27 sept 2001
In the evening, Israeli occupation soldiers, positioned in the vicinity of “Kfar Darom” settlement, east of Deir El-Balah, shot dead a Palestinian civilian who suffered from psychological disturbances.
According to PCHR’s investigations, at approximately 19:30, ‘Ali Salem Abu Ballima, 30, from Deir El-Balah, was passing near an Israeli military location in the east of “Kfar Darom” settlement. He did not follow orders by Israeli soldiers to stop since he had psychological problems. Soon, Israeli soldiers fired at him, without having resorted to any less lethal means, although he was not carrying any weapons or suspicious objects.
He received a live bullet in the pelvis. He was evacuated to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir El-Balah, and from there he was transferred to Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City where he soon died.
In the morning, Israeli occupation forces, positioned at the Egyptian border resumed shelling of Palestinian houses in Rafah. This escalation came after an incursion into Block “O” area and Qeshta neighborhood adjacent to the border.
The shelling and incursion, which lasted from the previous day up to 04:00 local time, resulted in the deaths of three Palestinians and the injury of 16, three of whom were in critical condition.
In addition, a number of people were evacuated to hospitals because of suffering either from bruises or from nervous breakdowns. Eight houses were totally destroyed without their residents having been able to evacuate their furniture and property, while a number of houses were severely damaged, including some which were totally burnt.
PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that in the morning, the Israeli forces resumed firing. The gunfire continued sporadically up to 19:30 local time and live bullets hit areas approximately 2km away from Salah El-Din Gate at the Egyptian border.
At approximately 17:00 local time, a 14-year-old Palestinian civilian, Ma’awia ‘Ali Ahmed El-Nahhal, was killed by a live bullet in the chest, while he was at ‘Omar Ben Al-Khattab Street, approximately 600m away from the border. In addition, eight Palestinian civilians, including four children and a woman who was near her house in Kherbat Al-‘Adas area, approximately 2km away from the border, were wounded as follows:
1) Mutteira Hamdan Dhuheir, 75, wounded by a live bullet in the right shoulder;
2) Nidhal Ibrahim Qeshta, 20, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the chest;
3) Naji Hassan El-Jamal, 38, wounded by a live bullet in the head;
4) Akram Ahmed Rezeq, 19, wounded by shrapnel in the pelvis;
5) ‘Abdel-‘Aatti ‘Eissa El-Muzayen, 12, wounded by shrapnel in the head;
6) Mohammed Tariq ‘Edwan, 14, wounded by a live bullet in the left shoulder;
7) Ussama ‘Ezziddin As’ad, 8, wounded by shrapnel in the left hand; and
8) Ibrahim Mohammed El-Najjar, 12, wounded by shrapnel in the head.
In the evening, Israeli occupation soldiers, positioned in the vicinity of “Kfar Darom” settlement, east of Deir El-Balah, shot dead a Palestinian civilian who suffered from psychological disturbances.
According to PCHR’s investigations, at approximately 19:30, ‘Ali Salem Abu Ballima, 30, from Deir El-Balah, was passing near an Israeli military location in the east of “Kfar Darom” settlement. He did not follow orders by Israeli soldiers to stop since he had psychological problems. Soon, Israeli soldiers fired at him, without having resorted to any less lethal means, although he was not carrying any weapons or suspicious objects.
He received a live bullet in the pelvis. He was evacuated to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir El-Balah, and from there he was transferred to Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City where he soon died.
In the morning, Israeli occupation forces, positioned at the Egyptian border resumed shelling of Palestinian houses in Rafah. This escalation came after an incursion into Block “O” area and Qeshta neighborhood adjacent to the border.
The shelling and incursion, which lasted from the previous day up to 04:00 local time, resulted in the deaths of three Palestinians and the injury of 16, three of whom were in critical condition.
In addition, a number of people were evacuated to hospitals because of suffering either from bruises or from nervous breakdowns. Eight houses were totally destroyed without their residents having been able to evacuate their furniture and property, while a number of houses were severely damaged, including some which were totally burnt.
PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that in the morning, the Israeli forces resumed firing. The gunfire continued sporadically up to 19:30 local time and live bullets hit areas approximately 2km away from Salah El-Din Gate at the Egyptian border.
At approximately 17:00 local time, a 14-year-old Palestinian civilian, Ma’awia ‘Ali Ahmed El-Nahhal, was killed by a live bullet in the chest, while he was at ‘Omar Ben Al-Khattab Street, approximately 600m away from the border. In addition, eight Palestinian civilians, including four children and a woman who was near her house in Kherbat Al-‘Adas area, approximately 2km away from the border, were wounded as follows:
1) Mutteira Hamdan Dhuheir, 75, wounded by a live bullet in the right shoulder;
2) Nidhal Ibrahim Qeshta, 20, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the chest;
3) Naji Hassan El-Jamal, 38, wounded by a live bullet in the head;
4) Akram Ahmed Rezeq, 19, wounded by shrapnel in the pelvis;
5) ‘Abdel-‘Aatti ‘Eissa El-Muzayen, 12, wounded by shrapnel in the head;
6) Mohammed Tariq ‘Edwan, 14, wounded by a live bullet in the left shoulder;
7) Ussama ‘Ezziddin As’ad, 8, wounded by shrapnel in the left hand; and
8) Ibrahim Mohammed El-Najjar, 12, wounded by shrapnel in the head.
26 sept 2001
At approximately 16:00 local time, clashes erupted on the space between Al-Amal neighborhood and “Gani Tal” settlement, west of Khan Yunis. Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at demonstrating young men and children. Two demonstrators were wounded:
1) Mohammed ‘Abdel-Karim Abu Sultan, 18, wounded by a live bullet in the right foot; and
2) Hssan Farahat Shalloula, 22, wounded by shrapnel in the left knee from a live bullet.
In addition, some demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.
