31 oct 2002
At approximately 09:00, Israeli occupying soldiers in a military location near al-Tuffah checkpoint at the entrance to the al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Yunis, fired at dozens of Palestinian civilians who were waiting at the checkpoint to get home.
Hamda Mohammed Suleiman Abu Madhia, 36, was wounded by a live bullet in the feet. She had left the al-Mawasi area the previous day to receive medical treatment in Khan Yunis, but she was not able to get home the same day because the Israeli forces closed the al-Tuffah checkpoint.
At approximately 14:00, Israeli occupying soldiers on heavy military vehicles fired at a number of Palestinian children who were in the streets of Tulkarm at the northern entrance of the town.
Muhannad Rasmi al-Dhumeiri, 14, was wounded by a live bullet in the right hand.
At the same time, Israeli occupying soldiers fired at a number of Palestinian civilians near the local council of Qabatya village in Jenin. Four civilians were wounded:
1. ‘Emad Mohammed Noufal, 32, wounded by shrapnel in the head and the pelvis;
2. Elias Sa’id Shanti, 35, wounded by a live bullet in the thigh;
3. Tawfiq ‘Arbas, 31, wounded by shrapnel; and
4. ‘Omar Subhi ‘Abdullah Hassayen, 35, wounded by a live bullet in the foot and was arrested by Israeli forces.
Israeli forces denied ambulances access to the wounded for several hours.
At approximately 14:30, Israeli soldiers positioned near the military court in “Beit Eil” military compound, north of Ramallah, shot dead a Palestinian and took his body to an unknown destination. Israeli forces claimed that the victim was armed and that he fired at the soldiers. Eyewitnesses denied these claims.
The victim was identified as Ashraf Mansour Hassan Mansour, 25, from al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza. In addition, 2 Palestinian civilians who were traveling in a passing civilian car were wounded:
1. Samir Nasri ‘Awad, 42, from Jafna village in Ramallah, wounded by a live bullet in the right thigh; and
2. Nivin Ussama Marmash, 22, from Nablus, wounded by shrapnel throughout the body.
In the evening, Israeli soldiers fired at a number of Palestinian civilians who gathered near an UNRWA school in Tulkarm refugee camp, when they discovered the presence of an undercover unit of the Israeli forces in the area. A number of children threw stones at the Israeli soldiers, who responded by firing at the stone throwers wounding two:
1. Nazhmi ‘Eissa Dhumeiri, 15, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the right thigh; and
2. Mohammed Ghaleb ‘Anbas, 12, wounded by shrapnel in the body.
At approximately 23:00, Israeli occupying soldiers in military locations in the vicinity of “Neve Dekalim” settlement, west of Khan Yunis, opened fire at Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis refugee camp. A Palestinian civilian, Amin ‘Ouda Abu Baker, 25, was wounded by shrapnel from a live bullet in the right foot.
At approximately 09:00, Israeli occupying soldiers in a military location near al-Tuffah checkpoint at the entrance to the al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Yunis, fired at dozens of Palestinian civilians who were waiting at the checkpoint to get home.
Hamda Mohammed Suleiman Abu Madhia, 36, was wounded by a live bullet in the feet. She had left the al-Mawasi area the previous day to receive medical treatment in Khan Yunis, but she was not able to get home the same day because the Israeli forces closed the al-Tuffah checkpoint.
At approximately 14:00, Israeli occupying soldiers on heavy military vehicles fired at a number of Palestinian children who were in the streets of Tulkarm at the northern entrance of the town.
Muhannad Rasmi al-Dhumeiri, 14, was wounded by a live bullet in the right hand.
At the same time, Israeli occupying soldiers fired at a number of Palestinian civilians near the local council of Qabatya village in Jenin. Four civilians were wounded:
1. ‘Emad Mohammed Noufal, 32, wounded by shrapnel in the head and the pelvis;
2. Elias Sa’id Shanti, 35, wounded by a live bullet in the thigh;
3. Tawfiq ‘Arbas, 31, wounded by shrapnel; and
4. ‘Omar Subhi ‘Abdullah Hassayen, 35, wounded by a live bullet in the foot and was arrested by Israeli forces.
Israeli forces denied ambulances access to the wounded for several hours.
At approximately 14:30, Israeli soldiers positioned near the military court in “Beit Eil” military compound, north of Ramallah, shot dead a Palestinian and took his body to an unknown destination. Israeli forces claimed that the victim was armed and that he fired at the soldiers. Eyewitnesses denied these claims.
The victim was identified as Ashraf Mansour Hassan Mansour, 25, from al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza. In addition, 2 Palestinian civilians who were traveling in a passing civilian car were wounded:
1. Samir Nasri ‘Awad, 42, from Jafna village in Ramallah, wounded by a live bullet in the right thigh; and
2. Nivin Ussama Marmash, 22, from Nablus, wounded by shrapnel throughout the body.
In the evening, Israeli soldiers fired at a number of Palestinian civilians who gathered near an UNRWA school in Tulkarm refugee camp, when they discovered the presence of an undercover unit of the Israeli forces in the area. A number of children threw stones at the Israeli soldiers, who responded by firing at the stone throwers wounding two:
1. Nazhmi ‘Eissa Dhumeiri, 15, seriously wounded by a live bullet in the right thigh; and
2. Mohammed Ghaleb ‘Anbas, 12, wounded by shrapnel in the body.
At approximately 23:00, Israeli occupying soldiers in military locations in the vicinity of “Neve Dekalim” settlement, west of Khan Yunis, opened fire at Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis refugee camp. A Palestinian civilian, Amin ‘Ouda Abu Baker, 25, was wounded by shrapnel from a live bullet in the right foot.
30 oct 2002
Late at night, Israeli occupying forces at the separating fence between the West Bank and Israel near Zita village in Tulkarm shot dead a Palestinian who got close to Israeli military vehicles. The victim has not been identified.
At approximately 01:30, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with special units and supported by combat helicopters, invaded Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. The special units raided and searched 4 Palestinian houses, terrifying their residents. Israeli forces forced the residents of two of these houses out and then destroyed the houses. They also arrested 15 Palestinians, one of whom was wounded when Israeli soldiers fired at him inside his house.
In his testimony to PCHR, Isma’il Mahmoud al-Basiouni, 56, said:
“At approximately 01:30, dozens of Israeli soldiers and special units, whose faces were colored, raided and searched my house. They fired at my son Maher, 25, wounding him in the right leg. They also arrested him together, with his brother, Akram, 21. Then, Israeli soldiers destroyed the house.”
At approximately 02:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into Beit Rima village, west of Ramallah. They raided a 9-story building owned by Rasem Salim 'Abdul 'Aziz al-Rimawi in order to arrest the owner's son Tamer, 23. According to the owner's daughter-in-law, Israeli forces raided and damaged 4 other houses. They also beat Faris Rasem al-Rimawi and detained him for 2 hours.
At approximately 04:00, 10 Israeli heavy military vehicles moved about 200m into al-Brazil neighborhood in the south of Rafah. The Israeli incursion into the area continued until approximately 06:30, during which Israeli armored military bulldozers demolished parts of al-Nour Mosque, which has been subjected to Israeli shelling and attacks since the beginning of the al-Aqsa Intifada, so people have not been able to pray there since last March. The Israeli bulldozers also demolished 6 Palestinian houses, 3 completely and the other 3 partially.
Residents of these houses had already left them due to repeated Israeli attacks. Israeli forces also destroyed 3 auxiliary roads and the sewage network of the area.
At approximately 17:10, Israeli tanks at the Egyptian border, facing the al-Brazil neighborhood in Rafah opened fire at Palestinian houses in the area. A Palestinian civilian, Taiseer 'Awadh 'Abdul 'Aal, 18, was wounded by shrapnel in his back while he was near his house.
In the evening, Israeli occupying forces, in military locations west of Rafah, shelled Palestinian houses in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood, wounding 20-year-old Mohammed Ahmed Khureis with shrapnel in his head.
Assassination
At approximately 21:20 on Wednesday, 30 October, Israeli occupying forces shot dead 'Aa'ed Baker Mohammed Mansour, 35, with several live bullets in the upper part of the body, while he was on his way to his house in Kufor Qallil village near Nablus. Mansour is wanted by Israeli occupying forces for his activities in the Intifada.
Collective Punishment Measures against Families of Wanted Palestinians and Those Who Carried out Armed Attacks against Israeli Targets
In violation of international and humanitarian law, which prohibit collective punishment, Israeli forces took retaliatory measures against families of Palestinians who have carried out attacks against Israeli targets in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and those wanted by Israeli forces.
Late at night, Israeli occupying forces at the separating fence between the West Bank and Israel near Zita village in Tulkarm shot dead a Palestinian who got close to Israeli military vehicles. The victim has not been identified.
At approximately 01:30, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with special units and supported by combat helicopters, invaded Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. The special units raided and searched 4 Palestinian houses, terrifying their residents. Israeli forces forced the residents of two of these houses out and then destroyed the houses. They also arrested 15 Palestinians, one of whom was wounded when Israeli soldiers fired at him inside his house.
In his testimony to PCHR, Isma’il Mahmoud al-Basiouni, 56, said:
“At approximately 01:30, dozens of Israeli soldiers and special units, whose faces were colored, raided and searched my house. They fired at my son Maher, 25, wounding him in the right leg. They also arrested him together, with his brother, Akram, 21. Then, Israeli soldiers destroyed the house.”
At approximately 02:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into Beit Rima village, west of Ramallah. They raided a 9-story building owned by Rasem Salim 'Abdul 'Aziz al-Rimawi in order to arrest the owner's son Tamer, 23. According to the owner's daughter-in-law, Israeli forces raided and damaged 4 other houses. They also beat Faris Rasem al-Rimawi and detained him for 2 hours.
At approximately 04:00, 10 Israeli heavy military vehicles moved about 200m into al-Brazil neighborhood in the south of Rafah. The Israeli incursion into the area continued until approximately 06:30, during which Israeli armored military bulldozers demolished parts of al-Nour Mosque, which has been subjected to Israeli shelling and attacks since the beginning of the al-Aqsa Intifada, so people have not been able to pray there since last March. The Israeli bulldozers also demolished 6 Palestinian houses, 3 completely and the other 3 partially.
Residents of these houses had already left them due to repeated Israeli attacks. Israeli forces also destroyed 3 auxiliary roads and the sewage network of the area.
At approximately 17:10, Israeli tanks at the Egyptian border, facing the al-Brazil neighborhood in Rafah opened fire at Palestinian houses in the area. A Palestinian civilian, Taiseer 'Awadh 'Abdul 'Aal, 18, was wounded by shrapnel in his back while he was near his house.
In the evening, Israeli occupying forces, in military locations west of Rafah, shelled Palestinian houses in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood, wounding 20-year-old Mohammed Ahmed Khureis with shrapnel in his head.
Assassination
At approximately 21:20 on Wednesday, 30 October, Israeli occupying forces shot dead 'Aa'ed Baker Mohammed Mansour, 35, with several live bullets in the upper part of the body, while he was on his way to his house in Kufor Qallil village near Nablus. Mansour is wanted by Israeli occupying forces for his activities in the Intifada.
Collective Punishment Measures against Families of Wanted Palestinians and Those Who Carried out Armed Attacks against Israeli Targets
In violation of international and humanitarian law, which prohibit collective punishment, Israeli forces took retaliatory measures against families of Palestinians who have carried out attacks against Israeli targets in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and those wanted by Israeli forces.
29 oct 2002
At 20:30, Israeli tanks moved approximately 700m into Palestinian areas south of the "Netzarim" settlement, south of Gaza City. They shelled Palestinian houses in al-Zahraa' town, damaging two of them.
At approximately 22:00, Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of the "Neve Dekalim" and the "Gani Tal" settlements, west of Khan Yunis shelled Palestinian houses in the al-Amal neighborhood and Khan Yunis refugee camp.
A Palestinian civilian, 'Emad Kamel Mohammed Fares, 20, was wounded by a live bullet in his left foot while he was sitting with other civilians in the street. A number of houses were also damaged.
At approximately 06:00, Israeli occupying forces fired at 14-year-old Jihad Mustafa Mahmoud Daraghma, from Tubas village near Jenin, wounding him with a live bullet to the head, while he was playing near his family's house.
