Hebron – Israeli forces arrest the child Qais
Abu Maria after he sustained a bullet wound to the right leg.

Israeli forces continue systematic attacks against
Palestinian civilians and property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)

 

 

Israeli forces continued to open fire in the border
areas of the Gaza Strip.

A civilian sustained moderate wounds and two others,
including a journalist, suffered tear gas inhalation.

 

Israeli forces continued to use excessive force
against peaceful protesters in the West Bank.

Dozens of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and
others sustained bruises as they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers.

Six civilians, including three children, were wounded
during other demonstrations.

 

Israeli forces conducted 68 incursions into Palestinian
communities in the West Bank.

 23 Palestinian
civilians were arrested.

 

Israel continued to impose a total closure on the oPt
and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.

Israeli
forces established dozens of checkpoints in the West Bank.

At least 8
Palestinian civilians, including two children, were arrested at checkpoints in
the West Bank.

 

Israeli navy forces continued targeting Palestinian
fishermen in the sea.

Israeli navy forces opened fire at Palestinian fishing
boats four times, but no casualties were reported.

 

Israel continued efforts to create a Jewish majority
in the occupied East Jerusalem.

Two civilians were obliged to demolish two residential
barracks by their own.

 

Israeli forces continued to support settlement
activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers continued to attack
Palestinian civilians and property.

A Palestinian sustained a bullet wound as a settler
opened fire at him.

8 residential tents and 4 livestock barns were
demolished.

18 civilian facilities in the Northern Jordan Valley
were demolished, due to which 38 civilians, including 22 children, became
homeless.

7 residential rooms, south of Hebron, were demolished,
due to which 95 civilians became homeless.

Summary

 

Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian
law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (27 March 02 April 2014).

 

Shooting:

 

During the reporting period, Israeli forces wounded 7 Palestinian
civilians, including 3 children, in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, while a
civilian sustained a bullet wound in the West Bank when a settler opened fire
at him. Israeli navy forces fired at Palestinian fishing boats in the sea 4
times.    

 

In the Gaza Strip, on 27 March 2014,
Israeli forces stationed along the border fence, east of Beit Hanoun town in
the northern Gaza Strip, fired live ammunition and gas canisters at hundreds of
Palestinian civilians who organized demonstrations to mark the Land Day. As a
result, a 37-year-old journalist and a 20-year-old civilian suffered tear gas
inhalation.

 

On 29 March 2014, Israeli forces
stationed along the border fence, east of Jabalia in the northern
Gaza Strip, opened fire at a group of youngsters who approached the border
fence to throw stones at Israeli soldiers. As a result, an 18-year-old civilian
sustained a bullet wound to the left thigh. His wound was moderate.

 

On 31 March 2014, Israeli forces stationed
along the border fence, east and north of Khuza’a village, east of Khan Yunis
in the southern Gaza Strip, opened fire at dozens of Palestinians who organized
a demonstration and headed towards the border fence marking the Land Day.
However, no casualties were reported.

 

In the context of targeting Palestinian
fishermen in the sea, Israeli navy forces opened fire 4 times at Palestinian
fishing boats on 29 and 31 March and 01 April 2014, but no casualties were
reported. 

 

In the West Bank, Israeli forces used
excessive force against peaceful demonstrations organised by Palestinian
civilians, international and Israeli human rights defenders in protest at the
construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank.
As a result, dozens of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and others
sustained bruises as they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers.

 

In the same context, 6 civilians, including
3 children, were wounded during other peaceful demonstrations at the western
entrance of Selwad village, northeast of Ramallah; Beit Ommar village, north of
Hebron; and Kofur Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya. In addition, 3 women
suffered tear gas inhalation during a demonstration at the southern entrance of
al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ramallah, on 28 March 2014.

 

On the same day, an 11-year-old child
sustained a bullet wound to the right leg while he was standing in front of his
house in Beit Ommar village, north of Hebron, and was then arrested by Israeli
soldiers from his family house.

 

On 30 March 2014, a 24-year-old civilian
sustained a bullet wound to the left leg when a settler opened fire at him on
“ Yitzhar” bypass road.

 

Incursions:

 

During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least 68
military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During these
incursions, Israeli forces arrested at least 23 Palestinians.

 

On 28 March 2014, Israeli forces maltreated  Yusef ‘Allami (52) when they raided his house
near Beit Ommar village, north of Hebron. They searched the house and
threatened to demolish his house as it was built without a license.

 

On the same day, Israeli forces maltreated Shadi Seder (31) when they
raided his house in Hebron’s Old Town. They sprayed pepper spray into his face
and his mother’s. Israeli forces also arrested the aforementioned person, his
brother and neighbour.

 

Restrictions on movement:

 

Israel continued to impose a tight closure of the oPt, imposing severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the
West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.

 

The illegal closure of the Gaza Strip, which has steadily tightened
since June 2007 has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic
situation in the Gaza Strip.  The Israeli
authorities impose measures to undermine the freedom of trade, including the
basic needs for the Gaza Strip population and the agricultural and industrial
products to be exported. For 7 consecutive years, Israel has tightened the land
and naval closure to isolate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank, including
occupied Jerusalem, and other countries around the world. This resulted in
grave violations of the economic, social and cultural rights and a
deterioration of living conditions for 1.7 million people.  The Israeli authorities have established Karm
Abu Salem (Kerem Shaloum) as the sole crossing for imports and exports in order
to exercise its control over the Gaza Strip’s economy.  They also aim at imposing a complete ban on
the Gaza Strip’s exports.

 

Israeli forces have continued to impose severe restrictions on the
movement of Palestinian civilians throughout the West Bank, including occupied
East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinian civilians from the West Bank and the
Gaza Strip continue to be denied access to Jerusalem.

 

As part of using military checkpoints and border crossings as traps to
arrest Palestinian civilians under the pretext they are wanted, Israeli forces
arrested at least 8 civilians, including 2 children, in the West Bank.

 

 

 

Effort to create Jewish majority

On 30 March 2014, al-Masalamani family destroyed two residential
barracks implementing a decision issued by the District Court in occupied
Jerusalem under the pretext of the lack of a construction license.  ‘Omer Mahmoud al-Masalamani said that his
father and he built the two barracks in 2013 using aluminium, gypsum and sheet
on an area of 100 square meters to live in. 
The two barracks shelter 8 members, including two children and a
disabled girl. 

Settlement activities

 

Israel has continued its settlement activities in the oPt, a direct
violation of international humanitarian law, and Israeli settlers have
continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.

 

Attacks carried out by Israeli forces

On 27 March 2014, Israeli
forces moved into the pastoral lands in al-Mosafer area, east of Yatta, south
of Hebron.  They patrolled the area,
chased farmers and shepherds and prevented them from grazing their sheep.  They declared the area a closed military
area. 

 

On 29 March 2014,
Israeli forces prevented completing the reconstruction of artesian water wells
for agricultural purposes in an area behind the annexation wall between
Qalqilya and the nearby Hablah village. 
They pinned a decision on the wall to confiscate equipment, which
include an engine and a pump as well as 38 tubes.  The reconstruction is carried out in
cooperation with the Swedish Cooperation Foundation.

 

On 31 March 2014,
Israeli forces backed by military vehicles and accompanied by a vehicle of the
construction and organization department in the Israeli Civil Administration
moved into Khelet al-Mayyah area, east of Yata, south of Hebron.  They stationed in the centre of the area, and
the Organization Department officer handed 3 civilians notices to halt construction
work in their houses under the pretext of the lack of construction licenses in
an area classified as C.  The notices
gave civilians till 24 April 2014 to settle the situation with the Israeli
competent authorities.

 

On 01 April 2014,
Israeli forces accompanied by a vehicle of the construction and organization
department in the Israeli Civil Administration and two bulldozers destroyed 2
residential tents and sheep barns in the areas of Basaliyah and Homoset al-Foqa
in the Northern Valley.  Four residential
tents, 7 tents for sheep; 3 sheep barns; 3 toilets and a kitchen were
bulldozed.  Israeli forces displaced 5
families of 38 members, including 22 children.

 

On the same day,
Israeli forces accompanied by a vehicle of the construction and organization
department in the Israeli Civil Administration and a bulldozer destroyed
residential tents and sheep barns in Ja’awanah area, east of Beit Forik
village, east of Nablus.  Eight residential
tents and 4 sheep barns were bulldozed.

 

On 02 April 2014,
Israeli forces backed by military vehicles and 3 bulldozers moved into
al-Tawani village, east of Yata, south of Hebron.  The Israeli bulldozers destroyed 7
residential rooms ranged between 15 square meters and 25 square meters, built
of bricks and roofed with sheet under the pretext of no permit. 

