Field Update

On Wednesday, 31 October 2012,
Sabah Younis Madi (48), from Rafah, was injured after a homemade rocket
landed on her house.  This incident demonstrates
the situation of security chaos and assaults on the rule of law which prevails
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt).

According to investigations conducted by the Palestinian
Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), at approximately 03:00 on Wednesday, 31 October
2012, a homemade rocket landed on a house belonging to Jihad Hamdan Madi, which
is located in Kherbat al-‘Adas neighborhood, north of Rafah, in the south of
the Gaza Strip.  The rocket exploded,
wounding Sabah Younis Madi with shrapnel wounds to the head and
face.  She was transported to Abu Yousif
al-Najjar hospital for medical treatment. 
Her wounds were described as moderate.

Police sources informed PCHR fieldworkers that they found
shrapnel from the rocket, which landed on the Madi house, wounded Sabah Madi
and caused material damage to the house. 
They identified it as a homemade rocket.

PCHR strongly condemns this crime which is demonstrative of
the situation of security chaos prevailing in oPt, in which the rule of law is
repeatedly attacked.  PCHR calls upon the
government in Gaza to take the necessary measures to protect the lives of
Palestinian civilians and their property.