Assassination
On Tuesday morning, Israeli occupying forces assassinated 'Aassem Sidqi Mohammed Sawafta, 19, from Tubas village, southeast of Jenin. According to the victim's brother 'Adnan Sidqi Sawafta, at approximately 04:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, surrounded the house of his cousin Mon'em Hussein Sawafta (who lives abroad) where his brother 'Aassem, wanted by Israeli forces, was living.
Israeli forces used the victim's father and brother as human shields and took them to the cousin's house. Soon, Israeli forces opened fire at the house from a distance of less than 5 meters. After parts of the house were destroyed, Israeli forces broke into it and again fired at the victim from a very close distance, killing him instantly. Then, Israeli forces took the victim's body to an unknown destination.
At approximately 06:00, Israeli occupying forces destroyed a 220-square-meter house (owned by Ahmed Mousa Jalajia), in which 13 persons lived, in the Jenin refugee camp. They forced residents of the house out and destroyed it and all its contents. Israeli occupying forces claim that the owner is wanted for his resistant activities against the Israeli occupation.
At 20:30, Israeli tanks moved approximately 700m into Palestinian areas south of the "Netzarim" settlement, south of Gaza City. They shelled Palestinian houses in al-Zahraa' town, damaging two of them.
At approximately 22:00, Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of the "Neve Dekalim" and the "Gani Tal" settlements, west of Khan Yunis shelled Palestinian houses in the al-Amal neighborhood and Khan Yunis refugee camp.
A Palestinian civilian, 'Emad Kamel Mohammed Fares, 20, was wounded by a live bullet in his left foot while he was sitting with other civilians in the street. A number of houses were also damaged.
At approximately 06:00, Israeli occupying forces fired at 14-year-old Jihad Mustafa Mahmoud Daraghma, from Tubas village near Jenin, wounding him with a live bullet to the head, while he was playing near his family's house.
Assassination
On Tuesday morning, Israeli occupying forces assassinated 'Aassem Sidqi Mohammed Sawafta, 19, from Tubas village, southeast of Jenin. According to the victim's brother 'Adnan Sidqi Sawafta, at approximately 04:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, surrounded the house of his cousin Mon'em Hussein Sawafta (who lives abroad) where his brother 'Aassem, wanted by Israeli forces, was living.
Israeli forces used the victim's father and brother as human shields and took them to the cousin's house. Soon, Israeli forces opened fire at the house from a distance of less than 5 meters. After parts of the house were destroyed, Israeli forces broke into it and again fired at the victim from a very close distance, killing him instantly. Then, Israeli forces took the victim's body to an unknown destination.
At approximately 06:00, Israeli occupying forces destroyed a 220-square-meter house (owned by Ahmed Mousa Jalajia), in which 13 persons lived, in the Jenin refugee camp. They forced residents of the house out and destroyed it and all its contents. Israeli occupying forces claim that the owner is wanted for his resistant activities against the Israeli occupation.
28 oct 2002
Early in the morning, Israeli occupying forces destroyed 4 Palestinian houses, one in the eastern neighborhood in Jenin, owned by families whose sons either had carried out bombings inside the Green Line or were wanted by Israeli forces for their resistant activities.
Israeli forces claim that the owner’s son Ashraf carried out a bombing in Gudeira inside the Green Line on 22 October 2002. as a result of such destruction, 6 houses in the same building were damaged.
According to Fawzi Mohammed Samara, Israeli occupying forces raided and searched these houses at approximately 00:30. Then, they forced their residents 200m away without allowing them to remove any of the contents. At approximately 04:00, Israeli forces destroyed the house of Salah al-Asmar, meaning 6 houses altogether were damaged.
At approximately 05:00, Israeli occupying forces surrounded a 340-square-meter, 2-story house, in which 4 families, numbering 20 persons lived, owned by the family of ‘Abdul Karim Rateb Younis ‘Oweis, 32, in Khellat al-Sawaha neighborhood in Jenin. Israeli forces residents of the house out and destroyed it. They claim that ‘Oweis, who has been detained by them since February 2002 was a member of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade of the Fatah Movement.
At the same time, Israeli occupying forces destroyed a 90-square-meter house, in which 5 persons lives, owned by ‘Ali Suleiman al-Sa’di al-Saffouri, who has been detained by them for several months, for his resistant activities against the Israeli occupation.
At approximately 05:30, Israeli occupying forces destroyed the house of Fawzi Hassanein, in which 10 persons lived. They claim that the owner’s son, Mohammed, carried out a bombing in Gudeira inside the Green Line on 22 October 2002.
At approximately 12:00, Israeli occupying soldiers shot dead 17-year-old Ahmed Majed ‘Anbas, from Tulkarm refugee camp, with a live bullet that entered his back and exited his chest, while he was at the entrance of the northern West Bank town, which was under a curfew imposed by Israeli forces. Israeli soldiers shot ‘Anbas from a distance of approximately 150m for no apparent reason.
At approximately 20:00, Israeli occupying forces fired at two Palestinian young men near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east of Beit Hanoun, claiming that they were attempting to steal into Israel. One of them was wounded, while the other was arrested. Later, the two young men were identified as 'Alaa; D'ib Mohammed al-'Attar, 25, who was wounded by several live bullets to his legs, and Khaled Shehda al-Bahri, 19, both from Beit Lahia.
Early in the morning, Israeli occupying forces destroyed 4 Palestinian houses, one in the eastern neighborhood in Jenin, owned by families whose sons either had carried out bombings inside the Green Line or were wanted by Israeli forces for their resistant activities.
Israeli forces claim that the owner’s son Ashraf carried out a bombing in Gudeira inside the Green Line on 22 October 2002. as a result of such destruction, 6 houses in the same building were damaged.
According to Fawzi Mohammed Samara, Israeli occupying forces raided and searched these houses at approximately 00:30. Then, they forced their residents 200m away without allowing them to remove any of the contents. At approximately 04:00, Israeli forces destroyed the house of Salah al-Asmar, meaning 6 houses altogether were damaged.
At approximately 05:00, Israeli occupying forces surrounded a 340-square-meter, 2-story house, in which 4 families, numbering 20 persons lived, owned by the family of ‘Abdul Karim Rateb Younis ‘Oweis, 32, in Khellat al-Sawaha neighborhood in Jenin. Israeli forces residents of the house out and destroyed it. They claim that ‘Oweis, who has been detained by them since February 2002 was a member of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade of the Fatah Movement.
At the same time, Israeli occupying forces destroyed a 90-square-meter house, in which 5 persons lives, owned by ‘Ali Suleiman al-Sa’di al-Saffouri, who has been detained by them for several months, for his resistant activities against the Israeli occupation.
At approximately 05:30, Israeli occupying forces destroyed the house of Fawzi Hassanein, in which 10 persons lived. They claim that the owner’s son, Mohammed, carried out a bombing in Gudeira inside the Green Line on 22 October 2002.
At approximately 12:00, Israeli occupying soldiers shot dead 17-year-old Ahmed Majed ‘Anbas, from Tulkarm refugee camp, with a live bullet that entered his back and exited his chest, while he was at the entrance of the northern West Bank town, which was under a curfew imposed by Israeli forces. Israeli soldiers shot ‘Anbas from a distance of approximately 150m for no apparent reason.
At approximately 20:00, Israeli occupying forces fired at two Palestinian young men near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east of Beit Hanoun, claiming that they were attempting to steal into Israel. One of them was wounded, while the other was arrested. Later, the two young men were identified as 'Alaa; D'ib Mohammed al-'Attar, 25, who was wounded by several live bullets to his legs, and Khaled Shehda al-Bahri, 19, both from Beit Lahia.
27 oct 2002
At approximately 16:00, Israeli occupying forces started demolishing 7 of the Palestinian houses in Block O in the Rafah refugee camp, adjacent to the Egyptian border.
Those houses were evacuated after Israeli forces warned their residents, on 22 October, that their houses would be demolished.
At about 23:00, 5 Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 100m into the north of Rafah. They destroyed a number of wells, greenhouses, agricultural pools and agricultural equipment.
At approximately 12:00, Israeli occupying soldiers, positioned atop of a Palestinian house in Jenin refugee camp, fired at Akram Rajeh Bayer, 15, while was on his way to a neighboring shop. He was critically wounded by a live bullet in the neck.
At approximately 16:30, Israeli occupying forces, positioned atop of a Palestinian house in Jenin, shot dead 17-year-old Fu’ad Ahmed Hussein Abu Ghali with a live bullet to the heart. Abu Ghali was near his house and no clashes were reported at the time when he was shot.
Assassination
In a continuation of extra-judicial assassinations, officially adopted by the Israeli political and military establishments, and in blatant disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians, Israeli occupying forces committed three extra-judicial assassinations that left 4 Palestinians dead this week.
According to information available to PCHR, at approximately 14:15 on Sunday, a civilian car (a grey Subaru with a Palestinian license plate) containing a 4-member Israeli undercover unit, moved into Ras al-‘Ein neighborhood in Nablus.
The undercover Israeli soldiers, who were wearing civilian clothes, jumped out of the car and openly shot dead Ahmed Mahmoud Joudatallah, 23, and ‘Alaa’ Munther Khudeiria, 24, both from Nablus, at a range of 20 meters. Each was killed with more than 10 live bullets.
When they withdrew from the area, Israeli soldiers opened fire indiscriminately at Palestinian civilians and their cars, critically wounding 7-year-old Yazan Mohammed Fatayer with a live bullet to the head.
Another civilian, who was not identified, was wounded by a live bullet to the head. Israeli occupying forces claim that Joudatallah and Khudeiria were wanted for their activities in the Islamic Jihad and Fatah Movement respectively.
At approximately 16:00, Israeli occupying forces started demolishing 7 of the Palestinian houses in Block O in the Rafah refugee camp, adjacent to the Egyptian border.
Those houses were evacuated after Israeli forces warned their residents, on 22 October, that their houses would be demolished.
At about 23:00, 5 Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 100m into the north of Rafah. They destroyed a number of wells, greenhouses, agricultural pools and agricultural equipment.
At approximately 12:00, Israeli occupying soldiers, positioned atop of a Palestinian house in Jenin refugee camp, fired at Akram Rajeh Bayer, 15, while was on his way to a neighboring shop. He was critically wounded by a live bullet in the neck.
At approximately 16:30, Israeli occupying forces, positioned atop of a Palestinian house in Jenin, shot dead 17-year-old Fu’ad Ahmed Hussein Abu Ghali with a live bullet to the heart. Abu Ghali was near his house and no clashes were reported at the time when he was shot.
Assassination
In a continuation of extra-judicial assassinations, officially adopted by the Israeli political and military establishments, and in blatant disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians, Israeli occupying forces committed three extra-judicial assassinations that left 4 Palestinians dead this week.
According to information available to PCHR, at approximately 14:15 on Sunday, a civilian car (a grey Subaru with a Palestinian license plate) containing a 4-member Israeli undercover unit, moved into Ras al-‘Ein neighborhood in Nablus.
The undercover Israeli soldiers, who were wearing civilian clothes, jumped out of the car and openly shot dead Ahmed Mahmoud Joudatallah, 23, and ‘Alaa’ Munther Khudeiria, 24, both from Nablus, at a range of 20 meters. Each was killed with more than 10 live bullets.
When they withdrew from the area, Israeli soldiers opened fire indiscriminately at Palestinian civilians and their cars, critically wounding 7-year-old Yazan Mohammed Fatayer with a live bullet to the head.
Another civilian, who was not identified, was wounded by a live bullet to the head. Israeli occupying forces claim that Joudatallah and Khudeiria were wanted for their activities in the Islamic Jihad and Fatah Movement respectively.
26 oct 2002
At approximately 10:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved into al-Brazil neighborhood in Rafah, which is adjacent to the Egyptian border, searching for alleged tunnels. In the afternoon, dozens of Palestinian children gathered and threw stones towards Israeli forces, which responded by firing indiscriminately.
Salem 'Abdul Qader 'Eissa al-Sha'er, 14, was critically wounded by a heavy caliber bullet in the abdomen, while he was near his house. He was evacuated to hospital, where he underwent surgery, but died from his wound at approximately 21:00.
