26 sept 2001
A 16-year-old Palestinian civilian, Mahmoud, was killed by a live bullet in the head that fractured the skull.
His body was taken to Al-Joneina Hospital in Rafah, together with eight civilians who were injured by live bullets and shrapnel from artillery shells and a ninth civilian who suffered from a severe nervous breakdown. Five children, one 2 years old and another dumb, were among those injured. ------- |
Israeli occupation forces continued heavy shelling of Rafah, while more than 12 Israeli military vehicles moved into Block “O” area and Qeshta neighborhood, adjacent to the Egyptian border.
The shelling and incursion, which lasted up to 04:00 local time on sept 27, resulted in the deaths of three Palestinians and the injury of 16, three of whom are in critical condition at the time of this writing. In addition, a number of people were evacuated to hospitals because of suffering either from bruises or from nervous breakdowns.
A number of houses were totally destroyed without their residents having been able to evacuate their furniture and property, while a number of houses were severely damaged, including some which were totally burnt. An artillery shell fell into the courtyard of an UNRWA clinic, causing damage.
Electricity was cut from several parts of Rafah after electric transmitters were damaged. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah described the scenes of Israeli attacks as a kind of unilateral war, during which the city witnessed the most violent shelling since the beginning of the Intifada.
Those killed were:
Khaled, received an artillery shell in the head that distorted his body;
Akram, received shrapnel from an artillery shell in the eyes and the left leg; and
Mahmoud, received an artillery shell in the head the destroyed his body.
Names of the injured are as follows:
1) Ahmed Mohammed ‘Awaja, 25, critically injured by a live bullet in the head, was evacuated to the intensive car unit at Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City;
2) ‘Essam Musleh Abu Lebdeh, 32, critically injured by two live bullets in the abdomen and the left eye, was evacuated to the intensive car unit at Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City;
3) Mahmoud Ibrahim Radwan, 24, critically injured by shrapnel from an artillery shell in the left leg, the right hand and the left eye, was evacuated to the European Hospital in Khan Yunis;
4) Khalil Ghassan Abu Lebdeh, 37, injured by shrapnel from an artillery shell in the abdomen and the left hand and leg, and his leg was cut;
5) Mohammed ‘Eissa ‘Azzam, 30, his left leg was cut by shrapnel from an artillery shell;
6) Medhat Hammad Abu Taha, 29, injured by shrapnel in the right leg;
7) Ref’at Mahmoud Matar, 37, injured by shrapnel in the thighs and the right leg;
8) Khader ‘Abdel-‘Azziz ‘Awadh, 34, injured by a live bullet in the right thigh and shrapnel in the left shoulder;
9) Ismail Ibrahim Abu ‘Anza, 19, injured by shrapnel in the left leg;
10) Ussama Mohammed Fusseifes, 22, injured by shrapnel in the right shoulder and the left foot;
11) Mohammed ‘Abdel-Majid El-Nems, 20, injured by shrapnel in the left thigh and the chest;
12) Ra’fat Harb Abu Hilal, 31, injured by shrapnel in the back;
13) ‘Abdel-Halim Radwan, 24, injured by shrapnel in the right hand;
14) ‘Atteya Mohammed Abu Jindi, 26, injured by shrapnel in the left hand;
15) Ismail Hassan El-Tarabin, 25, injured by shrapnel in the left thigh; and
16) Ibrahim Salman Qeshta, 26, injured by shrapnel in the head.
Furthermore, dozens of houses were severely damaged, while Israeli occupation forces totally demolished eight houses, rendering their 79 residents homeless
The shelling and incursion, which lasted up to 04:00 local time on sept 27, resulted in the deaths of three Palestinians and the injury of 16, three of whom are in critical condition at the time of this writing. In addition, a number of people were evacuated to hospitals because of suffering either from bruises or from nervous breakdowns.
A number of houses were totally destroyed without their residents having been able to evacuate their furniture and property, while a number of houses were severely damaged, including some which were totally burnt. An artillery shell fell into the courtyard of an UNRWA clinic, causing damage.
Electricity was cut from several parts of Rafah after electric transmitters were damaged. PCHR’s field officer in Rafah described the scenes of Israeli attacks as a kind of unilateral war, during which the city witnessed the most violent shelling since the beginning of the Intifada.
Those killed were:
Khaled, received an artillery shell in the head that distorted his body;
Akram, received shrapnel from an artillery shell in the eyes and the left leg; and
Mahmoud, received an artillery shell in the head the destroyed his body.
