
proportionality and distinction. Israeli
forces have continued their aerial, ground and sea attacks throughout the Gaza
Strip, causing more civilian casualties and damaging civilian facilities.
Israeli forces escalated their attacks throughout the Gaza Strip. On Saturday
afternoon, Israeli forces redeployed at the border between the Gaza Strip and
Israel leaving some areas which they had moved into, excluding al-Shujaa’iya,
al-Zaytoun and al-Sha’af neighborhoods in Gaza City, Beit Hanoun and the east
of Jablya. PCHR field workers reported
that Israeli forces left extensive destruction to houses, civilian facilities
and the infrastructure. Smells of
corpses under debris of houses prevail in these area. A PCHR field worker reported that Khuza’a
village and al-Farrahin neighborhood in Khuza’a village have become
uninhabitable. In the meantime, Rafah
has been subjected to a violent offensive, as Israeli forces have continued to
attack the city from the air, the ground and the sea. Complete families, including many children,
the youngest of whom is 10 days old, were annihilated under the debris of their
homes, which were destroyed by Israeli warplanes without prior warnings.
Electricity supplies have been off
in the Gaza Strip for the 6th consecutive day. Municipalities face extreme difficulties in
their work due to the lack of fuel supplies and because if Israeli
attacks. These developments raise
concerns regarding public health in Gaza Strip, which is one of the most
densely populated areas in the world.
The crisis has further aggravated as at least 520,000 civilians were
forcibly displaced from their homes, and were forced to resort to shelters in
the centers of towns and refugee camps.
PCHR field workers have been unable to collect information from
border areas in the Gaza Strip, because the situation is extremely dangerous in
these areas. The following details are based on the information which the
field workers have been able to collect.
From 10:00 on Saturday, 02 August
2014, to 10:00 on Sunday, 03 August 2014, according to what PCHR has been able to
document, 80 Palestinians, 67 of whom are civilians, including 18 children, 12
women, were killed, and 278 others, including 92 children and 49 women, were
wounded. Medical crews were able to
recover the bodies of 45 Palestinians, 37 of whom are civilians, including 10
children and 7 women. Three civilians died
of previous wounds. Additionally, Israeli
warplanes destroyed 39 houses.
The latest developments since the
press release issued by PCHR yesterday noon have been as follows:
The Northern Gaza Strip:
Israeli
forces launched 34 airstrikes while Israeli tanks and gunboats fired dozens of
artillery shells targeting houses, agricultural plots, open areas and a
mosque. As a result of these attacks, 9
Palestinians, 6 of whom are civilians, including a child and 3 women; were
killed, and 58 others, including 19 children and 8 women, were wounded. Israeli forces also targeted and destroyed 10
houses, and damaged some others.
The
most significant attacks were as follows:
– At
approximately 09:00 on Saturday, 02 August 2014, medical sources declared that
a member of a Palestinian armed group died of wounds he had sustained on 26
July 2014.
– At
approximately 09:25, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house in
Jabalya, where members of a Palestinian armed groups were hiding. The house was destroyed and 2 members of the
group were killed.
– At
approximately 00:30 on Sunday, 03 August 2014, an Israeli drone fired 2
missiles at a tin-roofed house belonging to Jameel Yousef Abu al-Qumsan in
Jabalya, to which a number of his relatives who were forcibly displaced
resorted. As a result, 3 civilians, including 2 women, were killed: Jameela
Jamal Wahdan, 28; Sanyoura Diab Wahdan, 22; and Hatem Zaki Wahdan, 52. Twelve others, including 4 children and 3
women, were wounded.
– At
approximately 04:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to
Mohammed ‘Abdullah ‘Awadh in Jabalya refugee camp. As a result, 2 Palestinian civilians were
wounded.
– At
approximately 07:10, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a member of a
Palestinian armed group in Zimmu area in Jabalya, killing him.
– At
approximately 08:45, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a tin-roofed house belonging
to ‘Abdul Rahman Mohammed al-Sherafi in Jabalya. As a result, al-Sherafi’s wife Najah Rajab
al-Sherafi, 48; his child Rajab, 9; and his nephew Mahmoud ‘Abdullah
al-Sherafi, 25, were killed. Three
members of the family, including a child, were also wounded.