 

Attacks carried out by settlers

 

On 27 March 2014, settlers from “Ma’on” settlement established on
Palestinian lands confiscated from east of Yatta, south of Hebron, entered herds
of sheep into the civilians’ lands planted with winter crops.  This happened under the protection of the
Israeli forces that did not stop them. 

 

On the same day, settlers from the settlement outposts of “Mitsbi
Ya’ir” and “Nof Nishar” established on Palestinian lands confiscated from the
eastern area of Yatta, south of Hebron, smashed the glass of the solar cells,
which provide the area of al-‘Ad well with electric power.  These cells were donated by the German Agency
for Development.

 

On the same day, a group of settlers from “Emanuel” settlement threw stones at
the Palestinian cars passing by Jeensafout village, east of Qalqilya.  As a result, the windows of a car belonging
to Sari ‘Othman Hussein Ghashash (30) from Qalqilya were smashed.

 

On 29 March 2014, settlers under the Israeli forces’ protection
moved into the Old City markets in the centre of Hebron.  They provoked civilians and addressed the
shop owners with bad words without any intervention from the Israeli soldier to
stop them.

 

On 30 March 2014, Hebron Defense Committee in coordination with the
national forces in the city organized a demonstration to protest against the
decision issued by an Israeli court to hand over al-Rajabi’s building to
settlers claiming that they have the deed of title.  Israeli forces stationed on the Road leading
to the building denied demonstrators access into it.

 

On the same day, Nedal Yousif Shehadah (24) from ‘Orif village,
south of Nablus, sustained a bullet injury to the left leg due to being fired
by a settler on the “Yitshar” Bypass Road which about 800 meters away from
“Havat Jel’aat” settlement.  His cousin
Najeh As’ad al-Safadi (22) got out of the car he was driving when its wheel was
punctured forcing them to stop by the right of the street to replace it.  When the car stopped, they were surprised
with a car holding an Israeli registration plate coming from the opposite direction.  The driver then fired one bullet at Nedal wounding
him in the left leg and he then fled away.

 

On 31 March 2014, settlers from “’Alit” settlement established on
the lands of Qaryout village, set fire to olive trees in Batishah area, which
is around 400 meters away from the aforementioned settlement.  Dozens of Roman olive trees had been burnt
before residents of Talfit and Qaryout villages managed to put the fire
out. 

 

On 02 April
2014, a group of settlers from “Ahyah” outpost established on the eastern side
of Jaloud village, southeast of Nablus, attacked a 1997 white Fiat Station Car
belonging to Jihad Riyad Hamoud.

 

Israeli Violations
Documented during the Reporting Period (27 March – 02 April 2014)

   

1. Incursions into Palestinian Areas, and Attacks
on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Thursday, 27 March 2014

 

At approximately 01:30, Israeli forces backed by
military vehicles moved into Deir Samet village, southwest of Doura, southwest
of Hebron. They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither
house raids nor arrests were reported.

  

At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces moved into
Sa’ir village, east of Hebron. They patrolled the streets for some time and
withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Around the same time, Israeli forces moved into Beit
‘Aynoun village, east of Hebron. They patrolled the streets for some time and
withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 03:30, Israeli forces moved into
Siris village, south of Jenin. They patrolled the streets and raided a house
belonging to the family of Abdul Salam Ma’moun Ahmed Nijim (21). They handed
him a summons to refer to the Israeli intelligence service in Salem detention
facility, northwest of the city. 

 

At approximately 08:00, Israeli forces moved into Beit ‘Our al-Tahta village, southwest of
Ramallah. They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later, but no
arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 11:00, The Union of Agricultural Work
Committees (UAWC) organized a demonstration on the Land Day, east of Beit
Hanoun town in the northern Gaza Strip. About 900-1,000 persons, including 7
international activists, participated in the demonstration from different areas
in the Gaza Strip, in addition to dozens of farmers and activists. Speeches
were given during the demonstration while a number of participants planted a
land that was earlier levelled by Israeli bulldozers. At approximately 11:20, a
number of demonstrators approached the border fence and tried to put the
Palestinian flag over the fence, due to which Israeli soldiers stationed in the
area opened fire around them and fired tear gas canisters. As a result, Ayman
‘Eid Nasr-Allah al-Saifi (37), a reporter of al-Kitab satellite channel, from
al-Shuja’iya neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City, and Mohanned Mahmoud
Durgham (20) suffered tear gas inhalation.

 

Around the
same time, Israeli forces moved into Kafrit village, southwest of Jenin. They patrolled the
streets and checked the artesian wells in the village. They withdrew later, and
neither house raids nor arrests were reported.  

 

At
approximately 14:00, Israeli forces moved into Salfit. They patrolled the streets for some
time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At
approximately 15:40, Israeli forces moved into Kofur al-Deek village, west of
Salfit. They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither
house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 16:30, Israeli forces moved into al-Ras village, south of
Tulkarm. They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither
house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 17:50, Israeli forces moved into al-Zawiya village, west of
Salfit. They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither
house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 18:00, Israeli forces moved into Far’oun village, south of
Tulkarm. They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither
house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 19:00, Israeli forces moved into Siris village, south of Jenin.
They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house
raids nor arrests were reported. It should be mentioned that this is the second
incursion in the village on the same day.

 

At
approximately 21:30, Israeli forces moved into al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of
Hebron. They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house
raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 22:30, Israeli forces moved into Beit Luqia village, southwest of
Ramallah. They patrolled the streets, where a number of youngsters gathered and
threw stones at Israeli soldiers who fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound
bombs and tear gas canisters in response. As a result, a number of civilians
suffered tear gas inhalation. Israeli forces withdrew at approximately 23:00,
and neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Around the
same time, Israeli forces moved into Bitin village, northeast of Ramallah. They
patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were
reported.    

 

Friday, 28 March 2014

 

In the early morning, Israeli forces moved into Burqin
village, west of Jenin. They raided and searched a house belonging to the
family of Mahdi Jamil Taher ‘Arouq (22) and arrested him.  They then raided and searched another house
belonging to the family of Mohammed Yusef KHaled Khalouf (20) and arrested him.

 

 

At approximately
01:00, Israeli forces moved into al-Daheriya village, south of Hebron. They
patrolled the streets and raided a house belonging to the family of Bassam
Suleiman al-Tal. They handed him a summons to refer to the Israeli intelligence
service in “Gosh Etzion” settlement, south of Bethlehem. 

At
approximately 02:30, Israeli forces moved into Bani Na’im village, east of
Hebron. They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither
house raids nor arrests were reported. 

 

At
approximately 03:00, Israeli forces moved into Jericho. They patrolled the
streets for some time and withdrew later. 
No arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 09:30, Israeli forces moved into ‘Aboud village, northwest of
Ramallah. They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither
house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 12:30, Israeli forces accompanied by an officer from the Israeli
(Civil Administration) raided and searched a house belonging to the family of
Yusef Ali Abed ‘Allami (52), adjacent to the bypass road (60) near Beit Ommar
village, north of Hebron. The house was threatened to be demolish as it was not
licensed. An Israeli soldier attacked the aforementioned civilian. Israeli
forces withdrew later, and no arrests were reported.

Yusef ‘Allami said to a PCHR fieldworker:

 

“I
received a notice no. 119732 on 11 December 2013 when I started building my
house. The notice stated that I must stop building my house because I did not
obtain a building license from the competent department in the Israeli Civil
Administration because my land is located in the area under the Israeli
control. I filed a complaint via St. Eve institution and resumed building the
house in 2014. When I moved to the house, a Civil Administration officer came
and handed me a notice to stop building. I followed up the case legally and
submitted all the documents needed to the lawyer. On 08 January 2014, the court
issued a ruling to demolish the house. Since I built the house, I have been
harassed by Israeli soldiers and settlers. On 28 March 2014, I was going to
Hebron when my family and neighbours called me and said that Israeli forces had
surrounded the house. I thought they wanted to demolish it, so I hurried up
back to the house. There were many soldiers around the house. One of them
approached and asked me, ‘Do you live here temporarily?’, I replied, ‘This is
my house and this is my land. I filed a case in the court and you can talk to
my lawyer.’ Suddenly, a soldier next to me hit me in the belly, so I fell to
the ground. I felt dizzy and could not stand up as I use sticks to move,
because I am sick. In the meantime, seven soldiers raided the house and damaged
its contents. They kicked my family out and asked for their IDs. They stayed at
home for an hour and before leaving, the officer threatened me in Hebrew
saying, ‘Be careful.‘”  

 

At
approximately 14:00, Israeli forces moved
into Hebron’s old town and deployed between the houses in al-Shuhda’ Street which
is closed. They raided a house belonging to the family of Shadi Nabil Seder
(31), a volunteer at B’Tselem. They sprayed pepper spray into his eyes and his
mother’s too. Israeli forces arrested the aforementioned person, his brother
Adham (23) and neighbour Ibrahim Raja’i al-Sha’rawi (24) while being in the
street.

