31 jan 2019
An Israeli military court on Wednesday extended the administrative detention of Quds Press reporter Mohamed Manna for six months, with no trial and indictment.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped 37-year-old journalist Manna on August 1, 2018 from his home in Zawata village, west of Nablus.
The Israeli occupation authority had detained Manna several times before and spent a total of over seven years in its jails, mostly in administrative detention.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped 37-year-old journalist Manna on August 1, 2018 from his home in Zawata village, west of Nablus.
The Israeli occupation authority had detained Manna several times before and spent a total of over seven years in its jails, mostly in administrative detention.
The World Health Organisation issued its monthly report entitled “Health Access Barriers for Patients in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”, in which the organisation highlighted the case of ALRAY Media Agency’s photographer, Attia Darwish, who was seriously injured a month ago.
WHO said, in its report, which comes in three parts, that a tear gas canister hit Darwish, a 31-year-old photojournalist, in his face, under his left eye, when he was covering demonstrations near the Gaza fence.
“I was taking photos when my phone rang, and I tried to take the call. Suddenly, I felt a blow to my face and fell down,” Attia said, according to Al Ray.
The ambulance picked him up within minutes and took him to a trauma stabilization point close to the fence. After initial assessment and first aid, Attia was rushed to Shifa hospital, in Gaza, for treatment. He had multiple facial fractures and severe bleeding at the back of his eye, putting his sight at risk, the report said.
WHO said that Darwish had surgery to remove shrapnel from the wound, fix his lower jaw and replace fragmented bones in his face with metal plates. He also received initial treatment for his eye injury, but needed review and specialist care outside of Gaza.
“As a photographer, I depend on my eyes to do my job. Now, I can hardly see with my left eye. Getting proper treatment is something critical for me,” Attia said. He subsequently received a medical referral, from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, to go for an appointment to St John’s Eye Hospital, in Jerusalem.
He applied to Israeli authorities for a permit to exit Gaza, for treatment, but, when the date of his hospital appointment came, his permit application was still under review. Attia despaired of getting a permit to exit Gaza, via Erez crossing with Israel, and asked the Services Purchasing Unit in the Ministry of Health to refer him, instead, for treatment in Egypt, WHO recounted.
On the day of his travel, however, Rafah crossing point to Egypt was closed for exit. “I cannot feel the left side of my face. I can only eat soft food and I’m suffering with the pain. The cold weather makes it even worse. When I was in hospital, one of the doctors said I either need a bone graft or an artificial implant. But, neither of those is available in Gaza,” he said, according to the report.
WHO said that when they spoke with Attia, he still had not received his permit to leave Gaza to Jerusalem, stressing that “his case is not an exception.”
The orgnisation pointed out that of 435 permit applications to Israeli authorities by those injured during the Great March of Return demonstrations, only 19% have been approved, where those unable to access the health care they need face a higher risk of complications and poorer health outcomes.
WHO said, in its report, which comes in three parts, that a tear gas canister hit Darwish, a 31-year-old photojournalist, in his face, under his left eye, when he was covering demonstrations near the Gaza fence.
“I was taking photos when my phone rang, and I tried to take the call. Suddenly, I felt a blow to my face and fell down,” Attia said, according to Al Ray.
The ambulance picked him up within minutes and took him to a trauma stabilization point close to the fence. After initial assessment and first aid, Attia was rushed to Shifa hospital, in Gaza, for treatment. He had multiple facial fractures and severe bleeding at the back of his eye, putting his sight at risk, the report said.
WHO said that Darwish had surgery to remove shrapnel from the wound, fix his lower jaw and replace fragmented bones in his face with metal plates. He also received initial treatment for his eye injury, but needed review and specialist care outside of Gaza.
“As a photographer, I depend on my eyes to do my job. Now, I can hardly see with my left eye. Getting proper treatment is something critical for me,” Attia said. He subsequently received a medical referral, from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, to go for an appointment to St John’s Eye Hospital, in Jerusalem.
He applied to Israeli authorities for a permit to exit Gaza, for treatment, but, when the date of his hospital appointment came, his permit application was still under review. Attia despaired of getting a permit to exit Gaza, via Erez crossing with Israel, and asked the Services Purchasing Unit in the Ministry of Health to refer him, instead, for treatment in Egypt, WHO recounted.