At approximately 16:00, Israeli tanks at the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah, opened fire at Palestinian houses in Block J of the Rafah refugee camp. Three Palestinian civilians were wounded:
1. Mohammed Munir Hassouna, 15, wounded by a live bullet in the right thigh;
2. Mohammed Yousef al-Zahouq, 40, wounded by a live bullet in the right thigh and shrapnel in the neck; and
3. Salman Ahmed Abu Zuhri, 54, wounded by shrapnel in the left arm.
At approximately 21:30, 15 Israeli heavy military vehicles, supported by 2 combat helicopters and covered by gunfire, moved approximately 200m into al-Brazil neighborhood in Rafah, adjacent to the Egyptian border. A number of Israeli soldiers raided empty Palestinian houses, located near the border, and demolished some of their walls. These houses have been repeatedly shelled by Israeli forces during the Intifada. At approximately 23:00, Israeli forces opened fire at the houses, wounding 3 Palestinian civilians:
1. Mahmoud Isma'il Mansour, 22, wounded by a live bullet in the right shoulder;
2. Khaled Ibrahim Barbakh, 21, wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen; and
3. Walid Tawfiq Barbakh, 16, seriously wounded by shrapnel in the neck.
The Israeli incursion into al-Brazil neighborhood continued until 03:00 on the following day, during which Israeli forces demolished a 300-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 3 families, numbering 13 persons, used to live, owned by Mohammed Hassan Saleh Hassan. They also damaged 4 other houses.
At approximately 10:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved into al-Brazil neighborhood in Rafah, which is adjacent to the Egyptian border, searching for alleged tunnels. In the afternoon, dozens of Palestinian children gathered and threw stones towards Israeli forces, which responded by firing indiscriminately.
Salem 'Abdul Qader 'Eissa al-Sha'er, 14, was critically wounded by a heavy caliber bullet in the abdomen, while he was near his house. He was evacuated to hospital, where he underwent surgery, but died from his wound at approximately 21:00.
At approximately 16:00, Israeli tanks at the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah, opened fire at Palestinian houses in Block J of the Rafah refugee camp. Three Palestinian civilians were wounded:
1. Mohammed Munir Hassouna, 15, wounded by a live bullet in the right thigh;
2. Mohammed Yousef al-Zahouq, 40, wounded by a live bullet in the right thigh and shrapnel in the neck; and
3. Salman Ahmed Abu Zuhri, 54, wounded by shrapnel in the left arm.
At approximately 21:30, 15 Israeli heavy military vehicles, supported by 2 combat helicopters and covered by gunfire, moved approximately 200m into al-Brazil neighborhood in Rafah, adjacent to the Egyptian border. A number of Israeli soldiers raided empty Palestinian houses, located near the border, and demolished some of their walls. These houses have been repeatedly shelled by Israeli forces during the Intifada. At approximately 23:00, Israeli forces opened fire at the houses, wounding 3 Palestinian civilians:
1. Mahmoud Isma'il Mansour, 22, wounded by a live bullet in the right shoulder;
2. Khaled Ibrahim Barbakh, 21, wounded by a live bullet in the abdomen; and
3. Walid Tawfiq Barbakh, 16, seriously wounded by shrapnel in the neck.
The Israeli incursion into al-Brazil neighborhood continued until 03:00 on the following day, during which Israeli forces demolished a 300-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 3 families, numbering 13 persons, used to live, owned by Mohammed Hassan Saleh Hassan. They also damaged 4 other houses.
25 oct 2002
At approximately 00:00, an armored personnel carrier and a military bulldozer, belonging to the Israeli occupying forces, moved approximately 500m into al-Birka area in the southwest of Deir al-Balah. The bulldozer razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 12:00, Israeli occupying forces razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land in the Boba' area, approximately 500m west of the "Kfar Darom" settlement in the east of Deir al-Balah.
At the same time, six Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 150m into Block O in Rafah refugee camp, which is adjacent to the Egyptian border. They demolished two Palestinian houses, which had already been evacuated due to repeated Israeli shelling.
Also, Israeli occupying forces, in the vicinity of the "Netzarim" settlement, south of Gaza City, initiated the establishment of a new military location approximately 700m west of the settlement, and approximately 100m east of the coastal road linking between Gaza City and the central Gaza Strip. Israeli forces established sand barriers around the location and set up 2 mobile homes.
There are fears that the new military location may be used to arrest and assassinate Palestinian activists, especially as the coastal road is the only road linking Gaza City to the central Gaza Strip, as the main road has been closed for several months.
At approximately 16:45, Israeli occupying soldiers in a military location south of “Erez” industrial zone in the northern Gaza Strip fired at Palestinian houses to the south. A Palestinian civilian, Mazen Mahmoud ‘Aayesh al-Husari, was wounded by a medium caliber bullet in the right side, while he was inside his house, approximately 1km away from the source of fire.
At approximately 00:00, an armored personnel carrier and a military bulldozer, belonging to the Israeli occupying forces, moved approximately 500m into al-Birka area in the southwest of Deir al-Balah. The bulldozer razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 12:00, Israeli occupying forces razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land in the Boba' area, approximately 500m west of the "Kfar Darom" settlement in the east of Deir al-Balah.
At the same time, six Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 150m into Block O in Rafah refugee camp, which is adjacent to the Egyptian border. They demolished two Palestinian houses, which had already been evacuated due to repeated Israeli shelling.
Also, Israeli occupying forces, in the vicinity of the "Netzarim" settlement, south of Gaza City, initiated the establishment of a new military location approximately 700m west of the settlement, and approximately 100m east of the coastal road linking between Gaza City and the central Gaza Strip. Israeli forces established sand barriers around the location and set up 2 mobile homes.
There are fears that the new military location may be used to arrest and assassinate Palestinian activists, especially as the coastal road is the only road linking Gaza City to the central Gaza Strip, as the main road has been closed for several months.
At approximately 16:45, Israeli occupying soldiers in a military location south of “Erez” industrial zone in the northern Gaza Strip fired at Palestinian houses to the south. A Palestinian civilian, Mazen Mahmoud ‘Aayesh al-Husari, was wounded by a medium caliber bullet in the right side, while he was inside his house, approximately 1km away from the source of fire.
24 oct 2002
At approximately 09:00, Israeli occupying forces demolished and destroyed a number of Palestinian houses and civilian facilities in Beit Hanina, in occupied Jerusalem, claiming they had been built without licenses.
At approximately 16:00, Israeli tanks shelled Palestinian houses in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin. A Palestinian child, Ahmed Mahmoud Ja'far, 15, was killed by shrapnel in the head, and 2 children were wounded:
1. 'Aatef Hassan Nabhan, 11, wounded by shrapnel in his left hand; and
2. Ashraf Ahmed 'Ali Jalamna, 17, wounded by shrapnel in his legs.
At approximately 18:00, four Israeli tanks moved approximately 70m into al-Salam neighborhood in Rafah, which lies adjacent to the Egyptian border. They opened fire at houses. Later, the Israeli military liaison informed the Palestinian side that a Palestinian was killed by Israeli soldiers, claiming that he got close to the border. At approximately 11:00, a Palestinian ambulance went to Rafah border crossing, where it received the victim's body.
The victim was identified at hospital as Mahmoud Salem Abu Mour, 17. According to medical sources, he received several live bullets throughout his body, and sustained fractures to the limbs.
At approximately 23:00, medical sources at the European Hospital in Khan Yunis declared that Tawfiq Hafezh Baraka, 60, from Rafah, had succumbed to serious injuries he had sustained on 13 October, when Israeli occupying forces destroyed two Palestinian houses in the Zo'rob area in Rafah. He had been treated in the intensive care unit for serious injuries to the head and various fractures.
Update
At approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved approximately 600m into Sha'at area in Gizan al-Najjar neighborhood in the south of Khan Yunis. Here they razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 03:30, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, invaded Qabatya village near Jenin and imposed a curfew. They surrounded the house of Yousef Hassan Abu al-Rub, opened fire at the house and called by loudspeakers on its residents to leave it. Israeli forces also demolished an old neighboring house which is owned by al-Rub. Then, they destroyed the first house and arrested 25-year-old Mohammed Yousef Hassan Abu al-Rub.
At approximately 08:00, an Israeli settler raided a tract of Palestinian agricultural land in the al-Birka area in the south of Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. He brought a bulldozer and started setting up greenhouses.
At approximately 09:00, 3 Israeli tanks and 2 military bulldozers moved approximately 1200m into Palestinian areas south of "Elli Sinai" settlement in the northern Gaza Strip. The bulldozers razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land until 15:00 in the afternoon.
At approximately 13:00, Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of "Neve Dekalim" settlement, west of Khan Yunis, shelled Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis refugee camp. An artillery shell exploded inside the house of 'Eid Ibrahim Abu Madhi, in which 3 families consisting of 16 persons live, damaging its furniture. An additional number of houses were damaged and 8 Palestinian civilians were wounded:
1. Ahmed Younis Mahmoud Abu Mustafa, 24, seriously wounded by shrapnel in the face;
2. Howaida Ahmed Mahmoud Zaqqut, 43, wounded by shrapnel in the feet;
3. 'Abdullah Salem Abu Nemer, 5, wounded by shrapnel in the right hand;
4. Ibrahim Nazhir Abu Sahloul, 15, wounded by shrapnel in the right shoulder;
5. Shadia Salem 'Arram, 16, wounded by shrapnel in the left foot;
6. Ibrahim 'Ali Huneideq, 11, wounded by shrapnel in the right shoulder;
7. Mo'een Khalil Shalloula, 24, wounded by shrapnel in the head; and
8. Ra'ed Sayed Ghaith Abu 'Azzoum, 29, wounded by a live bullet in the right hand.
At approximately 20:00, 5 Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 70m into al-Heker area in the southeast of Deir al-Balah. They searched the area and demolished a 200-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 2 families consisting of 11 persons used to live, owned by Zaher and Maher Ahmed 'Aayesh al-Qedra.
The Israeli forces did not allow the owner to save any of his furniture. The forces withdrew from the area at approximately 06:00 on the following day.
At approximately 09:00, Israeli occupying forces demolished and destroyed a number of Palestinian houses and civilian facilities in Beit Hanina, in occupied Jerusalem, claiming they had been built without licenses.
At approximately 16:00, Israeli tanks shelled Palestinian houses in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin. A Palestinian child, Ahmed Mahmoud Ja'far, 15, was killed by shrapnel in the head, and 2 children were wounded:
1. 'Aatef Hassan Nabhan, 11, wounded by shrapnel in his left hand; and
2. Ashraf Ahmed 'Ali Jalamna, 17, wounded by shrapnel in his legs.
At approximately 18:00, four Israeli tanks moved approximately 70m into al-Salam neighborhood in Rafah, which lies adjacent to the Egyptian border. They opened fire at houses. Later, the Israeli military liaison informed the Palestinian side that a Palestinian was killed by Israeli soldiers, claiming that he got close to the border. At approximately 11:00, a Palestinian ambulance went to Rafah border crossing, where it received the victim's body.
The victim was identified at hospital as Mahmoud Salem Abu Mour, 17. According to medical sources, he received several live bullets throughout his body, and sustained fractures to the limbs.
At approximately 23:00, medical sources at the European Hospital in Khan Yunis declared that Tawfiq Hafezh Baraka, 60, from Rafah, had succumbed to serious injuries he had sustained on 13 October, when Israeli occupying forces destroyed two Palestinian houses in the Zo'rob area in Rafah. He had been treated in the intensive care unit for serious injuries to the head and various fractures.
Update
At approximately 01:00, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, moved approximately 600m into Sha'at area in Gizan al-Najjar neighborhood in the south of Khan Yunis. Here they razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 03:30, Israeli occupying forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, invaded Qabatya village near Jenin and imposed a curfew. They surrounded the house of Yousef Hassan Abu al-Rub, opened fire at the house and called by loudspeakers on its residents to leave it. Israeli forces also demolished an old neighboring house which is owned by al-Rub. Then, they destroyed the first house and arrested 25-year-old Mohammed Yousef Hassan Abu al-Rub.
At approximately 08:00, an Israeli settler raided a tract of Palestinian agricultural land in the al-Birka area in the south of Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. He brought a bulldozer and started setting up greenhouses.
At approximately 09:00, 3 Israeli tanks and 2 military bulldozers moved approximately 1200m into Palestinian areas south of "Elli Sinai" settlement in the northern Gaza Strip. The bulldozers razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land until 15:00 in the afternoon.
