12 jan 2001
In the morning, at approximately 7:00 local time, about 50 Palestinian children gathered near a cemetery in Khan Yunis and threw stones at Israeli occupation forces positioned in a military site, near Neve Dekalim settlement. These forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, and tear gas canisters towards demonstrators. As a result, three children and an elderly man were wounded as follows:
1) The child Khalil Ismail Madhi, 14 years old, was wounded with a live bullet in the left leg, when he was 200m away from the mentioned military site of the Israeli occupation forces.
2) The child Haitham Hisham Wadi, 11 years old, was wounded with a rubber-coated metal bullet in the head.
3) The child Mohammed Hulail Zourob, 8 years old, was wounded with a live bullet in the thigh.
4) Nazhir Khalil Shaat, 65 years old, was wounded with shrapnel in the right buttock.
After Friday prayer, a number of Palestinian civilians demonstrated at Al-Shalla Street in Hebron, about 50m away from the line of contiguity, separating areas under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and those under the control of the Israeli occupation forces in the city. The Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets at Palestinian demonstrators, wounding the child Mohammed Yahia El-Atrash, 15 years old, with a rubber-coated metal bullet in the forehead from a distance of 50m.
According to eyewitnesses, the Israerli occupation forces pentrated 30m inside areas under the control of the Palestinian National Authority, shooting dead Shaker Faisal Hassouna, 23 years old, from Jerusalem, with two live bullets in the jaw and the chest from a distance of about 30m. Television cameras showed the hideousness and barbarism of Israeli occupation soldiers who did not offer necessary medical aid to Hassouna and pulled him on the ground for a distance of more than 15m to a settlement center in the old city of Hebron, known as “Beit Hadasa.” The Israeli occupation forces detained the body of martyr Hassouna for one day, not handing it over to the Palestinian side until 17:00 local time on the following day.
To the east of Gaza City, dozens of Palestinian children demonstrated after Friday prayer, 150m away from the area where Israeli occupation forces were positioned near the road used by settlers close to the Al-Montar (Karni) crossing into Israel. The Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters, wounding the child Abdel-Karim A’ahed Mushtaha, 12 years old, from Gaza City, with shrapnel from live ammunition in the back and the neck. He was evacuated to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. Additionally, more than ten children were partially suffocated due to massive tear gas inhalation.
After a 3:00 am (local time), after a fire fight between Israeli occupation forces, positioned in a military site in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement, in the west of Khan Yunis, and Palestinian gunmen; Israeli occupation forces shelled housing units owned by the Al-Farra Company. They fired four artillery shells, and several heavy and medium bullets. The shells added more holes to the already riddled façades of these buildings. Artillery shells and bullets also hit the fence of a cemetery, to the east of the military post of the Israeli occupation forces.
In the morning, at approximately 7:00 local time, about 50 Palestinian children gathered near a cemetery in Khan Yunis and threw stones at Israeli occupation forces positioned in a military site, near Neve Dekalim settlement. These forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, and tear gas canisters towards demonstrators. As a result, three children and an elderly man were wounded as follows:
1) The child Khalil Ismail Madhi, 14 years old, was wounded with a live bullet in the left leg, when he was 200m away from the mentioned military site of the Israeli occupation forces.
2) The child Haitham Hisham Wadi, 11 years old, was wounded with a rubber-coated metal bullet in the head.
3) The child Mohammed Hulail Zourob, 8 years old, was wounded with a live bullet in the thigh.
4) Nazhir Khalil Shaat, 65 years old, was wounded with shrapnel in the right buttock.
After Friday prayer, a number of Palestinian civilians demonstrated at Al-Shalla Street in Hebron, about 50m away from the line of contiguity, separating areas under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and those under the control of the Israeli occupation forces in the city. The Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets at Palestinian demonstrators, wounding the child Mohammed Yahia El-Atrash, 15 years old, with a rubber-coated metal bullet in the forehead from a distance of 50m.
According to eyewitnesses, the Israerli occupation forces pentrated 30m inside areas under the control of the Palestinian National Authority, shooting dead Shaker Faisal Hassouna, 23 years old, from Jerusalem, with two live bullets in the jaw and the chest from a distance of about 30m. Television cameras showed the hideousness and barbarism of Israeli occupation soldiers who did not offer necessary medical aid to Hassouna and pulled him on the ground for a distance of more than 15m to a settlement center in the old city of Hebron, known as “Beit Hadasa.” The Israeli occupation forces detained the body of martyr Hassouna for one day, not handing it over to the Palestinian side until 17:00 local time on the following day.
To the east of Gaza City, dozens of Palestinian children demonstrated after Friday prayer, 150m away from the area where Israeli occupation forces were positioned near the road used by settlers close to the Al-Montar (Karni) crossing into Israel. The Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters, wounding the child Abdel-Karim A’ahed Mushtaha, 12 years old, from Gaza City, with shrapnel from live ammunition in the back and the neck. He was evacuated to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. Additionally, more than ten children were partially suffocated due to massive tear gas inhalation.
After a 3:00 am (local time), after a fire fight between Israeli occupation forces, positioned in a military site in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement, in the west of Khan Yunis, and Palestinian gunmen; Israeli occupation forces shelled housing units owned by the Al-Farra Company. They fired four artillery shells, and several heavy and medium bullets. The shells added more holes to the already riddled façades of these buildings. Artillery shells and bullets also hit the fence of a cemetery, to the east of the military post of the Israeli occupation forces.
11 jan 2001
In the afternoon, at approximately 13:00 local time, about 100 Palestinian children demonstrated near the municipality park to the west of Al-Nemsawi (Austrian) neighborhood in Khan Yunis. They threw stones at a military position of the Israeli occupation forces, 250m to the west. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters towards demonstrators. As a result the following children were wounded:
1) Helmi Mohammed Helmi, 12 years old, wounded with a live bullet in the right testicle. He was evacuated to Nasser hospital where his testicle had to be removed.
2) Hussam El-Qazzaz, 15 years old, wounded with shrapnel from a live bullet in the hand.
In the evening, at approximately 18:00 local time, clashes erupted in the village of Seilat Al-Zhaher, in Jenin, between Palestinian civilians and the Israeli occupation forces. These forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, and tear gas canisters.
At the same time, Mohammed Sae’id Hannoun Ghanem, 75 years old, was passing near the female secondary school in the village, 100m away from the area of clashes. The elderly man suffocated to death from tear gas inhaled from the sight of the clashes.
At night, at approximately 23:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned at Al-Tuffah roadblock, separating Khan Younis from its Al-Mawasi (agricultural) area (which is under the control of these forces), fired four artillery shells and many heavy and medium bullets at Palestinian houses in the west of the refugee camp of Khan Yunis.
This particular attack lasted until 1:30 local time on the following day. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that two artillery shells hit a 175-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 11 people live, owned by Abdullah Ali Abu Akker.
As a result, the asbestos roof of his children’s bedroom, was burnt and completely destroyed, and his son Ahmed, 18 years old, was wounded with shrapnel. He was evacuated to Al-Amal medical center, a Palestinian Red Crescent Society hospital in Khan Yunis.
In the afternoon, at approximately 13:00 local time, about 100 Palestinian children demonstrated near the municipality park to the west of Al-Nemsawi (Austrian) neighborhood in Khan Yunis. They threw stones at a military position of the Israeli occupation forces, 250m to the west. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the Israeli occupation forces fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters towards demonstrators. As a result the following children were wounded:
1) Helmi Mohammed Helmi, 12 years old, wounded with a live bullet in the right testicle. He was evacuated to Nasser hospital where his testicle had to be removed.
2) Hussam El-Qazzaz, 15 years old, wounded with shrapnel from a live bullet in the hand.
In the evening, at approximately 18:00 local time, clashes erupted in the village of Seilat Al-Zhaher, in Jenin, between Palestinian civilians and the Israeli occupation forces. These forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, and tear gas canisters.
At the same time, Mohammed Sae’id Hannoun Ghanem, 75 years old, was passing near the female secondary school in the village, 100m away from the area of clashes. The elderly man suffocated to death from tear gas inhaled from the sight of the clashes.
At night, at approximately 23:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned at Al-Tuffah roadblock, separating Khan Younis from its Al-Mawasi (agricultural) area (which is under the control of these forces), fired four artillery shells and many heavy and medium bullets at Palestinian houses in the west of the refugee camp of Khan Yunis.
This particular attack lasted until 1:30 local time on the following day. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that two artillery shells hit a 175-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 11 people live, owned by Abdullah Ali Abu Akker.
As a result, the asbestos roof of his children’s bedroom, was burnt and completely destroyed, and his son Ahmed, 18 years old, was wounded with shrapnel. He was evacuated to Al-Amal medical center, a Palestinian Red Crescent Society hospital in Khan Yunis.