On the day of his travel, however, Rafah crossing point to Egypt was closed for exit. “I cannot feel the left side of my face. I can only eat soft food and I’m suffering with the pain. The cold weather makes it even worse. When I was in hospital, one of the doctors said I either need a bone graft or an artificial implant. But, neither of those is available in Gaza,” he said, according to the report.
WHO said that when they spoke with Attia, he still had not received his permit to leave Gaza to Jerusalem, stressing that “his case is not an exception.”
The orgnisation pointed out that of 435 permit applications to Israeli authorities by those injured during the Great March of Return demonstrations, only 19% have been approved, where those unable to access the health care they need face a higher risk of complications and poorer health outcomes.
25 jan 2019
At least 14 Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli forces at the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip, on Friday, including a paramedic and a journalist.
Palestinian crowds gathered alongside the eastern borders of the Gaza Strip to take part in the weekly march to break the ongoing Israeli siege.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that a Palestinian teenage girl was shot and injured in the leg by Israeli forces alongside the eastern borders of Gaza City.
Israeli forces were deployed across the borders of the Gaza Strip to suppress the weekly "Great March of Return" protests.
The ministry confirmed that one paramedic was injured in eastern Gaza City, and one journalist was injured in eastern al-Breij in the central Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces fired tear-gas bombs at a medical station in eastern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
"The Great March of Return" protests were launched on March 30th by thousands of Palestinian civilians in Gaza -- which has suffered from a decade-long Israeli siege -- who took to the borders to demand their right of return as refugees to their original homelands, now in present-day Israel.
Palestinian crowds gathered alongside the eastern borders of the Gaza Strip to take part in the weekly march to break the ongoing Israeli siege.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that a Palestinian teenage girl was shot and injured in the leg by Israeli forces alongside the eastern borders of Gaza City.
Israeli forces were deployed across the borders of the Gaza Strip to suppress the weekly "Great March of Return" protests.
The ministry confirmed that one paramedic was injured in eastern Gaza City, and one journalist was injured in eastern al-Breij in the central Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces fired tear-gas bombs at a medical station in eastern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
"The Great March of Return" protests were launched on March 30th by thousands of Palestinian civilians in Gaza -- which has suffered from a decade-long Israeli siege -- who took to the borders to demand their right of return as refugees to their original homelands, now in present-day Israel.
21 jan 2019
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian areas in the occupied West Bank, searched and ransacked homes, and abducted twenty Palestinians, including a lawyer and the wife of a political prisoner.
Media sources in Nablus, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and ransacked the home of a political prisoner, identified as Amir Eshteyya, and abducted his wife, attorney Aman Mansour, in addition to confiscating their car.
The invasion into the property came as dozens of soldiers, and hundreds of illegal colonialist settlers, invaded the eastern area of Nablus city, especially Joseph Tomb, before the army fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at dozens of Palestinian protesters.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot two young men with live fire, and caused dozens of Palestinians, including many in their own homes, to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also detained Palestinian journalists and prevented them from documenting the invasion.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Qarawat Bani Hassan village, in Salfit governorate in central West Bank, searched homes and abducted Laith Abdullah Mer’ey.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and abducted Mohammad Sameeh Eshteiwi.
In addition, several army jeeps invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, searched many homes, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Shaher Issa Taqatqa, in addition to Ahmad Khaled Taqatqa and Eyad Hamad.
The soldiers also invaded Teqoua’ village, east of Bethlehem, and drove in its streets and neighborhoods.
In Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, the soldiers searched homes in Abu Shkheidim village, north of Ramallah city, and abducted Mohammad Odah Ladadwa, in addition to Ibrahim Ayyoub Ma’rouf, who was taken prisoner from his home in Deir Abu Mashal town, west of Ramallah.