At approximately 13:00, Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of "Neve Dekalim" settlement, west of Khan Yunis, shelled Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis refugee camp. An artillery shell exploded inside the house of 'Eid Ibrahim Abu Madhi, in which 3 families consisting of 16 persons live, damaging its furniture. An additional number of houses were damaged and 8 Palestinian civilians were wounded:
1. Ahmed Younis Mahmoud Abu Mustafa, 24, seriously wounded by shrapnel in the face;
2. Howaida Ahmed Mahmoud Zaqqut, 43, wounded by shrapnel in the feet;
3. 'Abdullah Salem Abu Nemer, 5, wounded by shrapnel in the right hand;
4. Ibrahim Nazhir Abu Sahloul, 15, wounded by shrapnel in the right shoulder;
5. Shadia Salem 'Arram, 16, wounded by shrapnel in the left foot;
6. Ibrahim 'Ali Huneideq, 11, wounded by shrapnel in the right shoulder;
7. Mo'een Khalil Shalloula, 24, wounded by shrapnel in the head; and
8. Ra'ed Sayed Ghaith Abu 'Azzoum, 29, wounded by a live bullet in the right hand.
At approximately 20:00, 5 Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 70m into al-Heker area in the southeast of Deir al-Balah. They searched the area and demolished a 200-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 2 families consisting of 11 persons used to live, owned by Zaher and Maher Ahmed 'Aayesh al-Qedra.
The Israeli forces did not allow the owner to save any of his furniture. The forces withdrew from the area at approximately 06:00 on the following day.
23 oct 2002
At approximately 08:00, Israeli forces fired at a number of Palestinian farmers east of Jabalaya, wounding Qaddafi Mustafa Tamboura, 30, from Beit Lahia, with shrapnel in the right side.
At approximately 10:00, Israeli forces destroyed a well and a 50 square-meter building owned by Mohammed Hassan Mohammed 'Awad in al-Sayafa area in the north of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.
Also at approximately 10:00, Israeli forces reinforced with about 30 military jeeps of the so-called "the Border Guard" and "the Civil Administration" and 3 military bulldozers, demolished 15 houses, a building and an agricultural nursery in al-Jiftlek area near Jericho, claiming that they were established without licenses. According to information available for PCHR, Israeli forces forced residents of the houses out and did not allow them to evacuate their furniture before demolishing them.
Israeli forces also demolished an agricultural house in al-Ras village, south of Tulkarm, owned by 'Azmi Fayez Sharif Sa'id, claiming that it is located near the “Security Fence”. They also destroyed a water network and a water tank. Israeli military bulldozers also demolished the house of Subhi Mar’ei near Jenin, and destroyed an agricultural pool owned by Sa'id Mahmoud 'Othman.
At approximately 17:45, an undercover unit of Israeli forces in a civilian car moved into Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus. They raided a shop and kidnapped two Palestinians: Riad Suleiman Marshoud, 27, and Nasser Hassan 'Arafat, 26, both from balata refugee camps.
Israeli military jeeps covered the operation by opening fire at houses. The unit left the car at the entrance of the refugee camp. The car exploded at approximately 18:15, injuring 5 Palestinian civilians.
Collective Punishment Measures against Families of Wanted Palestinians and Those Who Carried out Armed Attacks against Israeli Targets
At approximately 04:00 on Wednesday, 23 October, Israeli forces moved into 'Ein Beit al-Maa' refugee camp. They surrounded the 100 square-meter, 2-story house of Shadi 'Ali Mutlaq Najmi, 20, who carried out a bombing inside Israel 4 months ago. They forced its 8 residents of the house out and destroyed it. As a result, 5 neighboring houses were severely damaged:
At approximately 08:00, Israeli forces fired at a number of Palestinian farmers east of Jabalaya, wounding Qaddafi Mustafa Tamboura, 30, from Beit Lahia, with shrapnel in the right side.
At approximately 10:00, Israeli forces destroyed a well and a 50 square-meter building owned by Mohammed Hassan Mohammed 'Awad in al-Sayafa area in the north of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.
Also at approximately 10:00, Israeli forces reinforced with about 30 military jeeps of the so-called "the Border Guard" and "the Civil Administration" and 3 military bulldozers, demolished 15 houses, a building and an agricultural nursery in al-Jiftlek area near Jericho, claiming that they were established without licenses. According to information available for PCHR, Israeli forces forced residents of the houses out and did not allow them to evacuate their furniture before demolishing them.
Israeli forces also demolished an agricultural house in al-Ras village, south of Tulkarm, owned by 'Azmi Fayez Sharif Sa'id, claiming that it is located near the “Security Fence”. They also destroyed a water network and a water tank. Israeli military bulldozers also demolished the house of Subhi Mar’ei near Jenin, and destroyed an agricultural pool owned by Sa'id Mahmoud 'Othman.
At approximately 17:45, an undercover unit of Israeli forces in a civilian car moved into Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus. They raided a shop and kidnapped two Palestinians: Riad Suleiman Marshoud, 27, and Nasser Hassan 'Arafat, 26, both from balata refugee camps.
Israeli military jeeps covered the operation by opening fire at houses. The unit left the car at the entrance of the refugee camp. The car exploded at approximately 18:15, injuring 5 Palestinian civilians.
Collective Punishment Measures against Families of Wanted Palestinians and Those Who Carried out Armed Attacks against Israeli Targets
At approximately 04:00 on Wednesday, 23 October, Israeli forces moved into 'Ein Beit al-Maa' refugee camp. They surrounded the 100 square-meter, 2-story house of Shadi 'Ali Mutlaq Najmi, 20, who carried out a bombing inside Israel 4 months ago. They forced its 8 residents of the house out and destroyed it. As a result, 5 neighboring houses were severely damaged:
22 oct 2002
At approximately 07:30, Israeli forces began to demolish a number of Palestinian civilian facilities in al-Deirat and al-Rifa'eya areas in the east of Yatta village, south of Hebron. They demolished 4 iron-roofed buildings, 4 wells, 3 under-construction houses, 3 ovens, 2 walls and animal farms.
At approximately 09:00, Israeli forces started razing areas of Palestinian agricultural land northwest of the “Dogit” settlement in the northern Gaza Strip.
At approximately 10:00, 6 Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 100m into al-Salam neighborhood in Rafah, adjacent to the Egyptian border. Israeli armored military bulldozers demolished a 150 square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 10 persons lived, owned by Isma'il Yousef Mahmoud Jouda. They also uprooted 10 olive trees.
At approximately 14:00, Israeli forces surrounded the houses of Ra'ed Saleh Salah, 27, and his uncle Hamed 'Abdul Jawad Salah, 43, in Hebron, searching for D'iab 'Abdul Rahim al-Shweiki, the second's son-in-law.
According to eyewitnesses, Israeli snipers took position on the roofs of neighboring houses and ordered residents of the two houses to exit them. When they exited, Israeli forced interrogated them, while a number of soldiers searched the two houses. When they left the two houses, they fired sound bombs, igniting the buildings. Israeli forces denied the access of fire engines to the houses for more than 90 minutes.
They also fired at the houses while fire broke out. When fire was extinguished, Israeli forces moved into the houses again. They searched the houses and destroyed parts of the furniture. They withdrew from the area at approximately 17:30. Large parts of the two houses were burnt or damaged, and a car was severely damaged. The two householders were not in the houses during the Israeli raid.
At approximately 15:30, Israeli tanks and bulldozers moved into Block O in Rafah refugee camp, adjacent to the Egyptian border. They ordered residents of the area to evacuate their houses within 2 hours. The bewildered residents evacuated their furniture.
At approximately 22:00, around 20 Israeli heavy military vehicles, covered by indiscriminate shelling and supported by 3 combat helicopters, moved approximately 400m into al-Salam neighborhood in Rafah, adjacent to the Egyptian border.
At approximately 23:00, Israeli soldiers broke into the house of Mahmoud Mohammed Jaber al-Qassir, father of Mohammed, 18, who was killed in armed attack on the "Kissufim" settlement, east of Deir al-Balah on 18 February 2002, after he had killed a number of Israeli occupying soldiers and settlers. Israeli soldiers forced residents of the house out and destroyed it.
As a result, the owner's wife, 'Aziza D'ib al-Qassir, 50, sustained serious injuries and fractures throughout the body, and 19 neighbors also sustained injuries and bruises, as Israeli soldiers ordered them to stay at home while they destroyed the house. In addition, 15 other houses were damaged, a house was demolished by Israeli bulldozers and another one was burnt by an artillery shell. Electricity, water and telephone services were cut from several houses in the area.
The neighbors injured were:
1. Hiba Mohammed al-Qassir, 19;
2. Ahmed Fayez Barakat, 14;
3. Zuhair Mohammed Barakat, 35;
4. Walaa' Fayez Barakat, 13;
5. E'itidal Sa'id Barakat, 40;
6. Nafisa 'Ali Barakat, 90;
7. Mohammed Fayez Barakat, 18;
8. Nuha Fayez Barakat, 16;
9. Maha Fayez Barakat, 17;
10. Hanan Fayez Barakat, 8;
11. Eihab Fayez Barakat, 3;
12. 'Ata Mohammed Abu 'Ayash, 51;
13. Huda Fadhel Abu 'Ayash, 37;
14. Ahmed 'Ata Abu 'Ayash, 3;
15. Yahia 'Ata Abu 'Ayash, 5;
16. Zeinab Salem al-Sidoudi, 55;
17. Fayez Nour al-Din Abu al-So'ud, 40; and
18. Hassan Mohammed Abu 'Ayash, 38.
At approximately 22:30, Israeli forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and helicopters and covered by intense shelling, moved approximately 50m into al-Manara neighborhood adjacent to the “Morag” settlement, south of Khan Yunis. They searched the area and no casualties were reported.
Collective Punishment Measures against Families of Wanted Palestinians and Those Who Carried out Armed Attacks against Israeli Targets
In violation of the international law and humanitarian law which prohibit collective punishment, Israeli forces took retaliatory measures against families of Palestinians who have carried attacks against Israeli targets in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and those wanted by Israeli forces.
At approximately 01:00 on Monday, 22 October, Israeli forces, reinforced with tanks, armored personnel carriers, military jeeps and a bulldozer, moved into Qabatya village in Jenin and imposed a curfew. Shortly they surrounded a 180 square-meter house, in which 2 families, made up of 12 in total live, owned by Rafiq Abu al-Rob. They forced residents of the house out and demolished it. A neighboring house owned by heirs of Mohammed Hussein Abu al-Rob was severely damaged. Israeli forces claim that Rabi' Abu al-Rob, 25, the owner's son, arrested in August 2002, is an activist of the Islamic Jihad who made the bomb for a suicide bombing that occurred in Tel Aviv in January 2002.
At approximately 03:30 on Tuesday, 22 October, Israeli forces moved into Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus. They surrounded a 120 square-meter, 2 story house, in which 3 families counting 19 persons lived, owned by Yasser Ibrahim Naji. They forced the residents out and destroyed the house. Two neighboring houses were damaged:
1. The house of Naji Hassan Abu Khalifa in which 9 persons live; and
2. The house of Mohammed Ramadan Minawi in which 7 persons live.
At approximately 06:00 on Tuesday, 22 October, Israeli forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles moved into Salem village, east of Nablus, and imposed a curfew. Then they surrounded a 150 square-meter, 2-story house, in which 42 persons lived, owned by Mahmoud Ahmed Mahmoud al-'Eissa, 35. They forced the residents out and destroyed the house. Israeli forces claim that al-'Eissa, arrested 3 months ago, is a member of the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
At approximately 23:00 on Tuesday, 22 October, Israeli soldiers broke into the house of Mahmoud Mohammed Jaber al-Qassir, whose son Mohammed, 18, was killed in an armed attack on "Kissufim" settlement, east of Deir al-Balah on 18 February 2002, after he had killed a number of Israeli occupying soldiers and settlers.
Deaths at Israeli Military Checkpoints
At approximately 13:00 on Tuesday, Khalil Ibrahim Hussein Ahmed, 62, from Jabalya refugee camp, died from an acute heart attack in the traveling hall of Rafah border crossing. An ambulance evacuated his body to a hospital in Rafah.
Palestinians traveling from and to the Gaza Strip through Rafah border crossing are subjected to Israeli measures that obstruct their passage and force them to wait for long hours, and sometimes for more than one day. As a result of such Israeli policies, a number of Palestinians died at the crossing.