In a disproportionate retaliation for the injury of a number of Israeli soldiers during a bombing near the Egyptian border at approximately 04:00, Israeli occupation forces intensively fired artillery shells and heavy, medium and light caliber bullets at Palestinian houses adjacent to the border, south of Rafah.
The gunfire was focused on Block “O” area and Qeshta neighborhood. A 16-year-old Palestinian civilian, Mahmoud Jalal Sa’id Qeshta, was killed by a live bullet in the head that fractured the skull. His body was taken to Al-Joneina Hospital in Rafah, together with eight civilians who were injured by live bullets and shrapnel from artillery shells and a ninth civilian who suffered from a severe nervous breakdown. Five children, one 2 years old and another dumb, were among those injured:
1) Ahmed Riad Abu Taha, 2, injured by shrapnel in the head;
2) Yousef Ibrahim Nejem, 12, critically injured by a live bullet in the neck;
3) Faraj Sa’id Abu El-Naja, 16, critically injured by shrapnel in the chest;
4) Mohammed Hussein El-Sha’er, 14, injured by shrapnel in the face, chest and abdomen;
5) Mohammed ‘Abdel-Majid El-Mughari, 15, injured by shrapnel in the back;
6) Mohammed Fadhel ‘Othman, 13, dumb, injured by a live bullet in the left thigh;
7) Ismail ‘Abdel-Rahman Abu Lebdeh, 23, injured by shrapnel in the head and the chest;
8) Mousa Jom’a Abu Jazar, 40, critically injured by a live bullet in the abdomen; and
9) Farid Hassan Qeshta, 30, suffered from a severe nervous breakdown.
In a press release issued that afternoon, PCHR strongly condemned this attack which was part of a clear pattern of abuses perpetrated by Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. PCHR drew attention to the fact that such retaliatory acts against civilians violated Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 (relative to the protection of civilians in war), which provides that “reprisals against protected persons and their property are prohibited.”
PCHR also reiterated its call for the High Contracting Parties to the Convention to take immediate necessary steps to provide protection for Palestinian civilians and their property, in the face of continued violations of the Convention and international humanitarian law by Israeli forces in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
At approximately 23:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces continued heavy shelling of Rafah, while more than 12 Israeli military vehicles moved into Block “O” area and Qeshta neighborhood, adjacent to the Egyptian border.
The shelling and incursion, which lasted up to 04:00 local time on September 27, resulted in the deaths of three Palestinians and the injury of 16, three of whom are in critical condition at the time of this writing. In addition, a number of people were evacuated to hospitals because of suffering either from bruises or from nervous breakdowns.
A number of houses were totally destroyed without their residents having been able to evacuate their furniture and property, while a number of houses were severely damaged, including some which were totally burnt. An artillery shell fell into the courtyard of an UNRWA clinic, causing damage.
Electricity was cut from several parts of Rafah after electric transmitters were damaged. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah described the scenes of Israeli attacks as a kind of unilateral war, during which the city witnessed the most violent shelling since the beginning of the Intifada.
Those killed were:
1) Khaled Mahmoud Mohammed Abu Habib, 25, received an artillery shell in the head that distorted his body;
2) Akram ‘Abdel-Majid Abu Lebdeh, 27, received shrapnel from an artillery shell in the eyes and the left leg; and
3) Mahmoud Fathi Hamdan El-Sha’er, 24, received an artillery shell in the head the destroyed his body.
Names of the injured are as follows:
1) Ahmed Mohammed ‘Awaja, 25, critically injured by a live bullet in the head, was evacuated to the intensive car unit at Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City;
2) ‘Essam Musleh Abu Lebdeh, 32, critically injured by two live bullets in the abdomen and the left eye, was evacuated to the intensive car unit at Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City;
3) Mahmoud Ibrahim Radwan, 24, critically injured by shrapnel from an artillery shell in the left leg, the right hand and the left eye, was evacuated to the European Hospital in Khan Yunis;
4) Khalil Ghassan Abu Lebdeh, 37, injured by shrapnel from an artillery shell in the abdomen and the left hand and leg, and his leg was cut;
5) Mohammed ‘Eissa ‘Azzam, 30, his left leg was cut by shrapnel from an artillery shell;
6) Medhat Hammad Abu Taha, 29, injured by shrapnel in the right leg;
7) Ref’at Mahmoud Matar, 37, injured by shrapnel in the thighs and the right leg;
8) Khader ‘Abdel-‘Azziz ‘Awadh, 34, injured by a live bullet in the right thigh and shrapnel in the left shoulder;
9) Ismail Ibrahim Abu ‘Anza, 19, injured by shrapnel in the left leg;
10) Ussama Mohammed Fusseifes, 22, injured by shrapnel in the right shoulder and the left foot;
11) Mohammed ‘Abdel-Majid El-Nems, 20, injured by shrapnel in the left thigh and the chest;
12) Ra’fat Harb Abu Hilal, 31, injured by shrapnel in the back;
13) ‘Abdel-Halim Radwan, 24, injured by shrapnel in the right hand;
14) ‘Atteya Mohammed Abu Jindi, 26, injured by shrapnel in the left hand;
15) Ismail Hassan El-Tarabin, 25, injured by shrapnel in the left thigh; and
16) Ibrahim Salman Qeshta, 26, injured by shrapnel in the head.
Furthermore, dozens of houses were severely damaged, while Israeli occupation forces totally demolished eight houses, rendering their 79 residents homeless
At approximately 16:00 local time, clashes erupted on the space between Al-Amal neighborhood and “Gani Tal” settlement, west of Khan Yunis. Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at demonstrating young men and children. Two demonstrators were wounded:
1) Mohammed ‘Abdel-Karim Abu Sultan, 18, wounded by a live bullet in the right foot; and
2) Hssan Farahat Shalloula, 22, wounded by shrapnel in the left knee from a live bullet.
In addition, some demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.
In a disproportionate retaliation for the injury of a number of Israeli soldiers during a bombing near the Egyptian border at approximately 04:00, Israeli occupation forces intensively fired artillery shells and heavy, medium and light caliber bullets at Palestinian houses adjacent to the border, south of Rafah.