Also in Ramallah, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Mughayyir village, east of the city, violently searched several homes and abducted Mo’tasem Abu Alia, Hamdi Na’san, Jom’a Raqqad Abu Alia, Assem Abu Alia, Mahmoud Abdullah al-Haj, in addition to Mohammad and Ahmad Abu Alia. A similar invasion targeted Kufur Ni’ma village, west of Ramallah.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, searched several homes, and abducted Ammad Mohammad Jawabra and Shawqi Khatib, in addition to Mohammad Jawad al-Wawi, who was taken prisoner from his home in Halhoul town, also north of Hebron.
In Jericho, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Haitham Kamal Shalalfa and Mohammad Kamel Shalalfa, from Fasayel Palestinian village.
It is worth mentioning that dozens of soldiers also invaded Jayyous town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and distributed leaflets warning the resident of further severe measures, if they do not stop protesting the ongoing Israeli occupation and violations.
Media sources in Nablus, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and ransacked the home of a political prisoner, identified as Amir Eshteyya, and abducted his wife, attorney Aman Mansour, in addition to confiscating their car.
The invasion into the property came as dozens of soldiers, and hundreds of illegal colonialist settlers, invaded the eastern area of Nablus city, especially Joseph Tomb, before the army fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at dozens of Palestinian protesters.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot two young men with live fire, and caused dozens of Palestinians, including many in their own homes, to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.
The soldiers also detained Palestinian journalists and prevented them from documenting the invasion.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Qarawat Bani Hassan village, in Salfit governorate in central West Bank, searched homes and abducted Laith Abdullah Mer’ey.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and abducted Mohammad Sameeh Eshteiwi.
In addition, several army jeeps invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, searched many homes, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Shaher Issa Taqatqa, in addition to Ahmad Khaled Taqatqa and Eyad Hamad.
The soldiers also invaded Teqoua’ village, east of Bethlehem, and drove in its streets and neighborhoods.
In Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, the soldiers searched homes in Abu Shkheidim village, north of Ramallah city, and abducted Mohammad Odah Ladadwa, in addition to Ibrahim Ayyoub Ma’rouf, who was taken prisoner from his home in Deir Abu Mashal town, west of Ramallah.
Also in Ramallah, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Mughayyir village, east of the city, violently searched several homes and abducted Mo’tasem Abu Alia, Hamdi Na’san, Jom’a Raqqad Abu Alia, Assem Abu Alia, Mahmoud Abdullah al-Haj, in addition to Mohammad and Ahmad Abu Alia. A similar invasion targeted Kufur Ni’ma village, west of Ramallah.
In Hebron, in southern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, searched several homes, and abducted Ammad Mohammad Jawabra and Shawqi Khatib, in addition to Mohammad Jawad al-Wawi, who was taken prisoner from his home in Halhoul town, also north of Hebron.
In Jericho, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Haitham Kamal Shalalfa and Mohammad Kamel Shalalfa, from Fasayel Palestinian village.
It is worth mentioning that dozens of soldiers also invaded Jayyous town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and distributed leaflets warning the resident of further severe measures, if they do not stop protesting the ongoing Israeli occupation and violations.
19 jan 2019
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Date: 18 January 2019, The Palestinian Center For Human Right (PCHR): On Friday evening, 18 January 2019, Israeli forces wounded 119 Palestinian civilians, including 30 children, 5 women, 5 paramedics, and 2 journalists, in the peaceful demonstrations in the eastern Gaza Strip despite the decreasing intensity of the demonstrations there for the twelfth week consecutively and absence of most means usually used during the demonstrations since the beginning of the Return and Breaking the Siege March 10 months ago.
According to observations by PCHR’s fieldworkers, though the demonstrators were around tens of meters away from the border fence, the Israeli forces who stationed in prone positions and in military jeeps along the fence continued to use excessive force against the demonstrators by opening fire and firing teargas canisters at them. |
As a result, many of the demonstrators were hit with bullets and teargas canisters to their head without posing any imminent threat or danger to the life of soldiers.
On this Friday, the Israeli forces have increasingly targeted the medical personnel in the field and wounded 5 of them, including 2 female and male paramedics in eastern Khan Yunis, 2 female paramedics in eastern Jabalia and a paramedic in eastern al-Buriej camp.
