Weekly Reports
Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian civilian during the dispersion of a peaceful demonstration in Hebron
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)
IOF have continued to use force against peaceful protests in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian civilian was killed and 60 others, including 18 children, were wounded during demonstrations commemorating the Palestinian Land Day.
13 civilians, including an international human rights defender, were wounded during demonstration protesting the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities.
Dozens of protesters suffered from tear gas inhalation.
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A Palestinian civilian died of a previous wound in the West Bank.
A Palestinian was killed by IOF in the Gaza Strip while attempting to infiltrate into Israel.
A Palestinian child was killed by IOF in the northern Gaza Strip.
IOF conducted 77 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 3 limited ones into the Gaza Strip.
IOF arrested 28 Palestinians, including 5 children and a journalist.
Israel has continued to impose a total closure on the OPT and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.
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IOF established dozens of checkpoints in the West Bank.
IOF arrested a Palestinian child at a checkpoint near Ramallah.
IOF harassed a Palestinian university student at Hawara checkpoint, south of Nablus.
IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
IOF dismantled 7 tents and confiscated two water tanks in Beit Fourik village, east of Nablus.
A Palestinian woman was injured by Israeli settlers.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law in the OPT continued during the
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reporting period (29 March – 04 April 2012):
Shooting:
During the reporting period, IOF killed 3 Palestinians, including a civilian and a child, in the Gaza Strip. A 4th civilian died of a previous wound in the West Bank. Additionally, 73 civilians, including 18 children were wounded by IOF in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
In the Gaza Strip, IOF killed a Palestinian civilian and wounded 40 others, including 16 children, during the dispersion of peaceful demonstrations organized in commemoration of the 36th anniversary of the Palestinian Land Day.
On 31 March 2012, IOF killed a Palestinian in the central Gaza Strip. The claimed that he was armed and was digging near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
On 03 April 2012, IOF killed a Palestinian child near the border between the Gaza Strip and
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Israel.
On 02 April 2012, , Israeli aircrafts dropped leaflets in the border areas in the north of Beit Lahia town in the northern Gaza Strip, warning the Palestinian population of getting close to the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The leaflets included a threat that IOF would violently respond to an attempt to get as close as to 300 meters from the border, and that “whoever attempts to get close to the border would be driven away by all means, including shooting.” The leaflets were concluded by the phrase “he who warns is executed.” The leaflets included also maps of the Gaza Strip, and warnings related to firing home-made rockets by Palestinian resistance groups.
In the West Bank, IOF wounded 33 civilians, including two children, during the dispersion of peaceful demonstrations organized in commemoration of the 36th anniversary of the Palestinian Land Day and in protest to the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities.
On 02 April 2012, a Palestinian civilian dies of a previous wound he had sustained on 27 March 2012 during an Israeli incursion into Rammoun village, northeast of Ramallah.
Incursions:
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During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 77 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, during which they arrested 28 Palestinian civilians, including 5 children and a journalist.
On 01 April 2012, a Palestinian detainee, Hana Shalabi, 30, was deported by IOF) to the Gaza Strip under a deal whose details have not been unveiled. According to reports about the deal, Shalabi would stay in Gaza for three years, and then return to her home in Jenin, in exchange for ending her hunger strike which had lasted for 44 consecutive days.
In the Gaza Strip, IOF conducted 3 limited incursions into Palestinian areas in the Gaza Strip, during which they leveled areas of Palestinian land which they had already razed.
Restrictions on Movement:
Israel had continued to impose a tightened siege on the OPT and imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.
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The illegal Israeli-imposed closure of the Gaza Strip, which has steadily tightened since June 2007, has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the Gaza Strip. The illegal closure has caused not only a humanitarian crisis but a crisis of human rights and human dignity for the population of the Gaza Strip. Measures declared recently to ease the blockade are vague, purely cosmetic and fail to deal with the root causes of the crisis, which can only be addressed by an immediate and complete lifting of the closure, including lifting the travel ban into and out of the Gaza Strip and the ban on exports. Palestinians in Gaza may no longer suffer from the same shortage of goods, but they will remain economically dependent and unable to care for themselves, and socially, culturally and academically isolated from the rest of the world.
IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians throughout the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinian civilians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip continue to be denied access to Jerusalem.
Settlement Activities:
Israel has continued its settlement activities in the OPT in violation of international humanitarian law, and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
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On 31 March 2012, a number of Israeli settlers attacked 4 Palestinian civilians who were traveling near Mikhmas intersection, east of Ramallah. These civilians were on their way to an agricultural area in Deir Dibwan village, east of Ramallah. The settlers attacked them with iron tubes and bars and sprinkled a spicy material at them. As a result, Rajaa’ Sabri ‘Aridh, 57, sustained fractures to her left hand and bruises throughout the body, and Ahmed Muharram al-Zeer, 50, sustained bruises.
On the same day, a number of masked Israeli settlers from “Beit Ain” settlement attached a Palestinian farmer, Mohammed ‘Abdul Hamid al-Sulaibi, 67, and his family in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, while they were working on their land. Al-Suliabi’s children were extremely terrified.