Shadi said
to PCHR’s fieldworker:

 

“At approximately 14:00 on Friday, 28
March 2014, I went out with my brother Adham (23) and neighbour Ibrahim
al-Sha’rawi (24) and sat opposite to my house, on which Israeli soldiers were
present. Suddenly, a soldier started photographing us with his cell phone and
pointing his gun at us. I decided to go upstairs and tell the officer about it.
I talked to another soldier who apologized about that and asked me to leave. I
went back to sit in the street, but saw other soldiers who tried to photograph
us again. I turned my camera on and started filming. I wanted to go upstairs to
my house, but the soldiers stopped me and ordered me to leave. A soldier got a
pepper sprayer out and threatened that he would spray it over me if I did not
go out. I told him it was my house and he could not prevent me from going
upstairs. We argued for about 20 minutes. I was surprised to see soldiers
attacking my brother and neighbour and trying to arrest them. I tried to
prevent it, but a soldier hit my camera which fell to the ground, so I bowed to
get it, but 2 soldiers held me and a third sprayed pepper into my face and
eyes. Pepper also was sprayed over my mother when she tried to help
me….”   

 

At
approximately 14:45, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence, east of
al-Shuhada cemetery, east of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, fired live
ammunition and tear gas canisters at a group of young men who attempted to
throw stones at Israeli soldiers.  As a
result, Mahmoud Talal Awad al-Najjar (18), from Jabalia
refugee camp, sustained a bullet wound to the left thigh.  He was taken to Martyr Kamal Odwan Hospital
in Beit Lahia to receive the necessary medical treatment. His wound was described
as moderate.

 

At
approximately 16:00, Israeli forces moved into Beit Ommar village, north of
Hebron. They patrolled the streets, where a number of youngsters gathered and
threw stones and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers who fired rubber-coated
metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters in response. As a result, a
number of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation. Israeli forces withdrew
later, but neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 22:00, Israeli forces moved into Faqou’a village,
northeast of Jenin. They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew
later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 23:30, Israeli forces moved into Baitello village, northwest of
Ramallah. They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither
house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Around the
same time, Israeli forces moved into al-Tireh neighbourhood, west of Ramallah.
They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house
raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Saturday, 29 March 2014

 

At approximately 01:00, Israeli forces
moved into Nouba village, west of Hebron. they patrolled the streets for some
time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 01:30, Israeli forces
moved into al-Dyouk village, northwest of Jericho. They patrolled the streets
for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 02:30, Israeli forces
moved into a number of neighbourhoods in Doura, southwest of Hebron. They
patrolled the streets and deployed between the houses. They withdrew later, and
neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 03:00, Israeli forces
moved into Ethna village, west of Hebron. They patrolled the streets for some
time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 09:00, Israeli gunboats
stationed northwest off Beit Lahia shore, in the northern Gaza Strip, opened
fire at Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 3 nautical miles. The
fishermen were terrified and sailed back fearing of being wounded or arrested.
Neither casualties nor material damage were reported.

 

At approximately 15:30, Israeli forces
moved into Mothallath al-Aqaba area, south of Doura, southwest of Hebron. They
patrolled the streets and stationed in al-Raj’i woodland. A group of boys
gathered and threw stones at Israeli soldiers, who fired sound bombs and tear
gas canisters in response. As a result, a number of boys suffered tear gas
inhalation. Israeli forces withdrew later, and no arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 19:30, Israeli gunboats
stationed off al-Sudaniya shore, west of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip,
opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 3 nautical miles. The
fishermen were terrified and sailed back fearing of being wounded or arrested. Neither
casualties nor material damage were reported.

 

At approximately 22:00, Israeli forces
moved into al-‘Ouja village, northeast of Jericho. They patrolled the streets for
some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 22:30, Israeli forces
moved into Ya’bad village, southwest of Jenin. They patrolled the streets for
some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 23:00, Israeli forces
moved into al-Aroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. They patrolled the streets
for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 23:20, Israeli forces
moved into Hejja village, east of Qalqilia. They patrolled the streets and
raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Naser Fayez Abdul Latif
Battah (22). They arrested the aforementioned person and took him to an unknown
destination.

 

At approximately 23:30, Israeli forces
moved into ‘Ein al-Sultan refugee camp, west of Jericho. They patrolled the
streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

 

 Sunday, 30 March 2014

 

In the early morning, Israeli forces moved
into Jaba’ village, south of Jenin. They raided and searched a house belonging
to the family of Ya’qoub Mahmoud Alawna (22) and arrested him. They then raided
and searched a house belonging to the family of ‘Ous Mohammed Shalash Hamamrah
(20) and arrested him as well.  Israeli
forces also raided a third house belonging to the family of Mohammed Yasser
Tawfiq Khaliliya (18) and arrested him.  

 

At approximately 01:00, Israeli forces
moved into Tawoos village, west of Doura, southwest of Hebron. They patrolled
the streets and raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Mohammed
Issa Abu ‘Arqoub (22). They arrested the aforementioned person and took him to
an unknown destination. 

 

At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces
moved into Tafouh village, west of Hebron. They patrolled the streets for some
time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 02:30, Israeli forces
moved into Qabatya village, south of Jenin. They patrolled the streets for some
time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Around the same time, Israeli forces moved
into Hebron. They patrolled the streets and raided and searched a house
belonging to the family of Nasser Fahed al-Ja’bari (65). They arrested the
aforementioned person and his son Fahed (30) and took them to an unknown
destination.

 

At approximately 03:00, Israeli forces
moved into several neighbourhoods in Yatta, south of Hebron. They patrolled the
streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

   

At approximately 08:30, Israeli forces
moved into Na’lin village, west of Ramallah. They patrolled the streets for
some time and withdrew later, but no arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 21:30, Israeli forces
moved into Baitin village, northeast of Ramallah. They patrolled the streets
for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 22:30, Israeli forces
moved into al-Mughir village, northeast of Ramallah. They patrolled the streets
for some time and withdrew later.  No
arrests were reported.

 

Monday, 31 March 2014

 

At approximately 01:00, Israeli forces
moved into al-Shyoukh village, east of Hebron. they patrolled the streets for
some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 01:30, Israeli forces moved
into al-Dyouk village, northwest of Jericho. They patrolled the streets for some
time and withdrew later.  No arrests were
reported.    

 

At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces
moved into Beit ‘Awwa village, southwest of Doura, southwest of Hebron. They
patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor
arrests were reported.

 

 Around the same time, Israeli forces moved
into al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron. They patrolled the streets for
some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 07:00, Israeli forces
moved into Seer village, south of Jenin. They patrolled the streets for some
time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 08:30, Israeli forces
moved into Ni’lin village, west of Ramallah. 
They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither
house raids nor arrests were reported.    

 

At approximately 11:00, dozens of civilians
organized a peaceful demonstration that was called for by the Democratic Front
for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP). They headed to the access-restricted
area to the north and west of al-Najjar quarter in Khuza’a village, east of
Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on the 38^th anniversary of
the Land Day. A number of participants approached the border fence and raised
the Palestinian flag. Other demonstrators tried to cross the fence, and in the
meantime, some people were planting live seedlings in the area. Israeli forces
stationed at the border fence fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters
around the demonstrators. As a result, they were dispersed, but no casualties
were reported.  

 

At approximately 20:30, Israeli gunboats
stationed northwest off Beit Lahia shore, in the northern Gaza Strip, opened
fire at Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 3 nautical miles limit. The
fishermen were frightened and sailed back fearing of being wounded or arrested.
 Neither casualties nor material damage
were reported.

 

At approximately 22:30, Israeli forces
moved into al-‘Ouja village, northeast of Jericho. They patrolled the streets
for some time and withdrew later, but no arrests were reported. 

 

Tuesday, 01 April 2014

 

At approximately 01:00, Israeli forces
moved into al-Tabaqa village, southwest of Doura, southwest of Hebron. They
raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Ra’ed Badawi Hamdan Abu
Za’nouna (31). They arrested the aforementioned person and took him to an
unknown destination.

 

Around the same time, Israeli forces moved
into Aqabet Tafouh area, west of Hebron. They raided and searched two houses
from which they arrested Amin Yosri No’man al-Skafi (32) and Zaid Majed
Mohammed al-Jo’ba (31).

 

At approximately 01:30, Israeli forces
moved into al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron. They patrolled the streets
and raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Mos’ab Yunis Abu
Hashhash (25). They arrested the aforementioned person and took him to an
unknown destination.

