The Israeli occupying forces escalate their aggressions: Two martyrs in Rafah and Beithlehem

October 16, 2000

Press Release

The Israeli occupying forces escalate their aggressions:

Two martyrs in Rafah and Beithlehem

Ref: 133/2000

Date: October 16, 2000

Time: 17:00 GMT

At the time of convening Sharm El-Sheikh summit in which the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak participate, the Israeli occupying forces escalated their aggression against the Palestinian people. Today, two Palestinians were killed in Rafah and Beithlehem.

At 15:40 GMT this afternoon, the Israeli occupying forces deployed in Rafah Border Crossing suddenly shot at Palestinian policemen (members of the Palestinian National Security Service) in the Crossing, and killed Musbah Abdel Qader Abu A’teeq, 29 years old, from Beit Lahia, by a bullet in the head. Eyewitnesses stated that shooting by the Israeli occupying forces started suddenly without any clashes being reported in the area. Some other people were wounded in the same incident, including Emran Doghmosh, 35 years old and a member of the Palestinian National Security Service, who was wounded by a bullet in the right leg; Ali El-Masri, 23 years old, who was wounded by a bullet in the right arm; and Wae’l Abu El-Kas, 29 years old, who was wounded in the right knee. PCHR’s field officers reported that the Israeli occupying forces denied the access of ambulances into the Crossing, and shot at one of them. One of the bullets penetrated the body of one of these ambulances. After a 15-minute delay, the Israeli occupying forces allowed ambulances into the crossing and the wounded were evacuated to Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza. Following this incident, the Israeli occupying forces closed Rafah Border Crossing completely, after they opened it partially in the past few days to allow traveling of sick people, foreigners and Palestinian temporary visitors.

In Khan Yunis, the Israeli occupying forces used live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas against Palestinian demonstrators. Clashes between the two sides are still continuous. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that 67 people were moved into hospitals after they were wounded by live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets. The child Alla’ Farahat, 14 years old, from Bani Suheila was wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet in his eye shot by the Israeli occupying forces in clashes in Khan Yunis. Hospitals of Khan Yunis received 76 people who were hurt due to inhaling tear gas used by the Israeli occupying forces, while they were at home in most cases.

In the West Bank, clashes broke out between the Israeli occupying forces and

Palestinian civilians. The child Mo’ayyad Usama Al-Jawarish, 13 years old, from the refugee camp of A’ida near Beithlehem, was severely wounded in the head. Few minutes ago, the child died at hospital from his injury. Dozens of Palestinian civilians were wounded throughout the West Bank.

PCHR condemns the silence of the international community towards the crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories, which have resulted in the killing of 94 Palestinian and injuring more than 2,500. PCHR reiterates its call for immediate international intervention to halt the crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupying forces, establishing an international commission of inquiry under the auspices of the United Nations to investigate these crimes, and providing immediate international protection for Palestinian civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Names of Martyrs

29/09/2000 – 16/10/2000

Updated at 17:00 GMT

No.	Name	Age	Place of Residence	Date of Death	Notes
1.	Ossama Mohammed Jeddah	23	Jerusalem	29/9	A dumdum bullet in chest – the Holy Sanctuary (Al-Haram Al-Sharif)
2.	Mohammed Hussein Farrah		Um El- Fahem	29/9	At the Holy Sanctuary (Al-Haram Al-Sharif)
3.	Yahya Hassan Faraj	34	Beit Safafa	29/9	A bullet in the neck
4.	Bilal Ali A’fana	26	Abu Deis	29/9	A bullet in the chest
5.	Haitham Oweida Skafi	45	Jerusalem	29/9	A bullet in the chest
6.	Nizar Ibrahim Shobaki	18	Silwan	29/9	A bullet in the head near the ear
7.	Mohammed Jamal El-Durreh	12	Al-Boreij	30/9	Several bullets in the neck and abdomen – Netzarim
8.	Mohammed Mohammed El-Otaleh	25	Gaza	30/9	A bullet in the head-Netzarim (a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces)
9.	Bassam Fayez El-Bilbaisi	48	Gaza	30/9	A bullet in the chest-an ambulance driver during carrying out his duties – Netzarim
10.	Maher Rajab Obeid	23	Jabalia	30/9	Three bullets in the back – Netzarim
11.	Khaled El-Bathyan	16	Nablus	30/9	A bullet in the head
12.	Nizar Mahmoud E’ideh	16	Ramallah	30/9	A bullet in the chest – a cut in aorta
13.	Zakrya Ersan El-Kilani	22	Nablus	30/9	A bullet in the chest
14.	Mohammed Tawfiq El-Qalaq	23	Tulkarm	30/9	A health relief man of the Palestinian Marine Police-a bullet in the chest
15.	Amjad Abdullah Dharaghmeh	22	Tubas	30/9	A health relief man of the Palestinian Marine Police-a bullet in the chest
16.	Mahamoud Hani Anbara	24	Jordan	30/9	A bullet in the head
17.	Eyad Mahmoud El-Khashashi	22	Nablus	30/9	A bullet in the heart on 30/9 inside a building (his body was discovered on the following day)
18.	Jihad Mahmoud El-A’loul	18	Nablus	1/10	A bullet in the head on 30/9
19.	Sami Fathi El-Taramsi	19	Al-Shati	1/10	A dumdum bullet in the abdomen – Netzarim
20.	Mustafa Hilmi Ramadan	26	Nablus/Tel	1/10	A bullet in the chest
21.	Hussam Na’im Nadjib	18	Nablus/ Balata	1/10	A bullet in the head