Names of the injured are as follows:
1) Ahmed Mohammed ‘Awaja, 25, critically injured by a live bullet in the head, was evacuated to the intensive car unit at Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City;
2) ‘Essam Musleh Abu Lebdeh, 32, critically injured by two live bullets in the abdomen and the left eye, was evacuated to the intensive car unit at Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City;
3) Mahmoud Ibrahim Radwan, 24, critically injured by shrapnel from an artillery shell in the left leg, the right hand and the left eye, was evacuated to the European Hospital in Khan Yunis;
4) Khalil Ghassan Abu Lebdeh, 37, injured by shrapnel from an artillery shell in the abdomen and the left hand and leg, and his leg was cut;
5) Mohammed ‘Eissa ‘Azzam, 30, his left leg was cut by shrapnel from an artillery shell;
6) Medhat Hammad Abu Taha, 29, injured by shrapnel in the right leg;
7) Ref’at Mahmoud Matar, 37, injured by shrapnel in the thighs and the right leg;
8) Khader ‘Abdel-‘Azziz ‘Awadh, 34, injured by a live bullet in the right thigh and shrapnel in the left shoulder;
9) Ismail Ibrahim Abu ‘Anza, 19, injured by shrapnel in the left leg;
10) Ussama Mohammed Fusseifes, 22, injured by shrapnel in the right shoulder and the left foot;
11) Mohammed ‘Abdel-Majid El-Nems, 20, injured by shrapnel in the left thigh and the chest;
12) Ra’fat Harb Abu Hilal, 31, injured by shrapnel in the back;
13) ‘Abdel-Halim Radwan, 24, injured by shrapnel in the right hand;
14) ‘Atteya Mohammed Abu Jindi, 26, injured by shrapnel in the left hand;
15) Ismail Hassan El-Tarabin, 25, injured by shrapnel in the left thigh; and
16) Ibrahim Salman Qeshta, 26, injured by shrapnel in the head.
Furthermore, dozens of houses were severely damaged, while Israeli occupation forces totally demolished eight houses, rendering their 79 residents homeless
17 sept 2001
Mohammed Ramadan El-Kafarna 25
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‘Abdel-Salam Mohammed Ahmed Hassan (‘Oleyan) 35
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Mohammed Ghazi El-Shalawani 39
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The Israeli forces entered the city from two directions on sept 13th. Some units entered the city from the south towards the parks in the centre of the city, and other units entered the city from the north.
During the shelling and incursion, a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces, Mohammed Ghazi, was seriously wounded by a heavy caliber bullet in the abdomen. He was evacuated to Jericho Hospital. On Monday, sept 17 2001, he was pronounced dead. Four Palestinians were injured on sept 14th, including Mohammed Ramadan, a member of the |
Palestinian Military Intelligence Service, who was seriously injured by shrapnel from an artillery shell in the head. He was evacuated to Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City, where he was pronounced dead on Monday, sept 17 2001.
‘Abdel-Salam: School children discovered the body of a young man opposite a shop at the western side of the street, approximately 600m north of the border. An ambulance evacuated the body to Al-Joneina Hospital in Rafah. The young man had been hit by two live bullets in the back and the right thigh. Physicians asserted that he died at least two hours before his body was brought to hospital.
According to information gathered by PCHR, the victim was shot when he was on ‘Omar Ben El-Khattab Street. Since no one was in the area, and no ambulances were able to reach the area then, he continued to bleed until he died.
The victim was identified as ‘Abdel-Salam Mohammed Ahmed Hassan (‘Oleyan), from Rafah refugee camp, father of 7 children. Hassan was suffering from schizophrenia as a result of having been tortured in Israeli jails in 1987.
‘Abdel-Salam: School children discovered the body of a young man opposite a shop at the western side of the street, approximately 600m north of the border. An ambulance evacuated the body to Al-Joneina Hospital in Rafah. The young man had been hit by two live bullets in the back and the right thigh. Physicians asserted that he died at least two hours before his body was brought to hospital.
According to information gathered by PCHR, the victim was shot when he was on ‘Omar Ben El-Khattab Street. Since no one was in the area, and no ambulances were able to reach the area then, he continued to bleed until he died.
The victim was identified as ‘Abdel-Salam Mohammed Ahmed Hassan (‘Oleyan), from Rafah refugee camp, father of 7 children. Hassan was suffering from schizophrenia as a result of having been tortured in Israeli jails in 1987.