On 02 April 2012, IOF, accompanied by a bulldozer, moved into al-Ja’wana area in the east of Beit Fourik village, east of Nablus. Without warning, they immediately dismantled and confiscated 6 tents and two water tanks. This attack had been the second of its kind in the area since 14 February 2012.
Israeli Violations Documented during the Reporting Period (29 March – 04 April 2012)
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1. Incursions into Palestinian Areas and Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
Thursday, 29 March 2012
At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into ‘Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya. They raided and searched two houses and arrested two Palestinian civilians:
Diaa’ Bassin Shbaita, 25; and
Mohammed ‘Emad Radwan, 21.
At approximately 10:30, IOF moved into al-Balou’ neighborhood in al-Bireh. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
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At approximately 11:00, IOF moved into Deir Ebzei’ village, west of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 14:00, IOF moved hundreds of meters into al-Fukhari area in the southeast of the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis. They leveled areas of Palestinian land which they had already razed. This incursion continued until 01:30 on the following day, during which Israeli helicopter gunships opened fire at agricultural areas. No casualties were reported.
At approximately 15:00, IOF moved into al-Shouka village, east of the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, amidst spondaic shooting. They searched areas along the border between the Gaza Strip. They withdrew from the area at approximately 20:00.
At approximately 18:00, IOF moved into al-‘Ouja village, northeast of Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 19:30, IOF moved into Deir Abu Mash’al village, northwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
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At approximately 21:00, IOF moved into al-Dyouk village, northwest of Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
Friday, 30 March 2012
At approximately 08:40, IOF moved into Beit ‘Aur al-Tahta village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 09:00, IOF moved into Kufor Malek village, northeast of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
Also at approximately 09:00, IOF moved into al-Zbaidat village, north of Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
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At approximately 10:30, IOF moved into Beit Siera village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 16:45, IOF moved into Jeet village, northeast of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 18:00, IOF moved into Zabbouba village, northwest of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets. A number of Palestinian boys gathered and threw stones at Israeli military vehicles. Immediately, Israeli soldiers fired sound bombs. IOF withdrew from the village later, and neither casualties nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 20:10, IOF moved into Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
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Saturday, 31 March 2012
At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into ‘Ein al-Sultan refugee camp, northwest of Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Yatta village, south of Hebron. They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Hammad Jaber al-Nawaj’a, 33, and arrested him.
At approximately 03:00, IOF moved into Beit Liqya village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
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At approximately 08:35, Israeli soldiers positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of Khan Yunis opened fire at agricultural areas. Palestinian farmers were forced to leave their lands and no casualties were reported.
At approximately 11:40, IOF moved into Silwad village, northeast of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 15:20, IOF moved into Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 16:00, IOF moved into Hijja village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
Also at approximately 16:00, IOF moved into Beit ‘Aur al-Tahta village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
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At approximately 16:05, IOF moved into Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 17:40, IOF moved into ‘Izbat Shoufa village, southeast of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 18:00, IOF moved into the agricultural area between Marka and ‘Arraba villages, south of Jenin. They searched the areas and opened fire into the air. They withdrew later and no other incidents were reported.
At approximately 18:30, IOF moved into Saffa village, west of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 22:00, IOF moved into Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
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At approximately 23:20, IOF moved into ‘Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
Sunday, 01 April 2012
At approximately 00:15, IOF moved into ‘Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Jayous village, northeast of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Halhoul town, north of Hebron. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
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At approximately 09:30, IOF moved into Deir Jareer village, northeast of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 10:00, IOF moved into Beit ‘Aur al-Fouqa village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 12:00, IOF moved nearly 300 meters into the east of al-Boreij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. They searched areas along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. They pulled back to the border 6 hours later.
At approximately 17:30, IOF moved into Kharabtha al-Misbah village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 18:45, IOF moved into Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
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At approximately 19:30, IOF moved into Beit Liqya village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets. A number of Palestinian boys gathered and threw stones at Israeli military vehicles. Immediately, Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters. As a result, a number of Palestinian civilians suffered from tear gas inhalation. IOF withdrew later and no arrests were reported.
At approximately 21:10, IOF moved into ‘Assala village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 21:55, IOF moved into Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 22:30, IOF moved into ‘Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 22:50, IOF moved into Jeet village, northeast of Qalqilya. They patrolled in
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the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 23:00, IOF moved into Hijja village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
Monday, 02 April 2012
At approximately 00:30, IOF moved into Beit ‘Aur al-Fouqa village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Qabatya village, southeast of Jenin. They raided and searched two houses and arrested two Palestinian civilians:
1. Mofeed ‘Aadel Nazzal, 53; and
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2. Fadi Yousef Khuzaimiya, 23.
Also at approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Marka village, southwest of Jenin. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 4 Palestinian civilians, including two brothers:
1. Mustafa Hisham ‘Abdul ‘Aziz, 31;
2. Ahmed ‘Ali Mousa, 30;
3. Saleh ‘Ali Mousa, 33; and
4. Fares Tayseer Mousa, 34.
At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Tubas town. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested two Palestinian civilians:
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1. Fakhri ‘Abdul Raziq Daraghma, 40; and
2. ‘Odai Radwan Daraghma, 19.
