9 jan 2017
41 Israeli soldiers were killed in 2016, five more than the number of those killed in 2015, according to the Hebrew Walla website.
The soldiers were killed due to Palestinian anti-occupation attacks, traffic accidents, military training, or committed suicide, according to the website.
The Israeli report pointed out that 15 soldiers out of 41 committed suicide while mentioning that five Israeli soldiers were killed since the beginning of 2017, including one who died of his wounds sustained during the Israeli war on Gaza in summer 2014.
Four Israeli soldiers died on Sunday while 15 others were wounded in a truck-ramming attack in Occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinian driver was gunned down by Israeli soldiers.
The soldiers were killed due to Palestinian anti-occupation attacks, traffic accidents, military training, or committed suicide, according to the website.
The Israeli report pointed out that 15 soldiers out of 41 committed suicide while mentioning that five Israeli soldiers were killed since the beginning of 2017, including one who died of his wounds sustained during the Israeli war on Gaza in summer 2014.
Four Israeli soldiers died on Sunday while 15 others were wounded in a truck-ramming attack in Occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinian driver was gunned down by Israeli soldiers.
Steep fines of up to three million shekels were slapped by the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) against jailed Palestinian minors in 2016.
Researcher Reyad al-Ashkar said the fines issued by the Israeli military courts against imprisoned Palestinian minors had been estimated at nearly three million shekels ($800,000) in 2016.
Al-Ashkar added that 2016 witnessed a hike in such Israeli cash penalties against Palestinian minors, particularly those charged with involvement in anti-occupation attacks or stabbing attempts.
The activist cited the case of 16-year-old Murad Badr Idi’is, who was sentenced to life in an Israeli jail plus a fine of $460,000 on charges of carrying out an anti-occupation stabbing in the Israeli illegal settlement of Atna’el.
A fine of up to $46,000 was also issued against 14-year-old sick child Ahmad Munasra, sentenced to 12 years in Israeli jail.
Similar bails had been issued in 2016 against Mohamed Taha, 15, Mondher Abu Mayala, 17, Muawiya Alkam, 14, and the youngest Palestinian female detainee Dima al-Wawi, 12, among other Palestinian minors.
According to al-Ashkar such penalties make part of a blackmailing policy perpetrated by the occupation authorities against the imprisoned Palestinian minors and their families in an attempt to quash anti-occupation activism.
Researcher Reyad al-Ashkar said the fines issued by the Israeli military courts against imprisoned Palestinian minors had been estimated at nearly three million shekels ($800,000) in 2016.
Al-Ashkar added that 2016 witnessed a hike in such Israeli cash penalties against Palestinian minors, particularly those charged with involvement in anti-occupation attacks or stabbing attempts.
The activist cited the case of 16-year-old Murad Badr Idi’is, who was sentenced to life in an Israeli jail plus a fine of $460,000 on charges of carrying out an anti-occupation stabbing in the Israeli illegal settlement of Atna’el.
A fine of up to $46,000 was also issued against 14-year-old sick child Ahmad Munasra, sentenced to 12 years in Israeli jail.
Similar bails had been issued in 2016 against Mohamed Taha, 15, Mondher Abu Mayala, 17, Muawiya Alkam, 14, and the youngest Palestinian female detainee Dima al-Wawi, 12, among other Palestinian minors.
According to al-Ashkar such penalties make part of a blackmailing policy perpetrated by the occupation authorities against the imprisoned Palestinian minors and their families in an attempt to quash anti-occupation activism.
8 jan 2017
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 29 Dec. 2016 – 04 Jan 2017, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that Israeli forces continued systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Israeli forces conducted 74 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and a limited one in the Gaza Strip. 67 civilians, including 10 children, were abducted. 10 of them, including 6 children, were abducted in occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli attacks in the West Bank:
In the West Bank, Israeli forces stationed at Qalandia checkpoint at the northern entrance to occupied Jerusalem opened fire at Jihan Hashimah (35) from al-‘Issawiya village, northeast of the city. As a result, she was hit with 3 bullets to the leg and then abducted. The aforementioned woman was walking near the cars track when she was shot. Israeli forces claimed she had a knife.
During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least 74 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During these incursions, Israeli forces abducted at least 67 Palestinian civilians, including 10 children. Ten of them, including 6 children, were abducted in occupied Jerusalem.
Moreover, two civilians were abducted while participating in Kufor Qaddoum weekly protest in addition to arresting the wounded woman at Qalendia checkpoint. Therefore, during this week, the number of abducted civilians mounted to 70, including 10 children and a wounded woman.