– Israeli
warplanes targeted and destroyed 10 Palestinian houses.
Gaza City:
Israeli
warplanes launched a number of airstrikes that targeted a house, agricultural
plots, open areas, and offices of a company, while Israeli tanks and gunboats
fired dozens of shells at the city. As a
result of these attacks, 3 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were
killed, and 9 others, including 3 children and a woman, were wounded. A Palestinian civilian died of previous
wounds.
The
most significant attacks were as follows:
– At
approximately 13:00 on Saturday, 02 August 2014, an Israeli artillery shell hit
a house belonging to Hamdi Mohammed ‘Ayad, 56, in al-Zaytoun neighborhood in
the southeast of Gaza City. ‘Ayad and
his son, Shadi, 25, were killed.
– At
approximately 02:30 on Sunday, 03 August 2014, medical sources declared that
Ahmed Mohammed Abu Hain, 32, died of wounds he had sustained on 23 July 2014,
when Israeli forces shelled his houses in al-Shuja’iya neighborhood.
– At
approximately 06:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at Sheikh Radwan Cemetery
in the north of Gaza City. As a result,
Nasrallah Yousef al-Masri, 22, was killed when he was near his house in the
area.
– At
approximately 06:40, an Israeli warplanes launched a missile at offices of
al-Multazem Insurance Company on the ground floor of Mushtaha building at Ansar
intersection in the west of Gaza City.
The building and 3 cars belonging to news agencies were extensively
damaged.
The Central Gaza Strip:
Israeli warplanes launched 9 airstrikes and tanks fired
dozens of shells at houses and civilians.
As a result of these attacks, 16 Palestinians, 13 of whom are civilians,
including 6 children and 2 women, were killed, and 51 others, including 25
children and 11 women, were wounded. Additionally,
Israeli warplanes targeted 6 houses and destroyed 4 of them.
The most significant attacks were as follows:
– At
approximately 10:00 on Saturday, 02 August 2014, an Israeli drone fired a
missile at 3 members of a Palestinian armed group in al-Maghazi refugee camp
killing them.
– At
approximately 14:10, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a 3-storey house
belonging to Yousef Dawod Abu Madi, in which 21 people live, in al-Nussairat
refugee camp. As a result, Abu Madi; 3
of his sons: Ameen, 12; Hassan, 17; and ‘Abdul Karim, 24; and 2 of his
grandchildren: Yousef Shadi Abu Madi, 7, and his sister Hala, 10 days, were
killed. Ten members of the family,
including 4 women and 3 children, were wounded.
– At
approximately 18:40, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a 3-storey house
belonging to ‘Abdul Majed Suleiman Fayad, in which 11 people live, in Deir
al-Balah. The house was partially
destroyed.
– At
approximately 20:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a 2-storey house
belonging to Hamed al-Houli, in which 15 people live, in Deir al-Balah. A few minutes later, an Israeli warplane
launched a missile at the house and destroyed it.
– At
approximately 01:15 on Sunday, 03 August
2014, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a 3-storey house belonging to Ameen
Helmi Abu Dalal, in which 21 people live, in al-Nussairat refugee camp. The house was partially destroyed.
– At
approximately 01:30, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a 4-storey house
belonging to Mahmoud Mohammed Khattab, in which 40 people live, in Deir
al-Balah. The house was destroyed.
– At
approximately 06:300, Israeli warplanes launched 2 missiles at a 2-storey house
belonging to ‘Atwa Suleiman Khattab, in which 25 people live, in Deir
al-Balah. The house was destroyed, and
Khattab; 2 of his sons: Mohammed, 24; and Suleiman, 25; his daughter-in-law
Nivin Suleiman al-‘Attar, 24; Ameera Ahmed Khattab, 55; and Rimas Salem
al-‘Attar, 5, a neighbor, were killed.
– At
approximately 08:30, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a number of
Palestinian children in Heker al-Jame’ area in the south of Deir al-Balah. As a result, 15 children were wounded. One of them, Tariq ‘Eid Abu Mashi, 12, died
of his wound an hour later.