At approximately 02:30, IOF moved into Bir Zeit village, north of Ramallah. They raided and searched houses belonging to members of the Islamic Bloc in Bir Zeit University and arrested two of them:
1. Ayman Abu ‘Arram, 26, formers Chairman of the Student Council; and
2. Hamdan Jamal al-Sayed, 27.
In the early morning, medical sources at an Israeli hospital declared that Rashad Hassan Shihada Shouka, 28, from Rammoun village, northeast of Ramallah, died of wounds he had sustained last week.
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According to PCHR’s documentation, at approximately 01:30, IOF moved into al-Joura area in the east of Rammoun village, northeast of Ramallah. They surrounded a house belonging to Hassan Shoukha and fired at 3 of his sons and wounded them: Akram, 35; Anwar, 36; and Rashad, 28. They also arrested the three sons and evacuated them to an Israeli hospital. IOF claimed that a soldier was stabled by a Palestinian during a routine operation in the area, so other soldiers fired at the three Palestinians. IOF did not allow Palestinian medical crews to attend the three Palestinians, and evacuated them in an Israeli ambulance to an Israeli hospital. The three victims underwent surgeries, but Rashad died of his wound.
At approximately 04:00, IOF moved into Nablus. They stormed al-Madina al-Munawara apartment building in an-Najah National University Street. They blew up doors of two flats on the second and fourth floors. Leila Abu Ghazala who was awake when IOF broke into the building attempted to stop blowing up the door of her flat, but Israeli soldiers threatened to open fire at her, and then blew up the door. Israeli soldiers raided and searched the two flats and arrested two Palestinian civilians, including a child:
1. ‘Essam ‘Ammar Abu Ghazala, 16; and
2. Khaled Deeb al-Halabi, 21.
At approximately 06:00, Israeli aircrafts dropped leaflets in the border areas in the north of Beit Lahia town in the northern Gaza Strip, warning the Palestinian population of getting close to the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The leaflets included a threat that IOF would violently respond to an attempt to get as close as to 300 meters from the border, and that “whoever attempts to get close to the border would be driven away by all means, including shooting.” The leaflets were concluded by the phrase “he who warns is executed.” The leaflets
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included also maps of the Gaza Strip, and warnings related to firing home-made rockets by Palestinian resistance groups.
At approximately 09:30, IOF moved into ‘Aboud village, northwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 10:00, IOF moved into Bitillu village, northwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
Also at approximately 10:00, IOF moved into Beit ‘Aur al-Fouqa village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 10:15, IOF moved into Jeet village, northeast of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
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At approximately 14:45, IOF moved into al-‘Araqa village, west of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 17:30, IOF moved into Kharabtha al-Misbah village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
Also at approximately 17:30, IOF moved into Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 23:00, IOF moved into Safarin village, east of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
Tuesday, 03 April 2012
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At approximately 00:10, IOF positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of Khan Yunis opened fire sporadically at the house of Mohammed Kassab Shurrab, 67, nearly 450 meters away from the border, in al-Fukhari area in the southeast of the town. The house was damaged. It is worth noting that Shurrab was wounded and two of his sons were killed by IOF on 16 January 2012 during the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip (Operation Cast Lead).
At approximately 00:20, IOF moved into Qalqilya. They raided and shop of mobile phones and confiscated a number of phones. They also arrested Khaled Yousef Radi, 29.
At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into al-Dahia neighborhood in the southeast of Nablus. They raided a house belonging to the family of Mohammed Anwar Mina, 30, correspondent of Quds Press News Agency, and arrested him. They then raided a house belonging to the family of Fadel Hamed Khudair, 33, and arrested him.
At approximately 05:00, IOF moved into Marj Na’ja village, north of Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 08:30, IOF moved into Beit ‘Aur al-Fouqa village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
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At approximately 09:00, IOF moved into Kfiret village, southwest of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets and stopped and questioned a number of Palestinian civilians. They then established a checkpoint at the entrance of the village. They withdrew later and neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 11:00, IOF moved into ‘Attil village, north of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
Also at approximately 11:00, IOF moved into Baqa al-Sharqiya village, north of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 12:30, IOF moved into Bitounia town, west of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 13:00, IOF moved into Beit ‘Awa village, west of Jenin. They raided and
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searched a number of houses and arrested 3 Palestinian civilians, including two children:
1. Diaa’ Isma’il Masalma, 18;
2. Yasser Majed Masalma, 17; and
3. Bahaa’ ‘Abdul Qader Masalma, 17.
At approximately 14:00, IOF moved into Fassayel village, north of Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 15:00, IOF delivered the body of Bilal Yousef Ibrahim al-Sa’aida, 20, from al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, to a Palestinian ambulance at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing. According to the Israeli military’s website, Israeli soldiers noticed on Saturday evening, 31 March 2012, a Palestinian digging near the border so they fired at him. During searches in the area, his body was found with a Kalashnikov rifle. According to medical sources, the victim was hit by several bullets throughout the body. The victim’s brother, Jalal al-Din Yousef al-Sa’aida, 40, stated that his brother had been missing since Friday evening, 30 March 2012. The family began to search for him at approximately 14:00 on Saturday, 31 March 2012, but they did not find him. At approximately 22:00 on the same day, they heard sounds of shooting at the border to the east of al-Maghazi refugee camp. When they heard Israeli news that IOF killed a Palestinian near the border in the central Gaza Strip, they contacted the ICRC, and the latter informed them that their son’s body was kept by IOF.
