18 sept 2002
At 02:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved approximately 300m into 'Orayba area in the north of Rafah. Israeli soldiers raided and searched a number of houses. Then, an Israeli armored military bulldozer demolished the fence in the surrounding area of a 250-square-meter, one-story house, in which 11 persons live. The bulldozer also destroyed irrigation and drinking water networks in the area.
At approximately 03:00, Israeli occupying forces in the vicinity of "Kfar Darom" settlement in the east of Deir al-Balah opened fire at Palestinian houses north and west of the settlement. Jamil Mohammed Mousa, 24, was wounded by a live bullet in the left shoulder.
At approximately 04:00, Israeli occupying forces at the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, east of Beit Hanoun, opened fire at Palestinian areas, 200m west of the border.
Fadha Suleiman 'Abed al-Tarabin, 26, was wounded by a live bullet in the back, while she was sleeping with her family in a tent. For 50 minutes, a Palestinian ambulance was not able to evacuate her to hospital as Israeli forces fired at it repeatedly.
At approximately 16:30, Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 200m into al-Rabwat area in the northwest of Khan Yunis. An Israeli armored military bulldozer paved a road leading from the settlement to Palestinian agricultural land, apparently to facilitate probable future encroachment into the area. It also razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land
At 02:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved approximately 300m into 'Orayba area in the north of Rafah. Israeli soldiers raided and searched a number of houses. Then, an Israeli armored military bulldozer demolished the fence in the surrounding area of a 250-square-meter, one-story house, in which 11 persons live. The bulldozer also destroyed irrigation and drinking water networks in the area.
At approximately 03:00, Israeli occupying forces in the vicinity of "Kfar Darom" settlement in the east of Deir al-Balah opened fire at Palestinian houses north and west of the settlement. Jamil Mohammed Mousa, 24, was wounded by a live bullet in the left shoulder.
At approximately 04:00, Israeli occupying forces at the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, east of Beit Hanoun, opened fire at Palestinian areas, 200m west of the border.
Fadha Suleiman 'Abed al-Tarabin, 26, was wounded by a live bullet in the back, while she was sleeping with her family in a tent. For 50 minutes, a Palestinian ambulance was not able to evacuate her to hospital as Israeli forces fired at it repeatedly.
At approximately 16:30, Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 200m into al-Rabwat area in the northwest of Khan Yunis. An Israeli armored military bulldozer paved a road leading from the settlement to Palestinian agricultural land, apparently to facilitate probable future encroachment into the area. It also razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land
17 sept 2002
At approximately 00:30, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and supported by combat helicopters, invaded al-Satar al-Gharbi and al-Satar al-Sharqi areas in the north of Khan Yunis. They moved more than 3km into the two areas. In al-Satar al-Gharbi area, Israeli forces surrounded the house of the family of Baraa' Yousef 'Antar Shaker al-Agha, who is allegedly wanted by them. They called on residents of the house and neighboring houses to get out.
Then, they raided the house and planted bombs inside. They totally destroyed the house and its contents, damaging three neighboring houses. It was a 275-square-meter, two-story house, in which five families comprised of 19 persons used to live. Israeli forces also arrested five members of the family and their brother-in-law. Four were released at approximately 08:00, while the other two remain in custody:
1. Mohammed Yousef 'Antar al-Agha, 27, an employee at the Islamic University in Gaza City; and
2. Marwan Jamil Shaker al-Agha, 31, a driver.
To the northeast of that area, particularly at Jamal 'Abdul Nasser Street, a number of Israeli heavy military took position. Israeli soldiers surrounded the house of Ramez Helmi Hafez al-Farra. They called through loudspeakers on residents of the house to leave it, and gathered them in a neighboring street. Then, they used the owner's son Ra'fat, aged 24, as a human shield while searching the 120-square-meter, four-story house.
They took Ra’fat to an agricultural tool maintenance workshop, where they planted bombs and destroyed it. Other Israeli soldiers arrested al-Farra, three of his sons and his nephew. The fifth were interrogated in a military location near "Gani Tal" settlement, north of Khan Yunis, before they were released at approximately 08:00.
At the same time, Israeli occupying forces raided two houses of the families of al-Namrouti and al-Derbashi. They forced out residents of the two houses and searched them. They arrested six members of the families, two of whom were released later. Those who remained in custody were:
1. Ibrahim Isma'il Ahmed al-Derbashi, 33;
2. Khalil Isma'il Ahmed al-Derbashi, 39;
3. Ahmed Isma'il Ahmed al-Derbashi, 38; and
4. Jamal Ahmed Yousef al-Namrouti, 52.
Also in the same area, Israeli occupying forces destroyed a 250-square-meter, iron-roofed blacksmith’s owned by Khaled Jamil Isma'il Baker. They also raided and searched a building of the Fatah Movement. A bulldozer demolished the western façade of the 180-square-meter, iron-roofed building. Israeli heavy military vehicles also smashed doors of a store owned by Bassel Mustafa al-Farra, which had previously served in the past as a workshop for Ramez al-Farra. They also smashed doors of a marble-treatment factory owned by Jamal Ahmed Yousef al-Namrouti, who was also arrested.
In al-Satar al-Sharqi area, Israeli occupying forces destroyed a 500-square-meter, iron-roofed agricultural tool maintenance workshop owned by Mohammed Suleiman 'Ouda al-Astal. They also raided his house and arrested him. Israeli heavy military vehicles damaged other civilian facilities in the area.
Also in the same area, Israeli occupying forces raided two houses, one of which is owned by Younis Mohye al-Din Fayez al-Astal, 45, a leader of Hamas, who was not at home. They forced residents of the two houses out and arrested eight, five of whom were released later. Those remained in custody were:
1. Isma'il Mohye al-Din Fayez al-Astal, 50, a lecturer in the Islamic University in Gaza;
2. Yousef Mohye al-Din Fayez al-Astal, 50, a teacher; and
3. 'Abdullah Mohye al-Din Fayez al-Astal, 22, a university student.
In the morning, Israeli occupying forces moved approximately 700m into the Bedouin Village, north of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. They broke into Hamza Ben 'Abdul Muttaleb School, and arrested four Palestinian workers who were doing construction works there. According to eyewitnesses, the seven were taken to "Nissanit" settlement, north of the village.
Hundreds of Palestinian students were in danger when a bomb, apparently planted by extremist settlers, exploded in an elementary school in Zeif village, south of Hebron at approximately 10.00. Approximately 400 students were having classes at school when the explosion occurred. As a result of the explosion, 9 students were wounded:
1. 'Abir Mousa Jebril Mos'ef, 13, wounded by shrapnel from glass in the head and the hands;
2. Su'ad Salem 'Azazma, 13, wounded by shrapnel from glass in the head and the hands;
3. Maziouna Abu Qweider, 14, wounded by shrapnel in the left hand;
4. Ahmed Wahid Houshia, 6, wounded by shrapnel in the head;
5. 'Eissa Mohammed Mousa, 6, wounded by shrapnel in the face;
6. Wa'el Mousa 'Ateya, 9, wounded by shrapnel in the right leg;
7. Mahmoud 'Ouda 'Ateya, 6, wounded by shrapnel in the right hand;
8. Riad Hassan Shatat, 10, wounded by shrapnel in the left hand; and
9. Jamila 'Eissa Shatat, 14, wounded by shrapnel in the head.
Soon, Israeli occupying forces arrived at the school and searched it. Two other bombs were discovered and were inactivated by Israeli occupying forces. According to villagers, Israeli forces raided their village late at night and imposed a curfew. A bypass road linking between settlements of the south of Hebron and "Kfar 'Etzion" settlement block in Bethlehem district crosses the village. Settler cars make up most of the traffic in this area.
In the afternoon, Israeli occupying soldiers opened fire at a number of Palestinian children from a tank that was patrolling in the ‘Askar refugee camp. Three of the children, who were playing near their houses, were wounded:
1. Jarras Kamal Salama, 13, wounded by shrapnel in the legs;
2. Mazen Kamal Salama, 15, wounded by shrapnel in the right hand; and
3. Mohammed Hussein Ibrahim, 14, wounded by shrapnel in the abdomen.
At approximately 18:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into al-Salam neighborhood adjacent to the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah. An Israeli armored military bulldozer demolished a 180-square-meter, two-story house, in which 15 persons used to live. They had been forced to leave the house, owned by Daoud Suleiman al-‘Abed Abu Muhsen, since the beginning of the Intifada.