10 jan 2001
In the afternoon, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on some Palestinian children who demonstrated near a military site of these forces in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement, to the southwest of the refugee camp of Khan Yunis. As a result, the child Ahmed Omar Zourob, 10 years old, was wounded with a rubber-coated metal bullet in the face. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the child was evacuated to Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis.
In the evening, at approximately 22:30 local time, Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire on Ahmed Jehad Mohammed El-Daghmeh, 17 years old, from the village of Khozaa’ to the east of Khan Yunis. The boy was mentally retarded. He was hit with three live bullets in the legs.
PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the boy was passing near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, to the east of the village of Khozaa’ in Khan Yunis, when a patrol of the Israeli occupation forces at the border opened fire on him. The boy was evacuated to Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis.
In the afternoon, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on some Palestinian children who demonstrated near a military site of these forces in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement, to the southwest of the refugee camp of Khan Yunis. As a result, the child Ahmed Omar Zourob, 10 years old, was wounded with a rubber-coated metal bullet in the face. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the child was evacuated to Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis.
In the evening, at approximately 22:30 local time, Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire on Ahmed Jehad Mohammed El-Daghmeh, 17 years old, from the village of Khozaa’ to the east of Khan Yunis. The boy was mentally retarded. He was hit with three live bullets in the legs.
PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the boy was passing near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, to the east of the village of Khozaa’ in Khan Yunis, when a patrol of the Israeli occupation forces at the border opened fire on him. The boy was evacuated to Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis.
9 jan 2001
In the morning, at approximately 9:00 local time, two cars of settlers accompanied by two military vehicles of the Israeli occupation forces, from Hoosh settlement established on the lands of the Palestinian village of Silat Al-Zhaher, attempted to forcibly enter the village. Residents of the village faced the raiders, who opened fire on them, wounding Abdel-Hamid Abdel-Rahim Khanfar with a live bullet in the head.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli occupation forces prevented an ambulance from entering the village to evacuate Khanfar to Jenin hospital. Khanfar died on the way to hospital in a private car, which traveled on a muddy road to Tulkarm hospital. It took the car approximately one hour to reach hospital.
In the afternoon, at approximately 14:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces committed another crime.
They shot dead Ibrahim Hassan Abu Moghasib, 70 years old, from Deir El-Balah. PCHR’s field officer in the middle area of the Gaza Strip reported that the victim was on his way to his land, 100m away from the border, to the east of Deir El-Balah. When he got close to Israeli occupation soldiers, they shot at him, wounding him with a live bullet in the abdomen. He was evacuated to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 19:00 local time.
In the afternoon, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on some Palestinian children who demonstrated more than 100m away from military sites of the Israeli occupation forces in the Al-Montar area, to the east of Gaza City.
As a result, Sa’di Rajab Sobeh, 16 years old, from Beit Lahia, was wounded with a live bullet in the leg. He was evacuated to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City.
In the evening, at approximately 20:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on an ambulance of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in the Al-Moghraqa area in the south of Gaza City.
None of the staff of the targeted ambulance was injured. PCHR’s field officer in the area reported that the ambulance came to the area to evacuate Mrs. Um Suheil Al-Weheidi who was beaten by Israeli occupation soldiers, when they broke into houses of Al-Weheidi family in the area.
PCHR’s field officer who was present in the area then reported that he saw the Israeli occupation forces shooting Mohammed Abdel-Hadi Shahin, 70 years old, from the Al-Moghraqa area, when he crossed the road branch of Al-Shuhada’ (Netzarim) junction leading to Netzarim settlement. PCHR’s field officer added that Israeli occupation forces opened fire from a military jeep and a tank on Shahin, from a distance of 100m, wounding him with a live bullet in the knee.
The Israeli occupation forces allowed an ambulance of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society to evacuate him after a 20-minute delay.
In the morning, at approximately 3:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces from Morag settlement northeast of Rafah, reinforced with three tanks and a bulldozer, opened fire on Palestinian houses in the area of Gizan Al-Najjar in the south of Khan Yunis. An eyewitness reported that residents of the area woke up, hearing sounds of shooting. The Israeli occupation forces fired heavy and medium bullets at the area up to 6:00 local time, causing damage to some houses as follows:
1) Bullets penetrated the external walls and windows of Rezeq Salameh Salman El-Shae’r’s 300-square-meter, one-story house, in which six people live. In addition, a flare fell into a store of feeds and agricultural equipment, burning them.
2) Bullet made holes in the western and southern façades of a 200-square-meter, two-story house, in which ten people live, owned by Saleh Wahbi Al-Najjar.
3) Bullets made holes in the external walls of a 180-square-meter, one-story house, owned by Abdel-Wahhab Wahbi Al-Najjar.
4) Bullets made holes in the external walls of a 250-square-meter, one-story house, in which 12 people live, owned by Hamed Wahbi Al-Najjar.
5) Bullets made holes in the external walls of a 250-square-meter, one-story house, owned by Mohammed Wahbi Al-Najjar.
6) Bullets made holes in the external walls of a 250-square-meter, one-story house, owned by Ahmed Wahbi Al-Najjar.
7) Bullets made holes in the external walls of a 250-square-meter, one-story house, in which 10 people live, owned by Ismail Wahbi Al-Najjar.
8) Eight sheep were killed and another four were wounded in a farm owned by A’mira Salem El-A’rjan.
In the afternoon, at approximately 15:00 local time, after a bomb was thrown near the border to the east of Jabalya, the Israeli occupation forces shelled the area near the border. This resulted in destroying a 100-square-meter, two-story building, owned by Mohammed Rabah Hassan Abu Safeya, from Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City. The first floor of the destroyed building consisted of an agricultural pool and an irrigation pump, and the second floor was used as a vacation house for the family.
At night, at approximately 23:00 local time, an artillery shell fired by Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement , in the west of Khan Yunis, fell onto Ahmed Abdel-Azziz preparatory school, about 700m away from the military site of the Israeli occupation forces. The artillery shell made holes in walls of classrooms and broke windows.
At the same time, residential buildings owned by Al-Farra Company, mentioned above, were shelled again, and received more damage. In addition, the market in the Al-Amal neighborhood was shelled by a military site of the Israeli occupation forces to the west of the neighborhood.
In the morning, at approximately 9:00 local time, two cars of settlers accompanied by two military vehicles of the Israeli occupation forces, from Hoosh settlement established on the lands of the Palestinian village of Silat Al-Zhaher, attempted to forcibly enter the village. Residents of the village faced the raiders, who opened fire on them, wounding Abdel-Hamid Abdel-Rahim Khanfar with a live bullet in the head.
Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli occupation forces prevented an ambulance from entering the village to evacuate Khanfar to Jenin hospital. Khanfar died on the way to hospital in a private car, which traveled on a muddy road to Tulkarm hospital. It took the car approximately one hour to reach hospital.
In the afternoon, at approximately 14:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces committed another crime.
They shot dead Ibrahim Hassan Abu Moghasib, 70 years old, from Deir El-Balah. PCHR’s field officer in the middle area of the Gaza Strip reported that the victim was on his way to his land, 100m away from the border, to the east of Deir El-Balah. When he got close to Israeli occupation soldiers, they shot at him, wounding him with a live bullet in the abdomen. He was evacuated to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 19:00 local time.
In the afternoon, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on some Palestinian children who demonstrated more than 100m away from military sites of the Israeli occupation forces in the Al-Montar area, to the east of Gaza City.
As a result, Sa’di Rajab Sobeh, 16 years old, from Beit Lahia, was wounded with a live bullet in the leg. He was evacuated to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City.
In the evening, at approximately 20:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on an ambulance of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in the Al-Moghraqa area in the south of Gaza City.
None of the staff of the targeted ambulance was injured. PCHR’s field officer in the area reported that the ambulance came to the area to evacuate Mrs. Um Suheil Al-Weheidi who was beaten by Israeli occupation soldiers, when they broke into houses of Al-Weheidi family in the area.
PCHR’s field officer who was present in the area then reported that he saw the Israeli occupation forces shooting Mohammed Abdel-Hadi Shahin, 70 years old, from the Al-Moghraqa area, when he crossed the road branch of Al-Shuhada’ (Netzarim) junction leading to Netzarim settlement. PCHR’s field officer added that Israeli occupation forces opened fire from a military jeep and a tank on Shahin, from a distance of 100m, wounding him with a live bullet in the knee.
The Israeli occupation forces allowed an ambulance of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society to evacuate him after a 20-minute delay.
In the morning, at approximately 3:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces from Morag settlement northeast of Rafah, reinforced with three tanks and a bulldozer, opened fire on Palestinian houses in the area of Gizan Al-Najjar in the south of Khan Yunis. An eyewitness reported that residents of the area woke up, hearing sounds of shooting. The Israeli occupation forces fired heavy and medium bullets at the area up to 6:00 local time, causing damage to some houses as follows:
1) Bullets penetrated the external walls and windows of Rezeq Salameh Salman El-Shae’r’s 300-square-meter, one-story house, in which six people live. In addition, a flare fell into a store of feeds and agricultural equipment, burning them.