Israeli helicopter attack 'kills four'
Four men are reported to have been killed today in an Israeli helicopter gunship rocket attack on the Palestinian town of Bethlehem. Initial reports suggest that one of the victims was a senior member of the militant Islamist group, Hamas. The helicopter attack came amid heightened security alerts throughout |
Israel, and growing public pressure on the government to mount an all-out assault on the Palestinian territories.
On Monday, a suicide bomber of the Islamic Jihad killed himself and two Israeli soldiers, one of them a woman. The organisation boasted that it would mount further such actions.
Yesterday another bomb was found and defused, while police combed the Tel Aviv satellite town of Petah Tiqvah after a tip-off about a second suicide bomber. There was also tight security in Jerusalem, where the Jewish Maccabiah games are being held.
In the occupied West Bank, Palestinian gunmen fired at Israeli soldiers, and at a group of civilian road workers.
The latest surge of violence has caused Israeli defence minister, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, to cancel a planned trip to Washington, where he had been expected to hold talks with the US secretary of state, Colin Powell.
The Israeli government has, as usual, heaped all the blame for the latest violence on the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), headed by Yasser Arafat.
According to PNA officials, Mr Arafat has ordered militant factions, including Islamic Jihad and Hamas, to stop targeting Israelis. That instruction is unlikely to impress the Israeli government, who say that attacks are being launched daily from territory controlled by the PNA.
Palestinian officials counter-charge that their efforts to enforce the month-old ceasefire are being thwarted by Israeli provocations - such as the helicopter attack on Bethlehem - and restrictions on the movements of the Palestinian security forces.
On Monday, a suicide bomber of the Islamic Jihad killed himself and two Israeli soldiers, one of them a woman. The organisation boasted that it would mount further such actions.
Yesterday another bomb was found and defused, while police combed the Tel Aviv satellite town of Petah Tiqvah after a tip-off about a second suicide bomber. There was also tight security in Jerusalem, where the Jewish Maccabiah games are being held.
In the occupied West Bank, Palestinian gunmen fired at Israeli soldiers, and at a group of civilian road workers.
The latest surge of violence has caused Israeli defence minister, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, to cancel a planned trip to Washington, where he had been expected to hold talks with the US secretary of state, Colin Powell.
The Israeli government has, as usual, heaped all the blame for the latest violence on the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), headed by Yasser Arafat.
According to PNA officials, Mr Arafat has ordered militant factions, including Islamic Jihad and Hamas, to stop targeting Israelis. That instruction is unlikely to impress the Israeli government, who say that attacks are being launched daily from territory controlled by the PNA.
Palestinian officials counter-charge that their efforts to enforce the month-old ceasefire are being thwarted by Israeli provocations - such as the helicopter attack on Bethlehem - and restrictions on the movements of the Palestinian security forces.
12 sept 2001
Tha’er Muhsen Mhdawi 28
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Shaher Ahmad 'Abd a-Razeq Bani 'Odeh 28
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Tawfiq Ibrahim Hussein Jaber 42
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Continued Assassinations and Extra-Judicial Killings
On Wednesday morning, at approximately 05:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces, reinforced with tanks, under an air cover by combat helicopters, moved into ‘Aarrabeh village, south of Nablus. They destroyed a site of the Palestinian National Security Forces. They moved towards the house of Sufian Ahmed Tawfiq El-‘Aarda, 28, an Islamic Jihad activist. |
El-‘Aarda was on the second floor of the house with two other Islamic Jihad activists, Wa’el Mutlaq ‘Assaf, 20, from ‘Arrabeh, and As’ad ‘Abdel-Rahman Abu Daqqa, 25, from ‘Attil village near Tulkarm.
Israeli forces opened fire from heavy machine guns on them. El-‘Aarda was wounded by two heavy caliber bullets in the head and the chest, and his colleagues were killed. His family attempted to evacuate him from the house into an ambulance that was travelling to Tulkram. However, Israeli soldiers chased the ambulance and arrested him. Later, Israeli radio reported that he died.
Haitham El-‘Aarda, 31, moved to the second floor after his brother had been evacuated, trying to offer help to the other two victims. He was killed by two heavy caliber bullets in the chest and the shoulder.
When she heard cries of her brother, Balqis, 14, moved to the second floor to help him. Then, Israeli soldiers called on the family by loudspeakers to leave it. An Israeli combat helicopter attacked the house with two rockets.
Balqis was killed, and two civilians, who came to offer help to the family, were injured as follows:
1) Na’im Mohammed ‘Ezziddin, 28, injured by a heavy caliber bullet in the shoulder; and
2) Ahmed Mustafa El-‘Aarda, 21, injured by shrapnel in the back.
