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Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)
(09-15 March 2017)
· Israeli forces killed a Palestinian civilian in occupied Jerusalem.
- 11 civilians, including 3 children, were wounded in the West Bank.
· Israeli forces continued to target the border areas in the Gaza Strip, and no arrests were reported.
· Israeli forces conducted 80 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and a limited one was conducted in the central Gaza Strip.
- 80 civilians, including 9 children and 4 women, one of whom is a PLC Member, Samira al- Halyqa, were arrested in the West Bank.
- 35 of them, including 5 children and 2 women, were arrested in occupied Jerusalem and its suburbs.
- 3 children were arrested while sneaking through the border fence into Israel to look for work and were then released after interrogation.
· Israeli forces continued their efforts to create Jewish majority in occupied East Jerusalem.
- Two houses were demolished and a civilian was obliged to self-demolish his house.
- Closure of Arab Studies Society's Mapping and arresting its director.
· Israeli forces continued their settlement activities in the West Bank.
- A mobile house was confiscated in Farosh Beit Dajan village, while a vegetable stall was demolished.
- Israeli settlers uprooted and stole (143) olive trees, south of Nablus.
· Israeli forces continued to target Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip Sea.
· Israeli forces turned the West Bank into cantons and continued to impose the illegal closure on the Gaza Strip for the 10th year.
- Dozens of temporary checkpoints were established in the West Bank and others were re-established to obstruct the movement of Palestinian civilians.
- 2 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were arrested at military checkpoints in the West Bank.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (09-15 March 2017).
Shooting:
During the reporting period, Israeli settlers killed a Palestinian civilian in occupied Jerusalem. Meanwhile, the Israeli forces wounded 11 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, in the West Bank. The Israeli forces continued to chase Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Sea and open fire at farmers in the border areas.
In the West Bank, in new crime of using excessive force, on Monday, 13 February 2017, Israeli officers killed Ibrahim Mahmoud Matar (25), from al-Mukaber Mount, southeast of occupied Jerusalem. Israeli forces claimed that Ibrahim entered the Israeli police office in Lions Gate (al-Asbat), took a knife out and then stabbed 2 Israeli soldiers. After that, Ibrahim was shot dead by another Israeli soldier.
On 10 March 2017, Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian civilians, who were at the western entrance to Selwad village, northeast of Ramallah, and wounded 2 of them.
On 11 March 2017, a 16-year-old male was hit with a tear gas canister at his head, when Israeli forces raided Birzeit, north of Ramallah. Moreover, the Israeli forces fired live bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at Palestinian civilians.
On 11 March 2017, a Palestinian civilian was hit with a live bullet to the leg, when Israeli forces moved into Sabastiyia village, northwest of Nablus. During which, a number of Palestinian young men protested against them.
On 15 March 2017, 5 civilians, including 2 siblings, were wounded, when Israeli forces moved into al-Duhaisha refugee camp and al-Dawha village nearby, south of Bethlehem. One of whom was wounded as he was at the roof of his house in al-Dawhah village. when the wounded's brother along with his 3 friends rushed to take him to the hospital, the Israeli forces opened fire at the car carrying them. As a result, 4 other civilians were wounded.
On the same day, a Palestinian worker, from al-'Obaidiya village, east of Behtlthem, was wounded while he was near " Mazmouriya" checkpoint, east of the city, attempting to go to his work in occupied Jerusalem.
The full report is available online at:
http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=8912
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