At approximately midnight, Israeli occupying forces opened fire for no apparent reason at a civilian car near the western entrance of Tammun village, east of Jenin, in which Tariq Mustafa Sa'id Bisharat, 24, and Mohammed Hamed Bani 'Ouda, 23, were traveling.
Bisharat was killed by five live bullets in the head, abdomen and the legs, while Bani 'Oudeh was wounded and arrested by Israeli soldiers. Bisharat's body was evacuated in an ambulance to the Palestine Red Crescent Society’s center in Tubas.
On Wednesday morning, 18 September, an Israeli military source claimed, "an Israeli military unit thwarted an attack that was apparently planned against Israeli targets, near Tammun village." The same sources added, according to the Arabic web page of the Israeli daily Yediout Aharanot, that "soldiers noticed a suspicious car in which two suspicious Palestinians, one of whom was armed, were traveling, and when the two did not follow the soldiers' orders to stop and attempted to run over them, the soldiers fired at them, killing one and injuring the other."
However, Israeli soldiers fired at the car in an area under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority, which refutes the Israeli claim.
At approximately 00:30, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and supported by combat helicopters, invaded al-Satar al-Gharbi and al-Satar al-Sharqi areas in the north of Khan Yunis. They moved more than 3km into the two areas. In al-Satar al-Gharbi area, Israeli forces surrounded the house of the family of Baraa' Yousef 'Antar Shaker al-Agha, who is allegedly wanted by them. They called on residents of the house and neighboring houses to get out.
Then, they raided the house and planted bombs inside. They totally destroyed the house and its contents, damaging three neighboring houses. It was a 275-square-meter, two-story house, in which five families comprised of 19 persons used to live. Israeli forces also arrested five members of the family and their brother-in-law. Four were released at approximately 08:00, while the other two remain in custody:
1. Mohammed Yousef 'Antar al-Agha, 27, an employee at the Islamic University in Gaza City; and
2. Marwan Jamil Shaker al-Agha, 31, a driver.
To the northeast of that area, particularly at Jamal 'Abdul Nasser Street, a number of Israeli heavy military took position. Israeli soldiers surrounded the house of Ramez Helmi Hafez al-Farra. They called through loudspeakers on residents of the house to leave it, and gathered them in a neighboring street. Then, they used the owner's son Ra'fat, aged 24, as a human shield while searching the 120-square-meter, four-story house.
They took Ra’fat to an agricultural tool maintenance workshop, where they planted bombs and destroyed it. Other Israeli soldiers arrested al-Farra, three of his sons and his nephew. The fifth were interrogated in a military location near "Gani Tal" settlement, north of Khan Yunis, before they were released at approximately 08:00.
At the same time, Israeli occupying forces raided two houses of the families of al-Namrouti and al-Derbashi. They forced out residents of the two houses and searched them. They arrested six members of the families, two of whom were released later. Those who remained in custody were:
1. Ibrahim Isma'il Ahmed al-Derbashi, 33;
2. Khalil Isma'il Ahmed al-Derbashi, 39;
3. Ahmed Isma'il Ahmed al-Derbashi, 38; and
4. Jamal Ahmed Yousef al-Namrouti, 52.
Also in the same area, Israeli occupying forces destroyed a 250-square-meter, iron-roofed blacksmith’s owned by Khaled Jamil Isma'il Baker. They also raided and searched a building of the Fatah Movement. A bulldozer demolished the western façade of the 180-square-meter, iron-roofed building. Israeli heavy military vehicles also smashed doors of a store owned by Bassel Mustafa al-Farra, which had previously served in the past as a workshop for Ramez al-Farra. They also smashed doors of a marble-treatment factory owned by Jamal Ahmed Yousef al-Namrouti, who was also arrested.
In al-Satar al-Sharqi area, Israeli occupying forces destroyed a 500-square-meter, iron-roofed agricultural tool maintenance workshop owned by Mohammed Suleiman 'Ouda al-Astal. They also raided his house and arrested him. Israeli heavy military vehicles damaged other civilian facilities in the area.
Also in the same area, Israeli occupying forces raided two houses, one of which is owned by Younis Mohye al-Din Fayez al-Astal, 45, a leader of Hamas, who was not at home. They forced residents of the two houses out and arrested eight, five of whom were released later. Those remained in custody were:
1. Isma'il Mohye al-Din Fayez al-Astal, 50, a lecturer in the Islamic University in Gaza;
2. Yousef Mohye al-Din Fayez al-Astal, 50, a teacher; and
3. 'Abdullah Mohye al-Din Fayez al-Astal, 22, a university student.
In the morning, Israeli occupying forces moved approximately 700m into the Bedouin Village, north of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. They broke into Hamza Ben 'Abdul Muttaleb School, and arrested four Palestinian workers who were doing construction works there. According to eyewitnesses, the seven were taken to "Nissanit" settlement, north of the village.
Hundreds of Palestinian students were in danger when a bomb, apparently planted by extremist settlers, exploded in an elementary school in Zeif village, south of Hebron at approximately 10.00. Approximately 400 students were having classes at school when the explosion occurred. As a result of the explosion, 9 students were wounded:
1. 'Abir Mousa Jebril Mos'ef, 13, wounded by shrapnel from glass in the head and the hands;
2. Su'ad Salem 'Azazma, 13, wounded by shrapnel from glass in the head and the hands;
3. Maziouna Abu Qweider, 14, wounded by shrapnel in the left hand;
4. Ahmed Wahid Houshia, 6, wounded by shrapnel in the head;
5. 'Eissa Mohammed Mousa, 6, wounded by shrapnel in the face;
6. Wa'el Mousa 'Ateya, 9, wounded by shrapnel in the right leg;
7. Mahmoud 'Ouda 'Ateya, 6, wounded by shrapnel in the right hand;
8. Riad Hassan Shatat, 10, wounded by shrapnel in the left hand; and
9. Jamila 'Eissa Shatat, 14, wounded by shrapnel in the head.
Soon, Israeli occupying forces arrived at the school and searched it. Two other bombs were discovered and were inactivated by Israeli occupying forces. According to villagers, Israeli forces raided their village late at night and imposed a curfew. A bypass road linking between settlements of the south of Hebron and "Kfar 'Etzion" settlement block in Bethlehem district crosses the village. Settler cars make up most of the traffic in this area.
In the afternoon, Israeli occupying soldiers opened fire at a number of Palestinian children from a tank that was patrolling in the ‘Askar refugee camp. Three of the children, who were playing near their houses, were wounded:
1. Jarras Kamal Salama, 13, wounded by shrapnel in the legs;
2. Mazen Kamal Salama, 15, wounded by shrapnel in the right hand; and
3. Mohammed Hussein Ibrahim, 14, wounded by shrapnel in the abdomen.
At approximately 18:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into al-Salam neighborhood adjacent to the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah. An Israeli armored military bulldozer demolished a 180-square-meter, two-story house, in which 15 persons used to live. They had been forced to leave the house, owned by Daoud Suleiman al-‘Abed Abu Muhsen, since the beginning of the Intifada.
At approximately midnight, Israeli occupying forces opened fire for no apparent reason at a civilian car near the western entrance of Tammun village, east of Jenin, in which Tariq Mustafa Sa'id Bisharat, 24, and Mohammed Hamed Bani 'Ouda, 23, were traveling.
Bisharat was killed by five live bullets in the head, abdomen and the legs, while Bani 'Oudeh was wounded and arrested by Israeli soldiers. Bisharat's body was evacuated in an ambulance to the Palestine Red Crescent Society’s center in Tubas.
On Wednesday morning, 18 September, an Israeli military source claimed, "an Israeli military unit thwarted an attack that was apparently planned against Israeli targets, near Tammun village." The same sources added, according to the Arabic web page of the Israeli daily Yediout Aharanot, that "soldiers noticed a suspicious car in which two suspicious Palestinians, one of whom was armed, were traveling, and when the two did not follow the soldiers' orders to stop and attempted to run over them, the soldiers fired at them, killing one and injuring the other."