2) Bullet made holes in the western and southern façades of a 200-square-meter, two-story house, in which ten people live, owned by Saleh Wahbi Al-Najjar.
3) Bullets made holes in the external walls of a 180-square-meter, one-story house, owned by Abdel-Wahhab Wahbi Al-Najjar.
4) Bullets made holes in the external walls of a 250-square-meter, one-story house, in which 12 people live, owned by Hamed Wahbi Al-Najjar.
5) Bullets made holes in the external walls of a 250-square-meter, one-story house, owned by Mohammed Wahbi Al-Najjar.
6) Bullets made holes in the external walls of a 250-square-meter, one-story house, owned by Ahmed Wahbi Al-Najjar.
7) Bullets made holes in the external walls of a 250-square-meter, one-story house, in which 10 people live, owned by Ismail Wahbi Al-Najjar.
8) Eight sheep were killed and another four were wounded in a farm owned by A’mira Salem El-A’rjan.
In the afternoon, at approximately 15:00 local time, after a bomb was thrown near the border to the east of Jabalya, the Israeli occupation forces shelled the area near the border. This resulted in destroying a 100-square-meter, two-story building, owned by Mohammed Rabah Hassan Abu Safeya, from Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City. The first floor of the destroyed building consisted of an agricultural pool and an irrigation pump, and the second floor was used as a vacation house for the family.
At night, at approximately 23:00 local time, an artillery shell fired by Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement , in the west of Khan Yunis, fell onto Ahmed Abdel-Azziz preparatory school, about 700m away from the military site of the Israeli occupation forces. The artillery shell made holes in walls of classrooms and broke windows.
At the same time, residential buildings owned by Al-Farra Company, mentioned above, were shelled again, and received more damage. In addition, the market in the Al-Amal neighborhood was shelled by a military site of the Israeli occupation forces to the west of the neighborhood.
8 jan 2001
In the morning, at approximately 8:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces opened fire on some Palestinian young men who demonstrated in the east of the village of Hareth in Salfit. As a result, Mohammed Ahmed Abed Souf, 27 years old, was killed with a live bullet in the chest.
In the evening, at approximately 17:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Slao settlement in the Al-Mawasi (agricultural) area in Rafah opened fire on Palestinian houses in the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood in the west of Rafah. Intensive fire, from the Israeli occupation forces positioned at the military roadblock separating Rafah from its Al-Mawasi area, lasted for more than an hour.
As a result, three Palestinian civilians were wounded, and a housing unit, consisting of 20 apartments, 200m away from the military sites of the Israeli occupation forces, was hit. Bullets penetrated walls and windows of seven apartments. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that the following civilians were wounded:
1) Sami Marzouq Abu Taha, 23 years old, seriously wounded with a live bullet in the abdomen and the hand, while he was near a center of the Palestinian Civil Defense, 500m to the east of military sites of the Israeli occupation forces;
2) Hassan Abdel-Salam, Hassan, 10 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the head, while he was near a housing unit 200m away from military sites of the Israeli occupation forces; and
3) Yasser Ibrahim Mahmoud El-Kurd, 13 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the head while he was in his family’s apartment.
Also in the evening, at approximately 21:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Al-Tuffah roadblock fired more than 20 artillery shells and many heavy and medium bullets at Palestinian houses in the west of Khan Yunis refugee camp. The shelling lasted sporadically up to 1:00 local time on the following day and resulted in the following:
1) An artillery shell damaged the telephone network, cutting telephone services from the area.
2) The shelling made a hole 10cm in diameter in the wall of a 200-square-meter, two-story house, in which 25 people live, owned by Talal Mohammed Abu A’kker. It also broke several windows and damaged water storage tanks.
3) The shelling made a hole 25cm in diameter in the front façade of a 150-square-meter, five-story house, in which 18 people live, owned by Jamal Abdel-Hamid Mohammed Abu El-Nasser. It also broke several windows.
4) An artillery shell fell onto a civilian truck owned by Saber Hussein Abu Khadra, while it was parked 350m away from military position of the Israeli occupation forces. This truck was severely damaged.
5) An artillery shell burnt an awning in front of a commercial store owned by Fae’q Oudeh Abu A’kker, causing severe damage to the store.
In the evening, at approximately 22:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in a military site to the west of Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Yunis shelled a market and some houses in the aforementioned neighborhood. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the Israeli occupation forces fired seven artillery shells, causing severe damage to the market and houses. He added that residents of the targeted area had been forced to leave it due to daily shelling by the Israeli occupation forces.
In the morning, at approximately 8:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces opened fire on some Palestinian young men who demonstrated in the east of the village of Hareth in Salfit. As a result, Mohammed Ahmed Abed Souf, 27 years old, was killed with a live bullet in the chest.
In the evening, at approximately 17:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Slao settlement in the Al-Mawasi (agricultural) area in Rafah opened fire on Palestinian houses in the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood in the west of Rafah. Intensive fire, from the Israeli occupation forces positioned at the military roadblock separating Rafah from its Al-Mawasi area, lasted for more than an hour.
As a result, three Palestinian civilians were wounded, and a housing unit, consisting of 20 apartments, 200m away from the military sites of the Israeli occupation forces, was hit. Bullets penetrated walls and windows of seven apartments. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that the following civilians were wounded:
1) Sami Marzouq Abu Taha, 23 years old, seriously wounded with a live bullet in the abdomen and the hand, while he was near a center of the Palestinian Civil Defense, 500m to the east of military sites of the Israeli occupation forces;
2) Hassan Abdel-Salam, Hassan, 10 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the head, while he was near a housing unit 200m away from military sites of the Israeli occupation forces; and
3) Yasser Ibrahim Mahmoud El-Kurd, 13 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the head while he was in his family’s apartment.
Also in the evening, at approximately 21:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Al-Tuffah roadblock fired more than 20 artillery shells and many heavy and medium bullets at Palestinian houses in the west of Khan Yunis refugee camp. The shelling lasted sporadically up to 1:00 local time on the following day and resulted in the following:
1) An artillery shell damaged the telephone network, cutting telephone services from the area.
2) The shelling made a hole 10cm in diameter in the wall of a 200-square-meter, two-story house, in which 25 people live, owned by Talal Mohammed Abu A’kker. It also broke several windows and damaged water storage tanks.
3) The shelling made a hole 25cm in diameter in the front façade of a 150-square-meter, five-story house, in which 18 people live, owned by Jamal Abdel-Hamid Mohammed Abu El-Nasser. It also broke several windows.
4) An artillery shell fell onto a civilian truck owned by Saber Hussein Abu Khadra, while it was parked 350m away from military position of the Israeli occupation forces. This truck was severely damaged.
5) An artillery shell burnt an awning in front of a commercial store owned by Fae’q Oudeh Abu A’kker, causing severe damage to the store.
In the evening, at approximately 22:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in a military site to the west of Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Yunis shelled a market and some houses in the aforementioned neighborhood. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the Israeli occupation forces fired seven artillery shells, causing severe damage to the market and houses. He added that residents of the targeted area had been forced to leave it due to daily shelling by the Israeli occupation forces.
7 jan 2001
In the morning, at approximately 11:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces fired at the child Omar Farouq Khaled, 11 years old, from Al-Bireh, wounding him with an explosive live bullet in the head. The child was evacuated to Ramallah hospital in critical condition.
Eyewitnesses said that a sniper from the Israeli occupation forces shot at the child from an observation tower at the northern entrance of Al-Bireh, from a distance of about 200m. PCHR has learned that a number of Palestinian children then demonstrated in the area. A military jeep of the Israeli occupation forcers penetrated several meters into areas under the control of the Palestinian National Authority to chase the children, firing rubber-coated metal bullets at them.
In the afternoon, at approximately 16:00 local time, some Palestinian taxis and private cars attempted to cross a muddy road from the village of Salem in Nablus to a bypass road leading to Allon More’ settlement. A passing patrol of the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on these cars from the bypass road.
Fatema Jalal Abu Jeish, 21 years old, from the village of Beit Dajan, to the east of Nablus, was traveling inside the car of her sister’s husband. She was hit with two live bullets in the heart and the chest. She died before arriving at hospital. The martyr was a nurse at the Arab Specialized Hospital in Nablus.
Also in the afternoon, at approximately 16:00 local time, Israeli occupation soldiers shot Bassel Dhiab Abu Oweili, a 22 year old, from the Al-Ja’farawi area of Deir El-Balah. The soldiers fired from a tank positioned on Abu Houli road on the south of the Deir El-Balah, branch of Salah El-Din Street (the main road between the north and south of the Gaza Strip). Abu Oweili was wounded with shrapnel in the abdomen. He was evacuated to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. PCHR’s field officer in the middle area reported that Abu Oweili was riding a bicycle on his way to his house in the area of Abu Houli when he was shot.