 

At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces
moved into Sa’ir village, east of Hebron. They patrolled the streets for some
time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 02:30, Israeli forces
moved into Beit ‘Our al-Fouqa village, southwest of Ramallah. They raided and
searched a house belonging to the family of Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed Rayan (47).
They arrested the aforementioned person and confiscated three cell phone, a
laptop, internet server, documents and books belonging to the arrested.

 

Around the same time, Israeli forces moved
into al-Aroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. They patrolled the streets for
some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Also around the same time, Israeli forces
moved into Sourif village, northwest of Hebron. They patrolled the streets and
raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Ehab Yusef al-Hour (24).
They arrested the aforementioned person and took him to an unknown destination.

 

At approximately 03:00, Israeli forces
moved into Deir Wad al-Shajnah, southeast of Doura, southwest of Hebron. they
raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Azzam Mohammed Ahmed Abu
Arqoub (35). They arrested the aforementioned person and took him to an unknown
destination.

 

At approximately 05:30, Israeli gunboats
stationed northwest off Beit Lahia shore, in the northern Gaza Strip, opened
fire at Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 3 nautical miles limit. They
kept opened fire and chasing fishermen until about 20:00, on the same day. The
fishermen were frightened and sailed back fearing of being wounded or arrested.
It should be noted that the Sardines season has recently started, so fishermen
risk their lives to fish in that area.

 

At approximately 09:00, Israeli forces
moved into Tulkarm. They patrolled the streets for some time and withdrew
later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 20:30, Israeli forces
moved into Qabatya village, southeast of Jenin. They patrolled the streets for
some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 21:30, Israeli forces
moved into Ya’bad village, southwest of Jenin. They patrolled the streets for
some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

At approximately 23:30, Israeli forces
moved into Beit Leed village, east of Tulkarm. They raided a house belonging to
the family of Isma’il Mohammed Yusef Sharaqa (24). They handed him a summons to
refer to the Israeli intelligence service at the Israeli liaison office, west
of Tulkarm.    

 

Wednesday, 02 April 2014

   

At approximately 01:30, Israeli forces moved
into ‘Awarta village, southeast of Nablus. They raided and searched a number of
houses. They arrested Marcel Fouzan ‘Ouda (26) and took him to an unknown
destination.

 

At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces
moved into Doura, southwest of Hebron. They patrolled the streets and raided
and searched a house belonging to the family of Ahmed Monif Qazzaz (20). They
arrested the aforementioned person. At approximately 03:00, Israeli forces
raided a house belonging to the family of Mo’ayed Mahmoud al-Sous (21) and
arrested him as well.

 

At approximately 02:30, Israeli forces
moved into Hebron. They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of
Mohammed Mahmoud al-Jamal (24). They arrested the aforementioned person and
took him to an unknown destination.

 

At approximately 13:00, Israeli forces moved
into al-Tabaqa village, southwest of Doura, southwest of Hebron. They patrolled
the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests
were reported. 

 

2. Use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrations
protesting settlement activities and the construction of the annexation wall

 

During the reporting period, Israeli soldiers used excessive force
against peaceful demonstrations organised by Palestinian civilians,
international and Israeli human rights defenders in protest at the construction
of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. As a result,
a number of demonstrators suffered tear gas inhalation and others sustained
bruises as they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers.

 

In the same context, 6 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, were
wounded during other protests organized at the western entrance of Selwad
village, northeast of Ramallah; Beit Ommar village, north of Hebron; and Kofur
Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilia.  Three
women suffered tear gas inhalation during a demonstration at the southern
entrance  of al-Jalazone refugee camp,
north of Ramallah, on 28 March 2014.

    

 

(PCHR keeps the names of the wounded in fear of being arrested by the
Israeli forces within its policy to oppress the peaceful protests and prevent
Palestinian civilians from participating).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demonstrations against the construction of the annexation wall and
settlement activity

 

Following the Friday Prayer, 28 March 2014, dozens of Palestinian
civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders organised a
peaceful demonstration in Bil’in, west of Ramallah, in protest at the
construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities. Demonstrators
took the streets raising the Palestinian flags and headed to the liberated
territories near the annexation wall. Israeli forces had closed all the
entrances of the village since the morning in order to prevent Palestinian and
international activists and journalists from participating in the
demonstration. Demonstrators marched adjacent to the cement wall and tried to
cross the fence before Israeli forces that are stationed behind the wall, in
the western area, and a large number of soldiers deployed along it, fired live
bullets, tear gas canisters, rubber-coated steel bullets, sound bombs and skunk
water at them and chased them into the olive fields. As a result, a number of
demonstrators suffered tear gas inhalation and others sustained bruises as they
were beaten up by Israeli soldiers.

 

On the same day, dozens of Palestinian civilians organised a peaceful
demonstration in the centre of Ni’lin village, west of Ramallah, in protest at
the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities.
Demonstrators took the streets and headed to the annexation wall. Israeli
forces closed the gates of the wall with barbwires and prevented the
demonstrators from crossing to the land behind it before they responded by
throwing stones. As a result, many civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and
bruises as they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers.

 

Around the same time, dozens of Palestinian civilians and Israeli and international
human rights defenders organised a peaceful demonstration in Nabi Saleh
village, southwest of Ramallah, in protest at the construction of the
annexation wall and settlement activities. Demonstrators made their way in the
streets raising the Palestinian flags and chanting slogans against the
occupation and in support of the Palestinian unity resistance, and then they
headed to the lands that the settlers are trying to rob by force near
“Halamish” settlement. Israeli forces closed all the entrances of the village
since the morning to prevent Palestinian and international activists and
journalists from participating in the demonstration. When they arrived at the
land, demonstrators were met by live bullets, tear gas canisters, rubber-coated
steel bullets, sound bombs and skunk water and were chased into the village. As
a result, many civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and others sustained
bruises due to being beaten up by Israeli soldiers.

 

Other demonstrations:

 

On Friday, 28 March 2014, dozens of children and young men gathered at
the southern entrance of al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ramallah. They were
about 300 meters away from the fence of “Beit Eil” settlement.
Israeli forces stationed in the area fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal
bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters. As a result, a number of civilians
suffered tear gas inhalation. Of the wounded were three women: Amina Taleb
Mohammed ‘Attari (82); Sabrin Malek Mohammed Attari (25); and Majeda Issa
Attiya Abu Aisha (54).

On the same day, dozens of Palestinian young men gathered at the western
entrance of Selwad village, northeast of Ramallah on the road between Selwad
village and Yabrod village near Street (60) to throw stones at the
aforementioned street.  In response,
Israeli soldiers attempted to raid houses overlooking the clashes area to turn
them into military sites, but residents of the houses denied them access to
their houses. As aresult, two civilians were wounded and then taken to
Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah to receive the necessary medical
treatment. The first 26-year-old male sustained a bullet wound to the left leg
and the second 18-year-old male sustained a bullet wound to the right knee.
Moreover, dozens of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation and others sustained
bruises as they were beaten up by Israeli soldiers. Israeli soldiers also
stopped a vehicle driven by Mohammed Omar Hamed (20) and obliged him to step
out. When they asked his brother Nabil (22), who is handicapped due to a previous
injury in the spine by Israeli forces, to step out as well, they attacked him
by gun butts on his shoulder. Mohammed was taken to Ofer detention facility,
but he was released at approximately 21:00.  

 

At approximately 13:30, a peaceful demonstration was organized by dozens
of Palestinians in Beit Ommar village, north of Hebron. They raised Palestinian
flags and chanted patriot slogans. When they approached Asida area that is
about 300 meters away from the village’s entrance, Israeli forces deployed and started
firing sound bombs, tear gas canisters and rubber-coated metal bullets in
response. As a result, a number of demonstrators suffered tear gas inhalation.
In the meantime, military vehicles accompanied by a vehicle to spray wastewater
moved into the village. The vehicle sprayed wastewater over stores at the
entrance of the village. In addition, Israeli soldiers chased boys in al-Shaikh
and al-Zahlaqan neighbourhoods and fired live ammunition indiscriminately. As a
result, Qais Mohammed Kamel Abu Maria (11) sustained a bullet wound to the
right thigh, as Israeli soldiers fired at him from a distance of 10 meters
while he was standing in front of his house. The child entered inside, but
Israeli soldiers raided the house and arrested him. When his mother intervened,
an Israeli soldier pushed her away, so she lost consciousness. The child was
taken to “Kfar Etzion” settlement. He was offered first aid and then
delivered to a Palestinian ambulance that took him to Hebron Hospital. It was
found that he sustained a deep wound. He was offered the necessary medical
treatment and then discharged.