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At approximately 16:00, IOF moved into Beit Reema village, northwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 16:20, IOF moved into Beit Siera village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 19:00, IOF moved into al-Jiftlek village, north of Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 22:00, IOF moved into Zabbouba village, northwest of Jenin, and patrolled in the streets. A number of Palestinian boys gathered and threw stones at Israeli military vehicles. Immediately, Israeli soldiers fired sound bombs. IOF withdrew later and no casualties were reported.
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At approximately 23:30, IOF moved into Jericho. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
Wednesday, 04 April 2012
At approximately 00:25, IOF moved into Brouqin village, west of Salfit. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 4 Palestinian civilians, including two children:
1. Mohammed Mahmoud ‘Awadh, 22;
2. Yousef Mohammed ‘Awadh, 21;
3. Mohammed Yousef ‘Awadh, 15; and
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4. Muhannad Zuhair al-‘Allami, 14.
Also at approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Bani Na’im village, northeast of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested Hassan ‘Atiya al-Khdour, 22.
At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Jericho and the neighboring ‘Ein al-Sultan refugee camp. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
Also at approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Jaba’ village, south of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 06:30, IOF moved into Koubar village, northwest of Ramallah. They patrolled
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in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 22:00, IOF moved into Kharabtha al-Misbah village, southwest of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. Neither house raids nor arrests were reported.
At approximately 12:15, Palestinian medical sources found the body of Hashem Misbah Salem Sa’ad, 17, from al-Shuja’iya neighborhood in the east of Gaza City, nearly 300 meters away from the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. According to his mother, Haifa’ ‘Ali al-Tawil, he left the house at approximately 19:00 on Tuesday, 03 April 2012, carrying knife. He told his mother that he wanted to revenge his sister’s death who was killed by IOF during Operation Cast Lead. It is worth noting that at approximately 21:45 on Tuesday, 03 April 2012, IOF positioned at the border opened fire at Palestinian areas. According to medical sources, the victim was hit by shrapnel throughout the body.
Palestinian Detainee, Hana Shalabi, Deported to the Gaza Strip
On Sunday, 01 April 2012, a Palestinian detainee, Hana Shalabi, 30, was deported by IOF) to the Gaza Strip under a deal whose details have not been unveiled. According to reports about the deal, Shalabi would stay in Gaza for three years, and then return to her home in Jenin, in exchange for ending her hunger strike which had lasted for 44 consecutive days.
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Once she arrived in Gaza, Shalabi was transported to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, and was admitted into the intensive care unit, as her health condition deteriorated consequent to 44 days of hunger strike. According to representatives of human rights organizations who had visited Shalabi in Hasharon Prison in the north of Israel, where she was detained, her health condition deteriorated and she suffered from pains throughout the body.
IOF arrested Hana Yahia Saber Shalabi, from Bouqin Village near Jenin in the northern West Bank, from her house on 16 February 2012. She was detained in Hasharon Prison, and was placed under administrative detention for 6 months. She had declared an open hunger strike in protest to re-arresting her by IOF, as she had been released in October 2011 in the context of the prisoners swap between the Palestinian resistance and IOF, after serving two years under administrative detention.
2. Use of Excessive Force against Peaceful Demonstrations Protesting Settlement Activities and the Construction of the Annexation Wall
During the reporting period, IOF used force against peaceful demonstrations organized by Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders in protest to the construction of the Wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. As a result, 13 demonstrators, including an international one, were wounded, and dozens of others suffered from tear gas inhalation and other sustained bruises.
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Following the Friday Prayer on 30 March 2012, dozens of Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in Bil'ein village, west of Ramallah, in protest to the construction of the annexation wall and in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The demonstration coincided with the Palestinian Land Day. The demonstrators raised the Palestinian flag and called for ending the political split. They then moved towards areas of annexation wall. Israeli soldiers stationed in the area fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators. As a result, dozens of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Also following the Friday Prayer on 30 March 2012, dozens of Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in Ne’lin village, west of Ramallah, in protest to the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities. The demonstration coincided with the Palestinian Land Day. The demonstrators raised the Palestinian flag and called for national unity and for the release of Palestinian prisoners detained in Israeli jails. They moved towards areas of the annexation wall. Immediately, Israeli soldiers stationed in the area fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators. As a result, dozens of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Also following the Friday prayer on 30 March 2012, dozens of Palestinian civilians and Israeli and international human rights defenders gathered in the center of al-Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah, to start the weekly peaceful protest against the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities. The protesters walked towards the gate erected by IOF near the entrance of the village and leading to Palestinian lands that Israeli settlers from the nearby "Halmish" settlement are trying to seize. Israeli soldiers who had been extensively deployed in the area and near all the entrances of the village since the morning, began to confront the protesters who wanted to walk towards the affected lands. Israeli soldiers fired live and rubber-coated bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the
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protesters. A result, 4 civilians, including a child, were wounded, and other demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation (PCHR keeps names of the wounded).