At approximately 07:30, Israeli forces began to demolish a number of Palestinian civilian facilities in al-Deirat and al-Rifa'eya areas in the east of Yatta village, south of Hebron. They demolished 4 iron-roofed buildings, 4 wells, 3 under-construction houses, 3 ovens, 2 walls and animal farms.
At approximately 09:00, Israeli forces started razing areas of Palestinian agricultural land northwest of the “Dogit” settlement in the northern Gaza Strip.
At approximately 10:00, 6 Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 100m into al-Salam neighborhood in Rafah, adjacent to the Egyptian border. Israeli armored military bulldozers demolished a 150 square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 10 persons lived, owned by Isma'il Yousef Mahmoud Jouda. They also uprooted 10 olive trees.
At approximately 14:00, Israeli forces surrounded the houses of Ra'ed Saleh Salah, 27, and his uncle Hamed 'Abdul Jawad Salah, 43, in Hebron, searching for D'iab 'Abdul Rahim al-Shweiki, the second's son-in-law.
According to eyewitnesses, Israeli snipers took position on the roofs of neighboring houses and ordered residents of the two houses to exit them. When they exited, Israeli forced interrogated them, while a number of soldiers searched the two houses. When they left the two houses, they fired sound bombs, igniting the buildings. Israeli forces denied the access of fire engines to the houses for more than 90 minutes.
They also fired at the houses while fire broke out. When fire was extinguished, Israeli forces moved into the houses again. They searched the houses and destroyed parts of the furniture. They withdrew from the area at approximately 17:30. Large parts of the two houses were burnt or damaged, and a car was severely damaged. The two householders were not in the houses during the Israeli raid.
At approximately 15:30, Israeli tanks and bulldozers moved into Block O in Rafah refugee camp, adjacent to the Egyptian border. They ordered residents of the area to evacuate their houses within 2 hours. The bewildered residents evacuated their furniture.
At approximately 22:00, around 20 Israeli heavy military vehicles, covered by indiscriminate shelling and supported by 3 combat helicopters, moved approximately 400m into al-Salam neighborhood in Rafah, adjacent to the Egyptian border.
At approximately 23:00, Israeli soldiers broke into the house of Mahmoud Mohammed Jaber al-Qassir, father of Mohammed, 18, who was killed in armed attack on the "Kissufim" settlement, east of Deir al-Balah on 18 February 2002, after he had killed a number of Israeli occupying soldiers and settlers. Israeli soldiers forced residents of the house out and destroyed it.
As a result, the owner's wife, 'Aziza D'ib al-Qassir, 50, sustained serious injuries and fractures throughout the body, and 19 neighbors also sustained injuries and bruises, as Israeli soldiers ordered them to stay at home while they destroyed the house. In addition, 15 other houses were damaged, a house was demolished by Israeli bulldozers and another one was burnt by an artillery shell. Electricity, water and telephone services were cut from several houses in the area.
The neighbors injured were:
1. Hiba Mohammed al-Qassir, 19;
2. Ahmed Fayez Barakat, 14;
3. Zuhair Mohammed Barakat, 35;
4. Walaa' Fayez Barakat, 13;
5. E'itidal Sa'id Barakat, 40;
6. Nafisa 'Ali Barakat, 90;
7. Mohammed Fayez Barakat, 18;
8. Nuha Fayez Barakat, 16;
9. Maha Fayez Barakat, 17;
10. Hanan Fayez Barakat, 8;
11. Eihab Fayez Barakat, 3;
12. 'Ata Mohammed Abu 'Ayash, 51;
13. Huda Fadhel Abu 'Ayash, 37;
14. Ahmed 'Ata Abu 'Ayash, 3;
15. Yahia 'Ata Abu 'Ayash, 5;
16. Zeinab Salem al-Sidoudi, 55;
17. Fayez Nour al-Din Abu al-So'ud, 40; and
18. Hassan Mohammed Abu 'Ayash, 38.
At approximately 22:30, Israeli forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and helicopters and covered by intense shelling, moved approximately 50m into al-Manara neighborhood adjacent to the “Morag” settlement, south of Khan Yunis. They searched the area and no casualties were reported.
Collective Punishment Measures against Families of Wanted Palestinians and Those Who Carried out Armed Attacks against Israeli Targets
In violation of the international law and humanitarian law which prohibit collective punishment, Israeli forces took retaliatory measures against families of Palestinians who have carried attacks against Israeli targets in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and those wanted by Israeli forces.
At approximately 01:00 on Monday, 22 October, Israeli forces, reinforced with tanks, armored personnel carriers, military jeeps and a bulldozer, moved into Qabatya village in Jenin and imposed a curfew. Shortly they surrounded a 180 square-meter house, in which 2 families, made up of 12 in total live, owned by Rafiq Abu al-Rob. They forced residents of the house out and demolished it. A neighboring house owned by heirs of Mohammed Hussein Abu al-Rob was severely damaged. Israeli forces claim that Rabi' Abu al-Rob, 25, the owner's son, arrested in August 2002, is an activist of the Islamic Jihad who made the bomb for a suicide bombing that occurred in Tel Aviv in January 2002.
At approximately 03:30 on Tuesday, 22 October, Israeli forces moved into Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus. They surrounded a 120 square-meter, 2 story house, in which 3 families counting 19 persons lived, owned by Yasser Ibrahim Naji. They forced the residents out and destroyed the house. Two neighboring houses were damaged:
1. The house of Naji Hassan Abu Khalifa in which 9 persons live; and
2. The house of Mohammed Ramadan Minawi in which 7 persons live.
At approximately 06:00 on Tuesday, 22 October, Israeli forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles moved into Salem village, east of Nablus, and imposed a curfew. Then they surrounded a 150 square-meter, 2-story house, in which 42 persons lived, owned by Mahmoud Ahmed Mahmoud al-'Eissa, 35. They forced the residents out and destroyed the house. Israeli forces claim that al-'Eissa, arrested 3 months ago, is a member of the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
At approximately 23:00 on Tuesday, 22 October, Israeli soldiers broke into the house of Mahmoud Mohammed Jaber al-Qassir, whose son Mohammed, 18, was killed in an armed attack on "Kissufim" settlement, east of Deir al-Balah on 18 February 2002, after he had killed a number of Israeli occupying soldiers and settlers.
Deaths at Israeli Military Checkpoints
At approximately 13:00 on Tuesday, Khalil Ibrahim Hussein Ahmed, 62, from Jabalya refugee camp, died from an acute heart attack in the traveling hall of Rafah border crossing. An ambulance evacuated his body to a hospital in Rafah.
Palestinians traveling from and to the Gaza Strip through Rafah border crossing are subjected to Israeli measures that obstruct their passage and force them to wait for long hours, and sometimes for more than one day. As a result of such Israeli policies, a number of Palestinians died at the crossing.
21 oct 2002
At approximately 04:00, Israeli forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and covered by intense gunfire, invaded Qalqilya and imposed a curfew on the town. At approximately 07:00, Israeli forces arrested 35 year-old Yasser ‘Aqel Ghanem and took him to an unknown destination.
At approximately 09:00, Israeli forces started razing areas of Palestinian agricultural land and destroying some civilian facilties south of “Elli Sinai” settlement in the northern Gaza Strip.
Assassination
On Monday 21 October 2002, medical sources in Hebron declared that 46-year-old Mohammed Ibrahim al-Haimouni died of a wound he sustained when Israeli forces attempted to assassinate Mohammed Ayoub Seder, an activist of the Islamic Jihad on 10 December 2001.
In the failed assassination attempt, two children, Burhan Mohammed Ibrahim al-Haimouni, 3, and Shadi Ahmed ‘Abdul Mo’ti ‘Arafa, were killed, and 14 other civilians, including Mohammed al-Haimouni, were wounded. Al-Haimouni was wounded by shrapnel throughout the body and his left leg and right foot were cut.
Attacks by Settler against Palestinian Civilians
At approximately 09:00, around 50 Israeli settlers moved from “Shilu” settlement, north of Ramallah, attacked Palestinian farmers in al-Zhaherat area in the east of Tormos’eia village, north of Ramllah, while picking up olives. Settlers opened fire at the farmers and attacked them. As a result, four farmers sustained bruises:
1. Wassila ‘Abdul Qader Es’eid, 42;
2. Sa’id Taleb Es’eid, 43;
3. Ghuneim Es’eid, 65; and
4. ‘Abdul Hamid Abu Hadia, 40.
At approximately 16:00, Israeli settlers moved from "Barakha" settlement attacked Palestinian farmers in Kufor Qallil village in Nablus. They forced farmers to leave their agricultural land and set fire to a field, burning 50 olives. Israeli forces provided protection for the settlers.
Deaths at Israeli Military Checkpoints
On Monday morning, Munir Mithqal 'Allam, 48, from 'Ainabous village, south of Nablus, died at an Israeli military checkpoint at the southern entrance of the town, as Israeli occupying soldiers denied him passage.
According to information available to PCHR, at approximately 07:00, 'Allam got suddenly sick. Immediately, his family called the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees asking for help. At approximately 08:15, an ambulance of the union arrived at 'Allam's house. Ten minutes later, the ambulance moved towards Nablus.
When it arrived at an Israeli military checkpoint at the southern entrance of Nablus, Israeli occupying soldiers prevented its passage, although its medical personnel told the soldiers that there was a patient in serious condition in the ambulance. At approximately 10:00, 'Allam died inside the ambulance that was still waiting at the checkpoint. Traveling between the victim's village and Nablus normally takes only 10 minutes.
At approximately 04:00, Israeli forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles and covered by intense gunfire, invaded Qalqilya and imposed a curfew on the town. At approximately 07:00, Israeli forces arrested 35 year-old Yasser ‘Aqel Ghanem and took him to an unknown destination.
At approximately 09:00, Israeli forces started razing areas of Palestinian agricultural land and destroying some civilian facilties south of “Elli Sinai” settlement in the northern Gaza Strip.
Assassination
On Monday 21 October 2002, medical sources in Hebron declared that 46-year-old Mohammed Ibrahim al-Haimouni died of a wound he sustained when Israeli forces attempted to assassinate Mohammed Ayoub Seder, an activist of the Islamic Jihad on 10 December 2001.
In the failed assassination attempt, two children, Burhan Mohammed Ibrahim al-Haimouni, 3, and Shadi Ahmed ‘Abdul Mo’ti ‘Arafa, were killed, and 14 other civilians, including Mohammed al-Haimouni, were wounded. Al-Haimouni was wounded by shrapnel throughout the body and his left leg and right foot were cut.
Attacks by Settler against Palestinian Civilians
At approximately 09:00, around 50 Israeli settlers moved from “Shilu” settlement, north of Ramallah, attacked Palestinian farmers in al-Zhaherat area in the east of Tormos’eia village, north of Ramllah, while picking up olives. Settlers opened fire at the farmers and attacked them. As a result, four farmers sustained bruises:
1. Wassila ‘Abdul Qader Es’eid, 42;
2. Sa’id Taleb Es’eid, 43;
3. Ghuneim Es’eid, 65; and
4. ‘Abdul Hamid Abu Hadia, 40.
At approximately 16:00, Israeli settlers moved from "Barakha" settlement attacked Palestinian farmers in Kufor Qallil village in Nablus. They forced farmers to leave their agricultural land and set fire to a field, burning 50 olives. Israeli forces provided protection for the settlers.
Deaths at Israeli Military Checkpoints
On Monday morning, Munir Mithqal 'Allam, 48, from 'Ainabous village, south of Nablus, died at an Israeli military checkpoint at the southern entrance of the town, as Israeli occupying soldiers denied him passage.
According to information available to PCHR, at approximately 07:00, 'Allam got suddenly sick. Immediately, his family called the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees asking for help. At approximately 08:15, an ambulance of the union arrived at 'Allam's house. Ten minutes later, the ambulance moved towards Nablus.
When it arrived at an Israeli military checkpoint at the southern entrance of Nablus, Israeli occupying soldiers prevented its passage, although its medical personnel told the soldiers that there was a patient in serious condition in the ambulance. At approximately 10:00, 'Allam died inside the ambulance that was still waiting at the checkpoint. Traveling between the victim's village and Nablus normally takes only 10 minutes.
