Ref: 153/2003PCHR strongly condemns the escalation of crimes perpetrated by Israeli occupying forces in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, which have left dead 9 Palestinians, including 1 child, in the last 48 hours. PCHR is concerned that the number of dead may increase due to ongoing military operations in...
Ref: 152/2003 PCHR calls upon the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to form a new cabinet in accordance with the provisions of the Basic Law. PCHR believes that the current cabinet, which has not been approved by the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), is in violation of the Basic Law. This current crisis...
Israeli Forces Continue to Perpetrate Crimes in the OPTs · A Palestinian civilian was killed by Israeli forces in ‘Askar refugee camp in Nablus· Israeli forces conducted a series of incursions into Palestinian areas in the West Bank and Gaza Strip· Construction continued on the separation wall in the West Bank · Indiscriminate shelling of...
Ref: 151/2003 On Tuesday, 4 November 2003, the Israeli High Court approved the transfer of Kamal Mohammed Hussein Edris from Hebron to the Gaza Strip for a period of 2 years. PCHR received this decision on Wednesday morning, 5 November 2003. This comes after the Israeli High Court issued a temporary...
Ref: 150/2003 On 29 October 2003, the Israeli High Court issued a temporary decision, the second of its kind in less than a week, stopping the transfer and “assignment of residence” of Palestinian detainees from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip. The Israeli High Court accepted an appeal...
Israeli Occupying Forces Commit Further Violations of International Humanitarian Law in the OPT · 11 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, were killed by Israeli forces· 5 of the victims were killed in extra-judicial assassinations carried out by Israeli forces · Israeli forces conducted a series of incursions into Palestinian areas in the West Bank and...
Ref: 149/2003 This morning, the Israeli High Court rejected an appeal submitted by PCHR to stop the demolition of 3 apartment buildings in al-Zahra town located opposite to the “Netzarim” settlement, south of Gaza City. In an attempt to prevent the demolition of the three buildings, at approximately 23:50 on Saturday,...
Ref: 149/2003 This morning, the Israeli High Court rejected an appeal submitted by PCHR to stop the demolition of 3 apartment buildings in al-Zahra town located opposite to the “Netzarim” settlement, south of Gaza City. In an attempt to prevent the demolition of the three buildings, at approximately 23:50 on Saturday, 25...
Ref: 147/2003 An Israeli military appeals committee today issued a decision to uphold an "assigned residence" order issued against 5 Palestinians from the West Bank on 14 October 2003. The original order, signed by Major General Moshe Kaplinski, GOC of the Central Command, subjected a total of 18 Palestinians to periods...
Israeli occupying forces continue attacks in the OPT · 21 Palestinians, mostly civilians including 2 children, a woman and a doctor, killed by Israeli forces· 11 of the victims were killed in 2 extra-judicial assassinations carried out by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip· Israeli forces conducted a series of incursions into Palestinian areas in...
