Destruction
incurred to a factory of dairy products as a result of an Israeli air strike

Israeli
Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian
Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

 

IOF
launched 10 air strikes on the Gaza Strip.

3
members of the Palestinian resistance were killed and 3 others were
wounded. 

10
Palestinian civilians, including 7 children, were injured.

A
number of animal farms, a factory of dairy products, a workshop, a well, 3
agricultural rooms and a greenhouse were destroyed.

8
houses and a company were damaged.

 

A Palestinian
civilian was seriously wounded by IOF in Hebron.

 

IOF use
force to disperse peaceful protest organized by Palestinian civilians in the
West Bank.

9
demonstrators, including a child, were wounded.

 

IOF
conducted 74 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.   

IOF
arrested 25 Palestinian civilians, including a child and a journalist.

 

IOF
continued to attack Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip.

IOF
arrested 3 Palestinian fishers, including a child, and confiscated 3 fishing
boats.

 

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

 

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

IOF destroyed
12 tents and 6 animal farms in the northern Jordan Valley.

Israeli
setters uprooted 65 trees and set fire to at least 20 dunums[1]
of agricultural land near Hebron.

Israeli
settlers uprooted 75 trees near Ramallah.

 

 

Summary

 

Israeli
violations of international law and humanitarian law in the OPT continued
during the reporting period (31 May – 06 June 2012):

 

Shooting:

 

During the reporting period, IOF
killed 3 members of the Palestinian resistance and wounded 3 others in the Gaza
Strip.  They also wounded 10 civilians,
including 7 children.  In the West Bank,
10 Palestinian civilians were wounded when IOF used force to disperse peaceful
demonstrations.  An 10^th
civilian was seriously wounded by IOF in Hebron. 

 

In the Gaza Strip, on 01 June 2012,
IOF killed a member of the Palestinian resistance during an armed clash to the
east of Khan Yunis.  They also killed
another two members of the Palestinian resistance by an air strike that
targeted a motorcycle. 

 

During the reporting period, Israeli
warplanes launched 10 air strikes against the Gaza Strip, during which they
fired at least 19 missiles.  As a result,
of these air strikes, a number of animal and bird farms, a factory of dairy
products, a workshop, a well, 3 agricultural rooms and a greenhouse were
destroyed, and 8 houses and a company were damaged.  Ten Palestinian civilians, including 7
children, were also lightly injured. 

 

During the reporting period, Israeli
gunboats attacked opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats in the northern and
central Gaza Strip.  Israeli naval troop
arrested 3 Palestinian fishers, including a child, and confiscated 3 fishing
boats. 

 

In the West Bank, during the
reporting period, IOF wounded 9 demonstrators, including two children, during
the dispersion of peaceful demonstrations organized in protest to the
construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank,
in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and on the 45^th
anniversary of the beginning of the Israeli occupation.  Dozens of demonstrators also suffered from
tear gas inhalation. 

 

On 04 June 2012, IOF seriously
wounded a Palestinian civilian in Hebron, claiming that he stabbed an Israeli
soldier near the Ibrahimi Mosque.

 

Incursions:

 

During
the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 74 military incursions into
Palestinian communities in the West Bank. 
During these incursions, IOF arrested 25 Palestinian civilians,
including a child and a journalist.  This
number includes 4 Palestinian farmers who attempted to stop an attack by Israeli
settlers on a Palestinian shepherd. 

 

Restrictions
on Movement:

 

Israel
had continued to impose a tightened siege on the OPT and imposed severe
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the
West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.

 

The illegal Israeli-imposed 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 illegal closure has caused not only a humanitarian crisis but a crisis of
human rights and human dignity for the population of the Gaza Strip.  Measures
declared recently to ease the blockade are vague, purely cosmetic and fail to
deal with the root causes of the crisis, which can only be addressed by an
immediate and complete lifting of the closure, including lifting the travel ban
into and out of the Gaza Strip and the ban on exports. Palestinians in Gaza may
no longer suffer from the same shortage of goods, but they will remain
economically dependent and unable to care for themselves, and socially,
culturally and academically isolated from the rest of the world.

 

IOF 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.

 

Settlement
Activities:  

 

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

 

On
31 May 2012, a number of Israeli settlers from “Yakir” settlement, northwest of
Salfit, razed areas of land in Wadi Qana area to the west of Deir Estia
village, and transported the sand to the above settlement. 

 

On 01
June 2012, a number of Israeli settlers from “Eddi Aad” settlement in the east
of Turmos’iya village, north of Ramallah, uprooted 75 almond trees.

 

On
02 June 2012, a number of Israeli settlers from “Avihal” settlement, south of
Hebron, uprooted 65 olive trees in Yatta village. 

 

On
05 June 2012, IOF moved into al-Maita area near Wadi al-Maleh village in the
northern Jordan village, northeast of Tubas. 
They handed notices to 5 Palestinian families in the area to remove
their tents.  Later, IOF, accompanied by
a bulldozer, arrived at the area again and tore down the 12 tents, and 6 animal
farms:

 

On
the same day, a number of Israeli settlers from “Sham’a” settlement, south of
Hebron, set fire to Palestinian agricultural areas planted with wheat and
parleys in al-Zahiriya village.  At least
20 dunums of agricultural land were burnt.