However, Israeli soldiers fired at the car in an area under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority, which refutes the Israeli claim.
15 sept 2002
At approximately 14:30, Israeli occupying forces broke into al-Nahdha building in Um al-Sharayet area in Ramallah. They raided the flat of Maysoun 'Ali Safarini and the flat of Ra'fat Bakir on the fourth floor and an inhabited flat on the third floor. Israeli forces seized the three flats after they expelled the families. Then, they collected the keys of flats and locked them while families were inside.
At approximately 15:00, two tanks and an armored personnel carrier of Israeli occupying forces moved into the center of Jenin. They opened fire from heavy and medium machine guns at markets, wounding 28-year-old Mohammed Ahmed Abu al-Haija with a shrapnel wound to the neck.
At approximately 18:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into Tulkarm. They opened fire at Palestinian houses and shops, wounding 16-year-old Rula Nidal Anwar Mansour with a live bullet in the right hand.
At 20:00, Israeli occupying forces moved approximately 400m into Palestinian areas north of "Kfar Darom" settlement in the east of Deir al-Balah. An Israeli armored military bulldozer razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
Later, Israeli forces raided the house of Suleiman 'Ali Abu Munifi and locked its 10 residents in one room. They searched the house and mounted its roof. They left the roof on the evening of Monday 16 September.
At the same time, Israeli occupying forces moved into Palestinian agricultural land northeast of "Kfar Darom" settlement in the east of Deir al-Balah. An Israeli armored military bulldozer razed areas of agricultural land
At approximately 14:30, Israeli occupying forces broke into al-Nahdha building in Um al-Sharayet area in Ramallah. They raided the flat of Maysoun 'Ali Safarini and the flat of Ra'fat Bakir on the fourth floor and an inhabited flat on the third floor. Israeli forces seized the three flats after they expelled the families. Then, they collected the keys of flats and locked them while families were inside.
At approximately 15:00, two tanks and an armored personnel carrier of Israeli occupying forces moved into the center of Jenin. They opened fire from heavy and medium machine guns at markets, wounding 28-year-old Mohammed Ahmed Abu al-Haija with a shrapnel wound to the neck.
At approximately 18:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into Tulkarm. They opened fire at Palestinian houses and shops, wounding 16-year-old Rula Nidal Anwar Mansour with a live bullet in the right hand.
At 20:00, Israeli occupying forces moved approximately 400m into Palestinian areas north of "Kfar Darom" settlement in the east of Deir al-Balah. An Israeli armored military bulldozer razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
Later, Israeli forces raided the house of Suleiman 'Ali Abu Munifi and locked its 10 residents in one room. They searched the house and mounted its roof. They left the roof on the evening of Monday 16 September.
At the same time, Israeli occupying forces moved into Palestinian agricultural land northeast of "Kfar Darom" settlement in the east of Deir al-Balah. An Israeli armored military bulldozer razed areas of agricultural land
14 sept 2002
At approximately 19:30, two tanks and two armored personnel carriers of Israeli occupying forces moved into Jenin. Israeli soldiers fired at passing Palestinian civilians, seriously wounding Farouq Fu'ad Nazzal, 40, with a live bullet in the abdomen.
At approximately midnight, Israeli occupying forces moved approximately 400m into Palestinian areas west of "Kfar Darom" settlement, south of Deir al-Balah. An Israeli armored military bulldozer razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 19:30, two tanks and two armored personnel carriers of Israeli occupying forces moved into Jenin. Israeli soldiers fired at passing Palestinian civilians, seriously wounding Farouq Fu'ad Nazzal, 40, with a live bullet in the abdomen.
At approximately midnight, Israeli occupying forces moved approximately 400m into Palestinian areas west of "Kfar Darom" settlement, south of Deir al-Balah. An Israeli armored military bulldozer razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
13 sept 2002
Early in the morning, Israeli occupying forces, supported by combat helicopters, invaded al-Salam and al-Brazil neighborhoods in the south of Rafah. A Palestinian policeman was killed, six civilians were wounded, three workshops were totally destroyed and 17 houses were partially destroyed.
According to PCHR's investigation, at approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and supported by combat helicopters, invaded al-Salam and al-Brazil neighborhoods adjacent to the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah. The helicopters and tanks shelled the two neighborhoods. When Israeli forces seized control over the two neighborhoods, they raided and searched houses. Israeli soldiers mounted roofs of some houses.
The helicopters threw statements written in Arabic and signed by the Israeli military commander warning residents of the two neighborhoods not to offer help for Palestinian resistance men. A number of Palestinian resistance and security men confronted the invading Israeli forces.
A Palestinian policeman, Subhi Rajab Zeinu, 26, was killed in the confrontation by two live bullets in the chest and the abdomen. In addition, the following six Palestinian civilians were wounded by Israeli shelling:
1. Shaker Jamal Jouda, 22, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen;
2. Ziad 'Ali Abu Taha, 23, seriously wounded by two live bullets in the right leg and elbow;
3. Samir Sabri Hamada, 22, wounded by a live bullet in the right leg;
4. Mohammed Khalil Yousef 'Aashour, 18, wounded by a live bullet in the buttocks;
5. 'Abdul Rahman Salah al-'Arja, 20, wounded by a live bullet in the left thigh; and
6. Ahmed Mohammed Abu Hussein, 71, wounded by shrapnel in the legs.
Israeli occupying forces planted bombs in the following three workshops and destroyed them:
1. a 130-square-meter blacksmith’s in al-Brazil neighborhood owned by 'Abdul Karim Mohammed Abu Humeid;
2. an 80-square-meter turnery workshop in al-Brazil neighborhood owned by 'Adnan 'Othman Hussein 'Obeid; and
3. a car painting workshop in al-Salam neighborhood owned by Rawhi 'Ali Suleiman Abu Ghali.
In addition, 17 adjacent houses were damaged. Israeli occupying forces withdrew from the two neighborhoods at approximately 07:00.
At approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and military jeeps, invaded Tubas town in the northern Jordan Valley. They imposed a curfew and raided houses. They arrested 17 Palestinians. They withdrew from the town at approximately 13:00.
At approximately 05:30, Israeli occupying forces that were patrolling the streets of Nablus opened fire at Palestinian civilians who exited a mosque in the center of the city. Four civilians were wounded:
1. Khaled 'Ali al-Madmouj, 76, wounded by a live bullet in the pelvis;
2. 'Ali Rafiq 'Asha, 28, wounded by a live bullet in the pelvis;
3. 'Alaa' Mohammed Bakhash, 19, wounded by a live bullet in the left hand; and
4. Nasser Nayef al-Aghbar, 35, wounded by a live bullet in the back.
At the same time, Israeli occupying forces opened fire at Palestinian houses in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, wounding three Palestinian civilians:
1. Sa'ad Mamdouh Fattuh, 21, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the chest;
2. Ayman Zakaria Daoud, 27, wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen; and
3. Nabil Tawfiq Dweikat, 25, wounded by shrapnel in the face
Early in the morning, Israeli occupying forces, supported by combat helicopters, invaded al-Salam and al-Brazil neighborhoods in the south of Rafah. A Palestinian policeman was killed, six civilians were wounded, three workshops were totally destroyed and 17 houses were partially destroyed.
According to PCHR's investigation, at approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and supported by combat helicopters, invaded al-Salam and al-Brazil neighborhoods adjacent to the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah. The helicopters and tanks shelled the two neighborhoods. When Israeli forces seized control over the two neighborhoods, they raided and searched houses. Israeli soldiers mounted roofs of some houses.
The helicopters threw statements written in Arabic and signed by the Israeli military commander warning residents of the two neighborhoods not to offer help for Palestinian resistance men. A number of Palestinian resistance and security men confronted the invading Israeli forces.