At approximately 01:20 on Friday, 30 March 2012, dozens of Palestinian civilians and international human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya, in protest to continued closure of the eastern entrance of the village by IOF. IOF fired tear gas canisters and sound bombs at the demonstrators. As a result, 8 demonstrators, including an international one, were hit directly by tear gas canisters. Additionally, 22 demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Peaceful Demonstrations on the Land Day
IOF excessively used force against peaceful demonstrations organized by Palestinian civilians on Friday, 30 March 2012, to commemorate the Land Day. The use of excessive force resulted in killing a Palestinian civilian and wounding 40 others, including 16 children, in the Gaza Strip, while 20 civilians, including two children, were wounded in the West Bank. Additionally, dozens of Palestinians suffered from gas inhalation or sustained bruises.
The Gaza Strip
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Following the Friday Prayer on 30 March 2012, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the vicinity of the Customs Checkpoint, west of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, 1,700 meters to the south of Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, to mark Land Day. A number of Palestinians could reach areas close to the cement wall and into the road connecting Beit Hanoun crossing with the Palestinian Liaison Office (55), and some of them entered the industrial zone. IOF then fired bullets and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators. As a result, Mahmoud Mohammed Zaqqout, 19, from Beit Lahia Project was killed by a bullet to the neck. Additionally, 35 others, including 15 children, were wounded; the wounds of two of them were serious. Another 6 civilians, including two children, suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Also following the Friday Prayer on 30 March 2012, approximately 100 Palestinians headed to the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of 'Abasan village, east of Khan Yunis. They raised the Palestinian flag and chanted national slogans commemorating Land Day. When they reached an area approximately 100 meters away from the said fence, a number of demonstrators got closer and tried to put the Palestinian flag on it, and the flag was actually put on the fence. IOF patrolling behind the fence fired tear gas canisters and rubber-coated metal bullets at them. As a result, five civilians, including a child, were wounded and their wounds were described as moderate (PCHR keeps their names).
The West Bank
Following the Friday Prayer on 30 March 2012, hundreds of Palestinians gathered around Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque (Rachel's Tomb) at the northern entrance of Bethlehem. IOF used noisy loudspeakers and then fired sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators. As a
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result, 12 Palestinians, including two children, were wounded. The wounds of two of them were described as serious (PCHR keeps their names).
At the same time, dozens of Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human rights defenders organized a peaceful demonstration in Qalandya refugee camp, north of Jerusalem. They moved towards Qalandya crossing. IOF closed the crossing and fired at the demonstrators. As a result, 4 demonstrators were wounded (PCHR keeps their names).
At the same time, dozens of Palestinian civilians demonstrated near Oufar Prison, southwest of Ramallah. IOF fired at them. As a result, 3 demonstrators were wounded (PCHR keeps their names).
At the same time, dozens of Palestinian civilians organized a peaceful demonstration in Budros village, west of Ramallah. They moved towards the annexation wall and attempted to cross it. Immediately, IOF fired rubber-coated metal bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs at them. A number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.
At the same time, dozens of Palestinian civilians organized a peaceful demonstration in Saffa village, southwest of Ramallah. They moved towards the annexation wall and attempted to cross it. Immediately, IOF fired rubber-coated metal bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs at them. A number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.
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Other Peaceful Demonstrations
At approximately 09:45 on Sunday, 01 April 2012, a number of Palestinian civilians headed to the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of 'Abasan village, east of Khan Yunis, to organize a peaceful demonstration. They set fire to tires and attempted to put the Palestinian flag on the border. IOF patrolling behind the fence fired at them. No casualties were reported.
3. Continued Closure of the OPT
Israel has continued to impose a tightened closure of the OPT and imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.
Gaza Strip
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Israel has continuously closed all border crossings to the Gaza Strip for nearly 5 years. The illegal Israeli-imposed closure of the Gaza Strip, which has steadily tightened since June 2007, has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the Gaza Strip.
IOF have tightened the closure of the Gaza Strip and practically made Karm Abu Salem crossing as the sole commercial crossing of the Gaza Strip although it is not proper for commercial purposes in terms of its distance and operational capacity.
IOF have continued to apply their policy aimed at tightening the strangulation of the commercial movement in the Gaza Strip, including imposing total control over the flow of imports and exports.
The total closure of al-Mentar "Karni" crossing on 02 March 2011 has created a bitter situation that has seriously affected the Gaza Strip. Following this closure, all the economic and commercial establishments in Gaza Commercial Zone were shut off. It should be noted that al-Mentar crossing is the biggest crossing in the Gaza Strip in terms of its operational capacity to absorb the flow of imports and exports. The decision of al-Mentar crossing was the culmination of a series of decisions to totally close Sofa crossing, east of the Gaza Strip, in the beginning of 2009, and Nahal Oz crossing, east of Gaza City, which was dedicated for the delivery of fuel and cooking gas to the Gaza Strip, in the beginning of 2010.
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IOF have continued to impose total ban on the delivery of raw materials to the Gaza Strip, except for very limited items and quantities. The limited quantities of raw materials allowed into Gaza do not meet the minimal needs of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip.