 

On
the same day, 4 Israeli settlers from “Eitamar” settlement, which stands on the
lands of Beit Fourik village, east of Nablus, attacked a Palestinian shepherd
when he was grazing animals. 
Immediately, a number of Palestinian farmers intervened and the two
parties clashed.  Soon after, a guard of
the above settlement arrived at the area and fired into the air.  IOF then arrived at the area and arrested the
shepherd and 3 farmers. 

 

 

 

Israeli
Violations Documented during the Reporting Period (31 May – 06 June 2012)

 

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

 

Thursday, 31 May 2012

 

At approximately 01:00, IOF moved
into al-Dyouk village, northwest of Jericho. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 01:30, IOF moved
into al-Fawar refugee camp, south of Hebron. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 04:00, IOF moved
into Beit Sahour.  They raided a house
belonging to the family of George ‘Aadel Qissis, 21, and summoned him for
interrogation.

 

At approximately 09:45, IOF moved
into Zeita village, north of Tulkarm.  A
number of young men gathered and threw stones and empty bottles at Israeli
military vehicles.  Immediately, Israeli
soldiers fired tear gas canisters at them. 
IOF withdrew later and neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 11:00, IOF moved
into ‘Obwin village, northwest of Ramallah. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 13:00, IOF moved
into Zabbouba village, northwest of Jenin. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 16:40, IOF moved
into Kufol Hares village, west of Salfit. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 17:00, IOF moved
into Jeet village, northeast of Qalqilya. 
They raided an under-construction house and held Khaldoun Nasser ‘Arman,
28, for some time.  They withdrew later
and no arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 20:30, IOF moved
into Khrabtha Bani Hareth village, west of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time
and withdrew later.  Neither house raids
nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 21:00, IOF moved
into al-Jiftlek village, north of Jericho. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 21:45, IOF moved
into Faqqou’a village, northeast of Jenin. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 22:30, IOF moved
into al-Janya village, northwest of Ramallah. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 23:05, IOF moved into
Ematin village, northeast of Qalqilya.  They
patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

Friday,
01 June 2012

 

At approximately 01:05, IOF moved
into ‘Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya.  They
patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 01:30, IOF moved
into Beit Oula village, northwest of Hebron. 
They raided and searched a house belonging to ‘Abdul Qader al-‘Ajarma
and arrested 3 of his sons: Saladin, 19; Yousef, 21; and Nemer, 23.

 

At approximately 05:00, an armed
clash erupted between a member of the Palestinian resistance, who was able to
cross the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of ‘Abassan
village, east of Khan Yunis, and IOF positioned at the border.  During this confrontation, Israeli aircrafts
opened fired at Palestinian agricultural areas in the east of the village.  Later, IOF declared that an Israeli soldier
and a Palestinian gunman were killed. 
The Palestinian gunman was identified as Ahmed Ahmed Nasser Abu Nasser,
19, from ‘Abassan village.  IOF delivered
his body to the Palestinian side at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing at
approximately 17:30 on the same day.

 

At approximately 07:30, IOF
positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of
‘Abassan village, east of Khan Yunis, opened fire at Palestinian agricultural
areas in the east of the village.  They
also fired a number of smoke bombs at these areas.  As a result, fire broke out in wheat and
parley fields, but Palestinian fire fighters were able to extinguish fire. 

 

At approximately 09:00, IOF moved
into Silwad village, northeast of Ramallah. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 10:00, IOF moved
into Ras Karkar village, northwest of Ramallah. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 11:20, Israeli
warplanes fired two missiles at a three-wheel motorcycle on which 3 members of
the Palestinian resistance were traveling in Qudaih quarter in the east of
‘Abassan village, east of Khan Yunis. 
The three members were wounded and lowers limbs of two members were
cut.  At approximately 22:15 on the same
day, medical sources declared that one of the wounded, Naji Fawzi Qudaih, 30,
died of his wound.  At approximately
23:50 on Sunday, 03 June 2012, medical sources declared that another one of the
wounded, Suraqa Rashad Qudaih, 18, died of his wound.  

 

At approximately 18:55, IOF moved
into Qalqilya.   They patrolled in the streets for some time
and withdrew later.  Neither house raids
nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 23:00, IOF moved
into Jericho.  They patrolled in the
streets for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Saturday, 02 June 2012  

 

At approximately 01:00, IOF moved
into Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

Also at approximately 01:00, IOF
moved into Hebron.  They raided and
searched a house belonging to the family of Munther Mousa al-Shoubaki, 22, and
arrested him. 

 

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

 

At approximately 10:00, IOF moved
into Budros village, west of Ramallah.  They
patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 17:00, Israeli
gunboats stationed opposite to Beit Lahia seashore in the northern Gaza Strip
opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats. 
Palestinian fishermen were extremely terrified and were forced to sail
back to the beach.