Khan Yunis:
Israeli warplanes launched a number of airstrikes and tanks
and gunboats fired dozens of shells at Palestinian civilians and property in
Khan Yunis. As a result of these
attacks, 7 Palestinians, 5 of whom are civilians, including a man and his son, were
killed. Additionally, 110 Palestinian, including 24 children and 32 women, some
of whom from Rafah, were evacuated to Nasser Hospital in Kahn Yunis, as they
were wounded by Israeli attacks. Deaths of 14 Palestinians, 8 of whom are
civilians, including an old woman, a man and his 2 sons, by Israeli forces, in
Khuza’a village were confirmed. Israeli
warplanes bombarded 5 houses. Israeli
forces redeployed in the eastern villages of Khan Yunis. A PCHR field worker who visited these areas
reported that he was unprecedented destruction to civilian property, especially
in Khuza’a village and al-Farrahin area in ‘Abassan village. Some neighborhoods and the civilian
infrastructure were completely destroyed.
The most significant attacks were as follows:
– At
approximately 10:00 on Saturday, 02 August 2014, an Israeli drone fired a
missile at a 3-storey house belonging to Nader Hafez al-Shourbaji. A few minutes later, an Israeli warplane
fired a missile at the house and destroyed it.
– At
approximately 15:00, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house
belonging to the Esleem family in al-Qarara village. The house was destroyed and 2 Palestinian
civilians were killed: Jum’a ‘Abdullah Esleem, 34; and Tawfiq Khalil Esleem, 21.
– At
approximately 15:00, an Israeli drone fired 2 missiles at a house belonging to
Saleem Mohammed al-Astal, in which 12 people live, in al-Satar al-Gharbi
area. A few minutes later, an Israeli
warplane launched a missile at the house and destroyed it. A member of the family was wounded.
– At
approximately 15:30, an Israeli drone fired 2 missiles at a 2-storey house
belonging to Rafe’ Salah Salama, in al-Amal neighborhood. The house, which was bombarded on 09 July
2014, was destroyed. Four Palestinian
civilians were wounded.
– In
the evening, following Israeli forces’ redeployment in Khuza’a village, east of
Khan Yunis, medical crews recovered bodies of 13 Palestinians, 7 of whom are
civilians, including an old woman, a man and his 2 sons. The civilian victims were identified as:
Salma Salman Radwan, 82; Ahmed Mohammed Abu Rujaila; Mahmoud Ahmed Abu Rujaila;
Mohammed Ahmed Abu Rujaila; Adham Suleiman Qudaih; Ismail Hassan Abu Rujaila;
Ibrahim Talal Kaware’, 29.
– At
approximately 17:30, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to
Helmi al-‘Abadla in al-Qarara village. A
few minutes later, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house and
destroyed it. Four Palestinian civilians
were wounded. It should be noted that an
Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house on 09 July 2014, but it did
not explode.
– At
approximately 20:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a motor cart that was
traveling on Bani Suhaila ‘Abassan village.
A number of Palestinians who were traveling on the cart were
wounded. Soon after, a civilian car
arrived at the area and started evacuating the wounded. Immediately, the Israeli drone fired another
missile at the car. As a result, 4
Palestinians were killed: Kamal Ibrahim Abu Tair, 46; his son Ahmed, 19; Nabeel
Hassan al-Najjar, 18; and a member of an armed group.
– In
the evening, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a motorbike in al-Zanna
area. As a result, a member of a
Palestinian armed group who was riding the motorbike was killed.
Rafah:
مع أفراد المقاومة. هذا وتواصل قوات الاحتلال جرائم
حربها في المحافظة وتقوم بدك المنازل فوق رؤوس قاطنيها، مما ادى إلى مقتل عائلات بأكملها. واستكمالا لتلك الجرائم فقد كانت أبرز
تلك الاعتداءات على مدار الاربع والعشرون ساعة الماضية، وفقا لما استطاع الباحث
الميداني للمركز من توثيقه والتأكد من صحة بياناته، على النحو التالي:
– القتلى 45 مواطناً، 40 منهم من المدنيين العزل،
من بينهم 10 أطفال و7 نساء
– انتشال
31 جثة، 29 منهم من المدنيين العزل، من بينهم 10 أطفال و6 نساء.
– إصابة
50 مواطنا آخرين بجراح، من بينهم 21 طفل و7 نساء.