A Palestinian policeman, Subhi Rajab Zeinu, 26, was killed in the confrontation by two live bullets in the chest and the abdomen. In addition, the following six Palestinian civilians were wounded by Israeli shelling:
1. Shaker Jamal Jouda, 22, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen;
2. Ziad 'Ali Abu Taha, 23, seriously wounded by two live bullets in the right leg and elbow;
3. Samir Sabri Hamada, 22, wounded by a live bullet in the right leg;
4. Mohammed Khalil Yousef 'Aashour, 18, wounded by a live bullet in the buttocks;
5. 'Abdul Rahman Salah al-'Arja, 20, wounded by a live bullet in the left thigh; and
6. Ahmed Mohammed Abu Hussein, 71, wounded by shrapnel in the legs.
Israeli occupying forces planted bombs in the following three workshops and destroyed them:
1. a 130-square-meter blacksmith’s in al-Brazil neighborhood owned by 'Abdul Karim Mohammed Abu Humeid;
2. an 80-square-meter turnery workshop in al-Brazil neighborhood owned by 'Adnan 'Othman Hussein 'Obeid; and
3. a car painting workshop in al-Salam neighborhood owned by Rawhi 'Ali Suleiman Abu Ghali.
In addition, 17 adjacent houses were damaged. Israeli occupying forces withdrew from the two neighborhoods at approximately 07:00.
At approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and military jeeps, invaded Tubas town in the northern Jordan Valley. They imposed a curfew and raided houses. They arrested 17 Palestinians. They withdrew from the town at approximately 13:00.
At approximately 05:30, Israeli occupying forces that were patrolling the streets of Nablus opened fire at Palestinian civilians who exited a mosque in the center of the city. Four civilians were wounded:
1. Khaled 'Ali al-Madmouj, 76, wounded by a live bullet in the pelvis;
2. 'Ali Rafiq 'Asha, 28, wounded by a live bullet in the pelvis;
3. 'Alaa' Mohammed Bakhash, 19, wounded by a live bullet in the left hand; and
4. Nasser Nayef al-Aghbar, 35, wounded by a live bullet in the back.
At the same time, Israeli occupying forces opened fire at Palestinian houses in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, wounding three Palestinian civilians:
1. Sa'ad Mamdouh Fattuh, 21, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the chest;
2. Ayman Zakaria Daoud, 27, wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen; and
3. Nabil Tawfiq Dweikat, 25, wounded by shrapnel in the face
12 sept 2002
At approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved into al-Shajaeya neighborhood in the east of Gaza City. They surrounded the house of Mohammed 'Abdullah Salem Helles, approximately 60m east of a settler road connecting the al-Mentar crossing and al-Shuhada' junction, south of Gaza City. Israeli forces used loudspeakers to warn residents of the house and adjacent houses that they had 10 minutes to evacuate their houses.
The Israeli forces went on to plant bombs in the house and destroyed it. A number of adjacent houses were damaged. The 160-square-meter, two-story house is owned by the family of Ussama Helles who carried out a military attack on "Gush Qatif" settlement block in the southern Gaza Strip in November 2001.
Early in the morning, the family of Riad Nayef 'Oleyan, aged 30, from al-Jalazoun refugee camp in Ramallah, was informed that he had not survived a wound he had sustained by Israeli occupying forces on 10 September.
According to information available to PCHR, at approximately 01:00 on 10 September, Israeli occupying forces moved into Beitounia, west of Ramallah. They surrounded a one-story building used as offices for the Palestinian General Intelligence. There were three Palestinians inside the building, including two security men. Israeli occupying forces claimed that the third Palestinian was wanted by them.
According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces imposed a curfew on the area. Then, they opened fire at the building. When fire ceased, Israeli forces broke into the building. An Israeli ambulance was seen evacuating the wounded to an unknown destination. When the Israeli forces withdrew from the area, an ambulance from the Palestine Red Crescent Society arrived in the area and evacuated the body of one Palestinian who was killed.
He was identified as Mahmoud Ahmed Mousa Harfoush, 31, from Kharabtha al-Misbah village. The two members of the General Intelligence who were inside the building were:
1. Riad Nayef 'Oleyan, 30, from Deir 'Ammar village, who was wounded and died from his wound on 12 September; and
2. Raji 'Abdul Qader, 32, from Deir 'Ammar village
At approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved into al-Shajaeya neighborhood in the east of Gaza City. They surrounded the house of Mohammed 'Abdullah Salem Helles, approximately 60m east of a settler road connecting the al-Mentar crossing and al-Shuhada' junction, south of Gaza City. Israeli forces used loudspeakers to warn residents of the house and adjacent houses that they had 10 minutes to evacuate their houses.
The Israeli forces went on to plant bombs in the house and destroyed it. A number of adjacent houses were damaged. The 160-square-meter, two-story house is owned by the family of Ussama Helles who carried out a military attack on "Gush Qatif" settlement block in the southern Gaza Strip in November 2001.
Early in the morning, the family of Riad Nayef 'Oleyan, aged 30, from al-Jalazoun refugee camp in Ramallah, was informed that he had not survived a wound he had sustained by Israeli occupying forces on 10 September.
According to information available to PCHR, at approximately 01:00 on 10 September, Israeli occupying forces moved into Beitounia, west of Ramallah. They surrounded a one-story building used as offices for the Palestinian General Intelligence. There were three Palestinians inside the building, including two security men. Israeli occupying forces claimed that the third Palestinian was wanted by them.
According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces imposed a curfew on the area. Then, they opened fire at the building. When fire ceased, Israeli forces broke into the building. An Israeli ambulance was seen evacuating the wounded to an unknown destination. When the Israeli forces withdrew from the area, an ambulance from the Palestine Red Crescent Society arrived in the area and evacuated the body of one Palestinian who was killed.
He was identified as Mahmoud Ahmed Mousa Harfoush, 31, from Kharabtha al-Misbah village. The two members of the General Intelligence who were inside the building were:
1. Riad Nayef 'Oleyan, 30, from Deir 'Ammar village, who was wounded and died from his wound on 12 September; and
2. Raji 'Abdul Qader, 32, from Deir 'Ammar village
11 sept 2002
At approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and covered by intense shelling, moved approximately 700m into al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Around 15 Israeli soldiers surrounded the houses of the families of al-Mansi and Shehada in the east of the camp. They raided and searched those houses and arrested six Palestinians.
At approximately 01:30, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with dozens of heavy military vehicles, supported by helicopters and covered by intense shelling, invaded Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. They seized complete control over the town. They raided and searched houses, mosques and charity societies. The destroyed service networks, two wells and some crops. Israeli forces raided the house of Munir 'Abdul Rahman Abu 'Ouda, 47, who is wanted by them.
They held residents of the house in one room. They interrogated his sons, as he was not at home. Israeli forces confiscated identity cards of one of his sons and a relative who was in the house. Israeli forces also raided the house of Hani and Zakaria Mohammed 'Abdul Khaliq, 24 and 26 respectively. They searched the house and arrested the two brothers.
During this incursion, Israeli occupying forces damaged four mosques, two institutions and a house owned by Nayef Ahmed 'Awad Abu 'Aathra.
At approximately 07:00, Israeli occupying forces, accompanied by a bulldozer, moved into al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli bulldozer demolished two houses in the east of the camp.
At approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and covered by intense shelling, moved approximately 700m into al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Around 15 Israeli soldiers surrounded the houses of the families of al-Mansi and Shehada in the east of the camp. They raided and searched those houses and arrested six Palestinians.
At approximately 01:30, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with dozens of heavy military vehicles, supported by helicopters and covered by intense shelling, invaded Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. They seized complete control over the town. They raided and searched houses, mosques and charity societies. The destroyed service networks, two wells and some crops. Israeli forces raided the house of Munir 'Abdul Rahman Abu 'Ouda, 47, who is wanted by them.
They held residents of the house in one room. They interrogated his sons, as he was not at home. Israeli forces confiscated identity cards of one of his sons and a relative who was in the house. Israeli forces also raided the house of Hani and Zakaria Mohammed 'Abdul Khaliq, 24 and 26 respectively. They searched the house and arrested the two brothers.
During this incursion, Israeli occupying forces damaged four mosques, two institutions and a house owned by Nayef Ahmed 'Awad Abu 'Aathra.
At approximately 07:00, Israeli occupying forces, accompanied by a bulldozer, moved into al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli bulldozer demolished two houses in the east of the camp.