In the evening, at approximately 20:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned to the south of Kfar Darom settlement fired at Attwa Hassan Abu A’azem, 48 years old, from the Al-Ja’farawi area in Deir El-Balah.
He was wounded with a live bullet in the hand. Abu A’azem was riding a bicycle from Deir El-Balah to his house in the Al-Ja’farawi area when he was shot by the Israeli occupation forces. There were no clashes reported in the area at that time. An ambulance of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society evacuated him to Al-Quds hospital in Gaza City.
At night, at approximately 23:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces shot dead Abdel-Hamid Ahmed Mosabbeh El-Khoratti, 34 years old, from the area of Al-Moghraqa. He was hit with several live bullets in the head, chest, abdomen, pelvis, and the extremities.
El-Khoratti was on his way from Gaza City to his house in the Al-Moghraqa area. As Salah El-Din Street (the main road between the north and south of the Gaza Strip) was closed, he was forced to resort to a branch road to the west of Al-Shuhada’ (Netzarim) junction, which is the only road leading to Al-Moghraqa area where he lived.
When he crossed the road, Israeli occupation forces positioned on the roof of a nearby house opened fire on him. In Monday morning, January 7, 2001, at approximately 4:10, the body of martyr El-Khoratti was transferred by an ambulance to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. Despite the fact that this transfer took place in accordance with instructions from the Israeli occupation forces, they still detained the body on the road for more than seven hours.
The martyr’s family could not reach the hospital due to the siege imposed on their area of residence. Martyr El-Khoratti was a nurse at Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. He resigned nine years ago to resume his education. When he came back to the country a few years ago, he worked as a translator for some foreign delegations. He was also a painter and a poet.
In the evening, at approximately 21:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in a military site to the west of Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Yunis shelled a market and some houses in the mentioned neighborhood. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the Israeli occupation forces fired seven artillery shells at the asbestos roof of a market, partially destroying it and making holes 10-15cm in diameter. Live bullets also hit a 200-square-meter house, in which nine people live, owned by Mohammed Mahmoud Shalloula, damaging its water storage tanks, breaking its windows and making holes in its external walls.
Also in Khan Yunis, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement fired seven artillery shells at residential buildings owned by the Al-Farra Company. Artillery shells and live bullets were fired from 22:00 local time to 3:00 local time on the following day. The same buildings were shelled several times in the past, which damaged their western and southern façades. The Israeli occupation forces also targeted a cemetery, making holes 20-30cm in its fence.
In the morning, at approximately 11:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces fired at the child Omar Farouq Khaled, 11 years old, from Al-Bireh, wounding him with an explosive live bullet in the head. The child was evacuated to Ramallah hospital in critical condition.
Eyewitnesses said that a sniper from the Israeli occupation forces shot at the child from an observation tower at the northern entrance of Al-Bireh, from a distance of about 200m. PCHR has learned that a number of Palestinian children then demonstrated in the area. A military jeep of the Israeli occupation forcers penetrated several meters into areas under the control of the Palestinian National Authority to chase the children, firing rubber-coated metal bullets at them.
In the afternoon, at approximately 16:00 local time, some Palestinian taxis and private cars attempted to cross a muddy road from the village of Salem in Nablus to a bypass road leading to Allon More’ settlement. A passing patrol of the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on these cars from the bypass road.
Fatema Jalal Abu Jeish, 21 years old, from the village of Beit Dajan, to the east of Nablus, was traveling inside the car of her sister’s husband. She was hit with two live bullets in the heart and the chest. She died before arriving at hospital. The martyr was a nurse at the Arab Specialized Hospital in Nablus.
Also in the afternoon, at approximately 16:00 local time, Israeli occupation soldiers shot Bassel Dhiab Abu Oweili, a 22 year old, from the Al-Ja’farawi area of Deir El-Balah. The soldiers fired from a tank positioned on Abu Houli road on the south of the Deir El-Balah, branch of Salah El-Din Street (the main road between the north and south of the Gaza Strip). Abu Oweili was wounded with shrapnel in the abdomen. He was evacuated to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. PCHR’s field officer in the middle area reported that Abu Oweili was riding a bicycle on his way to his house in the area of Abu Houli when he was shot.
In the evening, at approximately 20:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned to the south of Kfar Darom settlement fired at Attwa Hassan Abu A’azem, 48 years old, from the Al-Ja’farawi area in Deir El-Balah.
He was wounded with a live bullet in the hand. Abu A’azem was riding a bicycle from Deir El-Balah to his house in the Al-Ja’farawi area when he was shot by the Israeli occupation forces. There were no clashes reported in the area at that time. An ambulance of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society evacuated him to Al-Quds hospital in Gaza City.
At night, at approximately 23:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces shot dead Abdel-Hamid Ahmed Mosabbeh El-Khoratti, 34 years old, from the area of Al-Moghraqa. He was hit with several live bullets in the head, chest, abdomen, pelvis, and the extremities.
El-Khoratti was on his way from Gaza City to his house in the Al-Moghraqa area. As Salah El-Din Street (the main road between the north and south of the Gaza Strip) was closed, he was forced to resort to a branch road to the west of Al-Shuhada’ (Netzarim) junction, which is the only road leading to Al-Moghraqa area where he lived.
When he crossed the road, Israeli occupation forces positioned on the roof of a nearby house opened fire on him. In Monday morning, January 7, 2001, at approximately 4:10, the body of martyr El-Khoratti was transferred by an ambulance to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. Despite the fact that this transfer took place in accordance with instructions from the Israeli occupation forces, they still detained the body on the road for more than seven hours.
The martyr’s family could not reach the hospital due to the siege imposed on their area of residence. Martyr El-Khoratti was a nurse at Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. He resigned nine years ago to resume his education. When he came back to the country a few years ago, he worked as a translator for some foreign delegations. He was also a painter and a poet.
In the evening, at approximately 21:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in a military site to the west of Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Yunis shelled a market and some houses in the mentioned neighborhood. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the Israeli occupation forces fired seven artillery shells at the asbestos roof of a market, partially destroying it and making holes 10-15cm in diameter. Live bullets also hit a 200-square-meter house, in which nine people live, owned by Mohammed Mahmoud Shalloula, damaging its water storage tanks, breaking its windows and making holes in its external walls.
Also in Khan Yunis, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement fired seven artillery shells at residential buildings owned by the Al-Farra Company. Artillery shells and live bullets were fired from 22:00 local time to 3:00 local time on the following day. The same buildings were shelled several times in the past, which damaged their western and southern façades. The Israeli occupation forces also targeted a cemetery, making holes 20-30cm in its fence.
6 jan 2001
In the evening, at approximately 18:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Al-Tuffah roadblock, separating Khan Yunis from its Al-Mawasi (agricultural) area, under the control of the Israeli occupation forces, fired four artillery shells at Palestinian houses in the west of Khan Yunis refugee camp. PCHR’s field officer reported that the following houses were damaged:
1) The house of Abdullah Hassan Abu Obeida, a four-story house, in which 18 people live. The house was shelled several times in the past, so that its residents were forced to leave. It is about to collapse.
2) The house of A’adel Ali Abu Obeida, a 130-square-meter, two-story house, in which 11 people live. The house was shelled several times in the past.
Also in the evening, at approximately 20:30 local time, an artillery shell fired by the Israeli occupation forces fell in the center of Khan Yunis, hitting the western façade of a 200-square-meter, two-story house owned by Mohammed Abu Habboub, making a hole 15cm in diameter. Shrapnel of the shell dispersed in the vicinity of the house. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the source of the mentioned artillery shell was a military site of the Israeli occupation forces in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement in the west of Khan Yunis, more than 1500m away from the targeted house.
Also in the evening, at approximately 22:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned at a military site to the west of Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Yunis fired more than 20 artillery shells and many heavy bullets at Palestinian houses and civilian facilities. Such shelling which lasted for about two hours caused damage to some houses, 80-100m away from the mentioned military site of the Israeli occupation forces, as follows:
1) The shelling made holes in the western façade of a market and broke its asbestos roof.
2) The shelling made holes in the walls of a well of the Khan Yunis Municipality.
3) The shelling made holes in a cement store, and in the walls of a brick factory. A brick-manufacturing machine, owned by Hassan Mansi El-Tartouri, was also hit.
4) Water storage tanks on the roof of a 120-square-meter house, in which seven people live, owned by Ali Ibrahim Wadi, were damaged.
5) Water storage tanks on the roof of an 800-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 25 people live, owned by Khalil Abdel-Rahman A’rram, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
6) Water storage tanks and a television aerial on the roof of a 250-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which seven people live, owned by Mohammed Saber Abu Sweis, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
7) The shelling made holes in the walls of a 60-square-meter house, in which three people live, owned by Khaled Mohammed El-Soleibi.
8) Water storage tanks on the roof of a 150-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which ten people live, owned by Khalil Ibrahim Mohammed El-Bozom, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
9) The asbestos roof of a 200-square-meter house, in which ten people live, owned by Mousa Salam Abu Mousa, was broken.
