Continued Israeli Violations in the OPT
· 10 Palestinian civilians, including an infant, killed by
Israeli occupying forces
· A
Palestinian civilian dies from a heart attack while waiting at an Israeli
military checkpoint north of Khan Yunis
· A new
assassination attempt in Gaza; two Palestinians killed and dozens, including 10
children, wounded
· A series
of Israeli incursions into Palestinian areas
· Continued
Israeli retaliatory campaign against families of wanted Palestinians and those who have carried out armed attacks against
Israeli targets
· Continued
strict siege on the OPT
Introduction
Israeli occupying forces
have perpetrated more human rights violations against Palestinian civilians,
including willful killings, extra-judicial assassinations, shelling of and
incursions into Palestinian areas and agricultural land leveling. This week, 10 Palestinian civilians,
including an infant who inhaled tear gas and two children, were killed by the
Israeli army. Another Palestinian
civilian died from a heart attack while waiting at an Israeli military
checkpoint north of Khan Yunis.
This week, Israeli
occupying forces carried out a series of incursions into Palestinian areas in
the West Bank and Gaza Strip. On 30
September, Israeli occupying forces moved into al-Shojaeya neighborhood in the
east of Gaza. Israeli combat helicopters
and heavy military vehicles shelled the area killing a Palestinian
civilian. On 26 September, Israeli
occupying forces moved into Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia towns in the northern
Gaza Strip. They arrested 6 Palestinian
farmers and razed large areas of agricultural land. On 27 September, Israeli occupying forces
moved into Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. They shelled Palestinian houses, wounding 6
civilians while they were sleeping in their homes. They also raided and searched a number of
houses and arrested 6 Palestinians.
On Saturday morning, 28
September, Israeli tanks positioned at the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south
of Rafah, opened fire at Palestinian houses in al-Salam neighborhood adjacent
to the border. A Palestinian civilian
was killed by a heavy caliber bullet in the heart while he was on the roof of
his house, approximately 800m away from the border.
On Thursday, 26 September
2002, Israeli occupying forces carried out a failed assassination attempt that
targeted Mohammed al-Dheif, 39, from Khan Yunis, whom Israeli occupying forces
claim is the leader of the military wing of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Two of al-Dheif’s guards were killed when two
Israeli combat helicopters fired two missiles at their car in a crowded street
in Gaza. Forty passing civilians,
including 10 children, were wounded, and a number of houses and civilian
facilities were damaged. Israeli
security sources admitted that the operation aimed at assassinating Mohammed
al-Dheif and that he was traveling in the targeted car and was wounded and lost
one of his eyes. The same sources
considered the survival of al-Dhief as “a bad luck” rather than a
failure.
In a series of apparent willful killing incidents, Israeli occupying
forces shot dead 5 Palestinian civilians. On 26 September, an undercover unit of the Israeli occupying forces shot
dead a Palestinian civilian in Jenin when he was looking through his window. The unit moved into the city to arrest wanted
Palestinians. On 27 September, Israeli
occupying forces shot dead a Palestinian civilian from close distance when he
attempted to escape from his family’s house after they had raided it. On 28 September, Israeli occupying soldiers
shot dead a Palestinian student who, together with a number of school children,
threw stones at Israeli soldiers at al-Shuhada’ junction, south of Gaza City,
from a distance of approximately 400m. On 30 September, Israeli occupying forces shot dead two Palestinian
children in Nablus, one was playing near a house while the other was at home,
when the army opened fire at Palestinian civilians who attempted to break the
curfew that had been imposed on the city for around three months.
On Thursday morning, 26
September, a Palestinian infant died of tear gas inhalation as Israeli
occupying forces fired tear gas canisters at Palestinian civilians in Bab
al-Zawia area in Hebron.
In a continuation of the
retaliatory campaigns carried out by Israeli occupying forces against families
of wanted Palestinians and those who have carried out armed tacks against Israeli targets, on
Wednesday, 2 October, Israeli occupying forces demolished a house in Tammun
village, east of Jenin. The owner of the house and his two sons has been
detained by the Israeli forces since last June.