On 02 January 2017, in light of the cold and rainy weather during these days, Israeli forces and their heavy equipment demolished 11 dwellings built of tin plates belonging to al-Jahalin Bedouin family in Sneisel Valley area in al-Khan al-Ahmar, east of occupied Jerusalem, rendering 87 individuals homeless. Most of them were children and women.
On 04 January 2017, Israeli municipality bulldozers demolished a house comprised of two apartments belonging to ‘Adnan Shweiki in Sho’afat neighbourhood, north of occupied Jerusalem. The 300-square-meter house sheltered two families comprised of 14 members, including 10 children, with a rental contract.
On the same day, Israeli municipality bulldozers demolished a house belonging to the family of ‘Amer ‘Ebeido in Beit Hanina village, north of the city. The two-storey house sheltered two families of 8 members, including a child.
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, one of them was a child, were abducted at military checkpoints.
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip:
In the Gaza Strip, in the context of targeting fishermen in the Sea, on 01 January 2017, Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishermen, northwest of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, and chased them. The shooting recurred in the same area on 03 January 2017 and on 04 January 2017 in the western side of Jabalia. The boats were sailing in those incidents within 3 nautical miles. However, neither causalities nor damages to the boats were reported.
On 04 January 2017, an Israeli gunboat hit a fishing boat manned by Mohammed al-Hessi (33) from al-Shati’ refugee camp. As a result, the boat capsized and the fisherman is so far missed. The boat was sailing within 5 nautical miles off al-Soudaniyah shore in the northern Gaza Strip.
In the context of targeting the border areas, on 01 January 2017, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel opened fire at agricultural fields to the west of the fence. The shooting recurred on 01 January 2017. No casualties were reported.
The illegal closure of the Gaza Strip, which has been steadily tightened since June 2007 has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli authorities impose measures to undermine the freedom of trade, including the basic needs for the Gaza Strip population and the agricultural and industrial products to be exported.
For 9 consecutive years, Israel has tightened the land and naval closure to isolate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, and other countries around the world. This resulted in grave violations of the economic, social and cultural rights and a deterioration of living conditions for 2 million people. The Israeli authorities have established Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shaloum) as the sole crossing for imports and exports in order to exercise its control over the Gaza Strip’s economy.
They also aim at imposing a complete ban on the Gaza Strip’s exports. The Israeli closure raised the rate of poverty to 65%. Moreover, the rate of unemployment increased up to 47% and youth constitutes 65% of the unemployed persons. Moreover, 80% of the Gaza Strip population depends on international aid to secure their minimum daily needs. These rates indicate the unprecedented economic deterioration in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli settlement activities:
Israeli Settlement activities continued in the West Bank. On 03 January 2017, Israeli forces and its heavy equipment demolished 14 dwellings and 22 other facilities in Kherbet Tana, east of Beit Foriq village, east of Nablus. Those facilities belong to 15 families comprised of 86 members, including 33 children. It should be mentioned that the Israeli forces demolished dwellings in Kherbet Tana 4 times before in 2016 in order to Empty them of their original inhabitants and seize them under the pretext that they are located within Area C.
Israeli attacks against non-violent demonstrations:
Israeli troops engaged in the use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrations protesting settlement activities and the construction of the annexation wall.
Following the Friday prayer, on 30 December 2016, dozens of Palestinian civilians and Israeli and international human rights defenders organized demonstrations in Bil’in and Ni’lin villages, west of Ramallah, and al-Nabi Saleh village, northwest of the city, protesting against the annexation wall and settlement activities. Israeli forces forcibly dispersed the protests, firing live and metal bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs.
They also chased the protesters into olive fields and between houses. As a result, many of the protesters suffered tear gas inhalation while others sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers beat them up. Israeli forces also abducted Jamil al-Barghuthi (45) from Deir Abu Mash’al, northwest of Ramallah, and Ghaleb Helmi Shtaiwi (25) from Kafer Qadoum village, while both were participating in the weekly demonstration of Kafer Qadoum village.
Recommendations to the international community:
Due to the number and severity of Israeli human rights violations this week, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) called on the international community to follow certain recommendations. Among these were a recommendation that the international community act to stop all Israeli settlement expansion activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories through imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements and criminalizing trading with them.
In addition, PCHR calls upon the United Nations to confirm that holding war criminals accountable in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a precondition to achieve stability and peace in the regions, and that peace cannot be built at the expense of human rights.
Click here for the full text of the report.