The cooking gas crisis which has erupted last November has continued to affect the Gaza Strip. This crisis was created when the Israeli occupation authorities totally closed, on 04 January 2010, Nahal Oz crossing, which used to be dedicated for the delivery of fuel and cooking gas supplies to Gaza, and shifted fuel and cooking gas supplies to Karm Abu Salem crossing which is not technically equipped to receive Gaza's needs of fuel. Karm Abu Salem crossing, with its maximum absorptive capacity, can receive only 200 tons of cooking gas per day.
Approximately 80% of Gaza civilians have continued to depend on alimentary aid provided by UNRWA and other relief agencies, rates of families who are living below poverty line have continued to be on the rise and approximately 40% of Gaza's manpower has continued to suffer from permanent unemployment as a result of shutting down the majority of Gaza's economic establishments.
IOF have continued to impose a total ban on the exportation of Gaza's products, especially industrial products, leading to undermining any real chances to rerun economic establishments. The situation has been aggravated especially after making Karm Abu Salem crossing as Gaza sole commercial crossing and the repeated closure of this crossing which negatively affected the quantity of Gazan products which were allowed to be exported during last April.
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For approximately four consecutive years, IOF have continued to ban the delivery of construction materials to Gaza. During the reporting period, IOF approved the delivery of limited quantities of construction materials for a number of international organizations.
Israel has continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing for Palestinian civilians from the Gaza Strip. IOF only allow the movement of limited groups amidst severe restrictions, including long hours of waiting in the majority of cases. IOF have also continued to adopt a policy aimed at reducing the number of Palestinian patients allowed to move via Beit Hanoun crossing to receive medical treatment in hospitals in Israel or in the West Bank and Jerusalem. IOF denied new categories of Gazan patient permission to have access to hospitals via the crossing.
Israel has imposed additional access restrictions on traders, international diplomats, journalists and humanitarian workers seeking to enter the Gaza Strip. On Wednesday evening, 14 March 2012, IOF arrested Ahmed Subhi al-Kahlout, 40, a trader from Gaza City, when he was traveling via Beit Hanoun crossing.
For approximately 57 months, IOF have continued to deny approximately 700 Palestinian prisoners from Gaza detained in Israeli jails their visitation rights without providing any justification to this measure, which violates the rules of the international humanitarian law.
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Movement at Border Crossings during the Reporting Period:
Movement at Rafah International Crossing Point
28 March – 03 April 2012
Day
Date
Traveling abroad
Coming into Gaza
Returned into Gaza
Wednesday
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28 March 2012
553
557
24
Thursday
29 March 2012
631
702
27
Friday
30 March 2012
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Saturday
31 March 2012
657
647
25
Sunday
01 April 2012
478
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493
19
Monday
02 April 2012
563
691
30
Tuesday
03 April 2012
532
824
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Movement at Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) Crossing
28 March – 03 April 2012
Imports:
Date
Imports
Category
Amount
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Tons
Number
Liters
28 March 2012
Foodstuffs
676
Agricultural materials
890
Various goods
Cartons of clothes
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Electricity towers
Refrigerators
Cartons of shoes
Cows
Air conditioners
Washing machines
1,065
490
22
234
826
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351
126
200
Humanitarian aid
2,025
Cooking gas
137.200
Benzene
24,000
29 March 2012
Foodstuffs
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853
Agricultural materials
1,299
Various goods
Cartons of clothes
Refrigerators
Washing machines
Cartons of shoes
Cars
Glass boards
Cows
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Water tanks
1,503
411
349
225
127
20
1,040
216
156
Humanitarian aid
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3,271
01 April 2012
Foodstuffs
736
Agricultural materials
625
Various goods
Cartons of clothes
Cartons of shoes
Glass boards
Air conditioners
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1,157
1,235
1,493
520
140
Humanitarian aid
2,920
Cooking gas
183.040
Diesel
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21,000
Benzene
92,800
Exports:
On Thursday, 29 March 2012, IOF allowed the exportation of 205,000 flowers.
On Sunday, 01 April 2012, IOF allowed the exportation of 329,000 flowers.
Notes:
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On Wednesday, 28 March 2012, IOF allowed the entry of 320 tons of cement, 1,400 tons of construction aggregates and 82 tons of construction steel for UNRWA. They also allowed the entry of 39 tons of construction steel, 624 tons of fodders and 195 tons of wheat.
On Thursday, 22 March 2012, IOF allowed the entry of 40 tons of cement and 2,660 tons of construction aggregates for UNRWA; and 364 tons of cement for the Palestinian Water Authority. They also allowed the entry of 780 tons of fodders and 351 tons of wheat.
On Sunday, 01 April 2012, IOF allowed the entry of 360 tons of cement and 2,170 tons of construction aggregates. They also allowed the entry of 195 tons of fodders and 273 tons of wheat.