20 oct 2002
At approximately 09:00, Israeli soldiers on a tank positioned at al-Shuhada' junction, south of Gaza City, fired at Mohammed Mahmoud Abu al-Lail, 16, from Nusseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, wounding him with a live bullet in the right thigh. Abu al-Lail was working in a farm approximately 700m away from the Israeli tank.
At approximately 07:00, 2 tanks and a bulldozer of Israeli forces moved approximately 500m into al-Birka area in the southwest of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. The searched the area and razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 08:00, Israeli military bulldozers escorted by Israeli soldiers started razing areas of Palestinian agricultural land in Jayous village, north of Qalqilya, in order establish the so-called “Security Fence.” According to information available to PCHR, Israeli soldiers fired dozens of tear gas canisters at Palestinian farmers who tried to stop such razing. Two old people fainted after inhaling tear gas:
Hamed Mohammed Salim, 72; and Hassan Musleh Shamasna, 70.
Eihab ‘Abdul Rahman Khaled, 28, sustained bruised as Israeli soldiers beat him. Approximately 200 olive trees were uprooted.
At approximately 11:00, 2 tanks and a military bulldozer of Israeli forces moved from “Netzarim” settlement, south of Gaza City, into al-Mughraqa village to the south. They razed areas of agricultural land and demolished a number of buildings and civilian facilties.
At approximately 12:00, Israeli forces raided al-Sultan cultural center in Hebron. According to the center’s director Ghaleb Hamdi Sultan, Israeli soldiers ordered the staff at the center and a number of students to stand aside in order to check their identity cards. They also photocopied files of the center. Upon their withdrawal at approximately 13:00, Israeli soldiers arrested 23-year-old Wassim Ghaleb Sultan.
At approximately 12:25, Israeli forces in “al-Nouria” military location, northwest of Khan Yunis, and in military sites in the vicinity of the “Neve Dekalim” settlement, west of the town, shelled Palestinian houses and the al-Amal neighborhood and Khan Yunis refugee camps. As a result of such shelling, which lasted for more than an hour, 6 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children and 2 women, were wounded. A number of houses and civilian facilities in the refugee camp, including a mosque, were also severely damaged. In al-Amal neighborhood, 2 artillery shells hit a 250 square-meter house owned by Taher Hamdan Salim al-Qedra, damaging its furniture and a water tank.
An artillery shell also hit the house of Mohammed Fawzi Mustafa Hillu, damaging it. Another artillery shell hit a shop owned by ‘Adnan Khader Salim al-‘Alami, severely damaging it. Some other houses and a number of cars were also lightly damaged. Those wounded were:
1. Basma ‘Abdul Mon’em ‘Abdul Karim Abu Mustafa, 3, wounded by shrapnel in the right hand;
2. Rowaida Saleh Abu Mustafa, 23, wounded by shrapnel in the right thigh and the left side;
3. Miriam ‘Ali Ahmed Hunideq, 18, wounded by a live bullet in the pelvis;
4. Ra’fat Nazhir Khalil Sha’at, 27, wounded by shrapnel in the right arm;
5. ‘Abdul Jabbar Salama Abu Shureitah, 35, wounded by shrapnel in the right arm; and
6. Eihab ‘Abdul Rahman al-Hila, 15, wounded by a live bullet in the left foot.
Attacks by Settler against Palestinian Civilians
At approximately 10:00, Israeli settlers from “Kharsina” settlement, east of Hebron, stabled an iron gate near the house of Mohammed Khader Musawda, preventing access of Palestinians to their large areas of agricultural land seized by those settlers 18 months ago.
Deaths at Israeli Military Checkpoints
At approximately 09:00, Isma'il Khalil Salim Habboush, 63, from Gaza City, died while on his way to a hospital in Jerusalem. He was suffering from a cardiac disease. In her testimony to PCHR, the victim's wife Nawal Sha'ban Habboush said:
"At approximately 06:30, I went with my husband to 'Erez (Beit Hanoun) crossing in a taxi instead of an ambulance to travel to Jerusalem. We waited at the crossing for two hours. At approximately 08:30, Israeli soldiers told me that I was forbidden from crossing, although my entry was coordinated. My husband went alone and I went back home. At approximately 09:30, a neighbor came to our house and told me that my husband died and that he was in Shifa' Hospital in Gaza.
On the same day, some workers who were at the crossing told us that they saw him fainting while he was on his way to the car park at the crossing. An Israeli ambulance evacuated him to the Palestinian side. He was dead. According to medical sources, he died from an acute heart attack."
At approximately 09:00, Israeli soldiers on a tank positioned at al-Shuhada' junction, south of Gaza City, fired at Mohammed Mahmoud Abu al-Lail, 16, from Nusseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, wounding him with a live bullet in the right thigh. Abu al-Lail was working in a farm approximately 700m away from the Israeli tank.
At approximately 07:00, 2 tanks and a bulldozer of Israeli forces moved approximately 500m into al-Birka area in the southwest of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. The searched the area and razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 08:00, Israeli military bulldozers escorted by Israeli soldiers started razing areas of Palestinian agricultural land in Jayous village, north of Qalqilya, in order establish the so-called “Security Fence.” According to information available to PCHR, Israeli soldiers fired dozens of tear gas canisters at Palestinian farmers who tried to stop such razing. Two old people fainted after inhaling tear gas:
Hamed Mohammed Salim, 72; and Hassan Musleh Shamasna, 70.
Eihab ‘Abdul Rahman Khaled, 28, sustained bruised as Israeli soldiers beat him. Approximately 200 olive trees were uprooted.
At approximately 11:00, 2 tanks and a military bulldozer of Israeli forces moved from “Netzarim” settlement, south of Gaza City, into al-Mughraqa village to the south. They razed areas of agricultural land and demolished a number of buildings and civilian facilties.
At approximately 12:00, Israeli forces raided al-Sultan cultural center in Hebron. According to the center’s director Ghaleb Hamdi Sultan, Israeli soldiers ordered the staff at the center and a number of students to stand aside in order to check their identity cards. They also photocopied files of the center. Upon their withdrawal at approximately 13:00, Israeli soldiers arrested 23-year-old Wassim Ghaleb Sultan.
At approximately 12:25, Israeli forces in “al-Nouria” military location, northwest of Khan Yunis, and in military sites in the vicinity of the “Neve Dekalim” settlement, west of the town, shelled Palestinian houses and the al-Amal neighborhood and Khan Yunis refugee camps. As a result of such shelling, which lasted for more than an hour, 6 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children and 2 women, were wounded. A number of houses and civilian facilities in the refugee camp, including a mosque, were also severely damaged. In al-Amal neighborhood, 2 artillery shells hit a 250 square-meter house owned by Taher Hamdan Salim al-Qedra, damaging its furniture and a water tank.
An artillery shell also hit the house of Mohammed Fawzi Mustafa Hillu, damaging it. Another artillery shell hit a shop owned by ‘Adnan Khader Salim al-‘Alami, severely damaging it. Some other houses and a number of cars were also lightly damaged. Those wounded were:
1. Basma ‘Abdul Mon’em ‘Abdul Karim Abu Mustafa, 3, wounded by shrapnel in the right hand;
2. Rowaida Saleh Abu Mustafa, 23, wounded by shrapnel in the right thigh and the left side;
3. Miriam ‘Ali Ahmed Hunideq, 18, wounded by a live bullet in the pelvis;
4. Ra’fat Nazhir Khalil Sha’at, 27, wounded by shrapnel in the right arm;
5. ‘Abdul Jabbar Salama Abu Shureitah, 35, wounded by shrapnel in the right arm; and
6. Eihab ‘Abdul Rahman al-Hila, 15, wounded by a live bullet in the left foot.
Attacks by Settler against Palestinian Civilians
At approximately 10:00, Israeli settlers from “Kharsina” settlement, east of Hebron, stabled an iron gate near the house of Mohammed Khader Musawda, preventing access of Palestinians to their large areas of agricultural land seized by those settlers 18 months ago.
Deaths at Israeli Military Checkpoints
At approximately 09:00, Isma'il Khalil Salim Habboush, 63, from Gaza City, died while on his way to a hospital in Jerusalem. He was suffering from a cardiac disease. In her testimony to PCHR, the victim's wife Nawal Sha'ban Habboush said:
"At approximately 06:30, I went with my husband to 'Erez (Beit Hanoun) crossing in a taxi instead of an ambulance to travel to Jerusalem. We waited at the crossing for two hours. At approximately 08:30, Israeli soldiers told me that I was forbidden from crossing, although my entry was coordinated. My husband went alone and I went back home. At approximately 09:30, a neighbor came to our house and told me that my husband died and that he was in Shifa' Hospital in Gaza.
On the same day, some workers who were at the crossing told us that they saw him fainting while he was on his way to the car park at the crossing. An Israeli ambulance evacuated him to the Palestinian side. He was dead. According to medical sources, he died from an acute heart attack."
19 oct 2002
At approximately 08:00, Israeli forces started razing areas of Palestinian agricultural land north of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.
At approximately 16:00, about 20 Israeli soldiers, reinforced with a tank and a bulldozer, raided the house of Ziad ‘Ouda Hussein al-‘Aaidi, 29, in al-Mughraqa village to the east of the “Netzarim” settlement, south of Gaza City. They searched the house, held its residents in a room and interrogated the owner. In the meantime, the Israeli bulldozer razed a tract of agricultural land, on which a bird farm stood, owned by al-‘Aaidi.
Four hours later, Israeli soldiers ordered al-‘Aaidi to remove wooden boards stapled onto windows, claiming that those windows overlook a settler road approximately 100m away.
At approximately 08:00, Israeli forces started razing areas of Palestinian agricultural land north of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.
At approximately 16:00, about 20 Israeli soldiers, reinforced with a tank and a bulldozer, raided the house of Ziad ‘Ouda Hussein al-‘Aaidi, 29, in al-Mughraqa village to the east of the “Netzarim” settlement, south of Gaza City. They searched the house, held its residents in a room and interrogated the owner. In the meantime, the Israeli bulldozer razed a tract of agricultural land, on which a bird farm stood, owned by al-‘Aaidi.
Four hours later, Israeli soldiers ordered al-‘Aaidi to remove wooden boards stapled onto windows, claiming that those windows overlook a settler road approximately 100m away.
18 oct 2002
At approximately 01:00, a bulldozer and a tank of Israeli forces moved from “Kfar Darom” settlement, east of Deir al-Balah, into Wadi al-Salqa village. The bulldozer razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces in military locations in the vicinity of “Neve Dekalim” settlement, west of Khan Yunis, shelled Palestinian houses in blocks H and I in Khan Yunis refugee camp and al-Nimsawi neighborhood. A number of houses were damaged by artillery shells and heavy caliber bullets and 11 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, 2 women and 2 old people, were wounded. Palestinian civilians were extremely terrified and were forced to leave their houses for fear of their lives. Those wounded were:
1.Mohammed Mahmoud Ahmed al-Zarabi, 10, wounded by shrapnel in the left foot;
2.Suhaib Mahmoud Ahmed al-Zarabi, 11, wounded by shrapnel in the left hand;
3.Mohammed Hassan Shehda Abu Rezeq, 15, wounded by shrapnel in the left hand;
4.Maher Mohammed Suleiman Abu Rezeq, 19, wounded by shrapnel in the left eye;
5.Ramzi Zuhdi Shehda Abu Rezeq, 24, wounded by shrapnel in the right thigh;
6.Mohammed Suleiman ‘Abdullah Abu Rezeq, wounded by shrapnel in the right thigh;
7.Eyad Mustafa Darwish Abu Rashid, 28, wounded by shrapnel in the left hand;
8.‘Abdul Hadi Mazen ‘Abdul Hadi Gannan, 22, wounded by shrapnel in the left foot;
9.Mohammed ‘Abdullah Mohammed Sorour, 70, wounded by shrapnel in the left knee;
10.Badria Isma’il Khalil Muhareb, 60, wounded by shrapnel in the right foot; and
11.Miriam ‘Ali ‘Abdul Salam Huneideq, 45, wounded by shrapnel in the chest.
At approximately 08:00, Israeli forces started to raze areas of Palestinian agricultural land and destroy agricultural equipment south of “Elli Sinai” settlement in the northern Gaza Strip.
At approximately 20:00, Israeli forces shelled Palestinian houses Sheikh ‘Ejlin neighborhood in the south of Gaza City, causing damage to a number of houses.