10) The asbestos roof of a 150-square-meter house, in which eight people live, owned by Khaled Mousa Abu So’ud, was damaged.
11) The asbestos roof of a 100-square-meter house, in which ten people live, owned by Sobhi Ahmed A’rram, was damaged.
12) Water storage tanks on the roof of a 130-square-meter house, in which 12 people live, owned by Mohammed Mesbah Awadh, were damaged.
13) Water storage tanks on the roof of a 100-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which seven people live, owned by Hatem Mustafa Awadh, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
14) A television aerial and the asbestos roof of an 80-square-meter house, in which six people live, owned by Ne’mat Ismail El-Bardawil, was damaged and its asbestos roof was damaged.
15) The asbestos roof of a 150-square-meter house, in which four people live, owned by Yasser Yousef Abu Sae’id, was damaged.
16) Water storage tanks on the roof of a 140-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 11 people live, owned by Sa’di Ismail Bodeir, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
17) The shelling damaged the asbestos roof of, and made holes in the front façade of a 250-square-meter house, in which eight people live, owned by Maher Jaber Mustafa Hejjo.
18) The asbestos roof of a 250-square-meter house, in which seven people live, owned by Asa’d Ismail Bodeir, was damaged.
19) Water storage tanks and a television aerial on the roof of a 130-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which six people live, owned by E’mad Khalil El-Bozom, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
20) The shelling damaged the asbestos roof of, and made holes in the front façade of a 135-square-meter house, in which five people live, owned by Khaled Attweh Mousa Abu Mousa.
21) Water storage tanks and a television aerial on the roof of a 130-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which four people live, owned by Salem Salameh Abu Mousa, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
22) More than 70 heavy and medium bullets hit seven commercial stores, making holes in their doors and walls.
In the evening, at approximately 18:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Al-Tuffah roadblock, separating Khan Yunis from its Al-Mawasi (agricultural) area, under the control of the Israeli occupation forces, fired four artillery shells at Palestinian houses in the west of Khan Yunis refugee camp. PCHR’s field officer reported that the following houses were damaged:
1) The house of Abdullah Hassan Abu Obeida, a four-story house, in which 18 people live. The house was shelled several times in the past, so that its residents were forced to leave. It is about to collapse.
2) The house of A’adel Ali Abu Obeida, a 130-square-meter, two-story house, in which 11 people live. The house was shelled several times in the past.
Also in the evening, at approximately 20:30 local time, an artillery shell fired by the Israeli occupation forces fell in the center of Khan Yunis, hitting the western façade of a 200-square-meter, two-story house owned by Mohammed Abu Habboub, making a hole 15cm in diameter. Shrapnel of the shell dispersed in the vicinity of the house. PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the source of the mentioned artillery shell was a military site of the Israeli occupation forces in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement in the west of Khan Yunis, more than 1500m away from the targeted house.
Also in the evening, at approximately 22:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned at a military site to the west of Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Yunis fired more than 20 artillery shells and many heavy bullets at Palestinian houses and civilian facilities. Such shelling which lasted for about two hours caused damage to some houses, 80-100m away from the mentioned military site of the Israeli occupation forces, as follows:
1) The shelling made holes in the western façade of a market and broke its asbestos roof.
2) The shelling made holes in the walls of a well of the Khan Yunis Municipality.
3) The shelling made holes in a cement store, and in the walls of a brick factory. A brick-manufacturing machine, owned by Hassan Mansi El-Tartouri, was also hit.
4) Water storage tanks on the roof of a 120-square-meter house, in which seven people live, owned by Ali Ibrahim Wadi, were damaged.
5) Water storage tanks on the roof of an 800-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 25 people live, owned by Khalil Abdel-Rahman A’rram, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
6) Water storage tanks and a television aerial on the roof of a 250-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which seven people live, owned by Mohammed Saber Abu Sweis, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
7) The shelling made holes in the walls of a 60-square-meter house, in which three people live, owned by Khaled Mohammed El-Soleibi.
8) Water storage tanks on the roof of a 150-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which ten people live, owned by Khalil Ibrahim Mohammed El-Bozom, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
9) The asbestos roof of a 200-square-meter house, in which ten people live, owned by Mousa Salam Abu Mousa, was broken.
10) The asbestos roof of a 150-square-meter house, in which eight people live, owned by Khaled Mousa Abu So’ud, was damaged.
11) The asbestos roof of a 100-square-meter house, in which ten people live, owned by Sobhi Ahmed A’rram, was damaged.
12) Water storage tanks on the roof of a 130-square-meter house, in which 12 people live, owned by Mohammed Mesbah Awadh, were damaged.
13) Water storage tanks on the roof of a 100-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which seven people live, owned by Hatem Mustafa Awadh, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
14) A television aerial and the asbestos roof of an 80-square-meter house, in which six people live, owned by Ne’mat Ismail El-Bardawil, was damaged and its asbestos roof was damaged.
15) The asbestos roof of a 150-square-meter house, in which four people live, owned by Yasser Yousef Abu Sae’id, was damaged.
16) Water storage tanks on the roof of a 140-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 11 people live, owned by Sa’di Ismail Bodeir, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
17) The shelling damaged the asbestos roof of, and made holes in the front façade of a 250-square-meter house, in which eight people live, owned by Maher Jaber Mustafa Hejjo.
18) The asbestos roof of a 250-square-meter house, in which seven people live, owned by Asa’d Ismail Bodeir, was damaged.
19) Water storage tanks and a television aerial on the roof of a 130-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which six people live, owned by E’mad Khalil El-Bozom, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
20) The shelling damaged the asbestos roof of, and made holes in the front façade of a 135-square-meter house, in which five people live, owned by Khaled Attweh Mousa Abu Mousa.
21) Water storage tanks and a television aerial on the roof of a 130-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which four people live, owned by Salem Salameh Abu Mousa, were damaged, and the asbestos roof was damaged.
22) More than 70 heavy and medium bullets hit seven commercial stores, making holes in their doors and walls.
5 jan 2001
Early in the morning, Israeli occupation forces shot dead Mohammed Mahmoud Mohammed Abu Hassira, 37 years old, from the Al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City. He was hit with more than 20 live bullets in the head, chest, abdomen, and pelvis. The incident took place in unclear circumstances, near the border in Beit Hanoun, in the north of the Gaza Strip. Abu Hassira’s brother stated to PCHR that his brother was insane and had received treatment at a mental health hospital in Gaza City.
He disappeared three days before the incident. He added that his brother’s absence for days was usual for his family, as he used to come back home or be brought home by his brothers. The family knew about the incident when Palestine television channel broadcast news about an unidentified martyr at Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City.
In the afternoon, at approximately 13:00 local time, tanks of the Israeli occupation forces at the border in Rafah opened fire on Palestinian houses and the Al-Nour mosque in the Al-Barazil neighborhood, opposite the border. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that the Israeli occupation forces opened fire when there were no clashes in the area.
The child Leila Fawzi Abu Hussein, 9 years old, was wounded with shrapnel in the face. she was in front of her family’s house, which is 9m away from the border. The child was evacuated to Al-Joneina hospital in Rafah. PCHR’s field officer added that the child was the fourth one among her family to be wounded as a result of shooting at Palestinian houses in Rafah by the Israeli occupation forces in the past weeks.
In the evening, at approximately 18:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned inside Hagai settlement shelled the Al-Harayeq area, especially the municipality housing project, in the southwest of Herbron. These forces fired heavy and medium bullets at Palestinian houses, killing Arij Saber Al-Jabali, 19 years old, with a heavy bullet in the back, which exited the chest.
In addition, Ahlam Jebril Al-Jabali, 18 years old, the cousin of martyr Arij, was seriously wounded with the same bullet in the abdomen. The two victims were on the roof of their family’s house, when the Israeli occupation forces opened fire. They escaped to the staircase where they were hit. Three other civilians were also slightly wounded, and houses were severely damaged.
In the evening, at approximately 19:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in a military site near Al-Tuffah roadblock, to the west of the refugee camp of Khan Yunis, fired two artillery shells at the western area of the aforementioned refugee camp. One artillery shell fell near El-Shafe’I mosque, 300m away from the military post. Shrapnel from the shell hit the nearby Al-Bahar road, wounding three passing civilians. They are:
1) Hani Suleiman Abu Obeida, 18 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the back and the foot;
2) Sami Ibrahim Mukheimer, 27 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the back and the foot; and
3) Basel Nahedh Abu Namous, wounded with shrapnel in the chest.
The other artillery shell hit the façade of a grocery owned by Fayeq Oudeh Abu A’kker, causing severe damage and wounding:
1) the child Nayef Ghazi Abu A’kker, 8 years old, with shrapnel in the back;
2) Hussam Talal Abu A’kker, 24 years old, with shrapnel in the shoulder; and
3) Mosallam Oudeh Abu A’kker, 19 years old, with shrapnel in the chest.
PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Al-Tuffah roadblock and Neve Dekalim settlement fired artillery shells and heavy and medium bullets at Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis sporadically until 1:00 local time on the following day. This caused severe damage to two houses, as follows:
1) At approximately 20:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement fired an artillery shell at the house of Mohammed Ali El-Toum, a 300-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which nine people live. The shell made holes 10cm in diameter in a wall and the roof. The house is about 300m away from military positions of the Israeli occupation forces.
2) At approximately 21:15 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement fired eight artillery shells at the house of A’wni Ibrahim Abu Seif, a 150-square-meter, two-story house, in which eight people live, making holes 15-20cm in diameter in its western façade. The house is about 100m away from military sites of the Israeli occupation forces. It is worth mentioning that this house was shelled several times in the past so that its residents were forced to leave.
As a result of opening fire by Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Al-Tuffah roadblock, the following Palestinian houses were hit with bullets that made holes in their walls:
1) the house of Mohammed Ali Salem Abu Obeida, a 400-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 20 people live;
2) the house of Hussein Mohammed Ali Abu Obeida, a 250-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 11 people live;
3) the house of Saber Hussein Abu Obeida, a 200-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which seven people live;
4) the house of Mohammed Suleiman Mohammed Abu Mousa, a 380-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 19 people live; and
5) the house of Nafez Mohammed Suleiman Abu Mousa, a 400-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which eight people live.
Early in the morning, Israeli occupation forces shot dead Mohammed Mahmoud Mohammed Abu Hassira, 37 years old, from the Al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City. He was hit with more than 20 live bullets in the head, chest, abdomen, and pelvis. The incident took place in unclear circumstances, near the border in Beit Hanoun, in the north of the Gaza Strip. Abu Hassira’s brother stated to PCHR that his brother was insane and had received treatment at a mental health hospital in Gaza City.
He disappeared three days before the incident. He added that his brother’s absence for days was usual for his family, as he used to come back home or be brought home by his brothers. The family knew about the incident when Palestine television channel broadcast news about an unidentified martyr at Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City.
In the afternoon, at approximately 13:00 local time, tanks of the Israeli occupation forces at the border in Rafah opened fire on Palestinian houses and the Al-Nour mosque in the Al-Barazil neighborhood, opposite the border. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that the Israeli occupation forces opened fire when there were no clashes in the area.
The child Leila Fawzi Abu Hussein, 9 years old, was wounded with shrapnel in the face. she was in front of her family’s house, which is 9m away from the border. The child was evacuated to Al-Joneina hospital in Rafah. PCHR’s field officer added that the child was the fourth one among her family to be wounded as a result of shooting at Palestinian houses in Rafah by the Israeli occupation forces in the past weeks.
In the evening, at approximately 18:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned inside Hagai settlement shelled the Al-Harayeq area, especially the municipality housing project, in the southwest of Herbron. These forces fired heavy and medium bullets at Palestinian houses, killing Arij Saber Al-Jabali, 19 years old, with a heavy bullet in the back, which exited the chest.
In addition, Ahlam Jebril Al-Jabali, 18 years old, the cousin of martyr Arij, was seriously wounded with the same bullet in the abdomen. The two victims were on the roof of their family’s house, when the Israeli occupation forces opened fire. They escaped to the staircase where they were hit. Three other civilians were also slightly wounded, and houses were severely damaged.
In the evening, at approximately 19:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in a military site near Al-Tuffah roadblock, to the west of the refugee camp of Khan Yunis, fired two artillery shells at the western area of the aforementioned refugee camp. One artillery shell fell near El-Shafe’I mosque, 300m away from the military post. Shrapnel from the shell hit the nearby Al-Bahar road, wounding three passing civilians. They are:
1) Hani Suleiman Abu Obeida, 18 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the back and the foot;
2) Sami Ibrahim Mukheimer, 27 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the back and the foot; and
3) Basel Nahedh Abu Namous, wounded with shrapnel in the chest.
The other artillery shell hit the façade of a grocery owned by Fayeq Oudeh Abu A’kker, causing severe damage and wounding:
1) the child Nayef Ghazi Abu A’kker, 8 years old, with shrapnel in the back;
2) Hussam Talal Abu A’kker, 24 years old, with shrapnel in the shoulder; and
3) Mosallam Oudeh Abu A’kker, 19 years old, with shrapnel in the chest.
PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Al-Tuffah roadblock and Neve Dekalim settlement fired artillery shells and heavy and medium bullets at Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis sporadically until 1:00 local time on the following day. This caused severe damage to two houses, as follows:
1) At approximately 20:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement fired an artillery shell at the house of Mohammed Ali El-Toum, a 300-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which nine people live. The shell made holes 10cm in diameter in a wall and the roof. The house is about 300m away from military positions of the Israeli occupation forces.
2) At approximately 21:15 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement fired eight artillery shells at the house of A’wni Ibrahim Abu Seif, a 150-square-meter, two-story house, in which eight people live, making holes 15-20cm in diameter in its western façade. The house is about 100m away from military sites of the Israeli occupation forces. It is worth mentioning that this house was shelled several times in the past so that its residents were forced to leave.
As a result of opening fire by Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Al-Tuffah roadblock, the following Palestinian houses were hit with bullets that made holes in their walls:
1) the house of Mohammed Ali Salem Abu Obeida, a 400-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 20 people live;
2) the house of Hussein Mohammed Ali Abu Obeida, a 250-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 11 people live;
3) the house of Saber Hussein Abu Obeida, a 200-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which seven people live;
4) the house of Mohammed Suleiman Mohammed Abu Mousa, a 380-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 19 people live; and
5) the house of Nafez Mohammed Suleiman Abu Mousa, a 400-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which eight people live.
4 jan 2001
In the afternoon, at approximately 13:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire from a tank positioned near the junction leading to the Gush Qatif settlement block in Khan Yunis (Al-Matahen junction), on an ambulance of the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The ambulance was on its way on Salah El-Din Street (the main road between the north and south of the Gaza Strip), transferring a sick child from Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. He was accompanied by a physician and a nurse.
The ambulance was forced to travel back to Nasser hospital. According to an official in the department of medical aid at Nasser hospital, the transfer of the child was coordinated in advance with the Israeli side. Nevertheless, Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire on the ambulance that transported the sick child. Miraculously, the occupants of the ambulance survived.
In the evening, at approximately 22:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in a military site at the border in Rafah shelled Palestinian houses in Block “O” in the south of Rafah. The targeted houses are about 80m away from the military site of the Israeli occupation forces. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that these houses were severely damaged as follows:
1) An artillery shell fell onto the house of Jaser Abed Rabbo Musallam Abu Saleh, a 100-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which four people live. It penetrated the roof and entered the bedroom, causing severe damage to furniture. In his testimony to PCHR, Abu Saleh said that he and his family left the house when the shelling started.
2) An artillery shell fell onto the house of Naji Abed Rabbo Musallam Abu Saleh, a 100-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which three people live. It penetrated the roof into the living room, causing severe damage to furniture. Residents of the house left when the shelling started.
3) Live bullets hit the house of Eihab Sha’ban Salameh Abu Ghali, an 80-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which four people live, causing damage to the roof, walls, water storage tanks, and the telephone network.
4) Live bullets hit the house of Hassan Sha’ban Salameh Abu Ghali, an 80-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which eight people live, causing damage to the roof, walls, water storage tanks, and the telephone network.
5) Heavy and medium bullets hit the house of E’ssam Mohammed Saleh Abu Lebdeh, a 160-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which nine people live, causing damage to the roof, walls, water storage tanks, and the telephone network.
6) Heavy and medium bullets hit the house of Ossama Ali Rashid Abu Lebdeh, a 100-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which seven people live, causing damage to walls, windows and water storage tanks.
At night, at approximately 23:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in military sites at the Al-Tuffah roadblock, separating Khan Yunis from its Al-Mawasi (agricultural) area, shelled the west of the Khan Yunis refugee camp. The shelling targeted Palestinian houses 50-100m away from military sites of the Israeli occupation forces. These houses were shelled in the past, especially at night. Their residents were forced to leave. The damage was as follows:
1) The shelling made holes in the southern and western façades of the house of A’adel Ali Abu Obeida, a 130-square-meter, two-story house, in which 11 people live.
2) The shelling made holes in the northern and western façades of the house of Abdullah Hassan Abu Obeida, a 250-square-meter, four-story house, in which 18 people live.
3) The shelling destroyed the roof of the house of Rae’d Khalil Mohammed Abu Rezqa, a 250-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which six people live.
4) The shelling destroyed the roof and made holes 20cm in diameter in walls of the house of Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed Abu Awadh, a 140-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which eight people live.
5) An artillery shell hit electric wires, cutting electricity from the targeted area.
In the afternoon, at approximately 13:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire from a tank positioned near the junction leading to the Gush Qatif settlement block in Khan Yunis (Al-Matahen junction), on an ambulance of the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The ambulance was on its way on Salah El-Din Street (the main road between the north and south of the Gaza Strip), transferring a sick child from Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. He was accompanied by a physician and a nurse.