 

At approximately 21:30, IOF moved
into Far’oun village, south of Tulkarm.  They
patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 23:00, IOF moved
into Beit Liqya village, southwest of Ramallah. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

Sunday, 03 June 2012

 

At approximately 01:10, Israeli
warplanes fired 3 missiles at a 470-square-meter animal farm belonging to Faraj
Hussein Abu Rabee’, 42, in Nasser Project in the northern Gaza Strip.  The farm is located nearly 900 meters away
from the border between the Gaza Strip. 
The farm was completely destroyed. 
A water well of the Municipality of Beit Lahia and two rooms were also
destroyed.  Additionally, an electricity
generator was damaged and 29 sheep and 5,350 chicks were killed. 

  

At approximately 01:15, Israeli
warplanes fired two missiles at a 500-square-meter carpentry workshop in the
south of the central Gaza Strip town of Deir al-Balah.  The workshop was heavily damaged, but no
casualties were reported.

 

At approximately 01:30, Israeli
warplanes fired a missile at an agricultural plot in Wadi al-Salqa village in
the central Gaza Strip.  A room on the
plot was destroyed, but no casualties were reported.

 

At approximately 01:35, an Israeli
warplane fired a missile at an agricultural plot belonging to the Fannouna
family in Nussairat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.  As a result, a nearby house belonging to
Musbah Khader Saidam, 44, was damaged.

 

At approximately 02:00, Israeli
drones fired 4 missiles at a house belonging to Ibrahim Khalil al-Fiqi in
Nussairat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.  The house was and 4 nearby houses were
damaged, and 10 Palestinian civilians, including 7 children, were lightly
wounded:

 

1. Ibrahim Khalil al-Fiqi, 23,
wounded in the left hand and the right foot;

2. Dima Mohammed al-Fiqi, 4 months,
wounded in the head;

3. Tariq Saleh al-Fiqi, 20, wounded
in the head;

4. Firas Mohammed Jebril, 8, wounded
in the head;

5. Wissam Mohammed Jebril, 6,
wounded in the right hand;

6. Mohammed Mohammed Jebril, 5,
injured by glass fragments;

7. Husseim Mohammed Jebril, 17,
wounded in the left shoulder;

8. Falastin Saber al-Fiqi, 27,
sustained bruises;

9. Ahmed Rami al-Fiqi, 3, sustained
bruises; and

10.Leen Mohammed al-Fiqi, 2, wounded
in the right foot.

 

At approximately 02:30, IOF moved
into Dura village, southwest of Hebron. 
They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Sahreef
al-Rajoub, a journalist, and arrested him.

 

Also at approximately 02:30, IOF
moved into Ethna village, northwest of Hebron. 
They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Ismail
al-Nattah, 35, and arrested him.

 

At approximately 06:30, Israeli
gunboats stationed opposite to Beit Lahia seashore in the northern Gaza Strip
opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats. 
Palestinian fishermen were extremely terrified and were forced to sail
back to the beach.

 

At approximately 10:00, IOF moved
into al-Tirah suburb, southwest of Ramallah. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 10:10, IOF moved
into Rafat village, west of Salfit.  They
patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 11:00, IOF moved
into al-‘Ouja village, north of Jericho. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 11:45, IOF moved
into al-Zawia village, west of Salfit. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 12:30, IOF moved
into al-Zababda village, southeast of Jenin. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 13:45, IOF moved
into Qalqilya.  They patrolled in the
streets for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 17:00, IOF moved
into Rummana village, northwest of Jenin. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

Also at approximately 17:00, IOF
moved into ‘Aanin village, northwest of Jenin. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

Also at approximately 17:00, IOF
moved into al-Taibeh village, west of Jenin. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 20:15, IOF moved
into ‘Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya. 
They patrolled in the streets and opened fire.  They arrested two Palestinian civilians,
including a child:

 

1. Akram Yousef Suleiman, 18; and

2. Waleed Mohammed Saleem, 17.

 

At approximately 20:30, IOF moved
into Jafna village, northeast of Ramallah. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

Monday, 04 June 2012

 

At approximately 01:15, an Israeli
warplane fired a missile at a 170-square-meter factory of dairy products
belonging to Ma’moun Ahmed Dalloul, 37, in the south of Gaza City.  The factory was completely destroyed and
losses are estimated at more than US$ 100,000. 
It is worth noting that the factory had been bombarded by IOF more than
once. 

 

At approximately 01:30, an Israeli
warplane fired a missile at al-Rayes Hill in al-Tuffah neighborhood in the east
of Gaza City.  No casualties were
reported.

