Field Update

On Sunday morning, 14 March 2010, a man was killed and
3 others were wounded in a family dispute, in which firearms were used, in
al-Shouka village, northeast of the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah.

According to investigations conducted by the Palestinian
Center for Human Rights, at approximately 11:00 on Sunday, 14 March 2010, a quarrel erupted
between two groups of young men from the Mo’ammar family near al-Rayan Mosque
in al-Shouka village. The quarrel
developed into an exchange of fire, as a result of which Mohammed Marzouq
Mo’ammar, 65, was killed by a gunshot to the chest. Additionally, another 3 persons were wounded:

1) Mohammed Fadel
Mo’ammar, 22, wounded by a gunshot to the right foot;

2) Suleiman Khamis
Mo’ammar, 34, seriously wounded by a gunshot to the right thigh; and

3) Mohammed Marzouq Nadi,
34, wounded by a gunshot to the right foot. 

The police arrived at the scene and arrested 20 persons from
the two parties of the conflict, and opened an investigation into the
clashes. The police are searching for
other suspects who were involved in the clashes. 

PCHR strongly condemns these clashes, which fall within the
prevalent state of security chaos in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. PCHR further calls upon the
Attorney-General’s office to seriously investigate them and bring the
perpetrators to justice.