The gunfire was focused on Block “O” area and Qeshta neighborhood. A 16-year-old Palestinian civilian, Mahmoud Jalal Sa’id Qeshta, was killed by a live bullet in the head that fractured the skull. His body was taken to Al-Joneina Hospital in Rafah, together with eight civilians who were injured by live bullets and shrapnel from artillery shells and a ninth civilian who suffered from a severe nervous breakdown. Five children, one 2 years old and another dumb, were among those injured:
1) Ahmed Riad Abu Taha, 2, injured by shrapnel in the head;
2) Yousef Ibrahim Nejem, 12, critically injured by a live bullet in the neck;
3) Faraj Sa’id Abu El-Naja, 16, critically injured by shrapnel in the chest;
4) Mohammed Hussein El-Sha’er, 14, injured by shrapnel in the face, chest and abdomen;
5) Mohammed ‘Abdel-Majid El-Mughari, 15, injured by shrapnel in the back;
6) Mohammed Fadhel ‘Othman, 13, dumb, injured by a live bullet in the left thigh;
7) Ismail ‘Abdel-Rahman Abu Lebdeh, 23, injured by shrapnel in the head and the chest;
8) Mousa Jom’a Abu Jazar, 40, critically injured by a live bullet in the abdomen; and
9) Farid Hassan Qeshta, 30, suffered from a severe nervous breakdown.
In a press release issued that afternoon, PCHR strongly condemned this attack which was part of a clear pattern of abuses perpetrated by Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. PCHR drew attention to the fact that such retaliatory acts against civilians violated Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 (relative to the protection of civilians in war), which provides that “reprisals against protected persons and their property are prohibited.”
PCHR also reiterated its call for the High Contracting Parties to the Convention to take immediate necessary steps to provide protection for Palestinian civilians and their property, in the face of continued violations of the Convention and international humanitarian law by Israeli forces in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
At approximately 23:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces continued heavy shelling of Rafah, while more than 12 Israeli military vehicles moved into Block “O” area and Qeshta neighborhood, adjacent to the Egyptian border.
The shelling and incursion, which lasted up to 04:00 local time on September 27, resulted in the deaths of three Palestinians and the injury of 16, three of whom are in critical condition at the time of this writing. In addition, a number of people were evacuated to hospitals because of suffering either from bruises or from nervous breakdowns.
A number of houses were totally destroyed without their residents having been able to evacuate their furniture and property, while a number of houses were severely damaged, including some which were totally burnt. An artillery shell fell into the courtyard of an UNRWA clinic, causing damage.
Electricity was cut from several parts of Rafah after electric transmitters were damaged. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah described the scenes of Israeli attacks as a kind of unilateral war, during which the city witnessed the most violent shelling since the beginning of the Intifada.
Those killed were:
1) Khaled Mahmoud Mohammed Abu Habib, 25, received an artillery shell in the head that distorted his body;
2) Akram ‘Abdel-Majid Abu Lebdeh, 27, received shrapnel from an artillery shell in the eyes and the left leg; and
3) Mahmoud Fathi Hamdan El-Sha’er, 24, received an artillery shell in the head the destroyed his body.
Names of the injured are as follows:
1) Ahmed Mohammed ‘Awaja, 25, critically injured by a live bullet in the head, was evacuated to the intensive car unit at Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City;
2) ‘Essam Musleh Abu Lebdeh, 32, critically injured by two live bullets in the abdomen and the left eye, was evacuated to the intensive car unit at Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City;
3) Mahmoud Ibrahim Radwan, 24, critically injured by shrapnel from an artillery shell in the left leg, the right hand and the left eye, was evacuated to the European Hospital in Khan Yunis;
4) Khalil Ghassan Abu Lebdeh, 37, injured by shrapnel from an artillery shell in the abdomen and the left hand and leg, and his leg was cut;
5) Mohammed ‘Eissa ‘Azzam, 30, his left leg was cut by shrapnel from an artillery shell;
6) Medhat Hammad Abu Taha, 29, injured by shrapnel in the right leg;
7) Ref’at Mahmoud Matar, 37, injured by shrapnel in the thighs and the right leg;
8) Khader ‘Abdel-‘Azziz ‘Awadh, 34, injured by a live bullet in the right thigh and shrapnel in the left shoulder;
9) Ismail Ibrahim Abu ‘Anza, 19, injured by shrapnel in the left leg;
10) Ussama Mohammed Fusseifes, 22, injured by shrapnel in the right shoulder and the left foot;
11) Mohammed ‘Abdel-Majid El-Nems, 20, injured by shrapnel in the left thigh and the chest;
12) Ra’fat Harb Abu Hilal, 31, injured by shrapnel in the back;
13) ‘Abdel-Halim Radwan, 24, injured by shrapnel in the right hand;
14) ‘Atteya Mohammed Abu Jindi, 26, injured by shrapnel in the left hand;
15) Ismail Hassan El-Tarabin, 25, injured by shrapnel in the left thigh; and
16) Ibrahim Salman Qeshta, 26, injured by shrapnel in the head.
Furthermore, dozens of houses were severely damaged, while Israeli occupation forces totally demolished eight houses, rendering their 79 residents homeless
25 sept 2001
At approximately 04:30 local time, Israeli occupation soldiers, positioned in a newly established military location adjacent to the border between the West Bank and Israel, west of Kharas village in Hebron, opened fire on a Palestinian civilian car transporting Palestinian laborers from Hebron to their work in Israel.
Four laborers were wounded. In his testimony to the Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment (LAW), one of the wounded said that Israeli soldiers fired at their car from a distance of 4m only. Then, they ordered the four laborers traveling in the car to get out and refused to offer help to the wounded or to call an ambulance. One of the laborers was able to call another civilian car through his mobile phone. The car came to the area and evacuated the wounded:
1) Ahmed Hussein Shehadeh Da’ajneh, 22, from Yatta village, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the pelvis;
2) Hammad Ismail Abu Malash, 30, from Yatta village, wounded by shrapnel in the left forearm and foot;
3) Mohammed Ismail Abu Malash, 26, from Yatta, wounded by shrapnel in the neck and the back; and
4) Riad Khalil ‘Awadh Zein, 26, wounded by shrapnel in the right leg and hand.