 

At approximately 01:50, IOF moved
into Qalqilya.  They raided and searched
a number of houses and arrested two Palestinian civilians:

 

1. Mohammed Jamal Swailem, 22; and

2. Mohammed Waleed Swailem, 22.

 

At approximately 03:00, IOF moved
into al-Dyouk village, northwest of Jericho. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 03:30, IOF moved
into Salfit.  They raided and searched a
number of houses and arrested 3 Palestinian civilians:

 

1. ‘Anan Ahmed al-Kahhah, 21;

2. Saba’ Nidal ‘Ouda, 21; and

3. Yousef ‘Abdul Jabbar Shaheen, 21.

 

At approximately 06:30, IOF moved
into ‘Izbat Shoufa village, southeast of Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets for some time
and withdrew later.  Neither house raids
nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 09:00, IOF moved
into Deir Dibwan village, northeast of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time
and withdrew later.  Neither house raids
nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 10:00, IOF moved
into Qibya village, west of Ramallah. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

Also at approximately 10:00, IOF
moved into al-‘Ouja village, north of Jericho. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

Also at approximately 10:00, IOF
moved into Deir Ebzi’ village, west of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time
and withdrew later.  Neither house raids
nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 11:00, IOF moved
into Misliya village, south of Jenin. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 16:30, IOF moved
into Kufor Sour and Kour villages, south of Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets for some time
and withdrew later.  Neither house raids
nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 18:00, IOF moved
into al-Ras village, south of Tulkarm. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

In the evening, Israeli soldiers
positioned at the entrances of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the old town of Hebron
fired at Palestinian and wounded him seriously. 
IOF claimed that the victim stabbed and Israeli soldier and injured him
lightly, so other Israeli soldiers fired at him. 

 

According to information available
to PCHR, at approximately 20:00, worshippers in the Ibrahimi Mosque heard
sounds of shooting at the western entrance of the mosque.  When they wanted to get out of the mosque,
they were surprised that IOF had closed the western entrance of the mosque and
ordered them to get out through the eastern entrance.  When they were out, they learnt that IOF
fired at Laith Rebhi Mash’al, 27, from Halhoul town north of Hebron, and wounded
him seriously.  Mash’al was evacuated to
an Israeli hospital.

 

At approximately 21:00, IOF moved
into al-Jiftlek village, north of Jericho. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 23:00, IOF moved
into Jericho.  They patrolled in the
streets for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Also at approximately 23:00, IOF
moved into ‘Obwin village, northwest of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets for some time
and withdrew later.  Neither house raids
nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 23:30, IOF moved
into Beit ‘Aur village, southwest of Ramallah. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

At approximately 23:45, IOF moved
into Faqqou’a village, northeast of Jenin. 
They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later.  Neither house raids nor arrests were
reported.

 

Tuesday, 05 June 2012

 

At approximately 00:15, IOF moved into ‘Allar village, north of
Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets
for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Tubas.  They raided and searched a number of houses
and arrested ‘Aamer Nember Sawafta, 28.

 

At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Nabi Saleh village,
northwest of Ramallah.  They patrolled in
the streets for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 07:30, IOF moved into Marj Na’ja village, north of
Jericho.  They patrolled in the streets
for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 09:00, IOF moved into Burham village, northwest of
Ramallah.  They patrolled in the streets
for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 13:45, Israeli warplanes fired 3 missiles at a
250-square-meter bird farm in Musabbeh neighborhood in the north of Rafah.  As a result, the farm, a nearby
100-square-meter house belonging to Mohammed Mahmoud al-Qadhi and a
1,000-square-meter greenhouse belonging to Tal’at Mahmoud al-Qadhi were
destroyed. 

 

At approximately 14:00, IOF moved into Fassayel village, north of
Jericho.  They patrolled in the streets
for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 16:30, IOF moved into al-Jiftlek village, north of
Jericho.  They patrolled in the streets
for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 17:00, IOF moved into Beit ‘Aur al-Tahta village,
west of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the
streets for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 19:30, IOF moved into Kharabtha al-Misbaj village,
west of Ramallah.  They patrolled in the
streets for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 20:00, IOF moved into ‘Allar village, northeast of
Tulkarm.  They patrolled in the streets
for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Also at approximately 19:30, IOF moved into Kufor Ra’ei village,
west of Jenin.  They patrolled in the streets
for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 21:00, IOF moved into Jericho.  They patrolled in the streets for some time
and withdrew later.  Neither house raids
nor arrests were reported.

 

At approximately 23:30, IOF moved into Beit Liqya village,
southwest of Ramallah.  They patrolled in
the streets for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Wednesday, 06 June 2012

 

At approximately 00:00, Israeli gunboats stationed opposite to
Rafah seashore in the southern Gaza Strip surrounded 3 Palestinian fishing
boats that were sailing 4 nautical miles away from the beach.  They arrested 3 fishermen:  Mohammed Mohammed al-Bardawil, 33; Ismail
Mohammed al-Bardawil, 19; and Sami ‘Adnan al-Nada, 17, all from Rafah.  They also confiscated the three boats.  The fishermen were released at approximately
18:00 on the same day.

 

At approximately 00:40, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a
plot belonging to Rashad Mohammed Hamada and his brothers in the southwest of
the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia. 
As a result, two members of the ‘Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades (the armed
wing of Hamas) were wounded. 
Additionally, a part of the fence of the nearly by Gaza Mill was
destroyed, and 8 olive trees were uprooted. 
A 180-square-meter, two-storey house belonging to Sa’id ‘Abdullah
al-Numailat, in which 10 people live, was also damaged.