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Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian civilian and injured two who were traveling in a taxi. According to PCHR’s investigations, at approximately 08:00 local time, a Palestinian taxi was traveling from Gaza City towards Khan Yunis. It had to cross an Israeli roadblock at Al-Matahen junction.
Three passengers in addition to the driver were traveling in the taxi. In his testimony to PCHR, one of the passengers, ‘Awadh Sha’ban Sa’id Abu Seif, 25, from Jabalya refugee camp, said:
“I was sitting on the middle seat of the car. My relative, Radwan Mohammed Mustafa Abu Seif, 47, was sitting beside me. A third passenger was sitting on the front seat near the driver. When we arrived at Al-Matehn junction, the traffic light was red. Another car was traveling in front, waiting for the green sign. When the traffic light became green, the car in front of us crossed the junction.
Then our car moved forward. As soon as we were opposite to the Israeli military observation tower at the junction, we were surprised by intensive shooting at us from the tower. I discovered that I was injured in the hand. The driver moved fast towards Khan Yunis, escaping from gunfire.”
A passenger who was sitting on the front seat near the driver, ‘Aamer Hamdi Ziada, 21, from Al-Maghazi refugee camp, was killed by two live bullets in the chest and the left shoulder.
Sha’ban Abu Seif was injured in the hand by a live bullet that cut the thumb, and Radwan Abu Seif was injured by a live bullet in the left shoulder. The car was severely damaged.
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Israeli combat helicopters opened fire from heavy machine guns on a Palestinian car, in which Tha’er Muhsen Mhdawi, 28, from Al-Far’a refugee camp, killing him instantly with several heavy caliber bullets.
Mahdawi, an officer of the Palestinian Preventive Security Service in Toubas, traveled in his car to Tmmoun village, after he received information that commando units of the Israeli occupation forces entered the village. Later, Lieutenant Colonel Tawfiq Ibrahim Hussein Jaber, 42, from Qalqilya, and members of the security service went to the place of the incident.
As soon as they arrived at the area, Israeli combat helicopters opened fire from heavy machine guns on their car. Jaber and one of his colleagues, Shaher Ahmed ‘Abdel-Raziq Bani ‘Oudeh, 28, from Tammoun village, were instantly killed.
Then, the Israeli occupation forces moved into Tammoun village and demolished the house of Martyr Mohammed Ahmed Bisharat, 28, whom the Israeli occupation forces assassinated on July 1, 2001, along with Walid Easmi Bisharat, 20, and Sameh Nouri Abu Huneish, 22, from Beit Dajan village near Nablus. The Israeli occupation forces also demolished a bridge at the entrance of Tammoun, the only exit for Palestinians.
In the meanwhile, Israeli combat helicopters fired two rockets at the house of Fawaz Saleh Bani ‘Oudeh, totally destroying it. They also attacked the building of the Palestinian National Security Forces with three rockets, totally destroying it. In addition, they fired a rocket at a Palestinian civilian car that was traveling near Tammoun.
The car was destroyed and its driver, ‘Aamer Walid Abu ‘Erra, from Aqaba village, was seriously injured. Shelling of Tammoun village resulted in injuries to 17 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
Israeli forces opened fire from heavy machine guns on them. El-‘Aarda was wounded by two heavy caliber bullets in the head and the chest, and his colleagues were killed. His family attempted to evacuate him from the house into an ambulance that was travelling to Tulkram. However, Israeli soldiers chased the ambulance and arrested him. Later, Israeli radio reported that he died.
Haitham El-‘Aarda, 31, moved to the second floor after his brother had been evacuated, trying to offer help to the other two victims. He was killed by two heavy caliber bullets in the chest and the shoulder.
When she heard cries of her brother, Balqis, 14, moved to the second floor to help him. Then, Israeli soldiers called on the family by loudspeakers to leave it. An Israeli combat helicopter attacked the house with two rockets.
Balqis was killed, and two civilians, who came to offer help to the family, were injured as follows:
1) Na’im Mohammed ‘Ezziddin, 28, injured by a heavy caliber bullet in the shoulder; and
2) Ahmed Mustafa El-‘Aarda, 21, injured by shrapnel in the back.
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Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian civilian and injured two who were traveling in a taxi. According to PCHR’s investigations, at approximately 08:00 local time, a Palestinian taxi was traveling from Gaza City towards Khan Yunis. It had to cross an Israeli roadblock at Al-Matahen junction.