Moreover, the Israeli forces fired a barrage of teargas canisters near where ambulances were parked in Khan Younis. All of this indicates an Israeli systematic policy to target the medical personnel and obstruct their humanitarian action that is guaranteed with protection under the international humanitarian law.
On 18 January 2019, the incidents were as follows:
At approximately 14:30, thousands of civilians, including women, children and entire families, started swarming to the five encampments established by the Supreme National Authority of Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege adjacent to the border fence with Israel in eastern Gaza Strip cities, except for northern Gaza due to bad weather.
Hundreds, including children and women, approached the border fence with Israel in front of each encampment and gathered tens of meters away from the main border fence, attempting to throw stones at the Israeli forces. Although the demonstrators gathered in areas open to the Israeli snipers stationed on the top of the sand berms and military watchtowers and inside and behind the military jeeps, the Israeli forces fired live and rubber bullets in addition to a barrage of teargas canisters.
The Israeli shooting, which continued at around 17:00, resulted in the injury of 119 civilians, including 30 children, 5 women, 5 paramedics, and 2 journalists. In addition, dozens of demonstrators, paramedics and journalists suffered tear gas inhalation and seizures due to tear gas canisters that were fired by the Israeli forces from the military jeeps and riffles in the eastern Gaza Strip.
The following table shows the number of civilian victims due to the Israeli forces’ suppression of the Great March of Return since its beginning on 30 March:
Notes Medical Crews Journalists Women Children Total Casualties
Among those Killed, there were 8 Persons with
Disabilities and a girl. 3 2 2 36 183 Killed
Among those wounded, 514 are in serious
condition and 101 had their lower or upper
limbs amputated; 89 lower-limb amputations,
2 upper-limb amputations, 10 finger amputations
and 17 children had their limbs amputated
according to the Ministry of Health.
The number of those wounded only include 165 173 303 1907 10,391 Wounded
those wounded with live bullets and directly
hit with tear gas canisters as there have been
thousand others who suffered tear gas inhalation
and sustained bruises.
PCHR emphasizes that continuously targeting civilians, who exercise their right to peaceful assembly or while carrying out their humanitarian duty, is a serious violation of the rules of international law, international humanitarian law, the ICC Rome Statute and Fourth Geneva Convention. Thus, PCHR calls upon the ICC Prosecutor to open an official investigation in these crimes and to prosecute and hold accountable all those applying or involved in issuing orders within the Israeli Forces at the security and political echelons.
PCHR hereby condemns the excessive use of force and commission of crimes by the Israeli forces despite the prevailed calmness, believing it is as a result of Israel’s enjoying impunity thanks to the U.S. and so encouraging the Israeli forces to commit further crimes upon an official decision by the highest military and political echelons.
PCHR also reiterates its call upon the High Contracting Parties to the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention to fulfill their obligations under Article 1; i.e., to respect and ensure respect for the Convention in all circumstances and their obligations under Article 146 to prosecute persons alleged to commit grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
PCHR calls upon Switzerland, in its capacity as the Depository State for the Convention, to demand the High Contracting Parties to convene a meeting and ensure Israel’s respect for this Convention, noting that these grave breaches constitute war crimes under Article 147 of the same Convention and Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions regarding the guarantee of Palestinian civilians’ right to protection in the occupied territories.
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On this Friday, the Israeli forces have increasingly targeted the medical personnel in the field and wounded 5 of them, including 2 female and male paramedics in eastern Khan Yunis, 2 female paramedics in eastern Jabalia and a paramedic in eastern al-Buriej camp.
Moreover, the Israeli forces fired a barrage of teargas canisters near where ambulances were parked in Khan Younis. All of this indicates an Israeli systematic policy to target the medical personnel and obstruct their humanitarian action that is guaranteed with protection under the international humanitarian law.
On 18 January 2019, the incidents were as follows:
At approximately 14:30, thousands of civilians, including women, children and entire families, started swarming to the five encampments established by the Supreme National Authority of Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege adjacent to the border fence with Israel in eastern Gaza Strip cities, except for northern Gaza due to bad weather.