Israeli occupying forces
have maintained the total siege imposed on the OPT, collectively punishing
Palestinian people. Israeli forces have partitioned Palestinian areas,
transforming them into cantons, violating Palestinian civilians’ economic,
social and cultural rights. Thousands of Palestinians continue to be subjected
to a tight military curfew imposed by the Israeli occupying forces, especially
in Nablus, which has been under a curfew for around 100 days. Israeli forces fired at Palestinian civilians
who attempted to break the curfew. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupying forces
closed Abu Houli and al-Matahen military checkpoints, north of Khan
Yunis. On 1 October, Israeli forces blocked cars between the two
checkpoints and checked a number of Palestinian civilians. On 29 September, Ejmei’an Hammad Abu Younis,
55, from Rafah, died from a heart attack after he had been forced to wait for
long hours at Abu Houli checkpoint.
Following are details of
human rights violations perpetrated by Israeli occupying forces in the period
26 September – 2 October 2002:
Selling of and Encroachment into Palestinian Areas
Thursday,
26 September 2002
In the morning, in an apparent
willful killing, an undercover unit of Israeli occupying forces shot dead a
Palestinian civilian in Jenin, after moving into the town to arrest two
allegedly wanted Palestinians. According
to information available for PCHR, at approximately 02:45, two civilian cars
that have Palestinian license plates moved into the center of Jenin. A number of gunmen in civilian uniform were
traveling in the two cars. The gunmen
were members of an Israeli undercover unit known as al-Musta’reboun
(Arabanizers). They raided a building
belonging to the Catholic Church in the north of the town and arrested Khader
Tawfiq Eghbaria, 48, and his son Majdi, 22. Upon their withdrawal, Israeli soldiers shot dead 51-year-old Mahmoud
‘Aaref Hassis with a live bullet in the chest while he was looking through his
window to check what was going on.
At approximately 06:30,
after an armed clash between a Palestinian gunman and Israeli occupying forces
positioned in military locations in the vicinity of “Elli Sinai” and
“Nissanit” settlements, north of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza
Strip, in which the gunman was killed, Israeli occupying forces, covered by
intense shelling, moved approximately 1500m into Beit Lahia. Soon, they searched the adjacent Palestinian
agricultural land. They arrested six
Palestinian farmers and moved them to Erez industrial zone north of Beit
Hanoun. They interrogated them until
22:00 and then released them. Israeli
forces also razed a 15-donum area of agricultural land planted with guavas,
figs and pomegranates, destroyed an irrigation network and damaged a 5-donum
area of agricultural land planted with vegetables owned by Ramadan, Mohammed,
Ibrahim, Fatema and Rasmia Khader Ibrahim Salman.
At approximately 10:00,
while 1-year-old Gharam Mohammed Ibrahim Mannaa’, from al-Zhairia village,
south of Hebron, was with her grandmother in Bab al-Zawia area in the
center of the town, Israeli occupying forces raided the area in order to impose
a curfew. They fired live ammunition and
tear gas canisters at passing Palestinian civilians. The infant inhaled large amounts of tear
gas. She died on the way to
hospital.
At approximately 11:00,
Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and covered
by intense shelling, moved approximately 2 km into the east of Beit Hanoun in
the northern Gaza Strip. They surrounded
a 480-square-meter, two-story house owned by Nasser Ahmed ‘Abdul Hadi
al-Za’anin. They forced the family out
and demolished the house over its contents. They also demolished a 1000-square-meter bird farm and razed a 2-donum
area of agricultural land planted by olives and figs adjacent to the
house. According to al-Za’anin, he lost
some money and gold. Israeli occupying
forces also razed large areas of agricultural land:
1. They razed a 4-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Jihad Ramadan
Mahmoud al-Masri.
2. They razed a 3-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Hassan Ahmed
‘Abdul Hadi al-Za’anin.