At approximately 16:00 local time, dozens of Palestinian children demonstrated in the space between Al-Amal neighborhood and “Gani Tal” settlement, west of Khan Yunis.
Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators, wounding Bassem Mohammed Hamdan, 13, with a live bullet in the right foot.
In addition, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation. Clashes lasted up to 18:00 local time.
At approximately 07:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces, positioned south of Erez industrial zone and in military locations near Beit Hanoun (Erez) Crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, fired heavy and medium caliber bullets at Palestinian houses and farms in the northwest of Beit Hanoun. Three houses were damaged as follows:
1) The roof and water tanks of a 120-square-meter, tin-roofed house, in which nine people live, owned by Mohammed Hassan Abu Shugheiba, were damaged.
2) The roof and a water tank of a 160-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 12 people live, owned by ‘Abdel-Hamid Mohammed Abu Ghazal, were damaged.
3) The roof and a water tank of a 200-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 21 people live, owned by Mohammed Ahmed Abu Jari, were damaged.
At approximately 07:40 local time, Israeli occupation forces, reinforced with tanks and a bulldozer, moved from the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, east of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip, into Palestinian areas adjacent to the border. They fire intensively at Palestinian farms, forcing farmers to leave the area.
Approximately an hour later, Israeli forces moved from towards a Palestinian area in the east of Beit Hanoun. They swept areas of Palestinian agricultural land. PCHR’s field officer in the northern Gaza Strip has not been able to reach the area to check the damage due the dangerous security situation.
At approximately 21:00 local time, after an exchange of fire with Palestinian gunmen, three Israeli military heavy vehicles moved from the vicinity of Rafah Border Crossing and thrust approximately 200m into Salah El-Din Street, southeast of Rafah. They intensively shelled Palestinian houses adjacent to the street.
No casualties were reported.
At approximately 23:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces heavily shelled Qeshta and El-Sha’er neighborhoods and Block “O” area, adjacent to the Egyptian border south of Rafah. The shelling lasted up to 02:00 local time on the following day.
A number of houses were severely damaged and four Palestinian civilians were injured in the feet. They were:
1) Yousef Yousef El-Samhouri, 22;
2) Shadi Saleh El-Sedoudi;
3) Ahmed Jom’a Abu Qamar, 20; and
4) Ahmed Walid El-Jaru, 17.
At approximately 04:30 local time, Israeli occupation soldiers, positioned in a newly established military location adjacent to the border between the West Bank and Israel, west of Kharas village in Hebron, opened fire on a Palestinian civilian car transporting Palestinian laborers from Hebron to their work in Israel.
Four laborers were wounded. In his testimony to the Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment (LAW), one of the wounded said that Israeli soldiers fired at their car from a distance of 4m only. Then, they ordered the four laborers traveling in the car to get out and refused to offer help to the wounded or to call an ambulance. One of the laborers was able to call another civilian car through his mobile phone. The car came to the area and evacuated the wounded:
1) Ahmed Hussein Shehadeh Da’ajneh, 22, from Yatta village, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the pelvis;
2) Hammad Ismail Abu Malash, 30, from Yatta village, wounded by shrapnel in the left forearm and foot;
3) Mohammed Ismail Abu Malash, 26, from Yatta, wounded by shrapnel in the neck and the back; and
4) Riad Khalil ‘Awadh Zein, 26, wounded by shrapnel in the right leg and hand.
At approximately 16:00 local time, dozens of Palestinian children demonstrated in the space between Al-Amal neighborhood and “Gani Tal” settlement, west of Khan Yunis.
Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators, wounding Bassem Mohammed Hamdan, 13, with a live bullet in the right foot.
In addition, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation. Clashes lasted up to 18:00 local time.
At approximately 07:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces, positioned south of Erez industrial zone and in military locations near Beit Hanoun (Erez) Crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, fired heavy and medium caliber bullets at Palestinian houses and farms in the northwest of Beit Hanoun. Three houses were damaged as follows:
1) The roof and water tanks of a 120-square-meter, tin-roofed house, in which nine people live, owned by Mohammed Hassan Abu Shugheiba, were damaged.
2) The roof and a water tank of a 160-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 12 people live, owned by ‘Abdel-Hamid Mohammed Abu Ghazal, were damaged.
3) The roof and a water tank of a 200-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 21 people live, owned by Mohammed Ahmed Abu Jari, were damaged.
At approximately 07:40 local time, Israeli occupation forces, reinforced with tanks and a bulldozer, moved from the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, east of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip, into Palestinian areas adjacent to the border. They fire intensively at Palestinian farms, forcing farmers to leave the area.
Approximately an hour later, Israeli forces moved from towards a Palestinian area in the east of Beit Hanoun. They swept areas of Palestinian agricultural land. PCHR’s field officer in the northern Gaza Strip has not been able to reach the area to check the damage due the dangerous security situation.
At approximately 21:00 local time, after an exchange of fire with Palestinian gunmen, three Israeli military heavy vehicles moved from the vicinity of Rafah Border Crossing and thrust approximately 200m into Salah El-Din Street, southeast of Rafah. They intensively shelled Palestinian houses adjacent to the street.
No casualties were reported.
At approximately 23:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces heavily shelled Qeshta and El-Sha’er neighborhoods and Block “O” area, adjacent to the Egyptian border south of Rafah. The shelling lasted up to 02:00 local time on the following day.
A number of houses were severely damaged and four Palestinian civilians were injured in the feet. They were:
1) Yousef Yousef El-Samhouri, 22;
2) Shadi Saleh El-Sedoudi;
3) Ahmed Jom’a Abu Qamar, 20; and
4) Ahmed Walid El-Jaru, 17.
