Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Launch
More Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory (OPT)

· 8 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children, were wounded
by IOF.

· IOF conducted 27 incursions into Palestinian communities in
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

· Houses were raided and 46 Palestinian civilians, including 9
children and 8 university students, were arrested by IOF. 

· 5 houses were transformed by IOF into military sites. 

· Undercover units were employed to arrest Palestinian
civilians.

· IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT; Rafah
International Crossing Point was partially reopened; Palestinian workers were
humiliated at Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip; and IOF arrested 9 Palestinian
civilians, including 5 children, at various checkpoints in the West Bank.

· IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall in the
West Bank; they leveled more areas of land in ‘Aaboud village near Ramallah;
they demolished the fences of two houses in Dahiat al-Barid area in occupied East
Jerusalem; and they imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian
civilians near the Wall.

· Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian
civilians and property in the OPT; 5 Palestinian civilians were injured; 330
trees were uprooted; and IOF closed 50 shops and workshops in Hebron.  

Summary

Israeli
violations of international law continued in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
(OPT) during the reporting period (24-30 November 2005).

Shooting: IOF have continued to fire at
Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and near the border between the Gaza
Strip and Israel. During the reported
period, 8 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children, were wounded by IOF
gunfire in the West Bank.  IOF also fired
artillery shells at Palestinian areas in the Gaza Strip.  

Incursions: IOF
conducted 25 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank
and two incursions into the Gaza Strip. During these incursions, IOF raided houses and arrested 46 Palestinian
civilians, including 9 children and 8 university students. IOF employed undercover units and trained
dogs in these incursions. IOF also
transformed 5 houses into military sites.   

Restrictions on Movement: IOF have continued to impose a
comprehensive siege on the OPT, in violation of civil, political, economic,
social and cultural rights of Palestinian civilians. 

IOF have continued to impose a
tightened siege on the Gaza Strip, transforming it into a big prison.  Rafah International Crossing Point
on the Egyptian border, the sole outlet for the Gaza Strip to the outside
world, was partially reopened following a two-month closure.  An agreement
was reached regarding the operation of the crossing point. The crossing point is operated for 4 hours a
day only. In the meantime, IOF have
continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing for Palestinian workers
and sick patients for several weeks.  During the reported period, IOF
allowed several hundreds of workers to reach their work places in Israel. Only a few seriously ill patients have been allowed
to travel to Israeli hospitals through the crossing. IOF have also continued to impose severe
restrictions at commercial border crossings and have imposed severe
restrictions on fishing in the Gaza Strip. 

In the
West Bank, IOF have imposed more restrictions on the movement of Palestinian
civilians. On Monday, 18 November 2005,
IOF prevented Palestinian workers from entering Israel through Kufor Qassem
crossing and moved them to a crossing to the north of Qalqilya. They conducted prolonged checking for
workers. IOF have continued to establish
a crossing at Za’tara crossroads, south of Nablus. During the reported period, IOF positioned at
various checkpoints arrested 9 Palestinian civilians, including 5 children. 

Annexation Wall: IOF have continued to construct the
Annexation Wall inside the West Bank. During the reported period, IOF continued to level land in ‘Aboud
village, northwest of Ramallah, to construct a new section of the Wall. They also placed signs that determine the
route of the Wall and demolished fences of two houses in Dahiat al-Barid area,
north of occupied Jerusalem.  Furthermore, IOF used force to disperse
peaceful demonstrations organized by Palestinian civilians and international
and Israeli solidarity activists in protest to the construction of the
Wall. A number of Palestinian civilians
suffered from tear gas inhalation and 3 other civilians were detained for 3 hours. In addition, IOF have continued to impose
severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians near the
Wall. They prevented at least 100 school
children from Beit Ameen village from crossing an iron gate in the Wall to
reach their school in ‘Azzoun ‘Atma village, south of Qalqilya. 

Illegal
Settler Activities:
Israeli settlers in breach of international humanitarian law continue to reside
in the OPT and have launched a series of attacks against Palestinian civilians
and property.  During the reported
period, 5 Palestinian civilians were injured in 4 attacks launched by Israeli
settlers in the West Bank. Israeli
settlers also uprooted 330 trees in Nablus and Hebron. IOF have continued to place a fence on both
sides of the “Trans-Samaria” road. In Hebron, IOF issued a military order closing 50 shops and
workshops. 

Israeli Violations
Documented during the Reporting Period (24–30 November 2005)

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