Hundreds, including children and women, approached the border fence with Israel in front of each encampment and gathered tens of meters away from the main border fence, attempting to throw stones at the Israeli forces. Although the demonstrators gathered in areas open to the Israeli snipers stationed on the top of the sand berms and military watchtowers and inside and behind the military jeeps, the Israeli forces fired live and rubber bullets in addition to a barrage of teargas canisters.
The Israeli shooting, which continued at around 17:00, resulted in the injury of 119 civilians, including 30 children, 5 women, 5 paramedics, and 2 journalists. In addition, dozens of demonstrators, paramedics and journalists suffered tear gas inhalation and seizures due to tear gas canisters that were fired by the Israeli forces from the military jeeps and riffles in the eastern Gaza Strip.
The following table shows the number of civilian victims due to the Israeli forces’ suppression of the Great March of Return since its beginning on 30 March:
Notes Medical Crews Journalists Women Children Total Casualties
Among those Killed, there were 8 Persons with
Disabilities and a girl. 3 2 2 36 183 Killed
Among those wounded, 514 are in serious
condition and 101 had their lower or upper
limbs amputated; 89 lower-limb amputations,
2 upper-limb amputations, 10 finger amputations
and 17 children had their limbs amputated
according to the Ministry of Health.
The number of those wounded only include 165 173 303 1907 10,391 Wounded
those wounded with live bullets and directly
hit with tear gas canisters as there have been
thousand others who suffered tear gas inhalation
and sustained bruises.
PCHR emphasizes that continuously targeting civilians, who exercise their right to peaceful assembly or while carrying out their humanitarian duty, is a serious violation of the rules of international law, international humanitarian law, the ICC Rome Statute and Fourth Geneva Convention. Thus, PCHR calls upon the ICC Prosecutor to open an official investigation in these crimes and to prosecute and hold accountable all those applying or involved in issuing orders within the Israeli Forces at the security and political echelons.
PCHR hereby condemns the excessive use of force and commission of crimes by the Israeli forces despite the prevailed calmness, believing it is as a result of Israel’s enjoying impunity thanks to the U.S. and so encouraging the Israeli forces to commit further crimes upon an official decision by the highest military and political echelons.
PCHR also reiterates its call upon the High Contracting Parties to the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention to fulfill their obligations under Article 1; i.e., to respect and ensure respect for the Convention in all circumstances and their obligations under Article 146 to prosecute persons alleged to commit grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
PCHR calls upon Switzerland, in its capacity as the Depository State for the Convention, to demand the High Contracting Parties to convene a meeting and ensure Israel’s respect for this Convention, noting that these grave breaches constitute war crimes under Article 147 of the same Convention and Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions regarding the guarantee of Palestinian civilians’ right to protection in the occupied territories.
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Gaza- Jamal ‘Abdel Nasser “al-Thalathini” Street – Al-Roya Building- Floor 12 , El Remal, PO Box 1328 Gaza, Gaza Strip. E-mail: pchr@pchrgaza.org, Webpage http://www.pchrgaza.org
17 jan 2019
The Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces on Wednesday kidnapped Quds Press reporter Yousef Faqih from his home in al-Khalil.
According to a family source, PA forces from the preventive security apparatus stormed the house of journalist Faqih, 33, in al-Burj village near Dura town, south of al-Khalil, and rounded him up.
The PA forces also confiscated a laptop and cellphone belonging to Faqih during his detention before taking him to an undeclared place.
Faqih did not receive an arrest warrant or any summons from the PA preventive security apparatus before his detention, according to his brother Nouh.
Yousef Faqih had been arrested, with no guilt, several times by the PA security forces and spent a total of six months in their jails. He was also exposed to violent interrogation during his previous arrests.
According to a family source, PA forces from the preventive security apparatus stormed the house of journalist Faqih, 33, in al-Burj village near Dura town, south of al-Khalil, and rounded him up.
The PA forces also confiscated a laptop and cellphone belonging to Faqih during his detention before taking him to an undeclared place.
Faqih did not receive an arrest warrant or any summons from the PA preventive security apparatus before his detention, according to his brother Nouh.
Yousef Faqih had been arrested, with no guilt, several times by the PA security forces and spent a total of six months in their jails. He was also exposed to violent interrogation during his previous arrests.