Three passengers in addition to the driver were traveling in the taxi. In his testimony to PCHR, one of the passengers, ‘Awadh Sha’ban Sa’id Abu Seif, 25, from Jabalya refugee camp, said:
“I was sitting on the middle seat of the car. My relative, Radwan Mohammed Mustafa Abu Seif, 47, was sitting beside me. A third passenger was sitting on the front seat near the driver. When we arrived at Al-Matehn junction, the traffic light was red. Another car was traveling in front, waiting for the green sign. When the traffic light became green, the car in front of us crossed the junction.
Then our car moved forward. As soon as we were opposite to the Israeli military observation tower at the junction, we were surprised by intensive shooting at us from the tower. I discovered that I was injured in the hand. The driver moved fast towards Khan Yunis, escaping from gunfire.”
A passenger who was sitting on the front seat near the driver, ‘Aamer Hamdi Ziada, 21, from Al-Maghazi refugee camp, was killed by two live bullets in the chest and the left shoulder.
Sha’ban Abu Seif was injured in the hand by a live bullet that cut the thumb, and Radwan Abu Seif was injured by a live bullet in the left shoulder. The car was severely damaged.
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Israeli combat helicopters opened fire from heavy machine guns on a Palestinian car, in which Tha’er Muhsen Mhdawi, 28, from Al-Far’a refugee camp, killing him instantly with several heavy caliber bullets.
Mahdawi, an officer of the Palestinian Preventive Security Service in Toubas, traveled in his car to Tmmoun village, after he received information that commando units of the Israeli occupation forces entered the village. Later, Lieutenant Colonel Tawfiq Ibrahim Hussein Jaber, 42, from Qalqilya, and members of the security service went to the place of the incident.
As soon as they arrived at the area, Israeli combat helicopters opened fire from heavy machine guns on their car. Jaber and one of his colleagues, Shaher Ahmed ‘Abdel-Raziq Bani ‘Oudeh, 28, from Tammoun village, were instantly killed.
Then, the Israeli occupation forces moved into Tammoun village and demolished the house of Martyr Mohammed Ahmed Bisharat, 28, whom the Israeli occupation forces assassinated on July 1, 2001, along with Walid Easmi Bisharat, 20, and Sameh Nouri Abu Huneish, 22, from Beit Dajan village near Nablus. The Israeli occupation forces also demolished a bridge at the entrance of Tammoun, the only exit for Palestinians.
In the meanwhile, Israeli combat helicopters fired two rockets at the house of Fawaz Saleh Bani ‘Oudeh, totally destroying it. They also attacked the building of the Palestinian National Security Forces with three rockets, totally destroying it. In addition, they fired a rocket at a Palestinian civilian car that was traveling near Tammoun.
The car was destroyed and its driver, ‘Aamer Walid Abu ‘Erra, from Aqaba village, was seriously injured. Shelling of Tammoun village resulted in injuries to 17 Palestinians, mostly civilians.
11 sept 2001
Iyad Suleiman al-Masri 18
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Ibrahim Ali Fayed 22
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Iyad resident of Jenin, killed in Jenin. Killed in an exchange of gunfire during an IDF incursion into Jenin.
Ibrahim resident of Jenin, killed in Jenin. Killed when participating in hostilities. Killed in an exchange of gunfire during an IDF incursion into Jenin. |
10 sept 2001
Ismail ‘Abdel-Hadi El-Douda 30
from Halhoul, was driving his car near Al-Madina Al-Munawara market, approximately 700m to the southeast of the location of the Israeli forces. His car was fired at by the Israeli forces and he was instantly killed by several live bullets. IOF, positioned inside “Ramat Yishai” settlement at the center of Hebron, fired artillery shells and heavy, medium and light caliber bullets at Palestinian houses in Bab Al-Zawia neighborhood. A Palestinian civilian was killed and four were injured. |
9 sept 2001
Fahed Abu Muhammad Abu Siam 30
resident of Tubas, killed at the checkpoint in the area of Tammun, Tubas district, by a missile. Did not participate in hostilities when killed. Killed by IDF gunfire at a Palestinian checkpoint, in response to attacks that had taken place earlier in the day. |
8 sept 2001
Mohammed Samir Abu Lebdeh 15
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Nassim Ahmed Abu ‘Aassi 24
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In the evening, a 15-year-old child was shot and killed by a heavy caliber bullet in the abdomen. According to PCHR’s investigations, the child was shot from a distance of approximately 300m. No clashes were reported in the area at the time.
