Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory ( 05-11 June 2014) Thursday, 12 June 2014 00:00 Tulkarm- Israeli forces destroy a house belonging to a Palestinian family in Far’one village. Reuters Israeli forces continue systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) In a new extra-judicial execution, Israeli forces killed a member of an armed group and wounded 3 civilians, including a child, in the Gaza Strip A Palestinian civilian died as he was previously wounded by the Israeli forces in the northwest of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank. 3 Palestinian demonstrators were wounded in the demonstrations of Ni’lin and Bil’in, west of Ramallah. 5 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded in a demonstration organized in solidarity with the Palestinian administrative detainees on hunger strike. Israeli forces conducted 76 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. 28 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children and woman, were arrested. A Palestinian civilian was wounded when Israeli forces moved into al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. Israel has continued its efforts to create a Jewish majority in occupied East Jerusalem Israeli forces raided the Pal Media office and arrested two of its workers and a guest of “Good Morning Jerusalem” program. Israel continued to impose a total closure on the oPt and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world. Israeli forces established dozens of checkpoints in the West Bank. At least 4 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were arrested at military checkpoints in the West Bank. Israeli naval forces continued to target Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza waters. Israeli forces continued to support settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property. Israeli bulldozers destroyed a house in Far’one village, south of Tulkarm, and 4 grocery stalls in the Northern Jordan Valley. Summary Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (04 June – 11 June 2014). Shooting: During the reporting period, in a new crime of extra-judicial execution, Israeli forces killed a members of a Palestinian armed group and wounded 3 civilians, including a child, in the Gaza Strip. A Palestinian civilian died of his previous wounds in the Gaza Strip as well. Israeli forces wounded 9 civilians, including a child, in the West Bank. In the Gaza Strip, in a new crime of Extra-judicial executions, on Wednesday, 11 June 2014, Israeli forces killed a member of a Palestinian armed group and w ounded 3 civilians, including his brother. The victim, w ho w as riding his motorbike on the coastal road, southw est of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, w as killed w hen an Israeli drone launched tw o missiles at him. Follow ing the execution, Israeli forces admitted committing it as the spokesman of Israeli forces claimed that the man w as targeted as he w as recently involved in firing rockets at Israeli tow ns. His brother, ‘Ali Abdel Latif Ahmed al-‘Aw our (10), w as also w ounded by shrapnel throughout his body causing him bleeding in the brain and entering into a coma. Another tw o civilians w ere w ounded as w ell by shrapnel. In the same context, the body of ‘Emad Shokri Yehia Salem (51) from Beit Lahia Housing Project was brought to Martyr Kamal ‘Edwan Hospital in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip as his family transferred him to the hospital in an attempt to save his life after his condition suddenly deteriorated. At approximately 15:00 on 26 May 2014, Salem, who was fishing then, was wounded by two bullets to the back and right hand when Israeli forces opened fire at him near the border, west of al-Sayafa area in the northwest of Beit Lahia. In the context of targeting Palestinian fishermen in the sea, on 09 June 2014, Israeli gunboats stationed off al-Waha Shore, northwest of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, opened fire in the vicinity of the Palestinian fishing boats sailing 3 nautical miles offshore. Neither injuries nor damages were reported. In the West Bank, Israeli forces wounded 9 Palestinian civilians, including a child. Eight of whom were wounded during the peaceful demonstrations and the ninth one was wounded when Israeli forces moved into al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. On 06 June 2014, a 22-year-old civilian was hit by a bullet to the right thigh when Israeli forces moved into al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. A number of boys gathered and threw stones and empty bottles at the Israeli soldiers, who chased them between the houses and fired indiscriminately at them. During the reporting period, Israeli soldiers used excessive force against peaceful demonstrations organised by Palestinian civilians, international and Israeli human rights defenders in protest at the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. As a result, 3 demonstrators were injured in Bil'in and Ni'lin villages. In addition, Palestinians organized several demonstrations in solidarity with administrative prisoners on hunger strike. Israeli forces opened fire on the demonstrators. As a result, 5 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded in a demonstration near Ofer prison, southwest of the Ramallah. Incursions: During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least 76 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During these incursions, Israeli forces arrested at least 28 Palestinians, including 4 children and a woman. Efforts to Create a Jewish Majority in Occupied East Jerusalem In the context of efforts to create a Jewish Majority in the Occupied East Jerusalem, the Israeli forces continued to confiscate lands, demolish houses and built new settlement units. PCHR stresses that these measures come in the context of isolating East Jerusalem and annexing it to Israeli according to the Israeli policy that is in violation of the international humanitarian law. PCHR calls upon the international community to promptly take action and reiterates its call upon the High Contracting parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to fulfil their obligations under Article 1 of the Convention. On the level of storming houses and Palestinian associations in the city, Israeli forces conducted many incursions and raids. During these incursions, they arrested 11 Palestinian civilians, including a child. At approximately 11:00 on Friday morning, 06 June 2014, they raided the offices of Pal Media Company in al-Zaitoun Mountain area and stopped the broadcast of “Good Morning Jerusalem” program which is shown on Palestine TV. They detained the staff and arrested two workers and the program's guest, ‘Alaa’ Mahmoud al-Haddad (44), Member of the Prisoners’ Families Committee in occupied East Jerusalem. Restrictions on movement: Israel continued to impose a tight closure of the oPt, imposing severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem. 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 7 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 1.7 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. Israeli forces 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. As part of using military checkpoints and border crossings as traps to arrest Palestinian civilians under the pretext they are wanted, Israeli forces arrested 4 Palestinian civilians, including a child, at military checkpoints in the West Bank. Settlement activities Israel has continued its settlement activities in the oPt, in a direct violation of international humanitarian law, and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property. Attacks carried out by Israeli forces On 09 June 2014, Israeli forces accompanied by more than 10 military vehicles and a bulldozer moved into Far’one village, south of Tulkarm. They surrounded a house belonging to the family of Falah Suleiman ‘Abdel Rahman ‘Ebeid (50) in al-Marj area, west of the village. The Israeli bulldozer bulldozed the house, which is 120 meters away from the electronic fence of the annexation wall, under the pretext of the lack of a construction licenses and its closeness to the wall. On the same day, Israeli accompanied by officers at the Construction and Organization Department in the Israeli Civil Administration and a bulldozer bulldozed 4 grocery stalls built of tin. The goods of the stalls, which are on Bypass Road (90) near Bardala village in the northern Jordan Valley, were taken by the Israeli soldiers. Israeli Violations Documented during the Reporting Period (05 June – 11 June 2014) 1. Incursions into Palestinian Areas, and Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip Thursday, 05 June 2014 At approximately 01:00, Israeli forces backed by 4 military vehicles moved into Halhoul town, north of Hebron.