Israeli forces conducted 74 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and a limited one in the Gaza Strip. 67 civilians, including 10 children, were abducted. 10 of them, including 6 children, were abducted in occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli attacks in the West Bank:
In the West Bank, Israeli forces stationed at Qalandia checkpoint at the northern entrance to occupied Jerusalem opened fire at Jihan Hashimah (35) from al-‘Issawiya village, northeast of the city. As a result, she was hit with 3 bullets to the leg and then abducted. The aforementioned woman was walking near the cars track when she was shot. Israeli forces claimed she had a knife.
During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least 74 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During these incursions, Israeli forces abducted at least 67 Palestinian civilians, including 10 children. Ten of them, including 6 children, were abducted in occupied Jerusalem.
Moreover, two civilians were abducted while participating in Kufor Qaddoum weekly protest in addition to arresting the wounded woman at Qalendia checkpoint. Therefore, during this week, the number of abducted civilians mounted to 70, including 10 children and a wounded woman.
On 02 January 2017, in light of the cold and rainy weather during these days, Israeli forces and their heavy equipment demolished 11 dwellings built of tin plates belonging to al-Jahalin Bedouin family in Sneisel Valley area in al-Khan al-Ahmar, east of occupied Jerusalem, rendering 87 individuals homeless. Most of them were children and women.
On 04 January 2017, Israeli municipality bulldozers demolished a house comprised of two apartments belonging to ‘Adnan Shweiki in Sho’afat neighbourhood, north of occupied Jerusalem. The 300-square-meter house sheltered two families comprised of 14 members, including 10 children, with a rental contract.
On the same day, Israeli municipality bulldozers demolished a house belonging to the family of ‘Amer ‘Ebeido in Beit Hanina village, north of the city. The two-storey house sheltered two families of 8 members, including a child.
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, one of them was a child, were abducted at military checkpoints.
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip:
In the Gaza Strip, in the context of targeting fishermen in the Sea, on 01 January 2017, Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishermen, northwest of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, and chased them. The shooting recurred in the same area on 03 January 2017 and on 04 January 2017 in the western side of Jabalia. The boats were sailing in those incidents within 3 nautical miles. However, neither causalities nor damages to the boats were reported.
On 04 January 2017, an Israeli gunboat hit a fishing boat manned by Mohammed al-Hessi (33) from al-Shati’ refugee camp. As a result, the boat capsized and the fisherman is so far missed. The boat was sailing within 5 nautical miles off al-Soudaniyah shore in the northern Gaza Strip.
In the context of targeting the border areas, on 01 January 2017, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel opened fire at agricultural fields to the west of the fence. The shooting recurred on 01 January 2017. No casualties were reported.
The illegal closure of the Gaza Strip, which has been steadily tightened since June 2007 has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli authorities impose measures to undermine the freedom of trade, including the basic needs for the Gaza Strip population and the agricultural and industrial products to be exported.
For 9 consecutive years, Israel has tightened the land and naval closure to isolate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, and other countries around the world. This resulted in grave violations of the economic, social and cultural rights and a deterioration of living conditions for 2 million people. The Israeli authorities have established Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shaloum) as the sole crossing for imports and exports in order to exercise its control over the Gaza Strip’s economy.
They also aim at imposing a complete ban on the Gaza Strip’s exports. The Israeli closure raised the rate of poverty to 65%. Moreover, the rate of unemployment increased up to 47% and youth constitutes 65% of the unemployed persons. Moreover, 80% of the Gaza Strip population depends on international aid to secure their minimum daily needs. These rates indicate the unprecedented economic deterioration in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli settlement activities:
Israeli Settlement activities continued in the West Bank. On 03 January 2017, Israeli forces and its heavy equipment demolished 14 dwellings and 22 other facilities in Kherbet Tana, east of Beit Foriq village, east of Nablus. Those facilities belong to 15 families comprised of 86 members, including 33 children. It should be mentioned that the Israeli forces demolished dwellings in Kherbet Tana 4 times before in 2016 in order to Empty them of their original inhabitants and seize them under the pretext that they are located within Area C.
Israeli attacks against non-violent demonstrations:
Israeli troops engaged in the use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrations protesting settlement activities and the construction of the annexation wall.
Following the Friday prayer, on 30 December 2016, dozens of Palestinian civilians and Israeli and international human rights defenders organized demonstrations in Bil’in and Ni’lin villages, west of Ramallah, and al-Nabi Saleh village, northwest of the city, protesting against the annexation wall and settlement activities. Israeli forces forcibly dispersed the protests, firing live and metal bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs.
They also chased the protesters into olive fields and between houses. As a result, many of the protesters suffered tear gas inhalation while others sustained bruises as Israeli soldiers beat them up. Israeli forces also abducted Jamil al-Barghuthi (45) from Deir Abu Mash’al, northwest of Ramallah, and Ghaleb Helmi Shtaiwi (25) from Kafer Qadoum village, while both were participating in the weekly demonstration of Kafer Qadoum village.