3. They razed a 7-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Talal Mohammed
al-Za’anin.
4. They razed a 5-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Jamal ‘Abdul
Qader ‘Abdul Rahman al-Basiouni.
5. They razed a 5-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Zakaria ‘Abdul
Qader ‘Abdul Rahman al-Basiouni.
6. They razed a 2-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Ayman Mohammed
‘Abdul Qader al-Basiouni.
7. They razed a 5-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Talal ‘Abdul
Qader ‘Abdul Rahman al-Basiouni.
8. They razed a 200-square-meter area of agricultural
land planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by heirs of
‘Abdul Qader ‘Abdul Rahman al-Basiouni.
9. They razed a 4-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Ahmed ‘Abdul
Qader ‘Abdul Rahman al-Basiouni.
10. They razed a 2-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Sirria ‘Abdul
‘Aal Mousa.
11. They razed a 1.5-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus owned by Hanan Mohammed ‘Abdul Hadi Shabat.
12. They razed a 407-square-meter area of agricultural
land planted with olives and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Khalil
Mohammed Khalil ‘Ouda.
13. They razed a 5-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Mustafa ‘Abdul
Qader ‘Abdul Rahman al-Basiouni.
14. They razed a 5-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Khaled ‘Abdul
Qader ‘Abdul Rahman al-Basiouni.
15. They razed a 5-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Jaber ‘Ali
Ahmed Daraj.
16. They razed a 1-donum area of agricultural land planted
with citrus and olives and destroyed an irrigation network owned by ‘Adnan
Mohammed Hassan al-‘Othmani.
17. They razed a 1-donum area of agricultural land
planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Ahmed Yousef
Ahmed Hamdan.
18. They razed a 2-donum area of agricultural land
planted with olives and fruits and destroyed an irrigation network owned by
Wajih Ahmed Mohammed al-Batti.
19. They razed a 1700-square-meter area of agricultural
land planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Ibrahim
Sa’id Hassan al-Za’anin.
20. They razed a 1700-square-meter area of agricultural
land planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Ahmed
Sa’id Hassan al-Za’anin.
21. They razed a 170-square-meter area of agricultural
land planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by ‘Ali
Sa’id Hassan al-Za’anin.
22. They razed a 170-square-meter area of agricultural
land planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned byYousef
Sa’id Hassan al-Za’anin.
23. They razed a 1700-square-meter area of agricultural
land planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Zakaria
Sa’id Hassan al-Za’anin.
24. They razed a 6820-square-meter area of agricultural
land planted with citrus and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Sa’id
Hassan Ahmed al-Za’anin.
25. They razed a 1-donum area of agricultural land
planted with olives and destroyed an irrigation network owned by Jamal Ahmed
Mohammed al-Basiouni.
At
approximately 23:15, Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the
vicinity of “Netser Hazani” settlement, northwest of Khan Yunis,
opened fire at Palestinian houses in al-Satar al-Gharbi area in the north of
the town. Ten minutes later, Israeli
soldiers fired an artillery shell at an electricity tower adjacent to the house
of Mohammed Salem Joma’a Abu Shabab, in which 12 persons live, approximately
200m southeast of the settlement. As the
shell exploded the asbestos roof of the house was hit and destroyed.
Friday, 27 September 2002
At approximately 01:00,
Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and supported
by a combat
helicopter, moved approximately 200m into Bisharat neighborhood in Deir
al-Balah. They indiscriminately shelled
Palestinian houses, wounding six civilians who were sleeping in their
homes. Israeli soldiers raided and
searched houses and arrested six Palestinians, who were taken to an Israeli
military location east of al-Qarara, where they were interrogated for 12 hours
and then released. Upon their withdrawal
from the area, at approximately 05:00, Israeli forces demolished fences of two
houses owned by Ahmed Yousef Barghouth and Humeid al-Fallit. Those wounded were:
1. Adam Mohammed al-Buheisi, 26, wounded by a live
bullet in the buttocks;
2. Nahidh Tawfiq Abu Yousef, 22, wounded by a live
bullet in the abdomen;
3. Ra’ed Fathi ‘Afana, 27, wounded by a live bullet in
the right foot;
4. Hassan Salem al-Hassanat, 37, wounded by shrapnel in
the back;
5. Bassam Ibrahim al-Masharfa, 26, wounded by shrapnel
in the abdomen; and
6. ‘Abdul Qader Hassan Abu Dan,
wounded by shrapnel in the neck.