22.	Samer Sameer Tabanjah	12	Nablus	1/10	By a heavy machine gun from a helicopter
23.	Salah Ibrahim El-Faqih	25	Ramallah	1/10	A bullet in chest (a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces)
24.	Mohammed Nabil Dawood	14	Ramallah	1/10	A bullet in the head
25.	Emad Abdel El-Rahman Anati	17	El-Ama’ri	1/10	A bullet in the head(a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces)
26.	Sara Abdel Azeem Hassan	1.5	Nablus	1/10	A bullet in the head shot by a settler
27.	Mohammed Ahmed Jabarin	20	Um El- Fahem	1/10	A bullet in the chest
28.	Ahmed Ibrahim Siam	—	Ma’awia	2/10	A bullet in the head on 1/10
29.	Rami Hatem Gharra	22	Jet – The Triangle	2/10	—
30.	Hatem Abdel Azziz El-Najjar	22	Khan Younis	2/10	A bullet in the head (a member of the Palestinian Liaison Forces – Jericho)
31.	Mahmoud Ghazi El-Nabeeh	29	Gaza	2/10	A bullet in the chest
32.	Salah Abdullah Abu Qeinas	23	Gaza	2/10	A bullet in the heart
33.	Ibrahim Samih Barahma	27	Jordan	2/10	A bullet in the head – clashes in Jericho
34.	Mohammed Amin Sajdi	17	Jericho	2/10	A bullet in the abdomen – clashes in Jericho
35.	Wae’l Tayseer El-Qattawi	14	Nablus	2/10	A bullet in the head
36.	Ahmed Sami Fayadh	21	Gaza	2/10	A bullet in the head(a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces -Ramallah
37.	Emad Faraj Ghanayem	25	Sakhnin	2/10
38.	Waleed Abdel Mone’m Abu Saleh	21	Sakhnin	2/10
39.	Alla’ Khaled Nassar	22	Arrabeh	2/10
40.	Asseel Hassan A’asleh	21	Arrabeh	2/10
41.	Eyad Sobhi Lawabneh	20	Nazareth	2/10
42.	Musleh Hussein Abu Jarad	19	Deir El-Balah	2/10	Two bullets in the chest-Um El-Fahem clashes
43.	Fahmi Fuad Abu Ammouneh	28	Nusseirat	3/10	A shell in the head -Netzarim area
44.	Khadhra Ahmed Abu Salameh	57	Jenin	3/10	Inhaling tear gas at the Holy Sanctuary (Al-Harm Al-Sharif) – 29/9
45.	O’mar Mohammed Abdullah Suleiman	18	Jabalia	3/10	A bullet of a heavy machine gun in the head shot by a helicopter at Netzarim area
46.	Ammar Khalil El-Refae’I	17	Al-Maghazi	3/10	A bullet in the head at Netzarim area
47.	Mohammed Younis El-Zamae’reh	21	Halhoul	3/10	A bullet in the head -30/9
48.	Ismail Shehda Shamallakh	21	Gaza	3/10	A bullet in the chest – Ramallah