24 sept 2001
At approximately 14:00 local time, after the funeral ceremony of Martyr Nasrallah Mahmoud Jarghoun, dozens of Palestinian children gathered on the space separating between the cemetery of Khan Yunis and “Neve Dekalim” settlement. They threw stones towards at a fortified Israeli military location in the vicinity of the aforementioned settlement, approximately 100m away.
Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators, wounding two children:
1) Mohammed ‘Abdullah El-Ghalban, 13, wounded in the back by shrapnel from a live bullet; and
2) Islam Hassan Abu ‘Oudeh, 13, wounded in the left hand by shrapnel from a live bullet.
At approximately 17:00 local time, clashes erupted in the space between Al-Amal neighborhood and “Gani Tal” settlement, west of Khan Yunis. Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at demonstrating young men and children. Two demonstrators were wounded:
1) Khamis Mustafa El-Baz, 13, wounded by shrapnel in the right foot from a live bullet; and
2) ‘Arafat Fu’ad Barbakh, 22, wounded by shrapnel in the left leg from a live bullet.
In addition, some demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Also at approximately 17:00 local time, Israeli occupation soldiers, positioned in a military location south of Erez industrial zone in the northern Gaza Strip, opened fire on Palestinian taxis, which gathered near the entrance of the industrial zone to transport Palestinian laborers home. PCHR’s field officer in the northern Gaza Strip reported that Israeli soldiers opened fire to prevent taxis from gathering in the area.
No casualties were reported.
Since the afternoon, Israeli occupation forces, positioned at the Egyptian border south of Rafah, shelled Palestinian houses adjacent to the border.
A Palestinian civilian was injured and a number of houses were damaged. At approximately 12:00 local time, four Israeli military heavy vehicles took position at the border opposite to Al-Brazil neighborhood. They opened fire from heavy machine guns at Palestinian houses, injuring Eihab Mohammed El-Hanadi, 20, with shrapnel throughout the body. He was evacuated to Al-Joneina Hospital in Rafah.
At approximately 18:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces shelled Palestinian houses in Block “J,” Block “O,” and Yebna areas in Rafah, causing severe damage to these houses.
From 19:00 to midnight, Palestinian houses adjacent to the border with Egypt were again shelled. A number of houses were further damaged, but no casualties were reported.
At approximately 21:15 local time, Israeli occupation forces, reinforced with tanks, moved from “Netzarim” settlement, south of Gaza City, towards Salah El-Din Street, the main road between the north and south of the Gaza Strip. They blocked the street and moved approximately 200m north on the street, under the cover of intensive fire.
A number of Palestinian houses were damaged, but no casualties were reported.
A Palestinian Patient Dies Due to the Obstruction of Her Access to Hospital
On Monday, at approximately 21:00 local time, Omaya Hamdallah ‘Omran Hussein, 27, from ‘Azzoun village in Qalqilya, died from a hemorrhage after delivery because Israeli occupation forces obstructed her evacuation to hospital.
At approximately 19:00 local time, Hussein suffered from a hemorrhage after delivery. She was evacuated in an ambulance towards Rafidya Hospital Nablus, the nearest hospital to her village. However, Israeli occupation soldiers at three military roadblocks obstructed her access to hospital, although they were warned that the woman was in critical condition.
At 21:00 local time, minutes before her arrival at hospital, she died.
At approximately 14:00 local time, after the funeral ceremony of Martyr Nasrallah Mahmoud Jarghoun, dozens of Palestinian children gathered on the space separating between the cemetery of Khan Yunis and “Neve Dekalim” settlement. They threw stones towards at a fortified Israeli military location in the vicinity of the aforementioned settlement, approximately 100m away.
Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators, wounding two children:
1) Mohammed ‘Abdullah El-Ghalban, 13, wounded in the back by shrapnel from a live bullet; and
2) Islam Hassan Abu ‘Oudeh, 13, wounded in the left hand by shrapnel from a live bullet.
At approximately 17:00 local time, clashes erupted in the space between Al-Amal neighborhood and “Gani Tal” settlement, west of Khan Yunis. Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at demonstrating young men and children. Two demonstrators were wounded:
1) Khamis Mustafa El-Baz, 13, wounded by shrapnel in the right foot from a live bullet; and
2) ‘Arafat Fu’ad Barbakh, 22, wounded by shrapnel in the left leg from a live bullet.
In addition, some demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Also at approximately 17:00 local time, Israeli occupation soldiers, positioned in a military location south of Erez industrial zone in the northern Gaza Strip, opened fire on Palestinian taxis, which gathered near the entrance of the industrial zone to transport Palestinian laborers home. PCHR’s field officer in the northern Gaza Strip reported that Israeli soldiers opened fire to prevent taxis from gathering in the area.
No casualties were reported.
Since the afternoon, Israeli occupation forces, positioned at the Egyptian border south of Rafah, shelled Palestinian houses adjacent to the border.
A Palestinian civilian was injured and a number of houses were damaged. At approximately 12:00 local time, four Israeli military heavy vehicles took position at the border opposite to Al-Brazil neighborhood. They opened fire from heavy machine guns at Palestinian houses, injuring Eihab Mohammed El-Hanadi, 20, with shrapnel throughout the body. He was evacuated to Al-Joneina Hospital in Rafah.
At approximately 18:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces shelled Palestinian houses in Block “J,” Block “O,” and Yebna areas in Rafah, causing severe damage to these houses.
From 19:00 to midnight, Palestinian houses adjacent to the border with Egypt were again shelled. A number of houses were further damaged, but no casualties were reported.
At approximately 21:15 local time, Israeli occupation forces, reinforced with tanks, moved from “Netzarim” settlement, south of Gaza City, towards Salah El-Din Street, the main road between the north and south of the Gaza Strip. They blocked the street and moved approximately 200m north on the street, under the cover of intensive fire.