 

The child said to a PCHR fieldworker:

 

“I am a
5^th-grade student in Hettin school. Our house is about 300 meters
away from the Israeli surveillance site at the entrance of the village. At
approximately 17:00 on Sunday, 30 March 2014, I heard gunfire around the house.
Other students at school told me it was the Land Day, so I realized clashes had
erupted. I went out to see what was happening. I was standing on a high place
about 10 meters away from the house. I saw students throwing stones at Israeli
soldiers. The boys asked me to go away, so I approached the house door. I saw a
soldier who took position and fired at me from a distance of about 10 meters. I
felt something had hit my left thigh from the back. I ran towards the house,
but the same soldier raided the house and pointed his gun at me, my mother
Feryal (34) and uncle Sajed (38). He caught me from the back and pulled me to
the outside. My mother tried to stop him but it vain. He took me to the
military watchtower although I kept telling him that my leg was hurting. Another
soldier pulled my hair and another one slapped me on the face and hit me by a
gun butt to my back. The soldier pulled me from my hair to the watchtower and
then forced me to get into a jeep. My mother hurried to help me, but a soldier
pushed her away and she lost consciousness. They offered me first aid in the
jeep. I stayed there for about 3 hours. A PRCS’s ambulance arrived then and
took me to Hebron Hospital.”    

 

At approximately 16:00 on Saturday, 29 March 2014, Palestinian civilians
and international activists organised a peaceful demonstration in the centre of
Kufor Qaddoum village, northwest of Qalqilia, and headed towards the eastern
entrance of the village to mark the Land Day. Clashes erupted between the
demonstrators and Israeli forces that fired sound bombs and tear gas canisters.
As a result, 3 civilians, including 2 children, were wounded and 2 others
suffered tear gas inhalation. KHaled Morad Ishtaiwi (9) sustained a bullet
wound to the right leg; a 17-year-old male sustained a bullet wound to the back
and a 23-year-old male sustained a bullet wound to the right leg.

 

 

3. Continued closure of the oPt

 

Israel continued to impose a tight closure on
the oPt, imposing severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians
in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.

 

Gaza Strip

 

Israeli forces
continuously tighten the closure of the Gaza Strip and close all commercial crossings,
making the Karm Abu Salem crossing the sole commercial crossing of the Gaza
Strip, although it is not suitable for commercial purposes in terms of its
operational capacity and distance from markets.

 

Israeli forces
have continued to apply the policy, which is aimed to tighten the closure on
all commercial crossings, by imposing total control over the flow of imports
and exports.

 

The total
closure of al-Mentar (“Karni”) crossing since 02 March 2011 has
seriously affected the economy of the Gaza Strip. Following this closure, all
economic and commercial establishments in the Gaza Commercial Zone were shut
off. It should be noted that al-Mentar crossing is the biggest crossing in the
Gaza Strip, in terms of its capacity to absorb the flow of imports and exports.
The decision to close al-Mentar crossing was the culmination of a series of
decisions resulting in the complete closure of the Sofa crossing, east of the
Gaza Strip in the beginning of 2009, and the Nahal Oz crossing, east of Gaza
City, which were dedicated for the delivery of fuel and cooking gas to the Gaza
Strip, in the beginning of 2010.

 

Israeli forces
have continued to impose a total ban on the delivery of raw materials to the
Gaza Strip, except for very limited items and quantities. The limited
quantities of raw materials allowed into Gaza do not meet the minimal needs of
the civilian population of the Gaza Strip.

 

The cooking gas
crisis has fluctuated for 9 months due to the closure of Karm Abu Salem for
security claims. According to PCHR’s follow-up, Israeli authorities only allow an
average of 98 tonnes of cooking gas into Gaza per day.  This limited quantity is less than half of
the daily needs, which is 200 tonnes per day of the civilian population in the
Gaza Strip during winter.  The crisis has
unprecedentedly aggravated for around six weeks due to cold weather and overconsumption
in addition to the power outage and using gas as an alternative in many instances
of electricity.  The lack of diesel and
benzine led to the aggravation of the crisis as a result of using the gas
cylinder for cars or as an alternative for benzine to run generators.  As a result, the demand for gas further increased.

 

For almost 6 consecutive years, Israeli forces
have continued to prevent the delivery of construction materials to the Gaza
Strip. Two years ago, Israeli forces approved the delivery of limited
quantities of construction materials for a number of international organizations
in the Gaza Strip.  On 17 September 2013,
they allowed the entry of limited quantities of construction materials for the
private sector.  However, on 13 October
2013, they re-banned it claiming that these materials are used for constructing
tunnels.  Last week, Israeli forces
allowed the entry of construction materials only for UNRWA and UNDP
projects.  As a result, construction
works have completely stopped impacting all sectors related to construction and
an increase in unemployment levels.

 

Israeli forces also continued to impose an almost
total ban on the Gaza Strip exports, including agricultural and industrial
products, except for light-weighted products such as flowers, strawberries, and
spices.

 

Israel has continued to close the Beit Hanoun
(“Erez”) crossing for the majority of Palestinian citizens from the Gaza Strip.
Israel only allows the movement of a limited number of groups, with many hours
of waiting in the majority of cases. Israel has continued to adopt a policy
aimed at reducing the number of Palestinian patients allowed to move via the
Beit Hanoun crossing to receive medical treatment in hospitals in Israel or in
the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel denied permission to access hospitals
via the crossing for new categories of patients from the Gaza Strip.

 

The Egyptian authorities allow the population
of the Gaza Strip to travel via Rafah International crossing, which connects
the Gaza Strip with the outside world. 
Only limited and specified categories are allowed, including patients,
students, persons that hold residencies in Egypt or abroad, men over 40 years,
females in all ages, children under 18, persons who hold Arab and foreign
nationalities, and members of Arab and international humanitarian
delegations.  Supposedly the crossing
opens seven days a week.  Nowadays, the
crossing is overcrowded due to the prolonged procedures from the Egyptian side,
particularly after closing it for several days over the past weeks due to
Egypt’s security conditions, which has affected the travellers’ movement in
both directions.

 

 

 

 

Movement at
Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing

25 – 31 March 2014

 

 

Exports:

 

Wednesday,
26 March 2014, Israeli forces allowed the exportation of 16 tonnes of
cucumbers.

Monday,
31 March 2014, Israeli forces allowed the exportation of 230 kilos of garlic
leaves and180 kilos of mint.

 

Other Imports:

 

 

On
Tuesday, 25 March 2014, Israeli forces allowed the entry of 304 tonnes of flour
and 238 tonnes of cooking oil for the UNRWA; 80 tonnes of cement and 280 tonnes
of construction aggregate for the UNDP; and 180 tonnes of flour for the World
Food Programme (WFP).  They also allowed
the entry of 429 tonnes of wheat and 936 tonnes of fodders.

On
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, Israeli forces allowed the entry of 140 tonnes of
marble aggregate, 264 tonnes of cement and 401 tonnes of flour for the UNRWA;
and 59 tonnes of flour and 58 tonnes of sugar for the WFP.  They also allowed the entry of 936 tonnes of
fodders and 585 tonnes of wheat.

On
Thursday, 27 March 2014, Israeli forces allowed the entry of 521 tonnes of
flour for the UNRWA; and 139 tonnes of flour and 50 tonnes of sugar for the
WFP.  They also allowed the entry of 936
tonnes of fodders and 429 tonnes of wheat.

On
Sunday, 30 March 2014, Israeli forces allowed the entry of 336 tonnes of
cement, 1820 tonnes of construction aggregate, 560 tonnes of Base course, 194
tonnes of flour and 355 tonnes of sugar for the UNRWA; and 174 tonnes of flour
and 64 tonnes of sugar for the WFP.  They
also allowed the entry of 1,170 tonnes of fodders and 312 tonnes of wheat.

On
Monday, 31 March 2014, Israeli forces allowed the entry of 224 tonnes of
cement, 34 tonnes of construction steel, 1,330 tonnes of construction aggregate
and 36 tonnes of marble aggregate for the UNRWA; and 152 tonnes of flour for the
WFP.  They also allowed the entry of 858
tonnes of fodders and 390 tonnes of wheat.

 

Empty Plastic Containers Returned to
Israel via Karm Abu Salem

 

 

On
Tuesday, 25 March 2014, Israeli forces allowed 2 truckloads of empty plastic
containers and a truckload of cartons of wood to be returned via Karm Abu
Salem.

On
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, Israeli forces allowed 4 truckloads of empty plastic
containers to be returned via Karm Abu Salem.

On
Thursday, 27 March 2014, Israeli forces allowed 11 truckloads of empty plastic
containers and a truckload of cartons of wood to be returned via Karm Abu
Salem.

On
Sunday, 30 March 2014, Israeli forces allowed 13 truckloads of empty plastic
containers and a truckload of cartons of wood to be returned via Karm Abu
Salem.