At approximately 22:00, 6 tanks and a bulldozer of the IDF, covered by intense gunfire, moved approximately 2km into Sheikh ‘Ejlin neighborhood in the south of Gaza City. The bulldozer damaged the links between Gaza City and the central Gaza Strip. It also damaged a branch road and completely demolished the offices of Gaza Harbor, which Israeli forces had previously partially demolished earlier this year.
Attacks by Settler against Palestinian Civilians
A number of Israeli settlers moved from “Rachel” settlement attacked a number of Palestinian farmers and Israeli peace activists who were picking up olives in al-Sawia village, south of Nablus. When the farmers and peace activists went to the agricultural land located west of the village, settlers stopped them. Israeli forces were present in the area and provided protection for settlers.
At approximately 01:00, a bulldozer and a tank of Israeli forces moved from “Kfar Darom” settlement, east of Deir al-Balah, into Wadi al-Salqa village. The bulldozer razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces in military locations in the vicinity of “Neve Dekalim” settlement, west of Khan Yunis, shelled Palestinian houses in blocks H and I in Khan Yunis refugee camp and al-Nimsawi neighborhood. A number of houses were damaged by artillery shells and heavy caliber bullets and 11 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children, 2 women and 2 old people, were wounded. Palestinian civilians were extremely terrified and were forced to leave their houses for fear of their lives. Those wounded were:
1.Mohammed Mahmoud Ahmed al-Zarabi, 10, wounded by shrapnel in the left foot;
2.Suhaib Mahmoud Ahmed al-Zarabi, 11, wounded by shrapnel in the left hand;
3.Mohammed Hassan Shehda Abu Rezeq, 15, wounded by shrapnel in the left hand;
4.Maher Mohammed Suleiman Abu Rezeq, 19, wounded by shrapnel in the left eye;
5.Ramzi Zuhdi Shehda Abu Rezeq, 24, wounded by shrapnel in the right thigh;
6.Mohammed Suleiman ‘Abdullah Abu Rezeq, wounded by shrapnel in the right thigh;
7.Eyad Mustafa Darwish Abu Rashid, 28, wounded by shrapnel in the left hand;
8.‘Abdul Hadi Mazen ‘Abdul Hadi Gannan, 22, wounded by shrapnel in the left foot;
9.Mohammed ‘Abdullah Mohammed Sorour, 70, wounded by shrapnel in the left knee;
10.Badria Isma’il Khalil Muhareb, 60, wounded by shrapnel in the right foot; and
11.Miriam ‘Ali ‘Abdul Salam Huneideq, 45, wounded by shrapnel in the chest.
At approximately 08:00, Israeli forces started to raze areas of Palestinian agricultural land and destroy agricultural equipment south of “Elli Sinai” settlement in the northern Gaza Strip.
At approximately 20:00, Israeli forces shelled Palestinian houses Sheikh ‘Ejlin neighborhood in the south of Gaza City, causing damage to a number of houses.
At approximately 22:00, 6 tanks and a bulldozer of the IDF, covered by intense gunfire, moved approximately 2km into Sheikh ‘Ejlin neighborhood in the south of Gaza City. The bulldozer damaged the links between Gaza City and the central Gaza Strip. It also damaged a branch road and completely demolished the offices of Gaza Harbor, which Israeli forces had previously partially demolished earlier this year.
Attacks by Settler against Palestinian Civilians
A number of Israeli settlers moved from “Rachel” settlement attacked a number of Palestinian farmers and Israeli peace activists who were picking up olives in al-Sawia village, south of Nablus. When the farmers and peace activists went to the agricultural land located west of the village, settlers stopped them. Israeli forces were present in the area and provided protection for settlers.
17 oct 2002
At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, invaded Til village, south of Nablus, which was under full Palestinian control. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 6 Palestinians.
At approximately 06:30, Israeli forces in military locations in the vicinity of “Elli Sinai” settlement in the northern Gaza Strip fired an artillery shell at a Palestinian summer resort, east of the settlement, burning it down, as a result of a large amount of fuel inside. The owner, Mousa ‘Abdullah Shahin, was not able to check the damage as Israeli forces denied Palestinians access to the area.
At approximately 08:00, Israeli forces razed a 2.5 donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, figs, palms and grapes, owned by Fawzi Ramez Saqallah, 57, in Far’oun village in Tulkarm. According to Saqallah, Israeli bulldozers destroyed a 16 cubic-meter water tank as well as an irrigation network.
Israeli forces have committed a series of war crimes against Palestinian civilians in Rafah throughout the past two weeks, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinian civilians. In the afternoon, Israeli forces in flagrant disregard for civilian lives and property fired artillery shells and live bullets of varying calibers at a heavily populated area, killing six Palestinian civilians and wounding approximately 40 others.
Among the victims were a 9-year-old girl who was hit by shrapnel from an artillery shell while she was at home, a 15-year-old boy and a two woman, one of whom was 70-year-old. To make matters worse, the access of ambulances and medical personnel to the area was obstructed because of continuing Israeli gunfire and shelling.
According to PCHR's investigation, based on direct field observation, testimonies of eyewitnesses, including some of the wounded and medical sources, the incidents which occurred in Rafah on 17 October 2002, can be described as follows:
At approximately 14:00, Block O in Rafah refugee camp, a heavily populated area located near the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip which is under Israeli security control, was subjected to sporadic shelling by Israeli tanks positioned at the border. There was no apparent reason for the shelling; rather it appeared that the shelling was aimed at providing a cover for the establishment of an iron wall at Salah al-Din Gate on the border.
The wall, the establishment of which began on Wednesday afternoon, 16 October 2002, is apparently a prelude for establishing a fortified site inside the border at Salah al-Din Gate, near a military location of Israeli forces known in Hebrew as "Tarmid."
When the Israeli shelling began, armed clashes erupted between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters, which continued until 14:30. An Israeli tank moved approximately 70m into Block O near al-Bouji Street. Soon, a heavy explosion was heard and a number of residents of Block O were seen escaping from their houses in search for a more secure refuge. Some of them said that the explosion most likely occurred as a result of a projectile fired by Palestinian fighters at an Israeli tank.
While Israeli gunfire was heard and an Israeli scouting aircraft was seen flying over the area, Israeli tanks indiscriminately fired five artillery shells at Block O. Four shells exploded and hit Palestinian civilians in streets, shops and houses. An eyewitness who was present in the area said:
"I saw a number of people being hit by shrapnel. I saw 9-year-old Mohammed Refa'at Abu al-Naja, falling to the ground after having been hit in the head. I ran towards him and took him to a civilian car that transported him to hospital. I was out of my mind when I saw parts of the bodies of people dispersed in the area.
I discovered that these people were 45-year-old Sa'id 'Abdul 'Aati 'Obeid, who was in his shop, and 30-year-old Ayman Mohammed al-Ghoul, who was with him, when the artillery shell exploded tearing their bodies apart. The scene was horrible, so I could not get close to the bodies. Ambulances arrived at the area and evacuated many of the wounded to hospital; most of whom are my neighbors."
Another eyewitness, Kamal Yousef Salah Abu Shammala, 38, father of 9 year-old Shaimaa' Abu Shammala, who was killed by shrapnel in the head, lives in a 60 square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, approximately 200m north of the border. The house like other houses in the area does not provide protection for the family from Israeli shelling and shooting. In his testimony to PCHR, Abu Shammala said:
"I was lying on the bed and my daughter Rima, 3, was with me. My child Mohammed, who is 6 months, was in the bed in my bedroom. I heard sporadic Israeli shelling similar to that which took place on Wednesday. At 14:30, I heard a heavy explosion, so I got up and carried my children towards my brother's house, a more secure house adjacent to mine.
In the meantime, my wife was in another room with the rest of our children: Shaimaa', 9, Rashad, 7, and Raji, 5. They were about to leave the house to follow me to my brother's house. While we were on our way, I heard sounds of four successive explosions. I felt severe pain in the chest and saw smoke and dust rising from my house. Although I was wounded, I went back to my house, where I found my daughter Shaimaa' on the ground.
When I carried her, I noticed that her head was distorted and bleeding. I took her through the alleys until I reached an ambulance that took us to hospital..."
According to medical sources, the wounded were evacuated to Abu Yousef al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah. Most of them were later moved to the European Hospital and Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. Six Palestinian civilians, including two women and two children, were killed, and 39 others, including nine children, were wounded. Those killed were:
1) Shaimaa' Kamal Abu Shammala, 9, hit by shrapnel in the head;
2) Mohammed Sami Abu Hilal, 15, hit by shrapnel throughout the body;
3) Fatema Ahmed Abu Jazar, 70, hit by shrapnel throughout the body;
4) Samira Mohammed Abu Jazar, 30, hit by shrapnel throughout the body;
5) Sa'id 'Abdul 'Aati 'Obeid, 45, hit by shrapnel throughout the body and his body was torn into pieces; and
6) Ayman Mohammed al-Ghoul, 30, hit by shrapnel throughout the body and his body was torn into pieces.
Due to the Israeli indiscriminate shelling and shooting, medical personnel were not able to reach many of the victims instantly. An ambulance of the Palestine Red Crescent Society was hit by live bullets while on duty.
At approximately 19:30, Israeli forces in military locations in the vicinity of “Neve Dekalim” settlement, west of Khan Yunis, opened fire at Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis refugee camp and al-Nimsawi neighborhood. Two Palestinian civilians were wounded while they were near a mosque approximately 400m away from the source of the fire:
1. Hussam Ahmed Ibrahim al-Sawi, 12, wounded by a live bullet in the right foot; and
2. Rani Ahmed Saleh al-‘Adlouni, 18, wounded by two live bullets in the abdomen and the right thigh.
Israeli forces resumed shelling the same areas at approximately 23:30, wounding Sabri ‘Abbdul Mon’em Hassan al-Farra, 50, a cleaning worker with a live bullet in the left hand, while cleaning streets.
Attacks by Settler against Palestinian Civilians
A number of Israeli settlers moved from “Shama’a settlement, south of Yatta village in Hebron, and started farming a 180 square-meter area of agricultural land owned by Mohammed Taleb al-Tal, already seized by settlers under full protection of Israeli forces. Settlers had already established a settlement center on this area of land.
At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces, reinforced with heavy military vehicles, invaded Til village, south of Nablus, which was under full Palestinian control. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested 6 Palestinians.
At approximately 06:30, Israeli forces in military locations in the vicinity of “Elli Sinai” settlement in the northern Gaza Strip fired an artillery shell at a Palestinian summer resort, east of the settlement, burning it down, as a result of a large amount of fuel inside. The owner, Mousa ‘Abdullah Shahin, was not able to check the damage as Israeli forces denied Palestinians access to the area.
At approximately 08:00, Israeli forces razed a 2.5 donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, figs, palms and grapes, owned by Fawzi Ramez Saqallah, 57, in Far’oun village in Tulkarm. According to Saqallah, Israeli bulldozers destroyed a 16 cubic-meter water tank as well as an irrigation network.
Israeli forces have committed a series of war crimes against Palestinian civilians in Rafah throughout the past two weeks, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinian civilians. In the afternoon, Israeli forces in flagrant disregard for civilian lives and property fired artillery shells and live bullets of varying calibers at a heavily populated area, killing six Palestinian civilians and wounding approximately 40 others.
Among the victims were a 9-year-old girl who was hit by shrapnel from an artillery shell while she was at home, a 15-year-old boy and a two woman, one of whom was 70-year-old. To make matters worse, the access of ambulances and medical personnel to the area was obstructed because of continuing Israeli gunfire and shelling.
According to PCHR's investigation, based on direct field observation, testimonies of eyewitnesses, including some of the wounded and medical sources, the incidents which occurred in Rafah on 17 October 2002, can be described as follows:
At approximately 14:00, Block O in Rafah refugee camp, a heavily populated area located near the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip which is under Israeli security control, was subjected to sporadic shelling by Israeli tanks positioned at the border. There was no apparent reason for the shelling; rather it appeared that the shelling was aimed at providing a cover for the establishment of an iron wall at Salah al-Din Gate on the border.
The wall, the establishment of which began on Wednesday afternoon, 16 October 2002, is apparently a prelude for establishing a fortified site inside the border at Salah al-Din Gate, near a military location of Israeli forces known in Hebrew as "Tarmid."
