Israeli Forces Continue Systematic Attacks Against Palestine

Israeli Forces Continue Systematic Attacks Against Palestinian Civilians and Property In the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

·Israeli forces have continued to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank.

-4 protesters were wounded during peaceful protests in Ramallah and Qalqilia.
-3 protesters were arrested during peaceful protests.

·Israeli forces conducted 58 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
 
-62 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, were arrested.
 
·Israel has 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.
-12 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were arrested at checkpoints in the West Bank.
 
·Israeli forces have continued to support settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.

-15 residential tents, 11 livestock tenets and an artesian well were demolished in the northern Jordan valley.
-More demolition notices were issued in Ares “C.”
-Israeli forces arrested 3 civilians and 2 international activists during the settler attacks in the south of Hebron.
-The settlers continued their attacks against the Palestinians and their property. 

Summary

Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period 04 – 10 July 2013.

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During the reporting period, Israeli forces wounded 4 Palestinian civilians during peaceful protests against the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank.

In the West Bank, Israeli forces continued the systematic use of excessive force against peaceful protests organised by Palestinian, Israeli and international activists against the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank.  As a result, 4 civilians were wounded during peaceful protests in Ramallah and Qalqilia on 05 July 2013. On 07 July 2013, a fourth civilian was wounded during a peaceful protest in Ramallah against attacks by settlers in Deir Qeddis and Shabtin villages, northwest of the Ramallah.
 
The full report is available online at:

http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9664:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-04-10-july-2013&catid=84:weekly-2009&Itemid=183

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