At approximately 13:40,
Israeli occupying forces surrounded the house of Jamal Helmi Yaghmour, 49, in
Farsh al-Hawa area in the northwest of Hebron. They called on residents of the house through loudspeakers to leave it,
but the owner’s son Mohammed, 20, attempted to escape. Immediately, Israeli soldiers shot him dead
from a distance of less than 20m with several live bullets in the chest, the
back, the abdomen and the legs. They did
not resort to less lethal means. The man
was a university student.
At approximately 14:00,
Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved into
Jenin. They opened fired at passing
Palestinian civilians, wounding 20-year-old Khalil Mahmoud Qassem Fureihat with
a live bullet in the right leg.
At approximately 21:00,
Israeli occupying forces moved into Jenin. They raided al-Zahraa’ neighborhood. A number of Palestinian resistance men confronted the invading Israeli forces. Suleiman Ibrahim Dhib ‘Aamer, 22, was seriously
wounded by a live bullet that entered the abdomen and exited through the back.
Saturday, 28 September 2002
At approximately 03:15, an
Israeli tank positioned at the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah,
opened fired at Palestinian houses in al-Salam neighborhood adjacent to the
border. Sami ‘Ouda ‘Abdul ‘Aal, 25, and
his bother Zakaria, 27, mounted the roof of the first floor of their
three-story building, that is under construction, approximately 800m away from
the border, to check what was going on. ‘Abdul al-‘Aal was killed by a live bullet in the heart.
At approximately 22:00,
Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of “Neve
Dekalim” settlement, west of Khan Yunis, shelled Palestinian houses in al-Nimsawi neighborhood
and Khan Yunis refugee camp. A number of
artillery shells hit houses ad civilian facilities wounding six Palestinian
civilians:
1. Khaled ‘Ata Hasan al-Shurafa, 20, wounded by shrapnel
in the chest;
2. Mohammed ‘Ata Hassan al-Shurafa, 21, wounded by
shrapnel in the right arm and foot;
3. Ra’fat Fayez Jaber Abu Hadayed, 17, wounded by
shrapnel in the chest and the shoulder;
4. Mirvat Suleiman Abu Hadayed, 25, wounded by shrapnel
in the right arm;
5. Ahmed Mohammed Abu Hadayed, 9, wounded by shrapnel in
the left arm; and
6. Hassan Hassan Hussein Shamia, 64, sustained burns by
from flare that hit his house.
In addition, a number of
houses and civilian facilities, including some which are located more than 600m
away from the aforementioned settlement, were damaged.
Sunday, 29 September 2002
At approximately 01:00, two
Israeli combat helicopters shelled the cemeteries adjacent to “Neve
Dekalim” settlement, west of Khan Yunis. No casualties were reported. An hour
later, Israeli occupying forces shelled Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis
refugee camp, wounding 18-year-old Fathi Walid Baroud with shrapnel in the back
and the shoulder while he was in his home.
In the morning,
Palestinians in Nablus broke the curfew imposed on the city and reopened
schools which had been closed since the beginning of the school year on 1
September 2002. Soon, Israeli occupying
forces surrounded three schools and forced students out.
At approximately 16:00,
Israeli occupying soldiers on heavy military vehicles opened fire at
Palestinian civilians and houses in Balata refugee camps, east of Nablus. Three children were wounded:
1. Mohammed Yousef Mohammed, 9, wounded by a live bullet
in the left hand;
2. Shadi Riad Abu Hamdan, 14, wounded by shrapnel in the
left eye; and
3. Ahmed Mansour Mahmoud Daoud, 12, wounded by shrapnel
in the forehead.