The ambulance was forced to travel back to Nasser hospital. According to an official in the department of medical aid at Nasser hospital, the transfer of the child was coordinated in advance with the Israeli side. Nevertheless, Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire on the ambulance that transported the sick child. Miraculously, the occupants of the ambulance survived.
In the evening, at approximately 22:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in a military site at the border in Rafah shelled Palestinian houses in Block “O” in the south of Rafah. The targeted houses are about 80m away from the military site of the Israeli occupation forces. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that these houses were severely damaged as follows:
1) An artillery shell fell onto the house of Jaser Abed Rabbo Musallam Abu Saleh, a 100-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which four people live. It penetrated the roof and entered the bedroom, causing severe damage to furniture. In his testimony to PCHR, Abu Saleh said that he and his family left the house when the shelling started.
2) An artillery shell fell onto the house of Naji Abed Rabbo Musallam Abu Saleh, a 100-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which three people live. It penetrated the roof into the living room, causing severe damage to furniture. Residents of the house left when the shelling started.
3) Live bullets hit the house of Eihab Sha’ban Salameh Abu Ghali, an 80-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which four people live, causing damage to the roof, walls, water storage tanks, and the telephone network.
4) Live bullets hit the house of Hassan Sha’ban Salameh Abu Ghali, an 80-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which eight people live, causing damage to the roof, walls, water storage tanks, and the telephone network.
5) Heavy and medium bullets hit the house of E’ssam Mohammed Saleh Abu Lebdeh, a 160-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which nine people live, causing damage to the roof, walls, water storage tanks, and the telephone network.
6) Heavy and medium bullets hit the house of Ossama Ali Rashid Abu Lebdeh, a 100-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which seven people live, causing damage to walls, windows and water storage tanks.
At night, at approximately 23:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in military sites at the Al-Tuffah roadblock, separating Khan Yunis from its Al-Mawasi (agricultural) area, shelled the west of the Khan Yunis refugee camp. The shelling targeted Palestinian houses 50-100m away from military sites of the Israeli occupation forces. These houses were shelled in the past, especially at night. Their residents were forced to leave. The damage was as follows:
1) The shelling made holes in the southern and western façades of the house of A’adel Ali Abu Obeida, a 130-square-meter, two-story house, in which 11 people live.
2) The shelling made holes in the northern and western façades of the house of Abdullah Hassan Abu Obeida, a 250-square-meter, four-story house, in which 18 people live.
3) The shelling destroyed the roof of the house of Rae’d Khalil Mohammed Abu Rezqa, a 250-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which six people live.
4) The shelling destroyed the roof and made holes 20cm in diameter in walls of the house of Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed Abu Awadh, a 140-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which eight people live.
5) An artillery shell hit electric wires, cutting electricity from the targeted area.
3 jan 2001
In the afternoon, at approximately 15:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned at the border in Rafah (Tal Zourob) fired heavy and medium bullets at houses in Block “J” in the south of Rafah, about 1.5km away from their military post. As a result, Hussein Ahmed Hussein Muttair, 49 years old, was wounded with a heavy bullet in the leg, while he was on his way from his house to a mosque in the area. He was evacuated to Al-Joneina hospital in Rafah. The heavy bullet Muttair received caused two vertical breaks in his leg.
In the evening, at approximately 21:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement, to the west of the refugee camp of Khan Yunis, fired seven artillery shells and many heavy and medium bullets at Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis. Such shelling, which lasted sporadically until 1:30 local time on the following day, resulted in the following damage:
1) Three five-story housing buildings, owned by the Al-Farra Company, 300m away from the military site of the Israeli occupation forces, were severely damaged. The shelling made holes 3-10cm in diameter in their western façades, and some windows were broken. These buildings were also shelled in the past.
2) The house of Mohammed Abdel-Rahman Ahmed Hamdan, a 300-square-meter, two-story house, in which 16 people live, was hit with more than 20 heavy bullets. As a result, three residents of the house were wounded with shrapnel from these bullets. The house is about 500m away from a military site of the Israeli occupation forces. Bullets also penetrated the western façade of the house, entering the bedrooms. Three residents of the house were wounded with shrapnel from the bullets. They received treatment at the hospital of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Khan Yunis. Furniture was also severely damaged. The wounded were:
1) Walid Mohammed Abdel-Rahman Hamdan, 30 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the back;
2) Fatheya Mohammed Hamdan, 25 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the neck; and
3) Nawal Mohammed Abdel-Rahman Hamdan, 27 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the head.
In the evening, at approximately 22:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned at a military site in the vicinity of Gani Tal settlement fired more than ten artillery shells and many heavy and medium bullets at Palestinian houses in the area of Al-Satar Al-Gharbi, in the northwest of Khan Yunis. This caused severe damage to two houses under-construction, 150-200m away from the military site of the Israeli occupation forces. The damage was as follows:
1) Shells hit the house of Abdel-Hakim Ahmed El-Shanna, a 160-square-meter, one-story home, making holes 3-7cm in diameter in external walls and destroying part of the fence, 4m long and 2.5m wide.
2) Shells hit the house of Mohammed Hashem El-Majaydeh, a 160-square-meter, one-story home, making holes 3-7cm in diameter in external walls.
In the afternoon, at approximately 15:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned at the border in Rafah (Tal Zourob) fired heavy and medium bullets at houses in Block “J” in the south of Rafah, about 1.5km away from their military post. As a result, Hussein Ahmed Hussein Muttair, 49 years old, was wounded with a heavy bullet in the leg, while he was on his way from his house to a mosque in the area. He was evacuated to Al-Joneina hospital in Rafah. The heavy bullet Muttair received caused two vertical breaks in his leg.
In the evening, at approximately 21:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim settlement, to the west of the refugee camp of Khan Yunis, fired seven artillery shells and many heavy and medium bullets at Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis. Such shelling, which lasted sporadically until 1:30 local time on the following day, resulted in the following damage:
1) Three five-story housing buildings, owned by the Al-Farra Company, 300m away from the military site of the Israeli occupation forces, were severely damaged. The shelling made holes 3-10cm in diameter in their western façades, and some windows were broken. These buildings were also shelled in the past.
2) The house of Mohammed Abdel-Rahman Ahmed Hamdan, a 300-square-meter, two-story house, in which 16 people live, was hit with more than 20 heavy bullets. As a result, three residents of the house were wounded with shrapnel from these bullets. The house is about 500m away from a military site of the Israeli occupation forces. Bullets also penetrated the western façade of the house, entering the bedrooms. Three residents of the house were wounded with shrapnel from the bullets. They received treatment at the hospital of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Khan Yunis. Furniture was also severely damaged. The wounded were:
1) Walid Mohammed Abdel-Rahman Hamdan, 30 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the back;
2) Fatheya Mohammed Hamdan, 25 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the neck; and
3) Nawal Mohammed Abdel-Rahman Hamdan, 27 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the head.
In the evening, at approximately 22:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned at a military site in the vicinity of Gani Tal settlement fired more than ten artillery shells and many heavy and medium bullets at Palestinian houses in the area of Al-Satar Al-Gharbi, in the northwest of Khan Yunis. This caused severe damage to two houses under-construction, 150-200m away from the military site of the Israeli occupation forces. The damage was as follows:
1) Shells hit the house of Abdel-Hakim Ahmed El-Shanna, a 160-square-meter, one-story home, making holes 3-7cm in diameter in external walls and destroying part of the fence, 4m long and 2.5m wide.
2) Shells hit the house of Mohammed Hashem El-Majaydeh, a 160-square-meter, one-story home, making holes 3-7cm in diameter in external walls.
2 jan 2001
On the morning of Tuesday, January 2, 2001, Israeli occupation forces positioned near Al-Shuhada’ (Netzarim) junction, to the south of Gaza City, prevented the passage of a Palestinian ambulance in which there was a pregnant woman coming from a clinic in Deir El-Balah. The blocked patient was on the way to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. PCHR’s field officer in the area reported that Mrs. Meriam A’amer El-Akhras, 30 years old, was in serious condition and critically in need of a Caesarian operation that cannot be performed in the middle area of the Gaza Strip due to the lack of necessary medical equipment in nearby local clinics.
The occupying forces also prevented the passage of a Palestinian ambulance in which Rajab El-Sa’afin, 70 years old, and Safeya El-Kurd, 70 years old, from Deir El-Balah, were traveling in order to receive medical care at Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. PCHR’s field officer in the area reported that the occupying troops forced the ambulance to travel back to the middle area, preventing its passage to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City.
In the morning at approximately 7:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces shot dead Sabri Awadh Ibrahim Khader, 51 years old, from Jabalya, with a medium caliber bullet to the right shoulder (below the neck). In his testimony to PCHR, an eyewitness – the victim’s nephew – said that he was with his uncle and a number of their family members working in a grove, about 700 meters away from a military position of the Israeli occupation forces in Dogit settlement to the north of Beit Lahia, when the shooting took place.
