28 dec 2018
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR): On Friday evening, 28 December 2018, Israeli forces Killed a Palestinian civilian with disability and wounded 18 other civilians, including 4 children and 2 paramedics (female and male), in the peaceful demonstrations in the eastern Gaza Strip despite the decreasing intensity of the demonstrations there for the ninth week consecutively and absence of most means usually used during the demonstrations since the beginning of the Return and Breaking the Siege March 8 months ago.
According to observations by PCHR’s fieldworkers, for the ninth week since the beginning of the Return March on 30 March 2018, though the demonstrators were around tens of meters away from the border fence, the Israeli forces who stationed in prone positions and in military jeeps along the fence continued to use excessive force against the demonstrators by opening fire and firing teargas canisters at them, without the later posing any imminent threat or danger to the life of soldiers.
According to PCHR’s documentations, the civilian killed was the 8th one of persons with disabilities, who were killed by the Israeli forces during the Return March.
On 28 December 2018, the incidents were as follows:
At approximately 14:30, thousands of civilians, including women, children and entire families, started swarming to the five encampments established by the Supreme National Authority of Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege adjacent to the border fence with Israel in eastern Gaza Strip cities, except for northern Gaza due to bad weather.
Hundreds, including children and women, approached the border fence with Israel in front of each encampment and gathered tens of meters away from the main border fence, attempting to throw stones at the Israeli forces.
Although the demonstrators gathered in areas open to the Israeli snipers stationed on the top of the sand berms and military watchtowers and inside and behind the military jeeps, the Israeli forces fired live and rubber bullets in addition to a barrage of teargas canisters.
The Israeli shooting, which continued at around 17:00, resulted in the killing of a civilian identified as Karam Mohamed No’man Fayyad (26), from Khan Yunis.
Karam was hit with a live bullet to the head at approximately 16:00, while present around 150 meters away from the border fence. He was then taken to the European Hospital, where his death was declared at approximately 18:00. Karam’s family said that he was suffering from mental disorder.
Moreover, 18 civilians, including 4 children and 2 paramedics (female and male), were wounded. In addition, hundreds suffered tear gas inhalation and seizures due to tear gas canisters that were fired by the Israeli forces from the military jeeps and riffles in the eastern Gaza Strip.
The following table shows the number of civilian victims due to the Israeli forces’ suppression of the Great March of Return since its beginning on 30 March:
Notes Medical Crews Journalists Women Children Total Casualties
Among those Killed, there were 8
Persons with Disabilities and a girl. 3 2 1 35 180 Killed
Among those wounded, 513 are
in serious condition and 101 had
their lower or upper limbs amputated;
89 lower-limb amputations, 2 upper-limb
amputations, 10 finger amputations and
17 children had their limbs amputated
according to the Ministry of Health.
The number of those wounded only 155 134 292 1832 10,066 Wounded
include those wounded with live bullets
and directly hit with tear gas canisters as
there have been thousand others who
suffered tear gas inhalation and sustained
bruises.
PCHR emphasizes that continuously targeting civilians, who exercise their right to peaceful assembly or while carrying out their humanitarian duty, is a serious violation of the rules of international law, international humanitarian law, the ICC Rome Statute and Fourth Geneva Convention.
Thus, PCHR calls upon the ICC Prosecutor to open an official investigation in these crimes and to prosecute and hold accountable all those applying or involved in issuing orders within the Israeli Forces at the security and political echelons.
PCHR hereby condemns the excessive use of force and commission of crimes by the Israeli forces despite the prevailed calmness, believing it is as a result of Israel’s enjoying impunity thanks to the U.S. and so encouraging the Israeli forces to commit further crimes upon an official decision by the highest military and political echelons.
PCHR also reiterates its call upon the High Contracting Parties to the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention to fulfill their obligations under Article 1; i.e., to respect and ensure respect for the Convention in all circumstances and their obligations under Article 146 to prosecute persons alleged to commit grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
PCHR calls upon Switzerland, in its capacity as the Depository State for the Convention, to demand the High Contracting Parties to convene a meeting and ensure Israel’s respect for this Convention, noting that these grave breaches constitute war crimes under Article 147 of the same Convention and Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions regarding the guarantee of Palestinian civilians’ right to protection in the occupied territories.