Since Friday morning, 01 August 2014, Israeli forces have committed
unprecedented crimes in Rafah, claiming that an Israeli soldier was kidnapped
in the southeast of Rafah, during the humanitarian truce that were declared at
midnight. Israel admitted this morning
that the soldier was killed in clashes with Palestinian armed groups. Israeli
warplanes bombarded houses without prior warning, which constitutes an act of
reprisal against the civilian population.
As a result of these attacks, 45 Palestinians, 40 are civilians,
including 10 children and 7 women, were killed.
Bodies of 31 Palestinians, 29 of whom are civilians, were
recovered. Fifty civilians, including 21
children and 7 women, were also wounded.
The most significant attacks were as follows:
– At
approximately 10:30 on Saturday, 02 August 2014, rescue teams were able to
recover bodies of 31 Palestinians, including 10 children, 6 women and 2 members
of Palestinian armed groups, who were killed by the Israeli shelling on Friday,
01 August 2014. Additionally, the
identities of 7 victims, including a child and a woman, in the morgue of Abu
Yousef al-Najjar Hospital.
– At
approximately 11:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at ‘Emad Nassim Siam, 17,
when he was near his family’s house that was destroyed by Israeli forces a few
days ago in al-Mawasi area in the west of Rafah. The child was instantly killed.
– At
approximately 11:30, an Israeli drone fired 2 missiles at house belonging to Mohammed ‘Amira al-‘Arjani
in al-Hashash neighborhood in the north of Rafah. Six residents of the house were killed. The victim have not been identified.
– At
approximately 12:10, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to
Mohammed Abu ‘Ouda in the Swedish village in the west of Rafah. The house was partially destroyed.
– At
approximately 13:00, medical sources declared that Na’el Khaled al-‘Aaloul, 25,
died of wounds he sustained when an Israeli warplane attacked a motorbike on
which he was traveling together with his brother Khaled, 35, who was instantly
killed. ‘Emad Ahmed Shawqi Ahmed, 16,
was also killed in the attack.
– At
approximately 13:45, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house
belonging to Ahmed Swailem al-Roumi, 52, in al-Hashash neighborhood in the
north of Rafah. The house was destroyed,
and al-Roumi and 3 of his sons: ‘Abdul
Rahman, 18; Ameen, 15; and Somoud, 5, were killed, and his wife and 2 of his
sons were wounded.
– At
approximately 15:05, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house
belonging to Mohammed ‘Ayad Abu Taha in al-Shaboura refugee camp in Rafah. As a result, Abu Taha’s wife Sa’diya Rezeq
Abu Taha, 45; her grandchild Reze Ismail Abu Taha, 1; and her nephews Mohammed
and Youseg Mahmoud Abu Taha, 24 and 16 respectively, were killed. Three
civilians were also wounded. The house was partially destroyed.
– At
approximately 15:55, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at an uninhabited
house belonging to Jaber Mohammed al-‘Aaidi in al-Junaina neighborhood. The house was destroyed.
– At
approximately 16:10, an Israeli drone fired 2 missiles at a house belonging to
Tamer ‘Aziz al-Sarsak, 22, in al-Shaboura refugee camp. Al-Sarsak and his brother Mohammed, 18, were
wounded, and the house was partially destroyed.
– At
approximately 16:40, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house
belonging to Mohammed ‘Ouda al-Nahhal, in which 7 people live, in Kherbat
al-‘Adas neighborhood in the north of Rafah.
The house was destroyed, and al-Nahhal’s son, As’ad, 25, was wounded.
– At
approximately 17:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a number of
Palestinian civilians in al-Tannour neighborhood in the southeast of
Rafah. Five civilians were killed:
Mohammed Hassan Qishta, 20; Ahmed Eshtaiwi Qishta, 20; Mahmoud Khader Qishta,
25; Mohammed Mosa’ed Qeshta, 37; and ‘Abed Na’im Qeshta, 18.
– At
approximately 17:20, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at al-Bahaisa
family council in al-Salam neighborhood in the south of Rafah, and destroyed
it. As a result, 5 brothers and their nephew were killed: Salma Hussein
al-Bahaisa, 50; Ahmed Hussein al-Bahaisa, 45; Fawaz Hussein al-Bahaisa, 55;
Saleem Hussein al-Bahaisa, 30; Jum’a Hussein al-Bahaisa, 40; and Suhaib Shu’aib
al-Bahaisa, 25.