On
Monday, 31 March 2014, Israeli forces allowed 12 truckloads of empty plastic
containers and a truckload of cartons of wood to be returned via Karm Abu Salem.

 

Beit Hanoun (“Erez”)
crossing, in the north of the Gaza Strip, is deisgned for the movement of
individuals, and links the Gaza Strip with the West Bank.

 

Movement at Beit Hanoun (“Erez”) crossing

12 – 18 March 2014

 

 

Movement at Beit Hanoun (“Erez”) crossing

19 – 25 March 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Movement at Beit Hanoun (“Erez”) crossing

26 – 31 March 2014

 

 

Israel has imposed a tightened
closure on the West Bank. During the reporting period, Israeli forces imposed
additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians:

 

Hebron: Israeli forces have continued to impose
severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 07:00 on Thursday, 27 March 2014, Israeli forces established a checkpoint at
the entrance of Beit ‘Aynoun village, east of Hebron.  At approximately 14:00, they established
another checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Ummar, north of the city.  The two checkpoints were removed later, and
no arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 07:30 on Friday, 28 March 2014, Israeli
forces established a checkpoint at the entrance of Ezna village, west of
Hebron.  At approximately 08:00, another
checkpoint was established at the entrance of Halhoul( Joret Bohlos), north of
the city.  The two checkpoints were removed
later, and no arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 07:00 on Saturday, 29 March 2014, Israeli forces established a
checkpoint at the northern entrance of Hebron. 
At approximately 08:00, they established another checkpoint at the entrance
of Sa’ir village, east of the city.  At
approximately 17:30, another checkpoint was established at the entrance of Deir
Samit village, west of Dura, southwest of the city.  All checkpoints were removed later, and no
arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 07:00 on Sunday, 30 March 2014, Israeli forces established a
checkpoint at the northern entrance of Hebron. 
At approximately 15:00, another checkpoint was established at the
entrance of al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.  The two checkpoints were removed later, and
no arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 07:00 on Monday, 31 March 2014, Israeli forces established a
checkpoint at the entrance of Halhoul, north of Hebron.  At approximately 15:00, they established
another checkpoint at the entrance of al-Jalajel village, east of the
city.  The checkpoint was removed later,
and no arrests were reported.

At
approximately 07:30 on Tuesday, 01 April 2014, Israeli forces established a
checkpoint at the entrance of Bani Na’im village, south of Hebron.  At approximately 08:00, another checkpoint
was established at the northern entrance of Yata, south of the city.  At approximately 16:00, a similar checkpoint
was established at the northern entrance of Hebron (al-Nabi Younis).  All checkpoints were removed later, and no
arrests were reported.

 

Ramallah and al-Bireh:  Israeli
forces have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of
Palestinian civilians.  At approximately
17:30 on Thursday, 27 March 2014, Israeli forces established a checkpoint at
the eastern entrance of al-Tibah village, northeast of Ramallah.  The checkpoint was removed later, and no
arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 09:30 on Friday, 28 March 2014, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Nabi Saleh village, northwest of
Ramallah.  The checkpoint was removed later,
and no arrests were reported.  At
approximately 17:30, another checkpoint was established under the bridge of
‘Ein Yabrod village, northeast of Ramallah, and Israeli soldiers prevented
civilians from entering or leaving through the checkpoint.  The checkpoint was removed later, and no
arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 09:00 on Saturday, 29 March 2014, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint near the entrance of Senjel village, north of
Ramallah.  The checkpoint was removed
later, and no arrests were reported.  At
approximately 15:30, another checkpoint was established near the intersection
of Beit ‘Aor al-Foqa village, southwest of the city, causing traffic jam.  Israeli forces later withdrew, and no arrests
were reported.  At approximately 18:30, a
similar checkpoint was established near the intersection of “;Ofrah”
settlement, north of the city.  Israeli
forces later withdrew, and no arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 10:00 on Sunday, 30 March 2014, Israeli forces
established a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit ‘Aor al-Tahta village,
southwest of Ramallah.  The checkpoint
was removed later, and no arrests were reported.  At approximately 17:30, Israeli forces
established another checkpoint under the bridge of Kherbtha al-Mesbah village, southwest
of Ramallah.

 

Jericho:
Israeli forces have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of
Palestinian civilians.  At approximately
09:30 on Friday, 28 March 2014, Israeli forces established a checkpoint near
the entrance of Fasayel village, north of Jericho.  The checkpoint was removed later, and no
arrests were reported.

 

Tulkarm: Israeli forces have continued to
impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 10:00 on Saturday, 29 March
2014, Israeli forces stationed at ‘Inab checkpoint on the main road between
Tulkarm and Nablus, east of Tulkarm tightened restrictions against Palestinians
and obstructed their movement through the checkpoint.  Half an hour later, they closed the
checkpoint and prevented movement through it for around 2 hours causing traffic
congestion on both sides.  It should be
mentioned that closure of the checkpoint and delay traffic, especially on
Saturdays, doubles losses in Tulkarm’s economy, which mostly depends on the
Palestinian civilians coming from Israel.   
The tightening later ended, and no arrests were reported.  At approximately 21:30, they established
another checkpoint between the villages of ‘Ezbet Shofah and Shofah, southeast
of Tulkarm.  The checkpoint was removed
later, and no arrests were reported.

 

Jenin:  Israeli forces have continued to impose
severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 11:45 on Monday, 31 March
2014, Israeli forces established a checkpoint on the main road between Jenin,
Tulkarm and Nablus near the entrance of Silet al-Thaher village, south of
Jenin.  The checkpoint was removed later,
and no arrests were reported.

 

Qalqilya:  Israeli forces have continued to impose
severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 18:55 on Saturday, 29 March
2014, Israeli forces established a checkpoint at the entrance of ‘Azoun
village, east of Qalqilya.  At
approximately 20:50, another checkpoint was established at the entrance of Jeet
village, northeast of Qalqilya.  At
approximately 20:55, another checkpoint was established at the entrance of
Jeensafout village, east of Qalqilya.  All checkpoints were removed later, and no
arrests were reported.

 

At
approximately 09:55 on Monday, 30 March 2014, Israeli forces established a
checkpoint at the entrance of ‘Azoun village, east of Qalqilya.  At approximately 09:55, another checkpoint
was established at the entrance of ‘Azbet al-Tabib, east of the city.  At approximately 16:00, another checkpoint
was established at the intersection of Jeensafout village, east of
Qalqilya.  All checkpoints were removed
later, and no arrests were reported.

 

Salfit:  Israeli
forces have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of
Palestinian civilians.  At approximately
08:00 on Sunday, 30 March 2014, Israeli forces established a checkpoint at the
entrance of al-Zawiyah village, west of Salfit. 
At approximately 08:40, another checkpoint was established between Bedia
village and Saniria village, west of the city. 
The two checkpoints were removed later, and no arrests were reported.

 

Arrests and Maltreatment at military
checkpoints

 

At approximately 17:30 on Thursday, 27 March 2014,
Israeli forces established a checkpoint on the main road between Tulkarm,
Nablus and Jenin near the intersection ‘Arrabah village, south of Jenin.  When Ma’en Yehia Mousa Tahaynah (20) from
Seilet al-Haritheyah, north of Jenin, Israeli forces arrested him and took him
to an unknown destination.

 

In the evening, Israeli forces stationed at Salem
checkpoint established near Romanah village, northwest of Jenin, arrested
Mohammed Ghassan Zayoud (21) and Khaled Ahmed Salim Zayoud (20), both from
Silet al-Haritheyah village, north of the city.  According to a security source, the
aforementioned civilians were arrested while passing through the checkpoint and
were taken to an unknown destination.

At
approximately 08:30 on Saturday, 30 March 2014, Israeli forces stationed ‘Inab
checkpoint, east of Tulkarm, arrested Ahmed Jom’aah Hasan Taleb (41) an officer
in the Plaestinian National Security Forces from Shweikah Suburb, north of
Tulkarm while passing the checkpoint and took him to an unknown destination.

 

At approximately 15:00 on the same day, Israeli
forces stationed at the entrance of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron arrested
Mohammed Thabet Mohammed Abu Mariyah (33) while he was parking his car at the
entrance of the village where he was detained for around half an hour.  He was then taken to “Gosh Etzion” settlement
after confiscating his car.

 

At approximately 16:00 on the same day, Israeli
forces deployed in the old city neighborhoods in Hebron arrested Amir Ismail
‘Abed Raboh Abu ‘Eishah (14) after detaining him in al-Shalalah Street in the
centre of the old city.  Israeli forces
claimed that the aforementioned child threw stones at the Israeli soldiers.  He was then taken to “Ja’abrah” police
station.  After hours of detention, he
was released and handed to the Palestinian Military Liaison.