This incident brings the number of Palestinian children under 18 killed by the Israeli occupation forces since the outbreak of Al-Aqsa Intifada on September 29, 2001 to 151. Of these, 17 children have been killed in Rafah by the Israeli occupation forces in similar circumstances. |
According to PCHR’s investigations and eyewitnesses’ testimonies, on Saturday, at 21:00 local time, a 15-year-old child, Mohammed Samir Abu Lebdeh, from Block “O” in Rafah refugee camp, was on a branch road close to his family’s house, approximately 300m north of the border with Egypt.
Without any clashes having been reported in the area, an Israeli sniper in a military site near Salah El-Din Gate at the border fired a heavy caliber bullet at him, hitting him in the abdomen. The child was immediately evacuated to Al-Joneina (Martyr Abu Yousef Al-Najjar) Hospital in Rafah, where he was soon pronounced dead.
According to medical sources at the hospital, the child a heavy caliber bullet entered the right side of the abdomen and exited the left side, rupturing his internal organs.
Israeli occupation forces, positioned at the border, east of Jabalaya in the northern Gaza Strip, fired an artillery shell at Nassim Ahmed Abu ‘Aassi, 24, from Bani Suheila near Khan Yunis, killing him.
According to initial investigations carried out by PCHR, the Israeli occupation forces used excessive force without resorting to less lethal means. Abu ‘Aassi and another young man were trying to enter Israeli territories when Israeli occupation soldiers fired an artillery shell at them. Abu ‘Aassi was instantly killed and his colleague was injured by shrapnel in the chest from another artillery shell fired by an Israeli occupation soldier. He was able to escape.
On Sunday, September 9, 2001, Abu ‘Aassi’s body was handed to the Palestinian side and was transferred to Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City. According to medical sources, he received shrapnel throughout the body, especially in the abdomen, as he was directly hit by an artillery shell.
Without any clashes having been reported in the area, an Israeli sniper in a military site near Salah El-Din Gate at the border fired a heavy caliber bullet at him, hitting him in the abdomen. The child was immediately evacuated to Al-Joneina (Martyr Abu Yousef Al-Najjar) Hospital in Rafah, where he was soon pronounced dead.
According to medical sources at the hospital, the child a heavy caliber bullet entered the right side of the abdomen and exited the left side, rupturing his internal organs.
Israeli occupation forces, positioned at the border, east of Jabalaya in the northern Gaza Strip, fired an artillery shell at Nassim Ahmed Abu ‘Aassi, 24, from Bani Suheila near Khan Yunis, killing him.
According to initial investigations carried out by PCHR, the Israeli occupation forces used excessive force without resorting to less lethal means. Abu ‘Aassi and another young man were trying to enter Israeli territories when Israeli occupation soldiers fired an artillery shell at them. Abu ‘Aassi was instantly killed and his colleague was injured by shrapnel in the chest from another artillery shell fired by an Israeli occupation soldier. He was able to escape.
On Sunday, September 9, 2001, Abu ‘Aassi’s body was handed to the Palestinian side and was transferred to Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City. According to medical sources, he received shrapnel throughout the body, especially in the abdomen, as he was directly hit by an artillery shell.
7 sept 2001
Khaled ‘Arafat El-Batch, 2½
A Palestinian Child Killed in Hebron in an Attack by Israeli Occupation Forces and Jewish Settlers
On Friday evening, Khaled, was killed after he fell from top of his house, while Jewish settlers and Israeli occupation forces were attacking Palestinian civilians and houses in Al-Qazzazin neighborhood in Hebron. In his testimony to the Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment (LAW), the child’s sister said:
“At approximately 16:30 (local time), a group of Jewsih settlers moved into the old market and started throwing stones at houses in Al-Qazzazin neighborhood, in the presence of Israeli forces. Residents of the neighborhood responded by throwing stones at settlers. Then, Israeli soldiers intervened and fired tear gas at Palestinian houses.
Among the attacking forces were members of the previous South Lebanon Army that was collaborating with Israel. We could identify them as they spoke Lebanese Arabic. Then, these forces raided the houses. A number of my family members were on top of the house. My brother Khaled fell from the roof onto the street.
My bother Ziad, 18, went to help him, but Israeli soldiers prevented and detained him. Later, Khaled was pronounced dead at hospital as a result of a fracture to the skull.”