Movement at Beit Hanoun (Erez) Crossing
28 March – 03 April 2012
Date
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28March
29 March
30 March
31 March
01 April
02 April
03 April
Patients
28
29
Nil
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Nil
44
30
35
Companions
25
31
Nil
Nil
45
29
33
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Arabs from Israel
4
3
Nil
Nil
21
Nil
3
Diplomats
Nil
19
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Nil
Nil
2
6
2
International Journalists
3
Nil
Nil
Nil
1
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2
2
International Workers
25
55
Nil
Nil
14
17
20
Travelers abroad
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Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Business People
85
86
Nil
Nil
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97
82
97
Economic Meetings
7
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
1
Nil
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Security Interviews
2
1
Nil
Nil
1
2
4
VIP's
Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
2
Nil
Nil
Ambulances to Israel
1
2
Nil
Nil
3
1
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5
Ambulances from Israel
Nil
1
Nil
Nil
2
1
3
The West Bank
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Israel has imposed a tightened closure on the West Bank. During the reporting period, IOF imposed additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.
There are approximately hundreds of permanent roadblocks, and manned and unmanned checkpoints across the West Bank.
When complete, the illegal annexation wall will stretch for 724 kilometers around the West Bank, further isolating the entire population. 350 kilometers of the wall have already been constructed. Approximately 99% of the wall has been constructed inside the West Bank itself, confiscating more Palestinian land.
Many of the main roads that lead to Palestinian communities in the West Bank are closed or fully controlled by IOF.
IOF have continued to restrict access of Palestinian civilians from the West Bank to East Jerusalem, through a strict system of permits and a network of checkpoints.
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IOF have completed controlled access to the Jordan Valley through 4 permanent checkpoints established at its entrances. Palestinians living outside the area are not allowed to enter it without permits.
Settlement activities and expansion of settlements impose additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.
IOF have continued to restrict access to gunfire areas and natural reserves, which constitute about 26% of the total area of the West Bank.
Israeli military checkpoints restrict the movement of goods throughout the West Bank.
Palestinian civilians continue to be harassed by IOF in Jerusalem, and across the West Bank, including being regularly stopped, searched and even arrested in the streets by IOF.
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Israel has imposed a tightened closure on the West Bank. During the reporting period, IOF imposed additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians:
Jerusalem: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians to and from the city. Thousands of Palestinian civilians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have been denied access to the city. IOF have established many checkpoints around and inside the city. Restrictions of the movement of Palestinian civilians often escalate on Fridays, preventing young Muslim Palestinians from praying at al-Aqsa Mosque. On Friday morning, 30 March 2012, IOF imposed additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians inside the city. They prevented Palestinians aged below 40 from entering the al-Aqsa Mosque.
Ramallah: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 08:30, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah. At approximately 10:40 on the same day, IOF re-established their presence at ‘Attara checkpoint, north of Ramallah. At approximately 08:30 on Friday, 30 March 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah. At approximately 09:30, IOF re-established their presence at ‘Attara checkpoint, north of Ramallah. At approximately 11:00, IOF established a checkpoint under Kharabtha al-Misbah Bridge, southwest of Ramallah. At approximately 10:00 on Saturday, 31 March 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Saouther al-Mazra’a village, northwest of Ramallah. At the same time, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Shaqba village, west of Ramallah. At approximately 13:00, IOF established a checkpoint on Bil’ein – Deir Qiddis road, west of Ramallah. At approximately 11:00 on Sunday, 01 April 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Eastern al-Ma’sara village, northeast of Ramallah. At approximately 15:00, IOF established a checkpoint at Beit ‘Aur al-Tahta intersection, southwest of Ramallah. At approximately 15:40, IOF re-established their presence at ‘Attara checkpoint, north of Ramallah. At approximately 09:30 on Monday, 02 April 2012, IOF re-established their presence at ‘Attara checkpoint, north of Ramallah. At approximately 13:00, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Liqya village, west of Ramallah,
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and another one under ‘Ein Yabroud Bridge, northeast of the town. At approximately 16:50, IOF re-established their presence at ‘Attara checkpoint, north of Ramallah. At approximately 06:00 on Wednesday, 04 April 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah.
Qaqlqilya: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 15:20 on Thursday, 29 March 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at Jeet intersection, northeast of Qalqilya. On Saturday, 31 March 2012, IOF established 3 checkpoints around the town. On Sunday, 01 April 2012, IOF established 3 checkpoints around the town. On Monday, 02 April 2012, IOF established two checkpoints around the town. At approximately 20:50 on Tuesday, 03 April 2012, IOF established a checkpoint in the center of Kufor Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilya.
Jenin: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 09:30 on Saturday, 31 March 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Ya’bad village, southwest of Jenin. At approximately 10:30 on Tuesday, 03 April 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Kfiret village, southwest of Jenin.
Tulkarm: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 15:00 on Monday, 02 April 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at Jibara gate on Tulkarm – Qalqilya road, south of Tulkarm. They established a checkpoint in the same area at approximately 18:00 on the following day.
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Salfit: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 10:20 on Monday, 02 April 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Yassouf village, east of Salfit. At approximately 10:30, IOF established a checkpoint at the northern entrance of Brouqin village, west of Salfit. At approximately 12:10 on Tuesday, 03 April 2012, IOF established a checkpoint on al-Matwi road between Salfit and Brouqin village.