10 sept 2002
At approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into Beitounia, west of Ramallah. They surrounded a one-story building used as offices for the Palestinian General Intelligence. There were three Palestinians inside the building, including two security men. Israeli occupying forces claimed that the third Palestinian was wanted.
According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces imposed a curfew on the area. Then, they opened fire at the building. Those who were inside the building exchanged fire with Israeli forces. The exchange of fire lasted for two hours. When fire ceased, Israeli forces broke into the building. An Israeli ambulance was seen evacuating the wounded to an unknown destination. When the Israeli forces withdrew from the area, an ambulance of Palestine Red Crescent Society arrived in the area and evacuated the body of one Palestinian who was killed.
He was identified as Mahmoud Ahmed Mousa Harfoush, 31, from Kharabtha al-Misbah village. According to medical sources, he received several live bullets in the chest, the abdomen and the buttocks. The two members of the General Intelligence who were inside the building were:
1. Riad Nayef, 30, from Deir 'Ammar village; and
2. Raji 'Abdul Qader, 32, from Deir 'Ammar village.
At the same time, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with tanks and armored personnel carriers and supported by a helicopter, surrounded the house of Lu'ai 'Ali Nafe' 'Abdu, 47, in al-Qasaba neighborhood in Nablus. They fired at the house. Then, they destroyed its door and broke in. They ordered 'Abdu to lie on the ground and handcuffed him. They arrested him. 'Abdu is a member of Fatah Movement in Nablus.
In the evening, Israeli occupying forces moved into Yatta village, south of Hebron. They opened fire at houses in the village. A number of Palestinian children gathered and threw stones towards Israeli forces. Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets at the stone throwers, wounding 11, including two who were in serious condition:
1. Rashad Subhi Mohammed Abu Taha, 13, seriously wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet that crashed the skull; and
2. Amjad Mohammed al-Jundi, 10, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet that crashed the skull
At approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into Beitounia, west of Ramallah. They surrounded a one-story building used as offices for the Palestinian General Intelligence. There were three Palestinians inside the building, including two security men. Israeli occupying forces claimed that the third Palestinian was wanted.
According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces imposed a curfew on the area. Then, they opened fire at the building. Those who were inside the building exchanged fire with Israeli forces. The exchange of fire lasted for two hours. When fire ceased, Israeli forces broke into the building. An Israeli ambulance was seen evacuating the wounded to an unknown destination. When the Israeli forces withdrew from the area, an ambulance of Palestine Red Crescent Society arrived in the area and evacuated the body of one Palestinian who was killed.
He was identified as Mahmoud Ahmed Mousa Harfoush, 31, from Kharabtha al-Misbah village. According to medical sources, he received several live bullets in the chest, the abdomen and the buttocks. The two members of the General Intelligence who were inside the building were:
1. Riad Nayef, 30, from Deir 'Ammar village; and
2. Raji 'Abdul Qader, 32, from Deir 'Ammar village.
At the same time, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with tanks and armored personnel carriers and supported by a helicopter, surrounded the house of Lu'ai 'Ali Nafe' 'Abdu, 47, in al-Qasaba neighborhood in Nablus. They fired at the house. Then, they destroyed its door and broke in. They ordered 'Abdu to lie on the ground and handcuffed him. They arrested him. 'Abdu is a member of Fatah Movement in Nablus.
In the evening, Israeli occupying forces moved into Yatta village, south of Hebron. They opened fire at houses in the village. A number of Palestinian children gathered and threw stones towards Israeli forces. Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets at the stone throwers, wounding 11, including two who were in serious condition:
1. Rashad Subhi Mohammed Abu Taha, 13, seriously wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet that crashed the skull; and
2. Amjad Mohammed al-Jundi, 10, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet that crashed the skull
9 sept 2002
At approximately 11:00, Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 600m into al-Fukhari village, adjacent to the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, east of Khan Yunis. During nine hours, they razed more than 100 donums of Palestinian agricultural land, demolished two houses and destroyed agricultural equipment:
At approximately 11:00, Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 600m into al-Fukhari village, adjacent to the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, east of Khan Yunis. During nine hours, they razed more than 100 donums of Palestinian agricultural land, demolished two houses and destroyed agricultural equipment:
8 sept 2002
At approximately 11:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into Tulkarm. They raided and searched the house of 'Essam al-Bardawil, 22. Then, they arrested al-Bardawil and two young men from Nablus who were visiting him. The two young men have not been identified.
At approximately 11:30, Israeli occupying forces fired at 25-year-old Tariq Ahmed 'Aabhra, from Jenin, while he was going shopping. He was wounded by a live bullet in the right thigh.
At approximately 15:00, Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 700m into Palestinian agricultural land west of the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, east of al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. They razed more than 100 donums of agricultural land.
At approximately 21:30, Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of "Netser Hazani”, settlement, northwest of Khan Yunis, opened fire at Palestinian residential and agricultural areas in al-Qarara village, north of Khan Yunis. No casualties were reported.
At approximately 23:30, Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of "Neve Dekalim" settlement, west of Khan Yunis, shelled al-Nimsawi neighborhood and Block H in Khan Yunis refugee camp. An artillery shell hit the house of Salah Saleh Ibrahim al-Beik, approximately 300m away from the aforementioned settlement. His four children who were sleeping survived, but they suffered from shock.
The mother, Hala Mohammed Fekri 'Abdul Majid, 32, six months pregnant also suffered shock and suffered from a hemorrhage. Two houses and a shop were also damaged by the Israeli shelling.
At approximately 23:00, Israeli occupying forces at the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, east of Khan Yunis, fired two artillery shells at two Palestinian young men. The two were killed. Soon, Israeli occupying forces moved into the area. They fired flare bombs and searched the area. Then, they withdrew from the area.
Late at night, Israeli sources claimed that Israeli forces killed two Palestinians who were attempting to cross the security fence surrounding the Gaza Strip, north of Sofa crossing, and the Israeli army would search the area in the morning to check the circumstances of the incident and identify the two Palestinians. In the morning, Israeli occupying forces moved into the area again. They searched the area and found the bodies of the two young men. At approximately 12:00 on Monday, 8 September, Israeli occupying forces delivered the bodies of the young men to the Palestinian side. The bodies were moved to a hospital in Rafah. The two young men were identified as:
1. Jamal Suleiman Abu Shalluf, 18, from Rafah; and
2. 'Ateya Sa'id al-Kashef, 24, from Rafah.
A PCHR field officer reported that the area where this incident took place is an open area, and that Israeli occupying forces could have arrested the two young men or used less lethal means against them, since they were not armed and were not members of any Palestinian organization.
At approximately 23:30, Israeli tanks moved from "Kfar Darom" settlement in the central Gaza Strip approximately 500m into Deir al-Balah. They shelled electricity transmitters, cutting electricity from the town and its refugee camp. Approximately 20 minutes later, Israeli heavy military vehicles, covered by intense shelling and supported by combat helicopters, moved into al-Boreij and Nusseirat refugee camp. An Israeli tank that took position at the entrance to al-Boreij fired a fletchette tank shell at Palestinian houses, wounding seven civilians:
1. Salem 'Abdul Karim Abu Gharqoud, 19, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen;
2. Mahmoud 'Abdul Rahman al-Su'eidani, 24, wounded by two live bullets in the abdomen and the right thigh;
3. Ahmed 'Abdul Karim al-Su'eidani, 55, wounded by shrapnel throughout the body;
4. Tariq Mohammed Abu Sa'da, 20, wounded by a live bullet in the left foot;
5. Ashraf 'Abdul Qader al-Tawil, 32, wounded by a live bullet in the left foot;
6. Ibrahim 'Atya Nashabat, 39, wounded by a live bullet in the right foot; and
7. 'Aahed Ahmed al-Su'eidani, 22, wounded by shrapnel in the back.
An hour later, Israeli occupying forces planted explosives in a 220-square-meter, two-story house owned Jaber Mahmoud Nashabat in al-Boreij refugee camp, after they forced its 10 residents out without allowing them to evacuate their furniture, and destroyed it. Israeli occupying forces claimed that the owner's son Mahmoud, 32, was wanted for his activities in the Intifada.