A Palestinian Child Killed in Hebron in an Attack by Israeli Occupation Forces and Jewish Settlers
On Friday evening, Khaled, was killed after he fell from top of his house, while Jewish settlers and Israeli occupation forces were attacking Palestinian civilians and houses in Al-Qazzazin neighborhood in Hebron. In his testimony to the Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment (LAW), the child’s sister said:
“At approximately 16:30 (local time), a group of Jewsih settlers moved into the old market and started throwing stones at houses in Al-Qazzazin neighborhood, in the presence of Israeli forces. Residents of the neighborhood responded by throwing stones at settlers. Then, Israeli soldiers intervened and fired tear gas at Palestinian houses.
Among the attacking forces were members of the previous South Lebanon Army that was collaborating with Israel. We could identify them as they spoke Lebanese Arabic. Then, these forces raided the houses. A number of my family members were on top of the house. My brother Khaled fell from the roof onto the street.
My bother Ziad, 18, went to help him, but Israeli soldiers prevented and detained him. Later, Khaled was pronounced dead at hospital as a result of a fracture to the skull.”
6 sept 2001
Mustafa ‘Aahed ‘Anbas 19
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Omar Mahmoud Subeh 22
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Continued Assassinations and Extra-Judicial Killings
This week, Israeli occupation forces committed two new assassinations, in which six Palestinians, including a 14-year-old child, were killed, and 11 were injured. On Thursday, September 6, 2001, Israeli occupation forces assassinated ‘Omar Mahmoud Subeh, 22, from Tulkram, and Mustafa ‘Aahed ‘Anbas, 19, from Tulkarm refugee camp. |
At approximately 12:20 local time, an Israeli combat helicopter fired three rockets at a car, in which the victims were traveling, at the eastern entrance of Tulkarm. The car was hit by two rockets and the two were instantly killed.
The third rocket fell onto the street, wounding Palestinian civilians. Two passengers were able to get out of the car before it was hit. According to Israeli sources, the operation targeted
1) Ra’ed Mohammed El-Karmi, 26, from Tulkarm, who was able to get out of the car before it was hit. He was injured by shrapnel in the left eye. His colleague,
2) Hazem Wa’el Subhi Khattab, 20, was injured by shrapnel in the hands and the legs. Three Palestinian civilians were also injured as follows:
1) Riad Zuhdi El-Masri, 55, from Nablus, injured by shrapnel throughout the body;
2) Saher Na’im Hussein El-Zughol, 31, from Tulkarm, injured by shrapnel in the face; and
3) Malek Zuhdi Suleiman, 59, from Tulkarm, injured by shrapnel in the face and the abdomen.
The third rocket fell onto the street, wounding Palestinian civilians. Two passengers were able to get out of the car before it was hit. According to Israeli sources, the operation targeted
1) Ra’ed Mohammed El-Karmi, 26, from Tulkarm, who was able to get out of the car before it was hit. He was injured by shrapnel in the left eye. His colleague,
2) Hazem Wa’el Subhi Khattab, 20, was injured by shrapnel in the hands and the legs. Three Palestinian civilians were also injured as follows:
1) Riad Zuhdi El-Masri, 55, from Nablus, injured by shrapnel throughout the body;
2) Saher Na’im Hussein El-Zughol, 31, from Tulkarm, injured by shrapnel in the face; and
3) Malek Zuhdi Suleiman, 59, from Tulkarm, injured by shrapnel in the face and the abdomen.
3 sept 2001
‘Emad ‘Essam Mahmoud El-Batesh El-Husseini 17
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Amjad Majed Mustafa El-Jamal 25
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Two Palestinian civilians were killed and 22 were injured. Many houses and shops were also severely damaged.
According to investigations carried out by the Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment, at approximately 18:00 local time, ‘Emad ‘Essam Mahmoud El-Batesh El-Husseini, 17, was on the roof of his family’s house when he was wounded by a medium caliber bullet in the head. The incident coincided with the passage of Amjad Majed Mustafa El-Jamal, 25, in his car by the area. When he heard calls for help coming from El-Husseini house, he hurried to help them evacuate their son to hospital. |
He mounted the roof of the house and carried the wounded son down to his car. As soon as he placed the wounded person into the car, he was wounded by a medium caliber bullet in the head. A man from the El-Husseini family then drove the car, taking the wounded to ‘Aalia Hospital. The car was fired while en route to the hospital and its windows broke.
As soon as the car arrived at the hospital, El-Jamal was pronounced dead, while El-Husseini was transferred to Al-Ahli Hospital, where efforts to save his life failed.
