| Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF)
Continue Systematic Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)
- 5 Palestinians, including a child, were killed by IOF in the Gaza Strip and the
West Bank , 2 of the victims were extra-judicially executed by IOF.
- One of the victims was shot dead by IOF near a military checkpoint in the West Bank. - 21 Palestinians, including a child, and an international human rights defender
were wounded by IOF gunfire in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. - IOF conducted 29 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. - IOF arrested 49 Palestinian civilians, including a child, in the West Bank. - IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT. - An old woman died at an IOF military checkpoint in the West Bank as IOF troops
obstructed her evacuation to the hospital.
- IOF have isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world and a humanitarian
crisis has emerged. · Some Palestinians have been stuck at the Egyptian side of Rafah International
Crossing Point, and the number of deaths among them has mounted to 19. · IOF arrested 2 Palestinian civilians at Erez checkpoint in the northern Gaza Strip
when they were on their way back to the Gaza Strip from Egypt. - IOF positioned at various checkpoints in the West Bank arrested a Palestinian woman
and a wound man.
- IOF have continued settlement activities and Israeli settlers have continued to
attack Palestinian civilians and property in the West Bank. - Israeli settlers launched a series of attacks on Palestinian civilians and
property in Hebron. Summary Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law continued in the OPT during the reporting
period (2 – 8 August 2007): Shooting: During the reporting period, IOF killed 5 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank,
and wounded 21 Palestinians, including a child, and a Danish human rights defender in the West Bank
and the Gaza Strip. In the Gaza Strip, IOF carried out an extra-judicial execution attempt in the southern Gaza Strip town
of Rafah. The attack killed 2 Palestinian civilians and wounded 12 others, including a child, and 3
members of the al-Quds Brigades (the armed wing of Islamic Jihad). The attack essentially targeted
the three members of the al-Quds Brigades. On Wednesday, 8 August 2007, IOF shot dead a member
of the Executive Force of the Palestinian Ministry of Interior and wounded a civilian, who were
organizing the movement of Palestinian civilians coming back to the Gaza Strip from Egypt through
Erez crossing. In the west Bank, On Thursday morning, 2 August 2007, IOF troops positioned at
'Attara Bridge checkpoint, north of Ramallah, fired at Palestinian child, wounding him. The child died
from his wound on the following day morning. On the same day evening, IOF shot dead a Palestinian
when he attempted to escape from a house in Nablus as they came to arrest him. The victim was a
member of the al-Quds Brigades. On 2 August 2007, IOF wounded a Palestinian civilian when
they attempted to arrest him at Beit Eiba checkpoint, west of Nablus. On 3 August 2007, 3
Palestinian civilians and a Danish human rights defender were wounded when IOF used force
against a peaceful demonstration organized by Palestinian civilians and international and Israeli human
rights defenders against the construction of the Annexation Wall in Bal'ein village, west of Ramallah.
On 6 August 2007, a Palestinian civilian was wounded when IOF fired at a number of Palestinian
children who threw stones at military vehicles in 'Ein Beit al-Maa' refugee camp, west of Nablus. Incursions: During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 29 military incursions into
Palestinian communities in the West Bank. During those incursions, IOF arrested 49 Palestinian
civilians, including a child. Thus, the number of Palestinians arrested by IOF in the West Bank since
the beginning of this year has mounted to 1,702. Restrictions on Movement: IOF have 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. Gaza Strip IOF have imposed a strict siege on the Gaza Strip. They have closed its border crossings as
a form of collective punishment against Palestinian civilians. IOF have closed Rafah International Crossing Point, even though they do not directly control it. They
have prevented European observers working at the crossing point form reaching it. IOF had already
closed Rafah International Crossing Point following an armed attack against an IOF military post in
Kerem Shalom area, southeast of Rafah, on 25 June 2006. The crossing point had been partially
reopened for short, sporadic periods to allow few numbers of Palestinian to travel through it. The
crossing point has been completely closed since Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip and the withdrawal
of Palestinian security forces from the crossing point. There are approximately 6,000 Palestinians held at
the Egyptian side of the border awaiting to return to their homes in the Gaza Strip. Most of them have
run out of money and are living on assistance. In addition, 19 of them have died in Egypt. The bodies
were returned to Gaza through the Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing. In addition, thousands
of travelers have allowed to return to the Gaza Strip through al-Ojah crossing, 70 kilometers south of
Rafah. From there, they were transported to Erez Checkpoint to enter the Gaza Strip. IOF have
also closed commercial crossings, especially al-Mentar (Karni) crossing. During the reporting period,
IOF reopened the crossing for some hours to allow the entry of some goods into the Gaza Strip. IOF
have also continued to close Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip. Hundreds of thousands of
Palestinians from the Gaza Strip have been prevented from traveling through this crossing.
They prevented traders and patients from passing through. IOF allow very few patients to travel through
the crossing, but following coordination through the ICRC. During the reporting period, IOF
reopened Kerem Shalom crossing, southeast of Rafah, and Sofa crossing, northeast of the town.
During the reporting period, Nahal Ouz crossing, east of Gaza City, which is deigned for the entry
of fuels into the Gaza Strip, was opened for 3 days only. West Bank IOF have tightened the siege imposed on Palestinian communities in the West Bank. They have
isolated Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank. Contrary to promises by the Israeli Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert to ease restrictions on movement in the West Bank, IOF positioned at various checkpoints in the West Bank have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians.
IOF also erected more checkpoints on the main roads and intersections in the West Bank. During
the reporting period, IOF soldiers positioned at various checkpoints and border crossings in the West
Bank arrested a Palestinian woman. Settlement Activities: Israeli settlers living in the OPT in violation of international humanitarian law
have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property. During the reporting period, Israeli
settlers launched a series of attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in Hebron. A number of
houses and civilian facilities were damaged. IOF witnessed these attacked, but did not intervene
to stop them. Israeli Violations Documented during the Reporting Period (2 – 8 August 2007) The full report is available online at: html format: http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2007/09-08-2007.htm pdf format: http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2007/pdf/Weekly%20Report%2031.pdf | 
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