At the same time, Israeli occupying forces destroyed a 44-square-meter car maintenance workshop owned by Mahmoud Isma'il Abu Jalala, and a 44-square-meter turnery workshop owned by 'Abdul Qader 'Abed Rabbu Abu Helu, located under a house owned by Sa'id Isma'il Abu al-Kas. The house became uninhabitable. Nine adjacent houses were also severely damaged.
At approximately 09:00, Israeli occupying soldier positioned on an observation tower at a junction on the western Khan Yunis-Rafah road, which Israeli forces had closed since the first months of the Intifada, fired from a short distance at Ghalia Hamad Mohammed Younis, 46, for no apparent reason, wounding her with three live bullets in the legs.
According to Palestinian medical sources, Younis suffers from psychological disturbances. The Israeli daily Yediot Aharanot reported on its Arabic web site that Israeli soldiers fired at a Palestinian woman in the Gaza Strip when she got close to the entrance of an Israeli settlement, claiming that she raised suspicions when she did not follow orders of soldiers to stop for checking.
At approximately 11:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into Tulkarm. They raided and searched the house of 'Essam al-Bardawil, 22. Then, they arrested al-Bardawil and two young men from Nablus who were visiting him. The two young men have not been identified.
At approximately 11:30, Israeli occupying forces fired at 25-year-old Tariq Ahmed 'Aabhra, from Jenin, while he was going shopping. He was wounded by a live bullet in the right thigh.
At approximately 15:00, Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 700m into Palestinian agricultural land west of the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, east of al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. They razed more than 100 donums of agricultural land.
At approximately 21:30, Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of "Netser Hazani”, settlement, northwest of Khan Yunis, opened fire at Palestinian residential and agricultural areas in al-Qarara village, north of Khan Yunis. No casualties were reported.
At approximately 23:30, Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of "Neve Dekalim" settlement, west of Khan Yunis, shelled al-Nimsawi neighborhood and Block H in Khan Yunis refugee camp. An artillery shell hit the house of Salah Saleh Ibrahim al-Beik, approximately 300m away from the aforementioned settlement. His four children who were sleeping survived, but they suffered from shock.
The mother, Hala Mohammed Fekri 'Abdul Majid, 32, six months pregnant also suffered shock and suffered from a hemorrhage. Two houses and a shop were also damaged by the Israeli shelling.
At approximately 23:00, Israeli occupying forces at the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, east of Khan Yunis, fired two artillery shells at two Palestinian young men. The two were killed. Soon, Israeli occupying forces moved into the area. They fired flare bombs and searched the area. Then, they withdrew from the area.
Late at night, Israeli sources claimed that Israeli forces killed two Palestinians who were attempting to cross the security fence surrounding the Gaza Strip, north of Sofa crossing, and the Israeli army would search the area in the morning to check the circumstances of the incident and identify the two Palestinians. In the morning, Israeli occupying forces moved into the area again. They searched the area and found the bodies of the two young men. At approximately 12:00 on Monday, 8 September, Israeli occupying forces delivered the bodies of the young men to the Palestinian side. The bodies were moved to a hospital in Rafah. The two young men were identified as:
1. Jamal Suleiman Abu Shalluf, 18, from Rafah; and
2. 'Ateya Sa'id al-Kashef, 24, from Rafah.
A PCHR field officer reported that the area where this incident took place is an open area, and that Israeli occupying forces could have arrested the two young men or used less lethal means against them, since they were not armed and were not members of any Palestinian organization.
At approximately 23:30, Israeli tanks moved from "Kfar Darom" settlement in the central Gaza Strip approximately 500m into Deir al-Balah. They shelled electricity transmitters, cutting electricity from the town and its refugee camp. Approximately 20 minutes later, Israeli heavy military vehicles, covered by intense shelling and supported by combat helicopters, moved into al-Boreij and Nusseirat refugee camp. An Israeli tank that took position at the entrance to al-Boreij fired a fletchette tank shell at Palestinian houses, wounding seven civilians:
1. Salem 'Abdul Karim Abu Gharqoud, 19, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen;
2. Mahmoud 'Abdul Rahman al-Su'eidani, 24, wounded by two live bullets in the abdomen and the right thigh;
3. Ahmed 'Abdul Karim al-Su'eidani, 55, wounded by shrapnel throughout the body;
4. Tariq Mohammed Abu Sa'da, 20, wounded by a live bullet in the left foot;
5. Ashraf 'Abdul Qader al-Tawil, 32, wounded by a live bullet in the left foot;
6. Ibrahim 'Atya Nashabat, 39, wounded by a live bullet in the right foot; and
7. 'Aahed Ahmed al-Su'eidani, 22, wounded by shrapnel in the back.
An hour later, Israeli occupying forces planted explosives in a 220-square-meter, two-story house owned Jaber Mahmoud Nashabat in al-Boreij refugee camp, after they forced its 10 residents out without allowing them to evacuate their furniture, and destroyed it. Israeli occupying forces claimed that the owner's son Mahmoud, 32, was wanted for his activities in the Intifada.
At the same time, Israeli occupying forces destroyed a 44-square-meter car maintenance workshop owned by Mahmoud Isma'il Abu Jalala, and a 44-square-meter turnery workshop owned by 'Abdul Qader 'Abed Rabbu Abu Helu, located under a house owned by Sa'id Isma'il Abu al-Kas. The house became uninhabitable. Nine adjacent houses were also severely damaged.
At approximately 09:00, Israeli occupying soldier positioned on an observation tower at a junction on the western Khan Yunis-Rafah road, which Israeli forces had closed since the first months of the Intifada, fired from a short distance at Ghalia Hamad Mohammed Younis, 46, for no apparent reason, wounding her with three live bullets in the legs.
According to Palestinian medical sources, Younis suffers from psychological disturbances. The Israeli daily Yediot Aharanot reported on its Arabic web site that Israeli soldiers fired at a Palestinian woman in the Gaza Strip when she got close to the entrance of an Israeli settlement, claiming that she raised suspicions when she did not follow orders of soldiers to stop for checking.
7 sept 2002
At approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved approximately 1500m into Palestinian areas south of "Dugit" settlement in the northern Gaza Strip. They reached al-Waha (Oasis) tourist resort north of Gaza City. They demolished its eastern wall, held guards in one room and searched it. Then, Israeli forces moved forward along the coast and through agricultural land. They again used a Palestinian civilian as a human shield.
According to Jihad Salem al-Sawrka, who lives near al-Waha tourist resort, Israeli soldiers forced him out of his house. They ordered him to walk in front of them carrying a loudspeaker. When they arrived at an inhabited house, they ordered him to call on its residents to get out, but he told them that the house was uninhabited. Israeli soldiers ordered him to walk before them again to walk before them. They raided and searched the house and then released him. During this incursion, Israeli tanks damaged a 9-donum area planted with vegetables owned by Hassan Mohammed Sa'id al-'Attar. They also destroyed a 100-meter-long fence surrounding a tract of land owned by Younis Mahmoud al-'Attar.
At approximately 14:30, Israeli occupying forces at the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah, shelled Palestinian houses in Block J in Rafah refugee camp. A woman and a boy were wounded:
1. Sa'dia Mohammed Zo'rob, 40, wounded by shrapnel in the face; and
2. Bassam Isma'il al-Faramawi, 16, wounded by shrapnel in the right arm.
At approximately 23:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved approximately 500m into Palestinian areas, west of "Kfar Darom" settlement in the east of Deir al-Balah. Israeli soldiers raided and searched a 250-square-meter, two-story house owned by Ahmed Mohammed Baraka. They held the 10 residents of the house in one room on the first floor and mounted the roof of the house. Then, Israeli armored military bulldozers razed 46 donums of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 18:00, a number of Palestinian children gathered at the eastern entrance of al-Amari refugee camp. They threw stones towards an Israeli military jeep passing on Ramallah-Jerusalem road. Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullet at the stone throwers, wounding three:
1. 'Odai Jamal Hassan Humeidan, 15, wounded in the right hand;
2. Mahmoud Marwan Mas'oud al-Mousa, 13, wounded in the chest; and
3. Shadi Mohammed Khalil, 13, wounded in the left leg
At approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved approximately 1500m into Palestinian areas south of "Dugit" settlement in the northern Gaza Strip. They reached al-Waha (Oasis) tourist resort north of Gaza City. They demolished its eastern wall, held guards in one room and searched it. Then, Israeli forces moved forward along the coast and through agricultural land. They again used a Palestinian civilian as a human shield.
