Ref: 138/2010
Date: 04 September 2014
Time: 10:35 GMT

The Palestinian Center for human rights (PCHR) condemns shooting at Dr. Hassan Khreisha, Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC),by unknown persons early this morning in -Tulkarm in the north of the West Bank. PCHR demands the Attorney-Generalto open a serious investigation into the attackand bring the perpetratorsbefore justice. This attack is part of the phenomenon of the proliferation of weapons in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).

According to investigationsconducted by PCHR, at approximately 09:00 on Thursday, 04 September 2014, unknown gunmen opened fire at Dr. Hassan Abdel Fattah Khreisha (59), Member of the PLC, when he was driving his Mercedes car near his house in Jabal al-Sayed area, east of Tulkarm in the north of the West Bank. Khreisha’s house is only 50 meters away from Prime Minister Dr. Rami al-Hamdallah’s house. Khreisha took shelter by the gateof al-Hamdallah’s house. The house guards went out immediately after they heard the shooting. Khresiha’s car was hit by 4 bullets which settled in the back body of the car, the rear glass and the seat next to the driver’s. Palestinian security forces arrived at the scene of the attack started an investigation.

PCHR strongly condemns this attack, which is part of the phenomenon of the proliferation of weapons in theoPt, and demands the Attorney-General to open a serious investigation into it and bring the perpetrators before justice.