As soon as the car arrived at the hospital, El-Jamal was pronounced dead, while El-Husseini was transferred to Al-Ahli Hospital, where efforts to save his life failed.
1 sept 2001
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‘Alla’, received 8 live bullets throughout the body; and Mohammed, received 3 live bullets throughout the body.
In his testimony to the Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment, an eyewitness said that he saw Israeli occupation soldiers firing at a gunman, killing him after he had been wounded and subuded by them. They had also prevented ambulances from evacuating him to hospital for 30 minutes. This gunman was ‘Alla’ Erfa’eya.
According to the eyewitness, at 23:00 local time, from a window of his house, he saw Israeli occupation soldiers treading on a man lying on the ground before they shot him. 30 minutes later, Israeli occupation soldiers left the area and people, including the eyewitness, evacuated him in a Palestinian ambulance.
In addition, two houses were severely damaged, and two Palestinians were wounded.
On Saturday morning, September 1, 2001, a prominent Palestinian security officer of the General Intelligence Service (GIS), Lieutenant Colonel Tayseer Zayed Khattab, from Gaza City, assistant of Head of GIS in the Gaza Strip for training affairs, was killed in an explosion in his car in Gaza City. Palestinian sources accused Israeli security services of being directly involved in the incident.
According to investigations by PCHR, at 08:17 local time a white Volkswagen Golf was traveling from Gaza City to the headquarters of the headquarters of GIS north of the city, through Al-Jala’ Street. The car was driven by Lieutenant Colonel Khattab, accompanied by his bodyguard, Ahmed ‘Omar Abu Ghalyoun, 30.
As the car passed 30m beyond Sheikh Radwan-‘Ebad Al-Rahman junction, an explosion occurred in the car. When the car stopped, Abu Ghalyoun, who was injured, jumped out of it. Khattab was seriously injured and evacuated to Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City, where he was pronounced dead. Palestinian security forces and civil defense arrived at the place of the incident and initiated an investigation.
Three passing civilians were also injured.
In the evening, ‘Abir Hamdan Abu Samra, 22, from Nablus, was killed in an explosion that occurred in a taxi, in which she was traveling with some people from Tulkarm to Nablus.
Four occupants of the taxi were also injured. At approximately 19:15 local time, near Bal’a village in Tulkarm, the front seat of the taxi, where Abu Samra was sitting, exploded. Her legs were cut and she died from her injuries. The driver and three occupants were also injured
In his testimony to the Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment, an eyewitness said that he saw Israeli occupation soldiers firing at a gunman, killing him after he had been wounded and subuded by them. They had also prevented ambulances from evacuating him to hospital for 30 minutes. This gunman was ‘Alla’ Erfa’eya.
According to the eyewitness, at 23:00 local time, from a window of his house, he saw Israeli occupation soldiers treading on a man lying on the ground before they shot him. 30 minutes later, Israeli occupation soldiers left the area and people, including the eyewitness, evacuated him in a Palestinian ambulance.
In addition, two houses were severely damaged, and two Palestinians were wounded.
On Saturday morning, September 1, 2001, a prominent Palestinian security officer of the General Intelligence Service (GIS), Lieutenant Colonel Tayseer Zayed Khattab, from Gaza City, assistant of Head of GIS in the Gaza Strip for training affairs, was killed in an explosion in his car in Gaza City. Palestinian sources accused Israeli security services of being directly involved in the incident.
According to investigations by PCHR, at 08:17 local time a white Volkswagen Golf was traveling from Gaza City to the headquarters of the headquarters of GIS north of the city, through Al-Jala’ Street. The car was driven by Lieutenant Colonel Khattab, accompanied by his bodyguard, Ahmed ‘Omar Abu Ghalyoun, 30.
As the car passed 30m beyond Sheikh Radwan-‘Ebad Al-Rahman junction, an explosion occurred in the car. When the car stopped, Abu Ghalyoun, who was injured, jumped out of it. Khattab was seriously injured and evacuated to Shifa’ Hospital in Gaza City, where he was pronounced dead. Palestinian security forces and civil defense arrived at the place of the incident and initiated an investigation.
Three passing civilians were also injured.
In the evening, ‘Abir Hamdan Abu Samra, 22, from Nablus, was killed in an explosion that occurred in a taxi, in which she was traveling with some people from Tulkarm to Nablus.
Four occupants of the taxi were also injured. At approximately 19:15 local time, near Bal’a village in Tulkarm, the front seat of the taxi, where Abu Samra was sitting, exploded. Her legs were cut and she died from her injuries. The driver and three occupants were also injured