According to Jihad Salem al-Sawrka, who lives near al-Waha tourist resort, Israeli soldiers forced him out of his house. They ordered him to walk in front of them carrying a loudspeaker. When they arrived at an inhabited house, they ordered him to call on its residents to get out, but he told them that the house was uninhabited. Israeli soldiers ordered him to walk before them again to walk before them. They raided and searched the house and then released him. During this incursion, Israeli tanks damaged a 9-donum area planted with vegetables owned by Hassan Mohammed Sa'id al-'Attar. They also destroyed a 100-meter-long fence surrounding a tract of land owned by Younis Mahmoud al-'Attar.
At approximately 14:30, Israeli occupying forces at the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah, shelled Palestinian houses in Block J in Rafah refugee camp. A woman and a boy were wounded:
1. Sa'dia Mohammed Zo'rob, 40, wounded by shrapnel in the face; and
2. Bassam Isma'il al-Faramawi, 16, wounded by shrapnel in the right arm.
At approximately 23:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved approximately 500m into Palestinian areas, west of "Kfar Darom" settlement in the east of Deir al-Balah. Israeli soldiers raided and searched a 250-square-meter, two-story house owned by Ahmed Mohammed Baraka. They held the 10 residents of the house in one room on the first floor and mounted the roof of the house. Then, Israeli armored military bulldozers razed 46 donums of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 18:00, a number of Palestinian children gathered at the eastern entrance of al-Amari refugee camp. They threw stones towards an Israeli military jeep passing on Ramallah-Jerusalem road. Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullet at the stone throwers, wounding three:
1. 'Odai Jamal Hassan Humeidan, 15, wounded in the right hand;
2. Mahmoud Marwan Mas'oud al-Mousa, 13, wounded in the chest; and
3. Shadi Mohammed Khalil, 13, wounded in the left leg
6 sept 2002
At approximately 03:30, Kamel Khaled al-Selawi, 22, a policeman, and Samir 'Omar Younis, a member of the Palestinian Preventive Security Service, were killed by Israeli occupying forces.
The two were on a roof of an apartment building in al-Balawna neighborhood in the east of Jenin. When they noticed the presence of Israeli occupying forces in the area, they moved down to avoid any threat being posed on the lives of people living in the building. While they were running near the building, Israeli forces opened fire at them. They were left bleeding to death. Later, their bodies were evacuated to hospital. According to medical sources each of the two were killed by two live bullets in the head and three others in the legs.
There were signs of beating by a sharp tool on the face and the neck. The Israeli radio in Arabic claimed that "two Palestinian gunmen were killed in Jenin in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces."
At approximately 04:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved approximately 500m into Heker al-Jame' area in the south of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. They raided the house of Mohammed Hussein 'Abdullah Shu'eib, 25, a member of the Palestinian security services. They searched the house and arrested him.
At approximately 13:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with tanks and armored personnel carriers, moved into Jenin to impose a curfew. They opened fire at Palestinian houses, wounding 13-year-old Ghadeer Tawfiq Zeid al-Kilani with two live bullets in the right shoulder, while she was playing near her family's house in al-Almania neighborhood.
At approximately 14:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into al-Sabbat neighborhood in the east of Jenin. They opened fire at Palestinian houses, wounding five civilians:
1. Ahmed Yasser Qara'awi, 16, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the right side;
2. Mo'ayad 'Abdul Karim Esteita, 18, seriously wounded by two live bullets in the chest and the abdomen;
3. Aysar Hussam 'Arqawi, 15, wounded by shrapnel in the chest;
4. Jihad Jamal Hanani, 18, wounded by shrapnel in the feet; and
5. Nidal Mustafa Khalil, 18, wounded by shrapnel in the abdomen.
At approximately 15:30, Israeli occupying soldiers on a tank positioned in Horsh al-Sa'ada area in the west of Jenin fired at Palestinian civilians who were participating in the funeral procession of the two Palestinians killed in the morning by Israeli forces in the town. Ahmed Mohammed Mustafa Abu 'Atiq, 15, was wounded by a live bullet in the right hand.
At approximately 17:45, Israeli occupying forces at the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah, opened fired at adjacent Palestinian houses for no apparent reason, wounding two Palestinian civilians:
1. Mohammed 'Essam Baroud, 15, wounded by shrapnel in the right arm; and
2. Bilal Hassan Baroud, 17, wounded by shrapnel in the face.
At approximately 19:00, Israeli occupying forces raided the house of Hisham Humeidan Sharbati, 35, in Qarn al-Thour area in Hebon. They searched the house and arrested him and his brother Ma'moun, 33.
At approximately midnight, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with about 40 heavy military vehicles, invaded Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Israeli forces moved into the center of the town from "Kfar Darom" settlement. They raided the headquarters of the Palestinian civil defense and offices of the Fatah Movement.
They planted explosives inside the two buildings and destroyed them. Israeli forces also raided a turnery workshop owned by Wahid Mohammed 'Afana, located on the ground floor of a 160-square-meter house owned by Saber Mohammed Abu Rabi'. They forced the 11 residents to leave the house and destroyed the workshop and the house. A PCHR field officer reported that nine adjacent houses were severely damaged. Israeli forces also raided and searched a number of houses and arrested six Palestinians, including four brothers:
Israeli forces withdrew from the town at approximately 02:30 the following day
At approximately 03:30, Kamel Khaled al-Selawi, 22, a policeman, and Samir 'Omar Younis, a member of the Palestinian Preventive Security Service, were killed by Israeli occupying forces.
The two were on a roof of an apartment building in al-Balawna neighborhood in the east of Jenin. When they noticed the presence of Israeli occupying forces in the area, they moved down to avoid any threat being posed on the lives of people living in the building. While they were running near the building, Israeli forces opened fire at them. They were left bleeding to death. Later, their bodies were evacuated to hospital. According to medical sources each of the two were killed by two live bullets in the head and three others in the legs.
There were signs of beating by a sharp tool on the face and the neck. The Israeli radio in Arabic claimed that "two Palestinian gunmen were killed in Jenin in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces."
At approximately 04:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved approximately 500m into Heker al-Jame' area in the south of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. They raided the house of Mohammed Hussein 'Abdullah Shu'eib, 25, a member of the Palestinian security services. They searched the house and arrested him.
At approximately 13:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with tanks and armored personnel carriers, moved into Jenin to impose a curfew. They opened fire at Palestinian houses, wounding 13-year-old Ghadeer Tawfiq Zeid al-Kilani with two live bullets in the right shoulder, while she was playing near her family's house in al-Almania neighborhood.
At approximately 14:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into al-Sabbat neighborhood in the east of Jenin. They opened fire at Palestinian houses, wounding five civilians:
1. Ahmed Yasser Qara'awi, 16, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the right side;
2. Mo'ayad 'Abdul Karim Esteita, 18, seriously wounded by two live bullets in the chest and the abdomen;
3. Aysar Hussam 'Arqawi, 15, wounded by shrapnel in the chest;
4. Jihad Jamal Hanani, 18, wounded by shrapnel in the feet; and
5. Nidal Mustafa Khalil, 18, wounded by shrapnel in the abdomen.
At approximately 15:30, Israeli occupying soldiers on a tank positioned in Horsh al-Sa'ada area in the west of Jenin fired at Palestinian civilians who were participating in the funeral procession of the two Palestinians killed in the morning by Israeli forces in the town. Ahmed Mohammed Mustafa Abu 'Atiq, 15, was wounded by a live bullet in the right hand.
At approximately 17:45, Israeli occupying forces at the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah, opened fired at adjacent Palestinian houses for no apparent reason, wounding two Palestinian civilians:
1. Mohammed 'Essam Baroud, 15, wounded by shrapnel in the right arm; and
2. Bilal Hassan Baroud, 17, wounded by shrapnel in the face.
At approximately 19:00, Israeli occupying forces raided the house of Hisham Humeidan Sharbati, 35, in Qarn al-Thour area in Hebon. They searched the house and arrested him and his brother Ma'moun, 33.
