Civilians Continue to be Attacked by
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
(OPT)

· 5 Palestinians, including a child, were killed by IOF.

· Two of the victims were extra-judicially executed by IOF in
Tulkarm.

· IOF launched a series of attacks and air raids on civilian
targets in the Gaza Strip.

· IOF conducted 36 incursions into Palestinian communities in
the West Bank.

· Houses were raided and 84 Palestinian civilians, including 3
girls and two children, were arrested by IOF. 

· 3 houses were transformed by IOF into military sites. 

· A house was destroyed, another was bunt and two civilian
facilities were demolished.

· IOF have continued to construct a border fence between the
Gaza Strip and Israel to the north of Beit Hanoun.

· IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT; IOF imposed
a comprehensive closure on the OPT; they have closed all border crossings of
the Gaza Strip; and they arrested a number Palestinian civilians at various
checkpoints in the West Bank.

· IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall in the
West Bank.

· Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian
civilians and property in the OPT; 400 olives trees were cut and burnt in
Nablus by Israeli settlers; Israeli settlers attacked a civilian car with
stones and injured 5 Palestinian civilians; and Israeli settlers living in
settlement posts inside Hebron launched a series of attacks on Palestinian
civilians and property in the town.  

Summary

Israeli
violations of international law continued in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
(OPT) during the reporting period (20 – 26 October 2005):

Killings
and Injuries: During
the reporting period, IOF killed 5 Palestinians, including a child, in the West
Bank. On 20 October 2005, IOF killed a
Palestinian child in Housan village, west of Bethlehem. On 21 October 2005, IOF killed a Palestinian
civilian in ‘Anabta village east of Tulkarm. On 22 October 2005, IOF killed a Palestinian civilian in Deir Nizam
village, northwest of Ramallah. On 23
October 2005, IOF extra-judicially killed two Palestinians in Tulkarm refugee
camp. Also during the reported period, 3
Palestinian civilians were wounded by the Israeli gunfire. 

Shelling:
Six Palestinian
civilians, including two children, were injured by shrapnel from a missile
launched by an Israeli aircraft at a Palestinian civilian target in al-Shaboura
refugee camp in Rafah. Israeli warplanes
also launched a series of mock air raids over the Gaza Strip. Palestinian civilians were extremely
terrified. In addition, IOF fired
artillery shells at a number of targets in the Gaza Strip. 

Incursions: IOF
conducted 36 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During these incursions, IOF raided houses
and arrested 84 Palestinian civilians, including 3 girls and two children. IOF employed undercover units and trained
dogs in these incursions. IOF also
transformed 3 houses into military sites, burnt another house, destroyed the
internal parts of a fifth house and demolished two civilian facilities.   

Restrictions on Movement: Even though IOF were redeployed
around the Gaza Strip, they have continued to impose a tightened siege on the
Gaza Strip, transforming it into a big jail. Rafah International Crossing Point on the Egyptian
border, the sole outlet for the Gaza Strip to the outside world, has remained
closed for the sixth consecutive week, as no deal has been reached concerning
transportation across it.  IOF insist to maintain control over the
movement of persons and goods through the crossing point, and have actually
moved equipment from the crossing point to “Kerem Shalom” area on the
Egyptian – Israeli border.  In the meantime, IOF have continued to close Beit
Hanoun (Erez) crossing for Palestinian workers and patients for several
weeks.  On 25 October 2005, IOF closed all border crossings of the Gaza
Strip, including commercial ones, isolating the Gaza Strip from the outside
world.  IOF have also imposed severe restrictions on
fishing in the Gaza Strip. 

In the
West Bank, IOF have imposed more restrictions on the movement of Palestinian
civilians. These restrictions included
the prohibition of movement of private cars on roads, and limiting
transportation to taxis only. IOF have
also erected dozens of military checkpoints on the main roads. IOF re-erected checkpoints that had been
dismantled and erected dozens of new ones. In the last 10 days of Ramadan, IOF imposed severe restriction of
the travel of Palestinian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. During the reported period, IOF positioned at
various checkpoints arrested 4 Palestinian civilians, including a child. 

Annexation
Wall: IOF have
continued to construct the Annexation Wall inside the West Bank. Israeli sources revealed that IOF consider
constructing a section of the Wall along the eastern border of the West Bank,
extending for the northern Jordan Valley to the edges of Jericho. The construction of this section will promote
the Israeli control over the Jordan Valley and the border between the West Bank
and Jordan. 

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, Israeli settlers burnt 200 olive
trees and cut 200 others in Salem village, east of Nablus. Three Israeli settlers attacked a civilian
car that was traveling ftom Ramallah to Nablus. Five Palestinian civilians were injured by splinters of glass. During the reported period, Israeli settlers
living in settlement posts in Hebron launched a series of attacks on
Palestinian civilians and property.  

Israeli Violations
Documented during the Reporting Period (20 – 26 October 2005)

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