– At
approximately 18:00, an Israeli drone launched a missile at a number of
Palestinian civilians near Abu Yousef al-Najjar Hospital in al-Junaina
neighborhood. As a result, 4 civilians
were killed: Mohammed Nidal al-Nims, 17; Hazem Mohammed al-Nims, 23; Yahia
Yousef al-Nims, 30; and Hussam Anwar Abu Nqaira, 26. Four others were also wounded.
– At
approximately 02:00 on Sunday, 03 August 2014, an Israeli warplane launched a
missile at a house belonging to the family of ‘Eissa Mohammed al-Sha’er, 28, a
member of the al-Quds Brigades (the armed wing of Islamic Jihad), in al-Junaina
neighborhood in Rafah. The house was
destroyed, and al-Sha’er and another activist were killed. Eight civilians were also wounded.
– At
approximately 02:05, Israeli warplanes launched a missile at a house belonging
to the family of Mohammed ‘Awad Abu Jazar, a member of the ‘Izziddin al-Qassam
Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas) and a house belonging to his relative,
Mohammed ‘Abdullah Abu Jazar near al-‘Awda Square in the center of Rafah. The two houses were destroyed, and the
former’ wife Amani Mohammed Abu Jazar, 23; and his 2 children: Feras, 3; and
Ameera, 2, and he himself was seriously wounded.
– At
approximately 02:35, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a member of a
Palestinian armed group in al-Furqan neighborhood in the west of Rafah. A few minutes later, an Israeli warplane launched
another missile at the same area. As a
result, the armed group member was killed, 15 civilians were wounded and 4
houses were destroyed.
– At
approximately 06:45, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house
belonging to Ismail al-Ghould, 63, in Yebna refugee camp in the south of
Rafah. The house was destroyed, and
al-Ghoul; his wife Khadra, 60; his daughters: Hanadi, 25; and Asmaa’, 23; his
son Wa’el, 40; his grandchildren: Mustafa, 1 months; and Malak, 6; and his son
Mohammed, 42, were killed. Seven
civilians were also wounded.
– At
approximately 07:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at ‘Awadh Ghanem
al-Masri, 43, when he was on his agricultural plot in al-Mawasi area in the
west of Rafah. He was instantly killed.
– At
approximately 07:30, an Israeli drone fired 2 missiles at a house belonging to
Mohammed Ejmai’an Abu Shallouf, 42, in al-Mawasi area in the west of
Rafah. As a result, Abu Shallouf and his
wife, Khitam Jum’a Abu Shallouf, 37, were killed, and 4 of their children were
wounded.
– At
approximately 09:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at Elham Mohammed ‘Oukal,
32, when she was cooking in the yard of her house in ‘Oukal area in the north
of Rafah. She was instantly killed. A few minutes later, the Israeli drone fired
another missile at a number of her relatives who attempted to evacuate her to
the hospital. As a result, 3 relatives
were killed: Turkiya Mahmoud ‘Oukal, 60; Mohammed As’ad ‘Oukal, 18; and Mahmoud
Mohammed ‘Oukal.
– At
approximately 09:10, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at an agricultural
plot near al-Mo’mineen Mosque in al-Junaina neighborhood in Rafah. As a result, 2 Palestinian civilians were
killed: Salam Nasser Jebara, 53; and Ayman Nabeel al-Sha’er, 24.
PCHR reiterates condemnation, expresses utmost concern for
these crimes, and:
1) Warns
of deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip in light of
this continuous Israeli military escalation, threats to expand military
operations, and the continued tightened closure of the Gaza Strip;
2) Calls
upon the international community to act immediately to stop these crimes, and
renews the call to the High Contracting Parties of the Fourth Geneva Convention
to fulfill their obligation under Article 1 of the Convention to ensure that it
is respected at all times, and their responsibilities under Article 146 to
pursue perpetrators of serious violations of the Convention, which are
determined in Article 147, which lists violations of the Convention amounting
to war crimes; and
3) Calls
for establishing a UN fact-finding mission to investigate suspected war crimes
committed by Israeli forces against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip,
and take necessary steps to prosecute responsible for them.