At approximately midnight, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with about 40 heavy military vehicles, invaded Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Israeli forces moved into the center of the town from "Kfar Darom" settlement. They raided the headquarters of the Palestinian civil defense and offices of the Fatah Movement.
They planted explosives inside the two buildings and destroyed them. Israeli forces also raided a turnery workshop owned by Wahid Mohammed 'Afana, located on the ground floor of a 160-square-meter house owned by Saber Mohammed Abu Rabi'. They forced the 11 residents to leave the house and destroyed the workshop and the house. A PCHR field officer reported that nine adjacent houses were severely damaged. Israeli forces also raided and searched a number of houses and arrested six Palestinians, including four brothers:
Israeli forces withdrew from the town at approximately 02:30 the following day
5 sept 2002
At approximately 08:00, after an exchange of fire between a Palestinian gunman and Israeli occupying soldiers in military locations in the vicinity of "Nissanit" settlement, north of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, in which the gunman was killed, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles moved more than 200m into the Bedouin Village southeast of the settlement. They imposed a curfew and fired at passing Palestinian civilians, while tanks were patrolling in the streets and closing the main road leading to the village.
During their incursion into the village, Israeli occupying forces raided an elementary school. They detained pupils, teachers and ordinary people inside and transformed the second floor into a military post. According to PCHR's investigation, four Israeli tanks surrounded the school south of the main road, approximately 700m away from "Nissanit" settlement.
Then, seven Israeli soldiers raided the school and detained 293 pupils, eight teachers, the headmaster, the guard, an engineer, five workers and a father in seven classrooms. They searched the school, including the classrooms where pupils were held. Then, Israeli soldiers moved to the second floor while tanks surrounded the school. Most of the pupils were detained until 10:30, while the others were held until 12:00. The northeastern façade of the school was damaged and four windows were destroyed by the Israeli gunfire.
At approximately 11:30, eight Israeli occupying soldiers raided a clinic of the Palestinian Union of Medical Relief Committees in Um al-Nasser village in the northern Gaza Strip. They held a doctor, a nurse, two medical assistants and a woman and her child and searched the clinic, while Israeli tanks were surrounding it. According to Dr. Mohammed Yaghi, after the exchange of fire in the morning and the Israeli incursion into the village, the medical staff remained in the clinic and no patients came there.
While tanks were surrounding the clinic, eight Israeli soldiers moved in and ordered him to gather all the staff. They were all held in one room. Israeli soldiers searched the clinic. Fifteen minutes later, Israeli soldiers withdrew and ordered the medical staff to leave the clinic. Israeli forces also surrounded the building of the local council and held all of its staff inside. Israeli forces raided and searched houses. At approximately 14:00, Israeli forces withdrew from the village.
At approximately 12:45, Israeli occupying forces positioned at the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah, opened fire at Palestinian houses near Salah al-Din Gate, wounding 41-year-old Helmi Mustafa Abu Jazar with a live bullet in the left shoulder.
At approximately 21:30, Israeli occupying forces in a military location in Tal Zo'rob area in the southwest of Rafah opened fire at Zo'rob junction, wounding 15-year-old Shireen Ahmed Mohammed Na'na' with a live bullet in the back, while she was inside her family's house.
At approximately midnight, two Israeli combat helicopters fired three missiles at a 500-square-meter metal-handling workshop in Khan Yunis, owned by Mohammed Khalil Ahmed Fureina, totally destroying it and severely damaging adjacent civilian facilities and houses.
A PCHR field officer reported that a number of adjacent houses, two schools, the headquarters of the Palestinian National Security Force and a shop owned by Mohammed Tarraf al-Astal were damaged.
At approximately 16:30, Israeli occupying soldiers at Abu Houli military checkpoint, south of Deir al-Balah, fired at a number of Palestinian civilians who were waiting to cross towards Khan Yunis. Mu'taz Hussein Abu 'Aridha, 17, from Rafah, was wounded by a live bullet in the left shoulder.
Collective Punishment Measures against Families of Palestinians Accused of Conducting Armed Attacks against Israeli Targets
Israeli occupying forces took retaliatory measures against families of Palestinians who have carried attacks against Israeli targets both inside the Green Line and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. On Thursday, 5 September 2002, Israeli occupying forces ordered families of four Hamas members who are currently in Israeli detention to evacuate their houses in Silwan village and Ras al-'Aamud neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.
The fourth house, a 95-square-meter, one-story house, in which three persons live, owned by the family of Wissam Sa'id Mousa al-'Abbasi, 25, would be demolished.
At approximately 08:00, after an exchange of fire between a Palestinian gunman and Israeli occupying soldiers in military locations in the vicinity of "Nissanit" settlement, north of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, in which the gunman was killed, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles moved more than 200m into the Bedouin Village southeast of the settlement. They imposed a curfew and fired at passing Palestinian civilians, while tanks were patrolling in the streets and closing the main road leading to the village.
During their incursion into the village, Israeli occupying forces raided an elementary school. They detained pupils, teachers and ordinary people inside and transformed the second floor into a military post. According to PCHR's investigation, four Israeli tanks surrounded the school south of the main road, approximately 700m away from "Nissanit" settlement.
Then, seven Israeli soldiers raided the school and detained 293 pupils, eight teachers, the headmaster, the guard, an engineer, five workers and a father in seven classrooms. They searched the school, including the classrooms where pupils were held. Then, Israeli soldiers moved to the second floor while tanks surrounded the school. Most of the pupils were detained until 10:30, while the others were held until 12:00. The northeastern façade of the school was damaged and four windows were destroyed by the Israeli gunfire.
At approximately 11:30, eight Israeli occupying soldiers raided a clinic of the Palestinian Union of Medical Relief Committees in Um al-Nasser village in the northern Gaza Strip. They held a doctor, a nurse, two medical assistants and a woman and her child and searched the clinic, while Israeli tanks were surrounding it. According to Dr. Mohammed Yaghi, after the exchange of fire in the morning and the Israeli incursion into the village, the medical staff remained in the clinic and no patients came there.
While tanks were surrounding the clinic, eight Israeli soldiers moved in and ordered him to gather all the staff. They were all held in one room. Israeli soldiers searched the clinic. Fifteen minutes later, Israeli soldiers withdrew and ordered the medical staff to leave the clinic. Israeli forces also surrounded the building of the local council and held all of its staff inside. Israeli forces raided and searched houses. At approximately 14:00, Israeli forces withdrew from the village.
At approximately 12:45, Israeli occupying forces positioned at the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah, opened fire at Palestinian houses near Salah al-Din Gate, wounding 41-year-old Helmi Mustafa Abu Jazar with a live bullet in the left shoulder.
At approximately 21:30, Israeli occupying forces in a military location in Tal Zo'rob area in the southwest of Rafah opened fire at Zo'rob junction, wounding 15-year-old Shireen Ahmed Mohammed Na'na' with a live bullet in the back, while she was inside her family's house.
At approximately midnight, two Israeli combat helicopters fired three missiles at a 500-square-meter metal-handling workshop in Khan Yunis, owned by Mohammed Khalil Ahmed Fureina, totally destroying it and severely damaging adjacent civilian facilities and houses.
A PCHR field officer reported that a number of adjacent houses, two schools, the headquarters of the Palestinian National Security Force and a shop owned by Mohammed Tarraf al-Astal were damaged.
At approximately 16:30, Israeli occupying soldiers at Abu Houli military checkpoint, south of Deir al-Balah, fired at a number of Palestinian civilians who were waiting to cross towards Khan Yunis. Mu'taz Hussein Abu 'Aridha, 17, from Rafah, was wounded by a live bullet in the left shoulder.
Collective Punishment Measures against Families of Palestinians Accused of Conducting Armed Attacks against Israeli Targets
Israeli occupying forces took retaliatory measures against families of Palestinians who have carried attacks against Israeli targets both inside the Green Line and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. On Thursday, 5 September 2002, Israeli occupying forces ordered families of four Hamas members who are currently in Israeli detention to evacuate their houses in Silwan village and Ras al-'Aamud neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.
The fourth house, a 95-square-meter, one-story house, in which three persons live, owned by the family of Wissam Sa'id Mousa al-'Abbasi, 25, would be demolished.