Recommendations to the international community:
Due to the number and severity of Israeli human rights violations this week, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) called on the international community to follow certain recommendations. Among these were a recommendation that the international community act to stop all Israeli settlement expansion activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories through imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements and criminalizing trading with them.
In addition, PCHR calls upon the United Nations to confirm that holding war criminals accountable in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a precondition to achieve stability and peace in the regions, and that peace cannot be built at the expense of human rights.
Click here for the full text of the report.
7 jan 2017
The number of Palestinian martyrs, who have been killed since Jerusalem Intifada broke out in October, 2015 has reached 272 after fisherman Mohammad al-Hissi was considered dead.
Fisherman Hissi died after Israeli navy drowned his boat in Gaza sea Wednesday evening. Later on, his family declared his martyrdom even though his body was still missing.
A statistics report by Jerusalem Institute for Israeli and Palestinian affairs showed that the largest number of martyrs (78) is from al-Khalil. The number also included 78 minor boys and 24 females including 12 minors, the report underlined.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) still continue detaining seven of the martyrs’ bodies, the report added.
Fisherman Hissi died after Israeli navy drowned his boat in Gaza sea Wednesday evening. Later on, his family declared his martyrdom even though his body was still missing.
A statistics report by Jerusalem Institute for Israeli and Palestinian affairs showed that the largest number of martyrs (78) is from al-Khalil. The number also included 78 minor boys and 24 females including 12 minors, the report underlined.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) still continue detaining seven of the martyrs’ bodies, the report added.
5 jan 2017
The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) issued nearly 1,658 administrative detention orders against Palestinian prisoners in 2016, a rights group revealed.
Palestine center for prisoners’ studies affirmed that Israeli administrative detention orders have increased by 30% during 2016 in comparison with 2015.
The detention orders, without charge or trial, included 588 new orders ranging between two and six months and 1,070 renewed orders.
The sources pointed out that 20 administrative detention orders were issued against Palestinian children during 2016, 16 of whom were from the West Bank and four from occupied Jerusalem.
Three Palestinian children are still held in Israeli jails under administrative detention.
7,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently held in Israeli jails including 700 administrative detainees.
Administrative detention is the imprisonment of Palestinians without charge or trial and on the basis of secret evidence for up to six month periods, indefinitely renewable by Israeli military courts.
Palestinian detainees have continuously resorted to open-ended hunger strikes as a way to protest their administrative detention and to demand an end to this policy, which violates the international law.
Palestine center for prisoners’ studies affirmed that Israeli administrative detention orders have increased by 30% during 2016 in comparison with 2015.
The detention orders, without charge or trial, included 588 new orders ranging between two and six months and 1,070 renewed orders.
The sources pointed out that 20 administrative detention orders were issued against Palestinian children during 2016, 16 of whom were from the West Bank and four from occupied Jerusalem.
Three Palestinian children are still held in Israeli jails under administrative detention.
7,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently held in Israeli jails including 700 administrative detainees.
Administrative detention is the imprisonment of Palestinians without charge or trial and on the basis of secret evidence for up to six month periods, indefinitely renewable by Israeli military courts.
Palestinian detainees have continuously resorted to open-ended hunger strikes as a way to protest their administrative detention and to demand an end to this policy, which violates the international law.
4 jan 2017
More than 1,200 Israeli violations happened in 2016 against Palestinian holy sites, especially the Aqsa Mosque and the Ibrahimi Mosque, according to the Palestinian ministry of religious affairs in Ramallah.
In a report released by the ministry on Tuesday, these violations included banning the Adhan (call to prayer) 644 times at the Ibrahimi Mosque and closing it for 10 days.
The report highlighted the ongoing expansion of underground tunnels, excavations and Judaization projects taking place beneath and around the Aqsa Mosque as well as in the Old City of Jerusalem.
It also pointed to the exposure of Islamic mortmain real estate and cemeteries to several violations and break-ins by Jewish settlers and soldiers.
In a report released by the ministry on Tuesday, these violations included banning the Adhan (call to prayer) 644 times at the Ibrahimi Mosque and closing it for 10 days.
The report highlighted the ongoing expansion of underground tunnels, excavations and Judaization projects taking place beneath and around the Aqsa Mosque as well as in the Old City of Jerusalem.
It also pointed to the exposure of Islamic mortmain real estate and cemeteries to several violations and break-ins by Jewish settlers and soldiers.
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