At approximately 17:00,
Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 100m into Palestinian areas
south of “Netzarim” settlement, south of Gaza City. An Israeli armored military bulldozer
demolished four uninhabited houses:
1. a 100-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house owned by
Salama Salman Abu ‘Oweidh;
2. a 160-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house owned by
Mansour Nasser Abu ‘Oweidh;
3. a 140-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house owned by
Suleiman ‘Eid al-Jubeir;
4. a 150-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house owned by
‘Adnan Musleh Abu ‘Oweidh.
Monday, 30 September 2002
At approximately 05:20,
Israeli occupying forces in a military location in Tal Zo’rob area in the
southwest of Rafah, fired live ammunition and flare at Palestinian houses in
Tal al-Sultan neighborhood. Flare hit the house of Fathia
‘Abdullah Joma’a al-Soufi, 43, while she was preparing breakfast for her
children. The flare penetrated the roof
of the kitchen and hit al-Soufi in the head. She fainted and her head bled. She was evacuated to hospital, where she was pronounced clinically
dead. A PCHR field officer described the
flare as a yellow object comprised of two parts, one is a 15-cm-long and
4-cm-wide cylindrical part, while the other is a cup-like black and yellow
object. Arabic and Hebrew numbers were
written on the objects.
At approximately 11:00,
Israeli occupying forces moved into Bab al-Zawia area in Hebron to impose a
curfew. They fired at passing Palestinian
civilians, wounding 11-year-old Mohammed Haitham Tawfiq al-Heih, with a
rubber-coated metal bullet in the right thigh.
Also at approximately
11:00, Israeli soldiers on heavy military vehicles opened fire indiscriminately
at Palestinian houses in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, and at a number
of Palestinian civilians who challenged the curfew that had been imposed on the
city and its refugee camps since 21 June 2002. Rami Khali Ibrahim al-Barbari, 12, was killed by a heavy caliber bullet
in the head, while he was playing near his family’s house. In addition, 15 civilians were wounded,
including a child who was in serious condition.
At approximately 14:00,
Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved into
Bitounia village, west of Ramallah. They
called through loudspeakers on residents of a two-story house. When Mariana Ishaq Faraj Khalaf, 46, who lives on the first
floor, got out, Israeli soldiers asked her who where in the building. She denied the presence of the persons
mentioned by Israeli soldiers. Soon,
Israeli soldiers fired an artillery shell at the building damaging its
roof. Then, they raided and searched the
building.
In the afternoon, Israeli
occupying forces moved into the old town of Nablus after Palestinian civilians
broke the curfew imposed there. Israeli
forces opened fire at houses and passing civilians. At approximately 17:00, Mahmoud Hamza Ahmed
Zaghloul, 11, from the old town, was killed by a live bullet in the heart, and
15 civilians were wounded by Israeli occupying forces.
At approximately 22:00,
Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and supported
by combat helicopters, moved into the main road parallel to Salah al-Din Street
east of al-Shojaeya neighborhood in the east of Gaza City. The helicopters opened fire at the area and a
compound of old cars west of the aforementioned road, killing its guard, Salah
Mohammed Salama Bahar, 53, from al-Shojaeya neighborhood. According to Palestinian medical sources,
Bahar was shot by several heavy caliber bullets throughout the body.
A New Assassination Attempt
On Thursday, 26 September 2002, Israeli occupying forces
carried out a failed assassination attempt that targeted Mohammed al-Dheif, 39,
from Khan Yunis, whom Israeli occupying forces claim is the leader of the
military wing of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
According to PCHR’s
investigation and eyewitnesses’ testimonies, at approximately 14:00, Mohammed
al-Dheif left a consolation house of Bahaa’ Abu Sultan in Sheikh Radwan
neighborhood in Gaza City. He traveled
in a green Mercedes with two of his guards. When the car arrived at the crowded crossroads of al-Jalaa’ Street and
al-Nasser Street, two Israeli combat helicopters fired two missiles at it. The car was destroyed and the two guards were
killed:
1. ‘Abdul Rahim Isma’il Hamdan,
40, from Khan Yunis; and
2. ‘Eissa ‘Ateya Salem Baraka,
35, from Khan Yunis.