At approximately 7:20 (local time), the sound of an explosion was heard and two minutes later the Israeli occupation forces positioned in the area of Dogit settlement opened fire arbitrarily and intensively. Palestinian farmers were forced to flee to nearby houses in order to take shelter from the shooting. The eyewitness added that his uncle was not among those who escaped. When the eyewitness returned to his work place after the shooting stopped, he found his uncle lying on the ground bleeding. The motionless farmer was evacuated to hospital, but died as a result of the shooting.
Also in the morning, at approximately 9:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned on Salah El-Din Street, near Al-Shuhada (Netzarim) junction, to the south of Gaza City, opened fire on an UNRWA vehicle, while it was on its way to Gaza City. The driver of the car, Ashraf Weshah, survived, though the front right tire was hit by a live bullet.
In the evening, at approximately 17:30 local time, the Israeli occupation forces fired artillery shells and heavy and medium bullets at residential neighborhoods in Hebron. This particular action targeted El-Sheikh, Bab El-Zawia and Be’r El-Hommus neighborhoods and caused severe damage to Palestinian houses and civilian facilities.
On the morning of Tuesday, January 2, 2001, Israeli occupation forces positioned near Al-Shuhada’ (Netzarim) junction, to the south of Gaza City, prevented the passage of a Palestinian ambulance in which there was a pregnant woman coming from a clinic in Deir El-Balah. The blocked patient was on the way to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. PCHR’s field officer in the area reported that Mrs. Meriam A’amer El-Akhras, 30 years old, was in serious condition and critically in need of a Caesarian operation that cannot be performed in the middle area of the Gaza Strip due to the lack of necessary medical equipment in nearby local clinics.
The occupying forces also prevented the passage of a Palestinian ambulance in which Rajab El-Sa’afin, 70 years old, and Safeya El-Kurd, 70 years old, from Deir El-Balah, were traveling in order to receive medical care at Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City. PCHR’s field officer in the area reported that the occupying troops forced the ambulance to travel back to the middle area, preventing its passage to Shifa’ hospital in Gaza City.
In the morning at approximately 7:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces shot dead Sabri Awadh Ibrahim Khader, 51 years old, from Jabalya, with a medium caliber bullet to the right shoulder (below the neck). In his testimony to PCHR, an eyewitness – the victim’s nephew – said that he was with his uncle and a number of their family members working in a grove, about 700 meters away from a military position of the Israeli occupation forces in Dogit settlement to the north of Beit Lahia, when the shooting took place.
At approximately 7:20 (local time), the sound of an explosion was heard and two minutes later the Israeli occupation forces positioned in the area of Dogit settlement opened fire arbitrarily and intensively. Palestinian farmers were forced to flee to nearby houses in order to take shelter from the shooting. The eyewitness added that his uncle was not among those who escaped. When the eyewitness returned to his work place after the shooting stopped, he found his uncle lying on the ground bleeding. The motionless farmer was evacuated to hospital, but died as a result of the shooting.
Also in the morning, at approximately 9:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned on Salah El-Din Street, near Al-Shuhada (Netzarim) junction, to the south of Gaza City, opened fire on an UNRWA vehicle, while it was on its way to Gaza City. The driver of the car, Ashraf Weshah, survived, though the front right tire was hit by a live bullet.
In the evening, at approximately 17:30 local time, the Israeli occupation forces fired artillery shells and heavy and medium bullets at residential neighborhoods in Hebron. This particular action targeted El-Sheikh, Bab El-Zawia and Be’r El-Hommus neighborhoods and caused severe damage to Palestinian houses and civilian facilities.
1 jan 2001
In the morning, at approximately 10:30 local time, an Israeli occupation soldier shot at Jadallah El-Ja’bari, 32 years old, from Hebron, wounding him with two live bullets in the leg. A videotape filmed by an Associated Press cameraman showed the cruelty of the crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces. The victim was passing through the market of the city when he was shot from a very close distance. El-Ja’bari, who works in the sanitation department for the municipality of Hebron, was evacuated to Hadassa hospital in Jerusalem.
At noon, armored vehicles of the Israeli occupation forces positioned at the borderline in Rafah opened fire on Palestinian houses in Al-Barazil neighborhood. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that they opened fire again at approximately 17:00 local time. These attacks launched by the Israeli occupation forces resulted in the wounding of a number of Palestinian civilians with live bullets and shrapnel. The wounded were:
1) Munir Hussein El-Sedudi, 20 years old, wounded by a live bullet in the leg;
2) Hussein Talal Abu Sha’ar, 14 years old, wounded by a live bullet in the the arm;
3) Mohammed Sami El-Tawil, 25 years old, wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen;
4) Omar Fawzi Abu Hussein, 9 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the legs and the thighs
5) Ali Fawzi Abu Hussein, 15 years old, wounded in the back
6) Mohammed Fawzi Abu Hussein, 13 years old, wounded in the arms and the back
7) Wessam Abdel-Karim EL-Shae’r, 19 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the head;
8) Ahmed Mohammed Abu A’rmaneh, 15 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the head (he was also wounded in the thigh on December 29, 2000);
9) Saleh Zuhair Hammad, 13 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the leg and the thigh; and
10) Ahmed Yusri Oweidha, 6 years old, wounded by a medium caliber bullet in the thigh.
At night, at approximately 23:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned at the junction leading to Gush Qatif settlement block (Al-Matahen junction) shelled Palestinian houses 700 meters to the west of the junction. PCHR’s field officer reported that artillery shells hit the following two houses:
1) The house of Jehad Abu Madhi, a 200-square-meter, two-story house in which 10 people live, was hit by two artillery shells that made holes in external walls; and
2) The house of Suleiman Abu Nahia, a 170-square-meter, three-story house in which 17 people live, was hit by an artillery shell that made a hole in a wall and damaged external walls.
Also at night, at approximately 23:40, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim in the west of Khan Yunis shelled a number of Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis. PCHR’s field officer reported that three housing buildings owned by Al-Farra Company were hit by artillery shells and heavy and medium bullets that caused severe damage to external walls. This was the second time these buildings were hit in less than 24 hours. These buildings are about 200 meters to the east of the mentioned settlement.
In the morning, at approximately 10:30 local time, an Israeli occupation soldier shot at Jadallah El-Ja’bari, 32 years old, from Hebron, wounding him with two live bullets in the leg. A videotape filmed by an Associated Press cameraman showed the cruelty of the crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces. The victim was passing through the market of the city when he was shot from a very close distance. El-Ja’bari, who works in the sanitation department for the municipality of Hebron, was evacuated to Hadassa hospital in Jerusalem.
At noon, armored vehicles of the Israeli occupation forces positioned at the borderline in Rafah opened fire on Palestinian houses in Al-Barazil neighborhood. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that they opened fire again at approximately 17:00 local time. These attacks launched by the Israeli occupation forces resulted in the wounding of a number of Palestinian civilians with live bullets and shrapnel. The wounded were:
1) Munir Hussein El-Sedudi, 20 years old, wounded by a live bullet in the leg;
2) Hussein Talal Abu Sha’ar, 14 years old, wounded by a live bullet in the the arm;
3) Mohammed Sami El-Tawil, 25 years old, wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen;
4) Omar Fawzi Abu Hussein, 9 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the legs and the thighs
5) Ali Fawzi Abu Hussein, 15 years old, wounded in the back
6) Mohammed Fawzi Abu Hussein, 13 years old, wounded in the arms and the back
7) Wessam Abdel-Karim EL-Shae’r, 19 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the head;
8) Ahmed Mohammed Abu A’rmaneh, 15 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the head (he was also wounded in the thigh on December 29, 2000);
9) Saleh Zuhair Hammad, 13 years old, wounded with shrapnel in the leg and the thigh; and
10) Ahmed Yusri Oweidha, 6 years old, wounded by a medium caliber bullet in the thigh.
At night, at approximately 23:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned at the junction leading to Gush Qatif settlement block (Al-Matahen junction) shelled Palestinian houses 700 meters to the west of the junction. PCHR’s field officer reported that artillery shells hit the following two houses:
1) The house of Jehad Abu Madhi, a 200-square-meter, two-story house in which 10 people live, was hit by two artillery shells that made holes in external walls; and
2) The house of Suleiman Abu Nahia, a 170-square-meter, three-story house in which 17 people live, was hit by an artillery shell that made a hole in a wall and damaged external walls.
Also at night, at approximately 23:40, Israeli occupation forces positioned in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim in the west of Khan Yunis shelled a number of Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis. PCHR’s field officer reported that three housing buildings owned by Al-Farra Company were hit by artillery shells and heavy and medium bullets that caused severe damage to external walls. This was the second time these buildings were hit in less than 24 hours. These buildings are about 200 meters to the east of the mentioned settlement.
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