A number of Palestinian houses were damaged, but no casualties were reported.
A Palestinian Patient Dies Due to the Obstruction of Her Access to Hospital
On Monday, at approximately 21:00 local time, Omaya Hamdallah ‘Omran Hussein, 27, from ‘Azzoun village in Qalqilya, died from a hemorrhage after delivery because Israeli occupation forces obstructed her evacuation to hospital.
At approximately 19:00 local time, Hussein suffered from a hemorrhage after delivery. She was evacuated in an ambulance towards Rafidya Hospital Nablus, the nearest hospital to her village. However, Israeli occupation soldiers at three military roadblocks obstructed her access to hospital, although they were warned that the woman was in critical condition.
At 21:00 local time, minutes before her arrival at hospital, she died.
23 sept 2001
At approximately 16:00 local time, dozens of Palestinian children demonstrated in the space separating Al-Amal neighborhood from “Gani Tal” settlement, west of Khan Yunis. They threw stones towards an Israeli military patrol, approximately 100m away from them. Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas at the demonstrators, wounding three:
1) Mohammed Bassam El-Hindi, 13, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the head;
2) Tha’er Zayed ‘Aashour, 13, wounded by a live bullet in the right foot; and
3) Mohammed Ibrahim Rayan, 12, received burns in the back from a tear gas canister.
In addition, dozens suffered from tear gas inhalation.
At approximately 16:30 local time, Nasrallah Mahmoud Jarghoun, 20, from Khan Yunis, was pronounced dead at Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City from a previous wound he had received from Israeli occupation forces.
On Thursday afternoon, August 23, 2001, bloody clashes erupted in Khan Yunis between Palestinian civilians and Israeli occupation forces after the funeral ceremony of a Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers. Israeli occupation soldiers shot dead Mohammed Jaber Maraziq Zo’rob, 20, with a live bullet in the chest, and wounded five others, including Jarghoun, who was seriously wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen. He was evacuated to Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City, where he received medical attention until he succumbed to his wound.
At approximately 16:00 local time, dozens of Palestinian children demonstrated in the space separating Al-Amal neighborhood from “Gani Tal” settlement, west of Khan Yunis. They threw stones towards an Israeli military patrol, approximately 100m away from them. Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas at the demonstrators, wounding three:
1) Mohammed Bassam El-Hindi, 13, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the head;
2) Tha’er Zayed ‘Aashour, 13, wounded by a live bullet in the right foot; and
3) Mohammed Ibrahim Rayan, 12, received burns in the back from a tear gas canister.
In addition, dozens suffered from tear gas inhalation.
At approximately 16:30 local time, Nasrallah Mahmoud Jarghoun, 20, from Khan Yunis, was pronounced dead at Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City from a previous wound he had received from Israeli occupation forces.
On Thursday afternoon, August 23, 2001, bloody clashes erupted in Khan Yunis between Palestinian civilians and Israeli occupation forces after the funeral ceremony of a Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers. Israeli occupation soldiers shot dead Mohammed Jaber Maraziq Zo’rob, 20, with a live bullet in the chest, and wounded five others, including Jarghoun, who was seriously wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen. He was evacuated to Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City, where he received medical attention until he succumbed to his wound.
22 sept 2001
In the afternoon, ‘Abdel-Latif Salim Hassan Radwan, 60, from ‘Azzoun village in Qalqilya died from inhaling tear gas used by Israeli occupation forces against Palestinian civilians.
At approximately 15:00 local time, Radwan, who suffered from heart disease, was on his way back home from Nablus. Since the main road between Nablus and Qalqilya is closed, Radwan, like other Palestinians, got out of the taxi he traveled in and walked to bypass an Israeli military roadblock near Jeit village. Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas canisters at these Palestinians. Radwan inhaled the tear gas and fainted. Some civilians took him into a taxi, but Israeli soldiers denied its passage.
So, they were forced to carry him and walk towards hospital. He died before arriving at hospital.
At approximately 16:00 local time, dozens of Palestinian children demonstrated in the space separating Al-Amal neighborhood from “Gani Tal” settlement, west of Kahn Yunis. Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators, wounding two:
1) ‘Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mahmoud, 10, wounded by a live bullet in the left foot; and
2) Khalil Mohammed El-Zaqzouq, 13, wounded by a live bullet in the left foot also.
In addition, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Early in the morning, ‘Emad Hamdi El-‘Aawdhi, 25, from Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces, was pronounced dead from a previous injury by Israeli occupation forces.
He was injured by a live bullet in the head on Monday, September 17, 2001, when Israeli occupation forces opened fire on Palestinian houses near the cemetery of Bitounia. He was receiving medical attention in the intensive care unit at Ramallah Hospital until he succumbed to his injury.
From the morning onwards, Israeli occupation forces had opened fire on Palestinian civilians and houses in Rafah.
A woman and two children were injured and were evacuated to Al-Joneina Hospital in Rafah. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that the gunfire took place without any apparent reason and resulted in severe damage to a number of houses.
At approximately 12:00 local time, Meriam Ibrahim El-Hams, 55, was injured by shrapnel from a live bullet while she was shopping in an area near Salah El-Din Gate at the border with Egypt, south of Rafah.
The area had been subjected to gunfire by Israeli occupation soldiers, positioned near the gate, since 09:30 local time for no apparent reason.
At approximately 19:00 local time, Israeli soldiers opened fire again, injuring Jamil Yahia Shaqfeh, 15, with shrapnel in the head, and Jamil Ismail El-Faramawi, 16, with shrapnel in the head and the back.
At approximately 22:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces, reinforced with three tanks, moved from “Kfar Darom” settlement into Deir El-Balah. They intruded approximately 1km into areas under full control of the Palestinian National Authority, under the cover of intensive gunfire that targeted several Palestinian houses.
Two civilian cars, owned by Mahmoud Baroud and Saher Abu El-Aghwar, were destroyed. The Israeli forces withdrew to their locations at midnight.