 

At approximately 15:00 on Monday, 31 March 2014,
Israeli forces deployed in the southern area of Hebron arrested Ahmed Shehadah
Abu Rmeilah (16) under the pretext of disobeying the Israeli soldiers’ orders
and took him to “Karyat Arbaa’” police station.

 

At approximately 15:00 on Tuesday, 01 April 2014,
Israeli forces stationed at the entrance of Beit Ummar village, north of
Hebron, arrested ‘Adnan Yousif ‘Abed al-Fatah ‘Awad (37) after stopping his car
at the village entrance and took him to an unknown destination.

 

4. Efforts to create Jewish majority in Occupied East
Jerusalem

 

On Sunday, 30 March 2014, al-Masalamani family destroyed two residential
barracks implementing a decision issued by the District Court in Occupied
Jerusalem under the pretext of the lack of a construction license.  ‘Omer Mahmoud al-Masalamani said that his
father and he built the two barracks in 2013 out of aluminium, gypsum and sheet
on an area of 100 square meters to live in. 
The two barracks shelter 8 members, including two children and a disabled
girl.  On 30 January 2014, the
aforementioned court issued a final non-appealable decision and gave the family
60 days to implement the destruction decision, otherwise the two barracks will
be destroyed by the municipality’s staff and the family will bear the
costs.  ‘Omer al-Masalamani emphasized
that the District Court gave the family a time limit till the end of March to
implement the destruction order.  He
added that the municipality has been trying to confiscate the land, whose area
is around one dunum, to establish a public street since 2000 when the Israeli
Keenest presented it, but it was not ratified.

 

 

 

· Settlement activities and attacks by settlers against Palestinian
civilians and property

 

Attacks carried out by Israeli forces

 

At approximately
11:00 on Saturday, 29 March 2014, Israeli forces prevented completing the
reconstruction of artesian water wells for agricultural purposes in an area
behind the annexation wall between Qalqilya and Hablah village, south of it.  They pinned a decision on the wall to
confiscate equipment, which included an engine and a pump as well as 38
tubes.  The reconstruction is carried out
in cooperation with the Swedish Cooperation Foundation. The aforementioned well
named al-Yasminah well is located in an area known as “Abu Kharoub”, and the
farmers of Hablah village and Qalqilya benefit from it.  Joint-stock companies run this well, which is
out of 18 artesian water wells behind the annexation wall, for the benefit of
farmers in this area.  The well was dug
in the 1950s by farmers as it was circularly dug in a depth of 100 meters, but
it is now linked with pumps and pipes distributed in the farmlands.  On the aforementioned day and during the
reconstruction, Israeli forces confiscated the equipment and stopped the
reconstruction works.

 

At approximately
07:30 on Thursday, 27 March 2014, Israeli forces moved into the pastoral lands
in al-Mosafer area, east of Yatta, south of Hebron.  They patrolled the streets, chased farmers
and shepherds and prevented them from grazing their sheep in the area.  They declared the area a closed military
area.  It should be mentioned that
al-Mosafer area has been subjected to constant harassments by Israeli forces
claiming that these areas are military training areas classified according to a
decision taken by the Israeli Ministry of Defense as hot spots (928) where
civilians are denied access into.

 

At approximately
09:30 on Monday, 31 March 2014, Israeli forces backed by military vehicles and
accompanied by a vehicle belonging to the construction and organization
department in the Israeli Civil Administration moved into Khelet al-Mayyah
area, east of Yata, south of Hebron. 
They stationed in the centre of the area, and the Organization
Department officer handed 3 civilians notices to halt construction work in
their houses under the pretext of the lack of construction licenses in an area
classified as C.  The notices gave
civilians till 24 April 2014 to settle the situation with the competent Israeli
authorities.

Those notices included:

1. An under-construction house of 150 square meters and
comprised of 2 floors belonging to Ibrahim Ismail ‘Awad;

2. An under-construction house of 100 square meters and
comprised of 1 floor belonging to ‘Odah Kayed Ahmed Zaid;

3. An under-construction house of 100 square meters and
comprised of 1 storey belonging to Issa Bader Ahmed Zaid.

 

At approximately
07:00 on Tuesday, 01 April 2014, Israeli forces accompanied by a vehicle
belonging to the construction and organization department in the Israeli Civil
Administration and a bulldozer destroyed residential tents and sheep barns in
Ja’awanah area, east of Beit Forik village, east of Nablus.  Eight residential tents and 4 sheep barns
were bulldozed.

1. Two residential tens of 50 square meters and a
120-sqaure-meter sheep barn belonging to ‘Atef Hussein Hanani;

2. Two residential tens of 50 square meters and a
120-sqaure-meter sheep barn belonging to Kamal Mahmoud Hanani;

3. Two residential tens of 50 square meters and a
120-sqaure-meter sheep barn belonging to Khaled Mustafa Hanani; and

4. Two residential tens of 50 square meters and a
120-sqaure-meter sheep barn belonging to Shaher Fayeq Hanani.

 

At approximately
06:30 on Tuesday, 01 April 2014, Israeli forces accompanied by a vehicle
belonging to the construction and organization department in the Israeli Civil
Administration and two bulldozers destroyed 2 residential tents and sheep barns
in the areas of Basaliyah and Homoset al-Foqa in the Northern Valley.  Four residential tents, 7 tents for sheep; 3
sheep barns; 3 toilets and a kitchen were uprooted.  Israeli forces displaced 5 families of 38
members, including 22 children.

The damages were as follows:

1. ‘Ali Freij Salem Abu al-Kabbash: uprooting a
120-sqaure-meter residential tent, a 190-sqaure-meter tent for sheep,
120-square-meter tent, a 20-square-meter kitchen and a bathroom.  The family is comprised of 3 members;

2. Hakam ‘Ali Freij Abu al-Kabbash: uprooting a
60-sqaure-meter residential tent, a 60-square-meter tent for sheep and a
kitchen.  The family is comprised of 6
members, including 4 children;

3. Walid Soliman Freij Abu al-Kabbashl: uprooting a
60-square-meter residential tent, a 180-square-meter tent for sheep and
100-square-meter sheep barn.  The family
is comprised of 10 members, including 8 children;

4. Harb Soliman Freij Abu al-Kabbash: uprooting a
40-square-meter residential tent, an 80-square-meter tent for sheep, another
100-sqaure-meter tent, a 100-square-meter sheep barn and a bathroom.  The family is comprised of 8 members,
including 6 children; and

5. ‘Abed Mohammed Mahmoud Abu Jawad: uprooting an
80-square-meter tent for sheep and a 100-square-meter sheep barn.  The family is comprised of 10 members,
including 4 children.

 

At approximately
10:00 on Wednesday, 02 April 2014, Israeli forces backed by military vehicles
and 3 bulldozers moved into al-Tawani village, east of Yata, south of
Hebron.  The Israeli soldiers deployed in
the vicinity of the village.  The Israeli
bulldozers destroyed 7 residential rooms ranged between 15 square meters and 25
square meters, built of bricks and roofed with sheet under the pretext of no
permit.  The following table shows those
affected by the destruction:

 

 

 

 

It should be
mentioned that the Israeli authorities handed civilians notices to halt
construction in houses, caves and water wells belonging to the residents of
al-Tawani village as 8 military orders were handed in 2009 to halt construction
in 7 houses built of bricks and a water well in addition to a cave belonging to
a civilian who was digging it into the ground.

 

Attacks carried out by settlers

 

In the early morning, settlers from “Ma’on” settlement established on
Palestinian lands confiscated from east of Yatta, south of Hebron, entered
herds of sheep into the civilians’ lands planted with winter crops.  This happened under the protection of the
Israeli forces that did not stop them. 
These lands of 26 dunums belong to the family of al-Rab’ie and are
planted with wheat and barley as the residents of al-Mosafer depend on these
lands to feed their sheep in winter. It should be mentioned that the settlers’ attacks
continue to increase in this area as a number of them leveled large tracts of
lands planted with winter crops causing losses in the crops, which the
residents of the area depend on to provide food for their sheep.

 

At approximately 18:00, settlers from the settlement outposts of
“Mitsbi Ya’ir” and “Nof Nishar” established on Palestinian lands confiscated
from the eastern area of Yatta, south of Hebron, smashed the glass of the solar
cells, which provide the area of al-‘Ad well with electric power.  These cells were donated by the German Agency
for Development.

 

At approximately 22:00 on the same day, a group of settlers from “Emanuel” settlement
threw stones at the Palestinian cars passing by Jeensafout village, east of
Qalqilya.  As a result, the windows of a
car belonging to Sari ‘Othman Hussein Ghashash (30) from Qalqilya were smashed.