 

At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Nablus and the nearby ‘Ein
Beit al-Maa’ refugee camp.  They raided
and searched a number of houses and arrested two Palestinian civilians:

 

1. Fadi Mas’oud al-Lahham, 30; and

2. Jamal Mahmoud Ma’rouf, 35.

 

At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into al-Fandoqawmiya village,
southwest of Jenin.  They patrolled in
the streets for some time and withdrew later. 
Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.

 

Also at approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Nour Shams refugee
camp, east of Tulkarm.  They raided and
searched a house belonging to the family of Yasser Mohammed Qazmouz, 24, and
arrested him.  They then moved to
Thinnaba suburb, east of Tulkarm.  They
raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Hamada Yousef Abu ‘Awad,
26, and arrested him.  They also
confiscated a number of computers from the house.

 

· At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Jenin.  They raided an internet café in the central
of the town and questioned customers. 
They then raided a house belonging to the family of Tariq ‘Owais and
arrested him.

 

2. Use of
Excessive Force against Peaceful Demonstrations Protesting Settlement
Activities and the Construction of the Annexation Wall

 

During
the reporting period, IOF used force against peaceful demonstrations organized
by Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders
in protest to the construction of the Wall and settlement activities in the
West Bank.  As a result, 7 demonstrators,
including a child, were wounded, and dozens of others suffered from tear gas
inhalation and others sustained bruises.

 

Following the Friday Prayer on 01 June 2012, dozens of Palestinian
civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders organized a
peaceful demonstration in Bil’ein village, west of Ramallah, in protest to the
construction of the annexation wall and. 
They raised the Palestinian flag and called for ending political
division. They then moved towards areas of annexation wall.  They called through megaphones on Israeli
settlers in “Mitityahu” settlement to leave Palestinian land.  Israeli soldiers stationed in the area fired
rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the
demonstrators.  As a result, a
demonstrator was hit by a tear gas canister to the right hand, and a number of
demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.

 

Also following the Friday Prayer on 01 June 2012, dozens of
Palestinian civilians and Israeli and international human rights defenders
gathered in the center of Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah, to start
the weekly peaceful protest against the construction of the annexation wall and
settlement activities.  The protesters walked towards the gate erected by
IOF near the entrance of the village and leading to Palestinian lands that
Israeli settlers from the nearby “Halmish” settlement are trying to
seize.  Israeli soldiers who had been extensively deployed in the area and
near all the entrances of the village since the morning, began to confront the
protesters who wanted to walk towards the affected lands.  Israeli
soldiers fired live and rubber-coated bullets, sound bombs and tear gas
canisters at the protesters.  As a
result, 3 demonstrators, including a child, were wounded.  Additionally, some demonstrators suffered
from tear gas inhalation. 

 

 

At approximately 13:15 also on Friday, 01 June 2012, Palestinian civilians
and international human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in
Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya, in protest to the continued
closure of the eastern entrance of the village. 
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas canisters and sound bombs at the
demonstrators.  As a result, 3
demonstrators were hit by tear gas canisters (PCHR keeps their names) and a
number of others suffered from tear gas inhalation.  Additionally, 4 olive trees belonging to
Waleed ‘Ali were burnt.

 

Other Peaceful Demonstrations:

 

On Tuesday noon, 05 June 2012, dozens of Palestinian civilians and
families of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails organized a peaceful
demonstration near ‘Ofar Prison, southwest of Ramallah, in solidarity with
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. 
IOF fired live and rubber-coated metal bullets, tear gas canisters and
sound bombs at the demonstrators.  As a
result, two demonstrators were wounded, and other suffered from tear gas
inhalation. 

 

At approximately 14:30 also on Tuesday, dozens of Palestinian
civilians from Ramallah and al-Bireh gathered near Qalandya refugee camp, north
of occupied Jerusalem.  They organized a
peaceful demonstration to mark the 45^th anniversary of the 1967,
which marked the beginning of the Israeli occupation.  They moved towards Qalandya checkpoint
between Jerusalem and Ramallah. 
Immediately, IOF closed the checkpoint. 
The demonstrators set fire to tires at threw stones and empty bottles at
IOF.  Immediately, IOF fired live and
rubber-coated metal bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs at the
demonstrators.  As a result, a number of
demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation. 

 

3. Continued
Closure of the OPT

 

Israel has continued to impose a tightened closure of the OPT and
imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the
Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.

 

Gaza
Strip

 

Israel has continuously closed all
border crossings to the Gaza Strip for nearly 5 years. The illegal
Israeli-imposed 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.  

 

IOF have tightened the closure of the Gaza Strip and practically
made Karm Abu Salem crossing as the sole commercial crossing of the Gaza Strip
although it is not proper for commercial purposes in terms of its distance and
operational capacity.

 

IOF have continued to apply their policy aimed at tightening the
strangulation of the commercial movement in the Gaza Strip, including imposing
total control over the flow of imports and exports.