Al-Dheif was wounded. He was able to get out of the car before the
first missile was launched. In addition,
another car that was traveling behind the targeted car was hit by shrapnel and
its driver ‘Alaa’ Hassan Ibrahim Abu Ghalioun was wounded. Forty passing civilians, including 10 school
children, were wounded. A number of
houses and civilian facilities were also damaged:
1. A 200-square-meter, three-story house, in which 20
persons live, owned by Mohammed ‘Abdul Fattah Mahmoud Hammouda, who was also
wounded;
2. A 200-square-meter, three-story house, in which 30
persons live, owned by ‘Adnan Hussein Ibrahim Madhi;
3. A 240-square-meter, three-story house, in which 28
persons live, owned by Maher ‘Ali Ibrahim Hassouna;
4. A 120-square-meter, two-story house, in which 8
persons live, owned by Hassan Mohammed al-Farram; and
5. A pharmacy owned by Maher Jamil ‘Abdul Rahim
al-Sahhar.
Israeli security sources
admitted that the operation aimed at assassinating Mohammed al-Dheif and that
he was traveling in the targeted car and was wounded and lost one of his
eyes. The same sources considered the survival
of al-Dhief as “a bad luck” rather than a failure.
Al-Deif has previously been
subjected to assassination attempts by Israeli occupying forces, the latest on
22 August 2001, when an Israeli combat helicopter attacked a car in which he
was traveling with Yahia al-Ghoul, 40, wanted by Israeli forces, in al-Boreij
in the central Gaza Strip. Al-Ghoul’s
son was killed. This is not the first
time that Israeli occupying forces had carried out assassination attempts in
civilian populated area. Israeli F-16
fighter jets attacked a residential area in Gaza in July in an assassination
attempt that targeted Sheikh Salah Shehada, whom Israeli occupying forces
described as the leader of the military wing of Hamas. 12 civilians were confirmed killed. The Israeli Chief of Staff Moshe Ya’alon
admitted that he gave orders to carry out that assassination, although he knew
that Shehada’s wife and daughter were accompanying him.
Friday, 27 September 2002
At approximately 14:00,
Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of “Neve
Dekalim” settlement, west of Khan Yunis, fired live ammunition and tear
gas canisters at dozens of Palestinian children who threw stones at them after
the funeral procession of ‘Abdul Rahim Isma’il Hamdan who was killed earlier by
Israeli forces. As a result, Mohammed
Fakhri Ahmed Abu Tiour, 12, was wounded by a live bullet in the back, and a
number of children suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Saturday, 28 September 2002
At approximately 08:00, a
number of children in the central Gaza Strip gathered approximately 400m east
of an Israeli military location at al-Shuhada’ junction, south of Gaza
City. They threw stones at Israeli
soldiers, who responded by firing at the stone throwers, seriously wounding
18-year-old Mohammed Mosa’ed Abu ‘Ajwa with a live bullet in the head. He was evacuated to hospital, but succumbed
to his wounded two hours later.
Also at approximately
08:00, Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of
“Nissanit” settlement fired at a number of school children who
gathered approximately 700m south of the aforementioned settlement and threw
stones at Israeli soldiers. Ten children
were wounded:
1. Tha’er ‘Obeid, 14, wounded by two live bullets in the
right hand and leg;
2. Jihad Joma’a ‘Aabed, 15, wounded by a live bullet in
the left thigh;
3. Ahmed Fathi Abu Jasser, 16, wounded by a live bullet
in the left thigh;
4. Wajdi ‘Ayash Subeih, 10, wounded by a live bullet in
the right knee;
5. Hassan Isma’il al-‘Athamna, 13, wounded by a live
bullet in the right foot;
6. Hani Mohammed Hassan, 8, wounded by a rubber-coated
metal bullet in the head;
7. Hisham Zhaher, 12, wounded by a rubber-coated metal
bullet in the left foot;
8. Yousef Shawqi Na’im, 12, sustained a fracture in the
right hand while escaping;
9. Ahmed Jihad Zaghir, 16, wounded by a rubber-coated
metal bullet in the left leg; and
10. Mohammed Yousef al-Dahnoun, 13, sustained bruises in
the left arm.
