No. 25/2009
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Continue to Impose a Total Siege of the Gaza Strip
- Five Palestinian civilians, including a journalist, and an international human rights defender were wounded.
- IOF conducted 19 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
- IOF arrested 22 Palestinian civilians, including two children, in the West Bank.
- IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT and have isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.
- IOF troops positioned at military checkpoints have continued to harass Palestinian civilians.
- IOF have continued measures aimed at establishing a Jewish majority in occupied east Jerusalem.
- IOF forced two Palestinian civilians to demolish their homes, and issued demolition orders against several homes.
- IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
- Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian farmers tents, injuring three of them.
- Israeli settlers uprooted at least 150 trees and razed dozens of donums of agricultural land.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law escalated in the OPT during the reporting period (18 - 24 June 2009):
Shooting: During the reporting period, five Palestinian civilians, including a journalist, and an international human rights defender were wounded when IOF used force against peaceful demonstrations organized by Palestinian civilians to protest the construction of the Annexation Wall in the West Bank.
Incursions: During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 19 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. IOF arrested 22 Palestinian civilians, including two children.
In the Gaza Strip, IOF naval troops continued to chase and fire at Palestinian fishers. During the reporting period, they detained two fishers for several hours.