In the afternoon, ‘Abdel-Latif Salim Hassan Radwan, 60, from ‘Azzoun village in Qalqilya died from inhaling tear gas used by Israeli occupation forces against Palestinian civilians.
At approximately 15:00 local time, Radwan, who suffered from heart disease, was on his way back home from Nablus. Since the main road between Nablus and Qalqilya is closed, Radwan, like other Palestinians, got out of the taxi he traveled in and walked to bypass an Israeli military roadblock near Jeit village. Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas canisters at these Palestinians. Radwan inhaled the tear gas and fainted. Some civilians took him into a taxi, but Israeli soldiers denied its passage.
So, they were forced to carry him and walk towards hospital. He died before arriving at hospital.
At approximately 16:00 local time, dozens of Palestinian children demonstrated in the space separating Al-Amal neighborhood from “Gani Tal” settlement, west of Kahn Yunis. Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at the demonstrators, wounding two:
1) ‘Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mahmoud, 10, wounded by a live bullet in the left foot; and
2) Khalil Mohammed El-Zaqzouq, 13, wounded by a live bullet in the left foot also.
In addition, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.
Early in the morning, ‘Emad Hamdi El-‘Aawdhi, 25, from Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces, was pronounced dead from a previous injury by Israeli occupation forces.
He was injured by a live bullet in the head on Monday, September 17, 2001, when Israeli occupation forces opened fire on Palestinian houses near the cemetery of Bitounia. He was receiving medical attention in the intensive care unit at Ramallah Hospital until he succumbed to his injury.
From the morning onwards, Israeli occupation forces had opened fire on Palestinian civilians and houses in Rafah.
A woman and two children were injured and were evacuated to Al-Joneina Hospital in Rafah. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that the gunfire took place without any apparent reason and resulted in severe damage to a number of houses.
At approximately 12:00 local time, Meriam Ibrahim El-Hams, 55, was injured by shrapnel from a live bullet while she was shopping in an area near Salah El-Din Gate at the border with Egypt, south of Rafah.
The area had been subjected to gunfire by Israeli occupation soldiers, positioned near the gate, since 09:30 local time for no apparent reason.
At approximately 19:00 local time, Israeli soldiers opened fire again, injuring Jamil Yahia Shaqfeh, 15, with shrapnel in the head, and Jamil Ismail El-Faramawi, 16, with shrapnel in the head and the back.
At approximately 22:30 local time, Israeli occupation forces, reinforced with three tanks, moved from “Kfar Darom” settlement into Deir El-Balah. They intruded approximately 1km into areas under full control of the Palestinian National Authority, under the cover of intensive gunfire that targeted several Palestinian houses.
Two civilian cars, owned by Mahmoud Baroud and Saher Abu El-Aghwar, were destroyed. The Israeli forces withdrew to their locations at midnight.
21 sept 2001
In the afternoon, six Palestinian civilians, four under 18, were wounded by Israeli occupation forces during clashes near Al-Mentar Outlet, east of Gaza City. After the Friday prayer, around 150 young men and children gathered approximately 150m away from Israeli forces, positioned at the entrance to a settlement road leading to the Green Line, south of Al-Mentar Outlet.
They threw stones at Israeli soldiers, who opened fire in response without resorting to less lethal means, wounding:
1) Mahmoud Tal’at El-Mallahi, 14, from Al-Moghraqa area south of Gaza City, with a live bullet in the right leg;
2) ‘Abdel-Halim Saqer El-Fayoumi, 22, from Al-Shojaeya neighborhood in Gaza City, with a live bullet in the right leg;
3) Rafiq Subhi Jadallah, 16, from Al-Remal neighborhood in Gaza City, with a live bullet in the left leg;
4) Rashid Salem Haraz, 16, from Al-Shojaeya neighborhood in Gaza City, with a live bullet in the right thigh;
5) Ramzi Tayseer Helles, 20, from Al-Shojaeya neighborhood in Gaza City, with a live bullet in the right thigh; and
6) Mohammed Riad Zaqoul, 15, from Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, with a live bullet in the right leg.
The same afternoon, Israeli occupation soldiers positioned at the northern entrance to Al-Bireh, fired live ammunition, tear gas, and stun grenades at Palestinian demonstrators, wounding six.
Among the wounded was 17-year-old Muhsen Fahed ‘Arar, from Qarawat Bani Zeid village near Ramallah, hit by two live bullets in the neck and the right hand. He was evacuated to Ramallah Hospital, where medical sources stated that one of the bullets entered the neck and hit the diaphragm, the lungs and the spleen. The other wounded were:
1) Tariq Mohammed El-Khatib, 18, from Bal’ein village, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the jaw;
2) Fadi ‘Ali ‘Oudeh, 24, from Qaddoura refugee camp, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the head;
3) Ibrahim Abu Hajleh, 41, from Deir Estia village near Salfit, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the right hand;
4) Majeda Abu Ghoush, 16, from Ramallah, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the left leg; and
5) Jamal Ismail Khatib El-‘Aarouri, 37, a journalist, from Ras Karkar village in Ramallah, wounded by a stun grenade in the right leg.
Also in the afternoon, 16-year-old Kamal Samir ‘Azzam from Khan Yunis was wounded in the right foot by a live bullet fired by Israeli occupation soldiers.
‘Azzam was demonstrating along with dozens of children in the space separating between Al-Amal neighborhood and “Gani Tal” settlement, west of Khan Yunis, when he was wounded.
In the afternoon, seven Palestinian civilians were injured when Israeli occupation forces shelled Palestinian house in Rafah. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that such shelling was surprising and based on no apparent reason. The injured were evacuated to Al-Joneina Hospital in Rafah.
At approximately 15:30 local time, Israeli occupation soldiers, positioned near Salah El-Din Gate at the border with Egypt, south of Rafah, opened fire on Block “O” area in Rafah refugee camp, injuring two Palestinian civilians:
1) Khader ‘Abdel-‘Azziz ‘Awadh, 32, injured by shrapnel in the right thigh; and
2) Sari ‘Abdel-Karim Abu Hashem, 14, injured by a live bullet in the head.
