| Highlights
5 Palestinians, including an old man, were killed by IOF
while 2 of the victims were extra-judicially executed by IOF. 31 Palestinians, including 8 children, 2 women and a journalist,
were wounded by IOF. IOF conducted 34 incursions into Palestinian communities
in the West Bank and 5 ones into the Gaza Strip.
IOF arrested 54 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and
3 others in the Gaza Strip. IOF arrested 4 Palestinian fishermen opposite to the
Rafah seashore.
IOF razed at least 163 donums [1] of agricultural land
and demolished a house in the Gaza Strip. IOF destroyed an under-construction house in Qalqilya. IOF transformed a number of houses into military sites. IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT. IOF have isolated the Gaza Strip from the
outside world and a humanitarian crisis has emerged. Palestinian civilians from the West Bank and
the Gaza Strip have been denied access to Jerusalem. IOF troops arrested 5 Palestinian civilians at
checkpoints in the West Bank. IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank
and Israeli settlers have continued to attacks
Palestinian civilians and property. This Summary is the Israeli violations of
international law and humanitarian law continued
in the OPT during the reporting period
(11 – 17 October 2007) Shooting: During the above reporting period, IOF killed 5 Palestinians and wounded 31 others, including 8 children, 2 women and a journalists, in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
In the West Bank, IOF killed 3 Palestinians, including
an old man, and wounded 15 others, including
5 children, a woman and a journalist.
On Thursday, 11 October 2007, an IOF
undercover unit extra-judicially executed a
member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
(an armed wing of Fatah movement) and
wounded and arrested another one.
On Tuesday, 16 October 2007,
a member of the Palestinian resistance and
an old man were killed and 8 others, including
a child, a woman and a journalist, were wounded
during an incursion by IOF into Nablus.
The resistance activist was killed when a home-made shell,
which he and his colleagues wanted to fire at IOF,
exploded near him. Two of his colleagues were also wounded.
The old man was killed when IOF troops opened fire at him
as he was about to open the door of his house
when they knocked it.
During the reporting period, 6 other civilians,
including 4 children, were wounded by IOF troops
in various areas in the West Bank.
In the Gaza Strip, IOF killed 2 Palestinians
and wounded 16 others, including 3 children and a woman. On Saturday, 13 October 2007, IOF extra-judicially
executed a member of the 'Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades
(the military wing of Hamas) and wounded 3 others
and a passing child.
On Wednesday, 17 October 2007,
IOF killed a member of the Palestinian resistance
and wounded 6 others and a woman during an incursion
into al-Farrahin area in 'Abassan village, east of Khan Yunis.
During the reporting period, 6 Palestinians civilians,
including 2 children, were wounded by IOF in various
areas in the Gaza Strip. Incursions: During the reporting period, IOF conducted at
least 34 military incursions into Palestinian communities in
the West Bank. During those incursions, IOF arrested 54
Palestinian civilians, including 5 children. Thus, the number of
Palestinians arrested by IOF in the West Bank since the
beginning of this year has mounted to 2,146. IOF also destroyed
an under-construction house in Qalqilya belonging to a Palestinian
who has been detained in Israeli jails.
In the Gaza Strip, IOF conducted 5 incursions into
Palestinian communities. During those incursions,
IOF troops transformed a number of houses into military sites,
demolished a house, razed 163 donums of agricultural land
and arrested 3 Paletsinian civilians.
Restrictions on Movement:
Since Wednesday morning, 26 September 2007,
IOF have imposed a total siege on the OPT.
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 were allowed to return to the Gaza Strip
through al-Ojah crossing, 8 kilometers southeast 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. IOF have 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. During the reporting period,
IOF arrested 4 Palestinian fishermen opposite to Rafah seashore. West Bank IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the
movement of Palestinian civilians to and from
Jerusalem. 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 to
prevent them from praying at the al-Aqsa Mosque.
IOF often violently beat Palestinian civilians who attempt
to bypass checkpoints and enter the city. IOF have imposed
additional restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians
in the city during the Eid al-Futr. IOF have also tightened the
siege imposed on Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
They have isolated Jerusalem from the rest of 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 arrested 5 Palestinian civilians at
checkpoints in the West Bank. 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 escalated
attacks against Palestinian farmers in an attempt to
prevent them from cultivating olives.
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