Field Update

On Friday, 28 May 2010, two brothers
from Jabalya refugee camp were wounded by shrapnel of a bomb’s explosion to
different parts of their bodies, as they mishandled the fuse of the bomb. In a separate incident, a Palestinian from
Abu Sabet family was wounded by bullet to his leg as his brother mishandled a
gun in Rafah, in the northern Gaza Strip These incidents are part of the state of security chaos and misuse of
weapons prevailing in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

According to investigations
conducted by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), at approximately
15:40 on Friday, 28 May 2010, Martyr Kamal ‘Odwan Hospital in Beit Lahia in
the northern Gaza Strip received the two brothers, Mohammed ‘Emad
Weshah, 16, and his sister Donia, 11, from Jabalya refugee camp. They were wounded by shrapnel to different
parts of their bodies due to playing with the fuse of a bomb while being at
home. Medical sources described their
wounds as moderate.

In a separate incident, at
approximately 13:30 on Friday, 28 May 2010, Jamal Hamad Abu Sabet, 19, from
al-Salam neighborhood in Rafah, was wounded by a bullet to his left leg. The bullet was accidentally unleashed from a
Kalashnikov rifle while his brother was cleaning it. Abu Sabet was transported to Martyr Mohammed
Yousef al-Najjar Hospital to receive the medical treatment, where he underwent
a surgery and then was dismissed on the following day.

PCHR is gravely concerned regarding
the recurrence of such incidents, which are part of the state of security chaos
and misuse of weapons prevailing in the OPT. PCHR further calls upon concerned authorities to take all necessary
measures to ensure non-recurrence of such incidents.