At approximately 18:30 local time, Israeli occupation soldiers of the same military location fired four artillery shells at the same area, injuring five Palestinian civilians:
1) Mahmoud Salim Abu Jazar, 67, injured by shrapnel in the abdomen;
2) ‘Atwa Shehda ‘Abdel-‘Aal, 4, injured by shrapnel in the back;
3) Sa’id ‘Oudeh Abu Juleidan, 42, injured by shrapnel in the pelvis;
4) Subhia Ahmed ‘Abdel-‘Aal, 41, injured by shrapnel in the left thigh and foot; and
5) ‘Abdel-Hadi Yousef Qeshta, 2, injured by shrapnel in the left leg and the right foot.
Furthermore, two houses were severely damaged:
1) A 150-square-meter, one-story house in which 13 people live, owned by Ashraf ‘Abdel-Karim Suleiman Qeshta, was hit at approximately 15:30 local time by two artillery shells that severely damaged its walls, doors, windows and water tanks.
2) A 180-square-meter, three-story house in which 20 people live, owned by Mohammed Saleh Mohammed El-Titi, was hit at approximately 18:00 local time by an artillery shell and several heavy and medium caliber bullets, that severely damaged its walls, doors, windows and water tanks.
In the afternoon, six Palestinian civilians, four under 18, were wounded by Israeli occupation forces during clashes near Al-Mentar Outlet, east of Gaza City. After the Friday prayer, around 150 young men and children gathered approximately 150m away from Israeli forces, positioned at the entrance to a settlement road leading to the Green Line, south of Al-Mentar Outlet.
They threw stones at Israeli soldiers, who opened fire in response without resorting to less lethal means, wounding:
1) Mahmoud Tal’at El-Mallahi, 14, from Al-Moghraqa area south of Gaza City, with a live bullet in the right leg;
2) ‘Abdel-Halim Saqer El-Fayoumi, 22, from Al-Shojaeya neighborhood in Gaza City, with a live bullet in the right leg;
3) Rafiq Subhi Jadallah, 16, from Al-Remal neighborhood in Gaza City, with a live bullet in the left leg;
4) Rashid Salem Haraz, 16, from Al-Shojaeya neighborhood in Gaza City, with a live bullet in the right thigh;
5) Ramzi Tayseer Helles, 20, from Al-Shojaeya neighborhood in Gaza City, with a live bullet in the right thigh; and
6) Mohammed Riad Zaqoul, 15, from Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, with a live bullet in the right leg.
The same afternoon, Israeli occupation soldiers positioned at the northern entrance to Al-Bireh, fired live ammunition, tear gas, and stun grenades at Palestinian demonstrators, wounding six.
Among the wounded was 17-year-old Muhsen Fahed ‘Arar, from Qarawat Bani Zeid village near Ramallah, hit by two live bullets in the neck and the right hand. He was evacuated to Ramallah Hospital, where medical sources stated that one of the bullets entered the neck and hit the diaphragm, the lungs and the spleen. The other wounded were:
1) Tariq Mohammed El-Khatib, 18, from Bal’ein village, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the jaw;
2) Fadi ‘Ali ‘Oudeh, 24, from Qaddoura refugee camp, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the head;
3) Ibrahim Abu Hajleh, 41, from Deir Estia village near Salfit, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the right hand;
4) Majeda Abu Ghoush, 16, from Ramallah, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet in the left leg; and
5) Jamal Ismail Khatib El-‘Aarouri, 37, a journalist, from Ras Karkar village in Ramallah, wounded by a stun grenade in the right leg.
Also in the afternoon, 16-year-old Kamal Samir ‘Azzam from Khan Yunis was wounded in the right foot by a live bullet fired by Israeli occupation soldiers.
‘Azzam was demonstrating along with dozens of children in the space separating between Al-Amal neighborhood and “Gani Tal” settlement, west of Khan Yunis, when he was wounded.
In the afternoon, seven Palestinian civilians were injured when Israeli occupation forces shelled Palestinian house in Rafah. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that such shelling was surprising and based on no apparent reason. The injured were evacuated to Al-Joneina Hospital in Rafah.
At approximately 15:30 local time, Israeli occupation soldiers, positioned near Salah El-Din Gate at the border with Egypt, south of Rafah, opened fire on Block “O” area in Rafah refugee camp, injuring two Palestinian civilians:
1) Khader ‘Abdel-‘Azziz ‘Awadh, 32, injured by shrapnel in the right thigh; and
2) Sari ‘Abdel-Karim Abu Hashem, 14, injured by a live bullet in the head.
At approximately 18:30 local time, Israeli occupation soldiers of the same military location fired four artillery shells at the same area, injuring five Palestinian civilians:
1) Mahmoud Salim Abu Jazar, 67, injured by shrapnel in the abdomen;
2) ‘Atwa Shehda ‘Abdel-‘Aal, 4, injured by shrapnel in the back;
3) Sa’id ‘Oudeh Abu Juleidan, 42, injured by shrapnel in the pelvis;
4) Subhia Ahmed ‘Abdel-‘Aal, 41, injured by shrapnel in the left thigh and foot; and
5) ‘Abdel-Hadi Yousef Qeshta, 2, injured by shrapnel in the left leg and the right foot.
Furthermore, two houses were severely damaged:
1) A 150-square-meter, one-story house in which 13 people live, owned by Ashraf ‘Abdel-Karim Suleiman Qeshta, was hit at approximately 15:30 local time by two artillery shells that severely damaged its walls, doors, windows and water tanks.
2) A 180-square-meter, three-story house in which 20 people live, owned by Mohammed Saleh Mohammed El-Titi, was hit at approximately 18:00 local time by an artillery shell and several heavy and medium caliber bullets, that severely damaged its walls, doors, windows and water tanks.