Jericho: IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians. At approximately 13:30 on Thursday, 29 March 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the southern entrance of Jericho. At approximately 09:30 on Friday, 30 March 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the southern entrance of Jericho. At approximately 14:00, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of ‘Ein al-Dyouk village, north of Jericho. At approximately 09:30 on Monday, 02 April 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Zbaidat village, north of Jericho. At approximately 16:30, IOF established a checkpoint on Jericho – Ramallah road. At approximately 11:30 on Tuesday, 03 April 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the southern entrance of Jericho. At approximately 15:00, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of ‘Ein al-Dyouk village, north of Jericho. At approximately 19:30, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Fassayel village, north of Jericho.
Arrests at Military Checkpoints
At approximately 07:20 on Monday, 02 April 2012, IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance of Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah. They stopped and searched Palestinian civilian vehicles, and arrested ‘Anan Naji Tamimi, 17.
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Harassments at Military Checkpoints
At approximately 09:00 on Wednesday, 04 April 2012, IOF re-established their presence at Hawara checkpoint, south of Nablus. They stopped a taxi that was coming from Douma village, southeast of Nablus. They took the ID cards of the passengers. Soon after, Israeli soldiers took 3 young men to an Israeli intelligence who questioned them. The last young man was Zuhdi Fa’eq Dawabsha, 23, a university student. IOF questioned him, handcuffed him and placed him in a pit near the road for two hours. They then released him.
4. Settlement Activities and Attacks by Settlers against Palestinian Civilians and Property
Israel has continued its settlement activities in the OPT in violation of international humanitarian law, and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
On Saturday morning, 31 March 2012, a number of Israeli settlers attacked 4 Palestinian civilians who were traveling near Mikhmas intersection, east of Ramallah. These civilians were on their way to an agricultural area in Deir Dibwan village, east of Ramallah. The settlers attacked them with iron tubes and bars and sprinkled a spicy material at them. As a result,
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Rajaa’ Sabri ‘Aridh, 57, sustained fractures to her left hand and bruises throughout the body, and Ahmed Muharram al-Zeer, 50, sustained bruises.
On Saturday morning, 31 March 2012, a number of masked Israeli settlers from “Beit Ain” settlement attached a Palestinian farmer, Mohammed ‘Abdul Hamid al-Sulaibi, 67, and his family in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, while they were working on their land. Al-Suliabi’s children were extremely terrified.
At approximately 08:30 on Monday, 02 April 2012, IOF, accompanied by a bulldozer, moved into al-Ja’wana area in the east of Beit Fourik village, east of Nablus. Without warning, they immediately dismantled and confiscated 6 tents and two water tanks. This attack had been the second of its kind in the area since 14 February 2012. The tents belong to: ‘Aatef Hussein Hanani; As’ad Mohammed Hanani (two tents); Shaher Nayef Abu Hait; Mohammed ‘Aadel Nasasra; and Mohyi al-Din Mohammed Nasasra.
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Recommendations to the International Community
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1. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to fulfill their legal and moral obligations under Article 1 of the Convention to ensure Israel's respect for the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. PCHR believes that the conspiracy of silence practiced by the international community has encouraged Israel to act as if it is above the law and encourages Israel continue to violate international human rights and humanitarian law.
2. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to convene a conference to take effective steps to ensure Israel's respect of the Convention in the OPT and to provide immediate protection for Palestinian civilians.
3. PCHR calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to comply with their legal obligations detailed in Article 146 of the Convention to search for and prosecute those responsible for grave breaches, namely war crimes.
4. PCHR calls for the immediate implementation of the Advisory Opinion issued by the International Court of Justice, which considers the construction of the Annexation Wall inside the West Bank illegal.
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5. PCHR recommends that international civil society organizations, including human rights organizations, bar associations and NGOs, participate in the process of exposing those accused of grave breaches of international law and urge their governments to bring the perpetrators to justice.
6. PCHR calls upon the European Union to activate Article 2 of the Euro-Israel Association Agreement, which provides that Israel must respect human rights as a precondition for economic cooperation between the EU states and Israel. PCHR further calls upon the EU states to prohibit import of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the OPT.
7. PCHR calls on the international community to recognize the Gaza disengagement plan, which was implemented in September 2005, for what it is - not an end to occupation but a compounding of the occupation and the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
8. In recognition of ICRC as the guardian of the Fourth Geneva Convention, PCHR calls upon the ICRC to increase its staff and activities in the OPT, including the facilitation of family visitations to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
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9. PCHR appreciates the efforts of international civil society, including human rights organizations, bar associations, unions and NGOs, and urges them to continue their role in pressuring their governments to secure Israel's respect for human rights in the OPT and to demand Israel end its attacks on Palestinian civilians.
10. PCHR calls upon the international community to pressure Israel to lift the severe restrictions imposed by the Israeli government and its occupation forces on access for international organizations to the OPT.
11. PCHR reiterates that any political settlement not based on international human rights law and humanitarian law cannot lead to a peaceful and just solution of the Palestinian question. Rather, such an arrangement can only lead to further suffering and instability in the region. Any peace process or agreement must be based on respect for international law, including international human rights and humanitarian law.
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