 

Sari Ghashash said to a PCHR fieldworker that:

 

“At approximately 22:00 on Thursday,
27 March 2014, I was driving near Jeensafout village, east of Qalqilya, heading
to Ramallah as I was spending vacation with my family.  When I left Qalqilya and approached Emanuel
settlement on the bypass road, I was thrown with stones.  I could not see who threw them as it was dark
and I wanted to leave immediately for fear of being injured.  However, I found out that they were around 4
settlers.  As a result, the front light
of my vehicle that costs around 1,500 shekels were smashed and other minor
damages.”

At approximately 11:00 on Saturday, 29 March 2014, settlers under
the Israeli forces’ protection moved into the old town markets in the centre of
Hebron.  They provoked civilians and
addressed the shop owners with bad words without any intervention from the
Israeli soldiers to stop them.

 

At approximately 11:00 on Sunday, 30 March 2014, Hebron Defense
Committee in coordination with the national forces in the city organized a
demonstration to protest against the decision issued by the Israeli court to
hand over al-Rajabi’s building to settlers claiming that they have the deed of
title.  Israeli forces stationed on the
Road leading to the building denied demonstrators access into it.  It should be mentioned that settlers took over
this building on 19 March 2007 and the Construction Committee in Hebron filed a
petition via Fayez al-Rajabi, the owner of the building, to evacuate the
building on 16 April 2007.  On 16
November 2008, the court issued a decision to evacuate settlers from the
building.  The decision provides that
“settlers must leave the house in 3 days as of 16 November 2008 with their own
free will.   If the aforementioned period
passes without the building being evacuated, they will be forced to evacuate it.”  This decision came after the High Court
dismissed the petition which settlers filed to stay in the building.

 

When settlers were told about the decision, crowds of settlers and
people in solidarity with them started their attacks against the Palestinian
civilians and their property in the area in the vicinity of al-Rajabi Building
in Wad al-Hussain area.  They then
intensified their attacks as they punctured dozens of car wheels and burnt cars
and houses as well.  Even cemeteries and
mosques were as well attacked under the protection of Israeli forces which only
protect settlers from any reaction taken by those Palestinian affected by the
attacks.  After 6 years of attempts to
restore the building and give it back to its genuine owners, a decision was
issued by the Israeli court to grant the building to settlers.

 

At approximately 21:00 on the same day, Nedal Yousif Shehadah (24)
from ‘Orif village, south of Nablus, sustained a bullet injury to the left leg
due to being fired by a settler on the “Yitshar” Bypass Road which about 800
meters away from “Havat Jel’aat” settlement. 
His cousin Najeh As’ad al-Safadi (22) got out of the car he was driving
when its wheel was punctured forcing them to stand by the right of the street
to replace it.  When the car stopped,
they were surprised with a car holding an Israeli registration plate coming
from the opposite direction.  A driver
then fired one bullet at Nedal wounding him in the left leg and he then fled
away.

 

Nedal Yousif Shehadah (24) said to a PCHR fieldworker that:

 

“At
approximately 21:00 on Sunday, 30 March 2014, my cousin Najeh As’ad al-Safadi
(22) from ‘Orif village, south of Nablus, and I travelled in his own 1982 white
Hyundai car heading to Nablus.  We took
“Yitshar” Bypass Road” and around 800 meters away from”Havat Jel’aat”
settlement the car wheel was punctured so we had to stop by the right side of
the street to replace it.  We stopped and
kept the car lights on.  We got out of
the car to get the wheel out of the trunk and then saw a car coming from the
western side of Jeet intersection.  The
car, which was a grey Citroen, stopped 3 meters away from us in the opposite
side.  I left Najeh and went to check the
car.  When the car driver saw me coming
towards him, he took his gun and fired at me wounding my left leg.  He then fled away, and Najeh helped me to get
in the car.  He took me to the Rafidia
Hospital though the car wheel was punctured.”

 

At  approximately 01:00 on
Monday, 31 March 2014, settlers from “’Alit” settlement established on the
lands of Qaryout village, northwest of it, set fire to olive trees in Batishah
area, which is around 400 meters away from the aforementioned settlement.  Dozens of Roman olive trees had been burnt
before residents of Talfit and Qaryout villages managed to put the fire out.  Those trees belong to Eyad Bani Hasan, ‘Awad
Rateb al-Boum and Mohammed Jaber ‘Abdullah Mahmoud.

 

In the early morning on Wednesday, 02 April 2014, a group of
settlers from “Ahyah” outpost established on the eastern side of Jaloud
village, southeast of Nablus, attacked a 1997 white Fiat Station Car belonging
to Jihad Riyad Hamoud.  The car was parked
in an open yard in the outskirts of the village from the northern side of
al-Rous area around 500 meters away from the aforementioned settlement.  After smashing the car, settlers fled away
and went back to the aforementioned settlement.

 

 

 

Recommendations to the International Community

 

 

PCHR emphasizes the international community’s position that the Gaza
Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are still under Israeli
occupation, in spite of Israeli military redeployment outside the Gaza Strip in
2005. PCHR further confirms that Israeli forces 
continued to impose collective punishment measures on the Gaza Strip,
which have escalated since the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections, in
which Hamas won the majority of seats of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
PCHR stresses that there is international recognition of Israel’s obligation to
respect international human rights instruments and the international
humanitarian law, especially the Hague Regulations concerning the Laws and
Customs of War on Land and the Geneva Conventions. Israel is
bound to apply the international human rights law and the law of war sometime
reciprocally and other times in parallel in a way that achieves the best
protection for civilians and remedy for victims.

 

In light of continued arbitrary measures, land confiscation and
settlement activities in the West Bank, and the continued aggression against
civilians in the Gaza Strip, PCHR calls upon the international community,
especially the United Nations, the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva
Convention and the European Union – in the context of their natural obligation
to respect and enforce the international law – to cooperate and act according
to the following recommendations:

 

1. PCHR calls upon the international community and the United Nations to
use all available means to allow the Palestinian people to enjoy their right to
self-determination, through the establishment of the Palestinian State, which
was recognized by the UN General Assembly with a vast majority, using all
international legal mechanisms, including sanctions to end the occupation of
the State of Palestine;

2. PCHR calls upon the United Nations to provide international protection
to Palestinians in the oPt, and to ensure the non-recurrence of aggression
against the oPt, especially the Gaza Strip;

3. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions
to compel Israel, as a High Contracting Party to the Conventions, to apply the
Conventions in the oPt;

4. PCHR calls upon the Parties to international human rights instruments,
especially the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights, to pressurize Israel to comply with their
provisions in the oPt, and to compel it to incorporate the human rights
situation in the oPt in its reports submitted to the concerned committees;

5. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions
to fulfil their obligation to ensure the application of the Conventions,
including extending the scope of their jurisdiction in order to prosecute
suspected war criminals, regardless of the nationality of the perpetrator and
the place of a crime, to pave the way for prosecuting suspected Israeli war
criminals and end the longstanding impunity they have enjoyed;

6. PCHR calls on States that apply the principle of universal jurisdiction
not to surrender to Israeli pressure to limit universal jurisdiction to
perpetuate the impunity enjoyed by suspected Israeli war criminals;

7. PCHR calls upon the international community to act in order to stop all
Israeli settlement expansion activities in the oPt through imposing sanctions
on Israeli settlements and criminalizing trading with them;

8. PCHR calls upon the UN General Assembly to transfer the Goldstone Report
to the UN Security Council in order to refer it to the International Criminal
Court in accordance with Article 13(b) of the Rome Statute;

9. PCHR calls upon the United Nations to confirm that holding war criminals
in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a precondition to achieve stability and
peace in the regions, and that peace cannot be built on the expense of human
rights;

10. PCHR calls upon the UN General Assembly and Human Rights Council to
explicitly declare that the Israeli closure policy in Gaza and the annexation
wall in the West Bank are illegal, and accordingly refer the two issues to the
UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Israel to compel it to remove them;

11. PCHR calls upon the international community, in light of its failure to
the stop the aggression on the Palestinian people, to at least fulfil its
obligation to reconstruct the Gaza Strip after the series of hostilities
launched by Israel which directly targeted the civilian infrastructure;

12. PCHR calls upon the United Nations and the European Union to express a
clear position towards the annexation wall following the international
recognition of the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders, as the annexation
wall seizes large parts of the State of Palestine;

13. PCHR calls upon the European Union to activate Article 2 of the
EU-Israel Association Agreement, which provides that both sides must respect
human rights as a precondition for economic cooperation between the EU states
and Israel, and the EU must not ignore Israeli violations and crimes against
Palestinian civilians;

14. PCHR calls upon the Palestinian leadership to sign and accede to the
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Geneva Conventions,
and calls upon the international community, especially the United Nations, to
encourage the State of Palestine to accede to international human rights law
and humanitarian law instruments.

 

 

 

 

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