49.	Hussam Ismail El-Hamshari	16	Tulkarm	3/10	A bullet in the head on 1/10
50.	Ahmed Ali El-Nabris	21	Nablus	3/10	A bullet in the chest
51.	Ramez Abbas Boshnaq	—	Kufor Manda	3/10	Two bullets in the head
52.	Sharif Faraj A’ashoor	18	Gaza	3/10	A bullet in the head – Netzarim
53.	Mohammed Fawzi Srouji	21	Sawahra	4/10	An armed confrontation – a bullet in the chest
54.	Mahmoud El-Emwasi	21	Beitonia	4/10	An armed confrontation – a bullet in the chest
55.	Mohammed Yousef Abu A’asi	9	Bani Suheila	4/10	A bullet in the back
56.	Alla’ Hassan Barghouthi	24	A’boud	4/10	A bullet in the chest
57.	Ayman Akram El-Louh	22	Gaza	4/10	A bullet in the chest
58.	Muhannad Wadei’ Fares	24	Deir El-Ghosoun	4/10	A bullet in the chest (a member of the Palestinian Special Security Forces)
59.	Mahmoud Lutfi Masad	24	Borqien-Jenin	4/10	A bullet of a heavy machine gun in the head (a member of the Palestinian security forces)
60.	Mohammed Ghaleb Khamayseh	18	Kufor Manda	4/10	A bullet in the chest on 3/10
61.	Arafat Mahmoud El-Atrash	18	Hebron	4/10	A bullet in the chest – shot by Israeli special forces at Area “A”
62.	Mahamoud Saleh Esbeita	26	Gaza	5/10	A bullet in the chest
63.	Salama Saleh Ziadat	20	Jericho	5/10	A bullet in the right kidney on 2/10
64.	Mustafa Mahmoud El-Fararja	21	Beithlehem	5/10	A bullet in the chest (a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces)
65.	Loai Abdullah Al-Moqayad	19	Jabalya	6/10	A bullet in the head
66.	Eyad Abdel Halim Shtaiwi	23	Salem -Nablus	6/10	A bullet in the back
67.	Dhia’ Abdel Rahman Essa	19	Salem – Nablus	6/10	A bullet in the chest
68.	Mohammed Khaled Tammam	21	Tulkarm	6/10	A bullet in the chest
69.	Marwan Abdel Razeq Shamallakh	23	Gaza	6/10	A bullet in the heart
70.	Saleh Essa Al-Riati	20	Rafah	6/10	A bullet in the head on 2/10
71.	Majdi Sameer Maslamani	15	Jerusalem	6/10	A bullet in the head
72.	Wajed Mousa Abu Awwad	21	Bani Suheila	6/10	A bullet in the abdomen
73.	Zuhair Rezeq Darabeih	24	Jabalya	6/10	A bullet in the head
74.	Rashad Ismail El-Najjar	22	Al-Maghazi	6/10	A bullet in the head
75.	Mohammed Khaled Awadh	23	Deir El-Hatab – Nablus	7/10	Bullets in both kidneys on 6/10
76.	Hesham Ahmed Meqbel	45	Gaza	7/10	A bullet in the abdomen
77.	Fahed Fahmi Baker	22	Bedia – Nablus	7/10	A bullet in the head by a settler
78.	Yousef Thiab Khalaf	18	Al-Boreij	7/10	A bullet in the head on 2/10
79.	Abedel Hmid Taye’ Zeq	18	Al-Mazra’ Al-Sharqia – Ramallah	8/10	A bullet in the head on 4/10

80.	O’mar Mohammed Akkawi	42	Nazareth	8/10	A bullet in the neck
81.	Wessam Hamdan Yazbek	26	Nazareth	8/10	A bullet in the chest
82.	Ali Sayel Sweidan	25	Azzoun – Qalqilya	8/10	A bullet in the head by a settler – his body was found on 9/10
83.	Essam Joudeh Hamad	36	Um Safa – Ramallah	8/10	He was killed and mutilated with sharp tools near Halmish settlement
84.	Sami Hassan Salama	17	Tulkarm	11/10	A bullet in the right flank settled in the heart
85.	Karam O’mar Qannan	19	Khan Younis	11/10	A bullet in the chest
86.	Mohammed Ghassan Bouzia	39	Kufl Hares – Salfit	11/10	He was killed by a settler
87.	Maher Mohammed Motleq	22	Jamai’en – Salfit	11/10	Bullets in the abdomen and leg
88.	Sami Fathi Abu Jazar	12	Rafah	12/10	A bullet in the head on 10/10
89.	Khalil Laurence Bader	25	Beit Deqqo – Ramallah	12/10	In an armed confrontation near Betonia ( a member of Force 17)
90	Mansour Taha Said Ahmed	21	Hebron	13/10	A bullet in the abdomen
91	Shadi Mohammed El-Wadi	21	Hebron	13/10	Bullets in the head and the chest
92	Raed Yaaqoub Hammodeh	30	Al-Bireh	15/10	A bullet in the head on 12/10
93	Mosbah Abdulqader Abu Etayyeq	29	Beit Lahia	16/10	A bullet in the head (National Security)
94	Mo’ayyad Usama Al-Jawarish	13	Bethlehem	16/10	A bullet in the head