 

The total closure of al-Mentar “Karni” crossing on 02
March 2011 has created a bitter situation that has seriously affected the Gaza
Strip.  Following this closure, all the
economic and commercial establishments in 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 operational
capacity to absorb the flow of imports and exports.  The decision of al-Mentar crossing was the
culmination of a series of decisions to totally close Sofa crossing, east of
the Gaza Strip, in the beginning of 2009, and Nahal Oz crossing, east of Gaza
City, which was dedicated for the delivery of fuel and cooking gas to the Gaza
Strip, in the beginning of 2010.

 

IOF have continued to impose 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 in
the Gaza Strip.

 

The cooking gas crisis which has erupted last November has
continued to affect the Gaza Strip.  This
crisis was created when the Israeli occupation authorities totally closed, on
04 January 2010, Nahal Oz crossing, which used to be dedicated for the delivery
of fuel and cooking gas supplies to Gaza, and shifted fuel and cooking gas
supplies to Karm Abu Salem crossing which is not technically equipped to
receive Gaza’s needs of fuel.  Karm Abu Salem crossing, with its maximum
absorptive capacity, can receive only 200 tons of cooking gas per day.

 

Approximately 80% of Gaza civilians have continued to depend on
alimentary aid provided by UNRWA and other relief agencies, rates of families
who are living below poverty line have continued to be on the rise and
approximately 40% of Gaza’s manpower has continued to suffer from permanent
unemployment as a result of shutting down the majority of Gaza’s economic
establishments.

 

IOF have continued to impose a total ban on the exportation of
Gaza’s products, especially industrial products, leading to undermining any
real chances to rerun economic establishments. 
The situation has been aggravated especially after making Karm Abu Salem
crossing as Gaza sole commercial crossing and the repeated closure of this
crossing which negatively affected the quantity of Gazan products which were
allowed to be exported during last April.

 

For approximately five consecutive years, IOF
have continued to ban the delivery of construction materials to Gaza. During
the reporting period, IOF approved the delivery of limited quantities of
construction materials for a number of international organizations.

 

Israel has continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing for
Palestinian civilians from the Gaza Strip. 
IOF only allow the movement of limited groups amidst severe
restrictions, including long hours of waiting in the majority of cases.  IOF have also continued to adopt a policy
aimed at reducing the number of Palestinian patients allowed to move via Beit
Hanoun crossing to receive medical treatment in hospitals in Israel or in the
West Bank and Jerusalem.  IOF denied new
categories of Gazan patient permission to have access to hospitals via the
crossing.

 

Israel has imposed additional access restrictions on traders, international
diplomats, journalists and humanitarian workers seeking to enter the Gaza
Strip. 

 

For approximately 60 months, IOF have continued to deny
approximately 700 Palestinian prisoners from Gaza detained in Israeli jails
their visitation rights without providing any justification to this measure,
which violates the rules of the international humanitarian law.

 

Movement
at Border Crossings during the Reporting Period:

 

Movement
at Rafah International Crossing Point

30 May
– 05 June 2012

 

 

 

Movement
at Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) Crossing

30 May
– 05 June 2012

 

Imports:

 

 

Exports:

 

On Wednesday, 30 May 2012, IOF allowed the exportation of a total
of 16 tons of tomatoes.

On Thursday, 31 May 2012, IOF allowed the exportation of a total of
16 tons of tomatoes.  

 

Notes:

 

On Wednesday, 30 May 2012, IOF allowed the entry of 326 tons of
cement, 3,290 tons of construction aggregates and 123 tons of construction
steel for UNRWA; and 2,170 tons of construction aggregates for the Palestinian
Water Authority.  They also allowed the
entry of 702 tons of fodders and 429 tons of wheat.

 

On Thursday, 31 May 2012, IOF allowed the entry 440 tons of cement,
4,690 tons of construction aggregates and 64 tons of construction steel for
UNRWA; and 80 tons of cement for ANERA.  They
also allowed the entry of 429 tons of fodders and 585 tons of wheat. 

 

On Sunday, 03 June 2012, IOF allowed the entry of 160 tons of
cement and 3,290 tons of construction aggregates for UNRWA.  They also allowed the entry of 624 tons of
fodders and 429 tons of wheat.

 

On Monday, 04 June 2012, IOF allowed the entry of 320 tons
of cement, 3,150 tons of construction aggregates and 116 tons of construction
steel for UNRWA; and 560 tons of construction aggregates for UNDP.  They also allowed the entry of 663 tons of
fodders and 390 tons of wheat.

 

On Tuesday, 05 June 2012, IOF allowed the entry of 590 tons of cement
and 3,500 tons of construction aggregates for UNRWA; and 1,400 tons of
construction aggregates for the Palestinian Water Authority.  They also allowed the entry of 702 tons of
fodders and 429 tons of wheat.

 

Movement
at Beit Hanoun (Erez) Crossing

30
May – 05 June 2012

 

 

The West Bank

 

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

 

There are approximately hundreds of permanent roadblocks, and
manned and unmanned checkpoints across the West Bank.

 

When complete, the illegal annexation wall will stretch for 724 kilometers
around the West Bank, further isolating the entire population. 350 kilometers of
the wall have already been constructed. Approximately 99% of the wall has been
constructed inside the West Bank itself, confiscating more Palestinian land.

