Israel continues attacks against Palestinian civilians

Israeli forces continue systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)

Israeli forces launched 8 air strikes on the Gaza Strip.
• 3,500 chicks and 15 sheep died in Israeli raids on poultry and sheep farms in Khan Yunis.

Israeli forces have continued to open fire at the border areas in the Gaza Strip, but no casualties were reported.

8 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children, were wounded in the southeast of Nablus.

Israeli forces have continued to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank.
• 7 Palestinian civilians were wounded in protests in Kofur Qaddoum village, northeast of Qalqilia, and Bil'in village, west of Ramallah.

Israeli forces conducted 56 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and a limited one in the Gaza Strip.
• At least 58 Palestinians, including 11 children and a mother of 2 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.
• At least 10 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, were arrested at checkpoints in the West Bank.
• A patient from Rafah was arrested at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israeli navy forces have continued targeting Palestinian fishermen in the sea.
• Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats, arrested fishermen and confiscated fishing boats.

Israeli has continued efforts to create a Jewish demographic majority in occupied East Jerusalem.
• Israeli authorities approved the scheme of the (National Park) on the lands of al-Tour and al-'Eisawiya villages.

Israeli forces have continued to support settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
• Israeli forces erased 100 olive trees in Ya'bad village, southwest of Jenin.
• Israeli settlers set fire to 2 vehicles in Fara'ta village, northeast of Qalqilia.
• 219 olive trees were uprooted and damaged in the northern and southern West Bank.

Summary
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (14 – 20 November 2013).

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During the reporting period, Israeli forces wounded 15 Palestinian civilians, including 8 children, in the West Bank. 7 of these civilians were wounded during peaceful protests organized by Palestinian civilians and international activists against the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. The other 8 ones were wounded during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians who protested against uprooting their trees by Israeli settlers. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes bombarded different areas, while the gunboats continued to attack fishing boats in the sea.

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. As a result, 7 civilians, including 2 children, were wounded.

On 18 November 2013, 8 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children, were wounded when they protested in Qasra village, southeast of Nablus, as settlers uprooted 38 olive seedlings from Palestinian lands. Israeli forces arrived and fired sound bombs, tear gas canisters and rubber-coated metal bullets at the Palestinians.

In the Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes launched 8 air strikes against a number of targets throughout the Gaza Strip. On 14 November 2013, Israeli warplanes raided an open land in the east of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip, and another open land, east of al-Zaitoun neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City.

On 19 November 2013, Israeli warplanes launched 6 air strikes as follows: the first was on a poultry and sheep farm, southeast of Khan Yunis. The second raid was on the area that witnessed the tunnel bombardment last month, 250 meters away from the border fence, northeast of Khan Yunis. The third raid was on an agricultural land, east of Khan Yunis, while the fourth one was carried out on Hettin training site of the Palestinian armed groups, in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli warplanes attacked the abovementioned training site twice later.

The full report is available online at: http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9928:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-14-20-november-2013-&catid=84:weekly-2009&Itemid=183

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