When the Israeli shelling began, armed clashes erupted between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters, which continued until 14:30. An Israeli tank moved approximately 70m into Block O near al-Bouji Street. Soon, a heavy explosion was heard and a number of residents of Block O were seen escaping from their houses in search for a more secure refuge. Some of them said that the explosion most likely occurred as a result of a projectile fired by Palestinian fighters at an Israeli tank.
While Israeli gunfire was heard and an Israeli scouting aircraft was seen flying over the area, Israeli tanks indiscriminately fired five artillery shells at Block O. Four shells exploded and hit Palestinian civilians in streets, shops and houses. An eyewitness who was present in the area said:
"I saw a number of people being hit by shrapnel. I saw 9-year-old Mohammed Refa'at Abu al-Naja, falling to the ground after having been hit in the head. I ran towards him and took him to a civilian car that transported him to hospital. I was out of my mind when I saw parts of the bodies of people dispersed in the area.
I discovered that these people were 45-year-old Sa'id 'Abdul 'Aati 'Obeid, who was in his shop, and 30-year-old Ayman Mohammed al-Ghoul, who was with him, when the artillery shell exploded tearing their bodies apart. The scene was horrible, so I could not get close to the bodies. Ambulances arrived at the area and evacuated many of the wounded to hospital; most of whom are my neighbors."
Another eyewitness, Kamal Yousef Salah Abu Shammala, 38, father of 9 year-old Shaimaa' Abu Shammala, who was killed by shrapnel in the head, lives in a 60 square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, approximately 200m north of the border. The house like other houses in the area does not provide protection for the family from Israeli shelling and shooting. In his testimony to PCHR, Abu Shammala said:
"I was lying on the bed and my daughter Rima, 3, was with me. My child Mohammed, who is 6 months, was in the bed in my bedroom. I heard sporadic Israeli shelling similar to that which took place on Wednesday. At 14:30, I heard a heavy explosion, so I got up and carried my children towards my brother's house, a more secure house adjacent to mine.
In the meantime, my wife was in another room with the rest of our children: Shaimaa', 9, Rashad, 7, and Raji, 5. They were about to leave the house to follow me to my brother's house. While we were on our way, I heard sounds of four successive explosions. I felt severe pain in the chest and saw smoke and dust rising from my house. Although I was wounded, I went back to my house, where I found my daughter Shaimaa' on the ground.
When I carried her, I noticed that her head was distorted and bleeding. I took her through the alleys until I reached an ambulance that took us to hospital..."
According to medical sources, the wounded were evacuated to Abu Yousef al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah. Most of them were later moved to the European Hospital and Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. Six Palestinian civilians, including two women and two children, were killed, and 39 others, including nine children, were wounded. Those killed were:
1) Shaimaa' Kamal Abu Shammala, 9, hit by shrapnel in the head;
2) Mohammed Sami Abu Hilal, 15, hit by shrapnel throughout the body;
3) Fatema Ahmed Abu Jazar, 70, hit by shrapnel throughout the body;
4) Samira Mohammed Abu Jazar, 30, hit by shrapnel throughout the body;
5) Sa'id 'Abdul 'Aati 'Obeid, 45, hit by shrapnel throughout the body and his body was torn into pieces; and
6) Ayman Mohammed al-Ghoul, 30, hit by shrapnel throughout the body and his body was torn into pieces.
Due to the Israeli indiscriminate shelling and shooting, medical personnel were not able to reach many of the victims instantly. An ambulance of the Palestine Red Crescent Society was hit by live bullets while on duty.
At approximately 19:30, Israeli forces in military locations in the vicinity of “Neve Dekalim” settlement, west of Khan Yunis, opened fire at Palestinian houses in Khan Yunis refugee camp and al-Nimsawi neighborhood. Two Palestinian civilians were wounded while they were near a mosque approximately 400m away from the source of the fire:
1. Hussam Ahmed Ibrahim al-Sawi, 12, wounded by a live bullet in the right foot; and
2. Rani Ahmed Saleh al-‘Adlouni, 18, wounded by two live bullets in the abdomen and the right thigh.
Israeli forces resumed shelling the same areas at approximately 23:30, wounding Sabri ‘Abbdul Mon’em Hassan al-Farra, 50, a cleaning worker with a live bullet in the left hand, while cleaning streets.
Attacks by Settler against Palestinian Civilians
A number of Israeli settlers moved from “Shama’a settlement, south of Yatta village in Hebron, and started farming a 180 square-meter area of agricultural land owned by Mohammed Taleb al-Tal, already seized by settlers under full protection of Israeli forces. Settlers had already established a settlement center on this area of land.
16 oct 2002
At approximately 16:00, Israeli forces in a military location near Salah al-Din Gate at the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah, opened fire at Palestinian residential areas adjacent to the border, wounding 15 Palestinian civilians in their houses and on the street, one of whom succumbed to his wound later that night. The Israeli gunfire, which continued until 18:00, affected an UNRWA elementary school, approximately 1500m north of the border.
According to a PCHR field officer, Ahmed Salama 'Asfour, 53, was critically wounded by a heavy caliber bullet in the head, while he was passing in 'Omar Ben al-Khattab Street, approximately 600m away from the border. He was going shopping in preparation for his daughter's wedding, which was to be held this weekend. He was evacuated to Abu Yousef al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah but so critical was his condition that he was moved to the Shifa' Hospital in Gaza, but all efforts made to save his life failed and he succumbed to his wound at approximately 21:30.
The others wounded were:
1. Ahmed Salah Abu Sha'ar, 12, wounded by a heavy caliber bullet in the left shoulder and the chest while at school;
2. 'Abdullah Suleiman Radwan, 34, wounded by shrapnel in the right eye;
3. Akram Kamel Darwish, 22, wounded by shrapnel in the chest and the back;
4. Ra'ed 'Awni Duheir, 11, wounded by a live bullet in the left leg;
5. Ahmed Mahmoud al-Sha'er, 3, wounded by a live bullet in the right thigh;
6. Jamal Sha'ban Radwan, 22, wounded by shrapnel in the right eye;
7. Hani 'Ouda al-Nahhal, 25, wounded by shrapnel in the left leg;
8. Khalil Khaled Mansour, 17, wounded by shrapnel in the legs;
9. Mohammed Mahmoud al-Nujili, 21, wounded by shrapnel in the head and the legs;
10. Jihad 'Essam Hammad, 18, wounded by shrapnel in the right leg;
11. Mahmoud Mohammed al-Sidoudi, 15, wounded by shrapnel in the buttocks;
12. Mansour Mohammed Mo'ammar, 11, wounded by shrapnel in the back;
13. Ghada Yousef Qeshta, 7, wounded by two live bullets in the left leg; and
14. Lutfi Lutfi al-Barahma, 17, wounded by shrapnel in the back.
At approximately 16:00, Israeli forces in a military location near Salah al-Din Gate at the Palestinian-Egyptian border, south of Rafah, opened fire at Palestinian residential areas adjacent to the border, wounding 15 Palestinian civilians in their houses and on the street, one of whom succumbed to his wound later that night. The Israeli gunfire, which continued until 18:00, affected an UNRWA elementary school, approximately 1500m north of the border.
According to a PCHR field officer, Ahmed Salama 'Asfour, 53, was critically wounded by a heavy caliber bullet in the head, while he was passing in 'Omar Ben al-Khattab Street, approximately 600m away from the border. He was going shopping in preparation for his daughter's wedding, which was to be held this weekend. He was evacuated to Abu Yousef al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah but so critical was his condition that he was moved to the Shifa' Hospital in Gaza, but all efforts made to save his life failed and he succumbed to his wound at approximately 21:30.
The others wounded were:
1. Ahmed Salah Abu Sha'ar, 12, wounded by a heavy caliber bullet in the left shoulder and the chest while at school;
2. 'Abdullah Suleiman Radwan, 34, wounded by shrapnel in the right eye;
3. Akram Kamel Darwish, 22, wounded by shrapnel in the chest and the back;
4. Ra'ed 'Awni Duheir, 11, wounded by a live bullet in the left leg;
5. Ahmed Mahmoud al-Sha'er, 3, wounded by a live bullet in the right thigh;
6. Jamal Sha'ban Radwan, 22, wounded by shrapnel in the right eye;
7. Hani 'Ouda al-Nahhal, 25, wounded by shrapnel in the left leg;
8. Khalil Khaled Mansour, 17, wounded by shrapnel in the legs;
9. Mohammed Mahmoud al-Nujili, 21, wounded by shrapnel in the head and the legs;
10. Jihad 'Essam Hammad, 18, wounded by shrapnel in the right leg;
11. Mahmoud Mohammed al-Sidoudi, 15, wounded by shrapnel in the buttocks;
12. Mansour Mohammed Mo'ammar, 11, wounded by shrapnel in the back;
13. Ghada Yousef Qeshta, 7, wounded by two live bullets in the left leg; and
14. Lutfi Lutfi al-Barahma, 17, wounded by shrapnel in the back.
15 oct 2002
At approximately 01:00, Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 400m into al-Birka area in the south of Deir al-Balah. An Israeli armored military bulldozer razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 23:30, Israeli forces moved into the eastern district of Tulkarm. A number of Palestinian boys gathered and threw stones towards Israeli forces, which responded by opening fire at the stone throwers.
Mahmoud Sabri Khalil Tammouni, 17, was critically wounded by three live bullets in the abdomen. He was evacuated to hospital, but efforts made to save his life were in vain.
At approximately 04:00 on Tuesday, Israeli occupying forces surrounded the house of 'Abdul Hadi Suleiman Ahmed Habiba, 52, in Sanour village, southwest of Jenin. They forced the 10 residents of the house out onto the street. They used the owner and his wife, Zeinab Ahmed Saleh Habiba, 50, as human shield to enter the house of his son Nasser, 24.
Israeli soldiers ordered the two spouses to call on their son to surrender. When he exited, Israeli soldiers handcuffed the father and four of his sons and detained them for three hours. Then, Israeli forces moved the family 500m away and partially destroyed the first floor of the family's house. Upon their withdrawal, Israeli forces arrested Nasser Habiba and Najeh Hussein Qe'dan, 34.
At approximately 17:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into Qabatya village, east of Jenin. They surrounded the house of Yousef Mohammed 'Abdullah Tazaza'a and demolished it, claiming that the owner is wanted by them.
From 7th to 15th October, Israeli occupying forces imposed a curfew on al-Mawasi area in the west of Khan Yunis, disrupting all daily activities. More than 1000 school children were not able to go to school, and university students were not able to exit the area or to attend their universities. Many people, including women and children, who were outside the area when the curfew was imposed were not able to return home.
At approximately 01:00, Israeli heavy military vehicles moved approximately 400m into al-Birka area in the south of Deir al-Balah. An Israeli armored military bulldozer razed areas of Palestinian agricultural land.
At approximately 23:30, Israeli forces moved into the eastern district of Tulkarm. A number of Palestinian boys gathered and threw stones towards Israeli forces, which responded by opening fire at the stone throwers.
Mahmoud Sabri Khalil Tammouni, 17, was critically wounded by three live bullets in the abdomen. He was evacuated to hospital, but efforts made to save his life were in vain.
At approximately 04:00 on Tuesday, Israeli occupying forces surrounded the house of 'Abdul Hadi Suleiman Ahmed Habiba, 52, in Sanour village, southwest of Jenin. They forced the 10 residents of the house out onto the street. They used the owner and his wife, Zeinab Ahmed Saleh Habiba, 50, as human shield to enter the house of his son Nasser, 24.
Israeli soldiers ordered the two spouses to call on their son to surrender. When he exited, Israeli soldiers handcuffed the father and four of his sons and detained them for three hours. Then, Israeli forces moved the family 500m away and partially destroyed the first floor of the family's house. Upon their withdrawal, Israeli forces arrested Nasser Habiba and Najeh Hussein Qe'dan, 34.
At approximately 17:00, Israeli occupying forces moved into Qabatya village, east of Jenin. They surrounded the house of Yousef Mohammed 'Abdullah Tazaza'a and demolished it, claiming that the owner is wanted by them.
From 7th to 15th October, Israeli occupying forces imposed a curfew on al-Mawasi area in the west of Khan Yunis, disrupting all daily activities. More than 1000 school children were not able to go to school, and university students were not able to exit the area or to attend their universities. Many people, including women and children, who were outside the area when the curfew was imposed were not able to return home.