 

Many of the main roads that lead to Palestinian communities in the
West Bank are closed or fully controlled by IOF.

 

IOF have continued to restrict access of Palestinian civilians from
the West Bank to East Jerusalem, through a strict system of permits and a
network of checkpoints.

 

IOF have completed controlled access to the Jordan Valley through 4
permanent checkpoints established at its entrances.  Palestinians living outside the area are not
allowed to enter it without permits.

 

Settlement activities and expansion of settlements impose
additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. 

 

IOF have continued to restrict access to gunfire areas and natural
reserves, which constitute about 26% of the total area of the West Bank.

 

Israeli military checkpoints restrict the movement of goods
throughout the West Bank.

 

Palestinian civilians continue to be harassed by IOF in Jerusalem,
and across the West Bank, including being regularly stopped, searched and even
arrested in the streets by IOF.

 

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

 

Jerusalem: IOF
have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian
civilians to and from the city. Thousands of Palestinian civilians from the
West Bank and the Gaza Strip have been denied access to the city. IOF have
established many checkpoints around and inside the city.  Restrictions of the movement of Palestinian
civilians often escalate on Fridays, preventing young Muslim Palestinians from
praying at al-Aqsa Mosque.

 

Ramallah:  IOF have continued to impose
severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 17:30 on Thursday, 31 May
2012, IOF re-established their presence at ‘Attara checkpoint, north of
Ramallah.  At approximately 10:30 on
Friday, 01 June 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Nabi
Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah.  At
approximately 14:30, IOF re-established their presence at ‘Attara checkpoint,
north of Ramallah.  At approximately
09:00 on Saturday, 02 June 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance
of Ne’lin village, west of Ramallah.  At
approximately 10:00, IOF established a checkpoint under Kharabtha al-Misbah
Bridge, southwest of Ramallah.  At
approximately 10:30 on Sunday, 03 June 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at
the entrance of Deir Nizam village, northwest of Ramallah.  At approximately 14:00, IOF established a
checkpoint at Beit ‘Aur al-Fouqa intersection, southwest of Ramallah.  At approximately 08:30 on Monday, 04 June
2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Nabi Saleh village,
northwest of Ramallah.  At approximately
10:30, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Ne’lin village, west of
Ramallah.  At approximately 11:30, IOF
established a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Lubban al-Gharbi village,
northwest of Ramallah.  At approximately
08:30 on Tuesday, 05 June 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of
Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah. 
At approximately 10:30, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of
Dura al-Qare’ village, northeast of Ramallah. 
At approximately 19:30, IOF established a checkpoint at ‘Oyoun
al-Haramiya intersection, northeast of Ramallah.

 

Qalqilya:  IOF have continued to
impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  On Thursday, 31 May 2012, IOF established two
checkpoints around Qalqilya.  On Friday,
01 June 2012, IOF established two checkpoints around Qalqilya.  On Saturday, 02 June 2012, IOF established 3
checkpoints at the around Qalqilya.  On
Sunday, 03 June 2012, IOF established 3 checkpoints around Qalqilya.  On Monday, 04 June 2012, IOF established two
checkpoints around Qalqilya.        

 

Jenin: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement
of Palestinian civilians.  At
approximately 17:00 on Friday, 01 June 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at
the entrance of al-Yamoun village, northwest of Jenin.  At approximately 10:00 on Sunday, 03 June
2012, IOF established a checkpoint between Sanour and Maithaloun villages,
southeast of Jenin.  At approximately
15:40 on Monday, 04 June 2012, IOF established a checkpoint between Qabatya and
Marka villages, south of Jenin.      

 

Tulkarm:  IOF have continued to
impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 11:00 on Thursday, 31 May
2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Qiffin village, north of
Tulkarm.  At approximately 12:30, Israeli
soldiers positioned at Ennab checkpoint, east of Tulkarm, imposed additional
restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 13:30 on Sunday, 03 June
2012, IOF established a checkpoint between Kufor Sour and Kour, southeast of
Tulkarm.

 

Jericho:  IOF have continued to
impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.  At approximately 11:00 on Thursday, 31 May
2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the southern entrance of Jericho.  At approximately 06:30 on Friday, 01 June
2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Zbaidat village, north
of Jericho.  At approximately 19:00, IOF
established a checkpoint at the southern entrance of Jericho.  At approximately 15:40 on Sunday, 03 June
2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of al-‘Ouja village, north
of Jericho.  At approximately 08:00 on
Monday, 04 June 2012, IOF established 4 checkpoints around Jericho.  On Tuesday afternoon, 05 June 2012, IOF
established a checkpoint at the southern entrance of Jericho.  At approximately 15:40, IOF established a
checkpoint at the entrance of al-Jiftlek village, north of Jericho.

 

Salfit: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the
movement of Palestinian civilians.  On
Thursday, 31 May 2012, IOF established 3 checkpoints around Salfit.  At approximately 07:05 on Sunday, 03 June
2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the western entrance of Hares village,
north of Salfit.         