In addition, 21 children
suffered from tear gas inhalation. Israeli soldiers also arrested and interrogated Nabil Samih Abu Dayeh,
31, a camera man of Palestine Television, for several hours. They destroyed his camera.
At approximately 10:00,
Israeli soldiers in military jeeps positioned outside “Gani Tal”
settlement, northwest of Khan Yunis, fired at a number of school children who
gathered in al-Amal neighborhood and threw stones at the soldiers, after a
peaceful march that was organized on the second anniversary of the al-Aqsa
Intifada. Two children were wounded:
1. Khader Isma’il Kahder al-‘Alami, 14, wounded by a
live bullet in the abdomen; and
2. Haitham Fawzi Mahmoud Khalafallah, 16, wounded by a
live bullet in the left thigh.
At approximately 12:00, a
number of school children threw stones at Israeli occupying soldiers positioned
in military locations in the vicinity of “Neve Dekalim” settlement,
west of Khan Yunis. Ahmed Mohammed ‘Ouda
Abu Zaher, 16, was wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the face.
At approximately 17:00,
Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of “Gani
Tal” settlement, northwest of Khan Yunis, fired at a number of children
who gathered in al-Amal neighborhood and threw stones at the soldiers. Two children and man were wounded:
1. Jihad Khalil Ibrahim Abu Jarad, 15, seriously wounded
by a live bullet in the abdomen;
2. ‘Eissa Zaher Ahmed Shurrab,
13, wounded by a live bullet in the right foot; and
3. ‘Arafat Mohammed Mousa Abu
Mustafa, 23, who is suffering from psychological disturbances, wounded by a
live bullet in the left thigh.
Sunday, 29 September 2002
At approximately 12:30,
Israeli occupying forces in military locations near Beit Hanoun crossing in the
northern Gaza Strip, fired at a number of Palestinian children who threw stones
at them. Ahmed Khaled Jouda, 16, was
wounded by a live bullet in the testicles.
At approximately 17:00, a
number of Palestinian children demonstrated near “Gani Tal”
settlement, north of Khan Yunis, and threw stones at Israeli soldiers in
military jeeps positioned in the vicinity of the aforementioned
settlement. Israeli soldiers fired at
the stones throwers wounding three:
1. Ibrahim Mahrous Barbakh, 11, wounded by a
rubber-coated metal bullet in the right arm;
2. Mo’in Darwish ‘Enaya, 12, wounded by a rubber-coated
metal bullet in the left arm; and
3. Zuhdi Shaher al-Salmi, 12, wounded by a rubber-coated
metal bullet in the right arm.
*****
PCHR calls:
1. Upon the international community to provide immediate
and independent international protection for the Palestinian people in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories.
2. Upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth
Geneva Convention of 1949 to reconvene to take effective measures to protect
Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in accordance
with their obligations under article 1 and article 146, to ensure the respect
of the Convention.
3. Upon the international community to investigate and
prosecute those believed to have committed war crimes in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories before international courts.
4. Upon the ICRC to enhance its presence, expand its
activities, and intensify its field operations throughout the Occupied
Palestinian Territories.
5. Upon the European Union to activate Article 2 of the
Euro-Israeli Association Agreement, which provides that Israel must respect
human rights.
6. Upon the international community to provide
humanitarian and medical assistance for the Palestinian people, whose living
conditions are continuing to deteriorate as a result of the continued siege
imposed by Israeli occupation forces on the entire Occupied Palestinian
Territories.
“End”
