11/17/2016 Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (10 – 16 November 2016) | Palestinian Center for Human Rights Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (10 – 16 November 2016) Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) (10 – 16 November 2016) Israeli forces continued to use excessive force in the oPt 6 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children, were wounded in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. House demolitions on grounds of collective punishment. A room was closed with concrete in Yatta, south of Hebron. Israeli forces conducted 64 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 6 ones in occupied Jerusalem. 57 civilians, including 15 children and a woman, were arrested. Fifteen of them, including 12 children and the woman, were arrested in occupied Jerusalem. The Health Improvement Program’s office in Ramallah was raided and some of its content were confiscated. Israeli forces continued to target Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip Sea. 2 fishermen were arrested and their fishing boat was confiscated, north of the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces continued their efforts to create Jewish majority in occupied East Jerusalem. 2 residential apartments in al­Mukaber Mount and 2 stores in Beit Hanina were self­demolished by their owners. 2 barracks, an agricultural room and a mosque foundation in Silwan and Sour Baher villages were demolished. Settlement activities continued in the West Bank. 2 agricultural rooms in Qalqilya and a residential tent, a social service centre and a well, south of Hebron, were demolished. http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=8556 1/22 11/17/2016 Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (10 – 16 November 2016) | Palestinian Center for Human Rights 28 storehouses in al­Ouja village, north of Jericho, were demolished; 6 of them were roofed while the others were still in the foundation phase. Israeli forces turned the West Bank into cantons and continued to impose the illegal closure on the Gaza Strip for the 9th Dozens of temporary checkpoints were established in the West Bank and others were re­established to obstruct the movement of Palestinian civilians. 3 Palestinian civilians were arrested at military checkpoints. A trader at arrested at Beit Hanoun “Erez” crossing, north of the Gaza Strip. Summary Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (10 – 16 November 2016). Shooting: Israeli forces have continued to commit crimes, inflicting civilian casualties. They have also continued to use excessive force against Palestinian civilians participating in peaceful protests in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the majority of whom were youngsters. During the reporting period, Israeli forces wounded 6 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children, in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In the West Bank, on 10 November 2016, Anas Zaid (15), from al­Jalazoun refugee camp, was wounded and then arrested. The aforementioned boy was wounded then dozens of Palestinian civilians gathered at the northern entrance to Birzait village, north of Ramallah, to organize a protest marking the 12th death anniversary of Yasser Arafat. The protestors threw stones at the Israeli soldier, who were present in the area. On 11 November 2016, Majdi Jom’a (13) was hit by a tear gas canister to the right leg during Kufor Qaddoum weekly protest, northeast of Qalqilya. In the Gaza Strip, on 11 November 2016, 4 Palestinian civilians were wounded. Three of whom participated in a peaceful protest organized at the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east of al­Shuja’iya, east of Gaza City, while the 4th was wounded during a similar peaceful protest at the border fence, east of al­Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. In the context of targeting Palestinian fishermen, on 10 November 2016, Israeli gunboats stationed in the sea opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 6 nautical miles. Neither casualties nor material damage were reported. http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=8556 2/22 11/17/2016 Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (10 – 16 November 2016) | Palestinian Center for Human Rights On 16 November 2016, Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats and arrested fishermen Abdul Hafez As’ad al­Sultan (37) and his brother Ammar (23), both from al­Salateen neighbourhood in Beit Lahia. Israeli forces also confiscated their boat. At approximately 01:00 on Wednesday, 16 November 2016, the Israeli authorities released Ammar while kept his brother and the boat in custody. On 16 November 2016, Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 5 nautical miles off al­Sudaniya shore, west of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported. House demolitions on grounds of collective punishment: On 10 November 2016, Israeli forces moved into Yatta, south of Hebron. They raided a house belonging to the family of Zain Awad (24) and started closing a room of an old house, in which Zain used to live. It should be noted that Zain has been arrested by Israeli forces since 09 June 2015 under the pretext of being engaged in offering help to Palestinians from al­Makhamra family from the same city, who carried out a shooting attack in Tel Aviv in June 2015 that resulted then in the killing of 3 Israelis. Incursions: During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least 64 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 6 others in occupied Jerusalem and its suburbs. During these incursions, Israeli forces arrested at least 57 Palestinian civilians, including 15 children and a woman. Fifteen of them, including 12 children and the woman, were arrested in occupied Jerusalem. On 16 November 2016, Israeli forces raided the Health Improvement Program’s office in Ramallah and damaged its content. They then confiscated some contents and withdrew later. Creating Jewish majority in occupied East Jerusalem: On Sunday morning, 13 November 2016, Ja’abis family self­demolished 2 residential apartments in al­ Mokaber Mount, southeast of Jerusalem, in implementation of the Israeli District court under the pretext of building without a license. On the same day, two Palestinian traders namely Mohammed al­Najar and Nedal Gheith, self­demolished their shops in Beit Hanenah neighbourhood in implementation of the Israeli municipality decision under the pretext of building without a license. http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=8556 3/22 11/17/2016 Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (10 – 16 November 2016) | Palestinian Center for Human Rights On Tuesday, 15 November 2016, Israeli municipality bulldozers demolished a 200­square­meter barrack for horses and 15­square­meter agricultural rooms belonging to ‘Alaa’ Shweiki in al­Thawri neighbourhood in Silwan village, south of East Jerusalem’s Old City, under the pretext of building without a license. On the same day, the municipality bulldozers demolished the foundations of Um al­Qora Mosque in Sour Baher village, southeast of East Jerusalem, under the pretext of building without a licence. They also demolished a barrack in the same area. Settlement activities and settlers’ attacks against Palesitnian civilians and their property: On Thursday, 10 November 2016, Israeli forces moved into Qalqiliya to the west, heading to al­Naqqar neighbourhood and demolished a 30­squatre­meter agricultural room built of bricks and tin­roofed and health. The vehicles then moved to the east to al­Razazah neighbourhood, where they demolished another 28­square­meter agricultural room built of bricks and tin­roofed. On 13 November 2016, Israeli Forces confiscated a generator and light digging equipment belonging to al­ Sheikh ‘Awad Hanani from Beit Foriq village used in an afforestation project in Kherbet Tana, east of Beir Foriq, east of Nablus, funded by Oxfam. On 14 November 2016, Israeli forces demolished 28 stores in al­‘Oja village, north of Hebron belonging to Jamal Freijat (51). Six of these stores were roofed while the rest were still under­construction. Clashes occurred between civilians and Israeli forces, who fired tear ags canisters and sound bombs. As a result, the aforementioned civilian suffered tear gas inhalation and his condition was described as serious. On Tuesday, 15 November 2016, Israeli forces accompanied with a vehicle belonging to the Israeli Construction and Organization Department and bulldozer moved into Kherbet Um al­Kheir, southeast of Yatta. They demolished Um al­Kheir Social Centre, which was only built of pillars and a shader cloth by the residents on the rubbles of the centre demolished months ago under the pretext of building without a license. They also levelled a 20­square­meter residential tent belonging to ‘Ali Mohammed Khalil Hathalin and his 4­memebr family. The Israeli forces then demolished a water well belonging to Mohammed Mahmoud al­‘Adrah in al­Hayah area, east of al­Dirat village. 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 9 consecutive years, Israel has http://pchrgaza.org/en/?p=8556 4/22 11/17/2016 Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (10 – 16 November 2016) | Palestinian Center for Human Rights tightened the land and naval closure to isolate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, and other countries around the world.