 

4. Settlement
Activities and Attacks by Settlers against Palestinian Civilians and Property

 

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

 

At
approximately 15:00 on Thursday, 31 May 2012, a number of Israeli settlers from
“Yakir” settlement, northwest of Salfit, razed areas of land belonging to
al-Makhalfa family in Wadi Qana area to the west of Deir Estia village, and
transported the sand to the above settlement. 

 

On
Friday evening, 01 June 2012, a number of Israeli settlers from “Eddi Aad”
settlement in the east of Turmos’iya village, north of Ramallah, uprooted 75
almond trees belonging to Mohammed Sadiq ‘Awad.

 

On
Saturday, 02 June 2012, a number of Israeli settlers from “Avihal” settlement,
south of Hebron, uprooted 65 olive trees belonging to the al-Jabarin and ‘Eissa
families in Yatta village. 

 

At approximately
06:30 on Tuesday, 05 June 2012, IOF moved into al-Maita area near Wadi al-Maleh
village in the northern Jordan village, northeast of Tubas.  They handed notices to 5 Palestinian families
in the area to remove their tents.  At
approximately 09:30, IOF, accompanied by a bulldozer, arrived at the area again
and tore down the tents:

 

1. Three
tents and a 200-square-meter animal farm belonging to ‘Ali Hassan al-Faqir;

2. Three
tents and a 150-square-meter animal farm belonging to ‘Aahed Suleiman Zawahra;

3. Two
tents and a 120-square-meter animal farm belonging to Ibrahim ‘Abdullah
al-Faqir;

4. Three
tents and 200-square-meter animal farm belonging to Ibrahim ‘Abdullah Abu
Sabha; and

5. A
tent and two animal farms belonging to Hassan Faleh Rabai’a.

 

On
the same day, a number of Israeli settlers from “Sham’a” settlement, south of
Hebron, set fire to Palestinian agricultural areas planted with wheat and
parleys in al-Zahiriya village.  At least
20 dunums of agricultural land were burnt.

 

At
approximately 19:00 also on Tuesday, 4 Israeli settlers from “Eitamar”
settlement, which stands on the lands of Beit Fourik village, east of Nablus,
attacked a Palestinian shepherd – Hamada Mahmoud Nassasra, 32 – when he was
grazing animals.  Immediately, a number
of Palestinian farmers intervened and the two parties clashed.  Soon after, a guard of the above settlement
arrived at the area and fired into the air. 
IOF then arrived at the area and arrested Nassasra and 3 farmers: ‘Afif
Majed Hanani, 30; Fayez Fursan Hanani, 28; Mithqal Fayez Hanani, 36; and Yousef
Fayez Hanani, 27. 

 

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Recommendations to the International
Community

 

 

1. PCHR calls upon the High
Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to fulfill their legal and
moral obligations under Article 1 of the Convention to ensure Israel’s respect
for the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.  PCHR believes that the conspiracy of silence
practiced by the international community has encouraged Israel to act as if it
is above the law and encourages Israel continue to violate international human
rights and humanitarian law.

 

2. PCHR calls upon the High
Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to convene a conference to
take effective steps to ensure Israel’s respect of the Convention in the OPT
and to provide immediate protection for Palestinian civilians.

 

3. PCHR calls upon the High
Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to comply with their legal
obligations detailed in Article 146 of the Convention to search for and
prosecute those responsible for grave breaches, namely war crimes.

 

4. PCHR calls for the immediate
implementation of the Advisory Opinion issued by the International Court of
Justice, which considers the construction of the Annexation Wall inside the
West Bank illegal.

 

5. PCHR recommends that
international civil society organizations, including human rights
organizations, bar associations and NGOs, participate in the process of
exposing those accused of grave breaches of international law and urge their
governments to bring the perpetrators to justice.

 

6. PCHR calls upon the European
Union to activate Article 2 of the Euro-Israel Association Agreement, which
provides that Israel must respect human rights as a precondition for economic
cooperation between the EU states and Israel. 
PCHR further calls upon the EU states to prohibit import of goods
produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the OPT.

 

7. PCHR calls on the international
community to recognize the Gaza disengagement plan, which was implemented in
September 2005, for what it is – not an end to occupation but a compounding of
the occupation and the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. 

 

8. In recognition of ICRC as the
guardian of the Fourth Geneva Convention, PCHR calls upon the ICRC to increase
its staff and activities in the OPT, including the facilitation of family
visitations to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

 

9. PCHR appreciates the efforts of
international civil society, including human rights organizations, bar
associations, unions and NGOs, and urges them to continue their role in
pressuring their governments to secure Israel’s respect for human rights in the
OPT and to demand Israel end its attacks on Palestinian civilians.

 

10. PCHR calls upon the
international community to pressure Israel to lift the severe restrictions
imposed by the Israeli government and its occupation forces on access for
international organizations to the OPT.

 

11. PCHR reiterates that any
political settlement not based on international human rights law and
humanitarian law cannot lead to a peaceful and just solution of the Palestinian
question.  Rather, such an arrangement
can only lead to further suffering and instability in the region.  Any peace process or agreement must be based
on respect for international law, including international human rights and
humanitarian law.

 

 

 

 

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