Public Document
**************************************
Follow PCHR on Facebook and Twitter
For more information please call PCHR office in Gaza, Gaza Strip, on +972 8 2824776 – 2825893
Gaza- Jamal ‘Abdel Nasser “al-Thalathini” Street – Al-Roya Building- Floor 12 , El Remal, PO Box 1328 Gaza, Gaza Strip. E-mail: [email protected], Webpage http://www.pchrgaza.org
According to observations by PCHR’s fieldworkers, for the ninth week since the beginning of the Return March on 30 March 2018, though the demonstrators were around tens of meters away from the border fence, the Israeli forces who stationed in prone positions and in military jeeps along the fence continued to use excessive force against the demonstrators by opening fire and firing teargas canisters at them, without the later posing any imminent threat or danger to the life of soldiers.
According to PCHR’s documentations, the civilian killed was the 8th one of persons with disabilities, who were killed by the Israeli forces during the Return March.
On 28 December 2018, the incidents were as follows:
At approximately 14:30, thousands of civilians, including women, children and entire families, started swarming to the five encampments established by the Supreme National Authority of Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege adjacent to the border fence with Israel in eastern Gaza Strip cities, except for northern Gaza due to bad weather.
Hundreds, including children and women, approached the border fence with Israel in front of each encampment and gathered tens of meters away from the main border fence, attempting to throw stones at the Israeli forces.
Although the demonstrators gathered in areas open to the Israeli snipers stationed on the top of the sand berms and military watchtowers and inside and behind the military jeeps, the Israeli forces fired live and rubber bullets in addition to a barrage of teargas canisters.
The Israeli shooting, which continued at around 17:00, resulted in the killing of a civilian identified as Karam Mohamed No’man Fayyad (26), from Khan Yunis.
Karam was hit with a live bullet to the head at approximately 16:00, while present around 150 meters away from the border fence. He was then taken to the European Hospital, where his death was declared at approximately 18:00. Karam’s family said that he was suffering from mental disorder.
Moreover, 18 civilians, including 4 children and 2 paramedics (female and male), were wounded. In addition, hundreds suffered tear gas inhalation and seizures due to tear gas canisters that were fired by the Israeli forces from the military jeeps and riffles in the eastern Gaza Strip.
The following table shows the number of civilian victims due to the Israeli forces’ suppression of the Great March of Return since its beginning on 30 March:
Notes Medical Crews Journalists Women Children Total Casualties
Among those Killed, there were 8
Persons with Disabilities and a girl. 3 2 1 35 180 Killed
Among those wounded, 513 are
in serious condition and 101 had
their lower or upper limbs amputated;
89 lower-limb amputations, 2 upper-limb
amputations, 10 finger amputations and
17 children had their limbs amputated
according to the Ministry of Health.
The number of those wounded only 155 134 292 1832 10,066 Wounded
include those wounded with live bullets
and directly hit with tear gas canisters as
there have been thousand others who
suffered tear gas inhalation and sustained
bruises.
PCHR emphasizes that continuously targeting civilians, who exercise their right to peaceful assembly or while carrying out their humanitarian duty, is a serious violation of the rules of international law, international humanitarian law, the ICC Rome Statute and Fourth Geneva Convention.
Thus, PCHR calls upon the ICC Prosecutor to open an official investigation in these crimes and to prosecute and hold accountable all those applying or involved in issuing orders within the Israeli Forces at the security and political echelons.
PCHR hereby condemns the excessive use of force and commission of crimes by the Israeli forces despite the prevailed calmness, believing it is as a result of Israel’s enjoying impunity thanks to the U.S. and so encouraging the Israeli forces to commit further crimes upon an official decision by the highest military and political echelons.
PCHR also reiterates its call upon the High Contracting Parties to the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention to fulfill their obligations under Article 1; i.e., to respect and ensure respect for the Convention in all circumstances and their obligations under Article 146 to prosecute persons alleged to commit grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
PCHR calls upon Switzerland, in its capacity as the Depository State for the Convention, to demand the High Contracting Parties to convene a meeting and ensure Israel’s respect for this Convention, noting that these grave breaches constitute war crimes under Article 147 of the same Convention and Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions regarding the guarantee of Palestinian civilians’ right to protection in the occupied territories.
Public Document
**************************************
Follow PCHR on Facebook and Twitter
For more information please call PCHR office in Gaza, Gaza Strip, on +972 8 2824776 – 2825893
Gaza- Jamal ‘Abdel Nasser “al-Thalathini” Street – Al-Roya Building- Floor 12 , El Remal, PO Box 1328 Gaza, Gaza Strip. E-mail: [email protected], Webpage http://www.pchrgaza.org
Karam Fayyad, 26
A disabled Palestinian youth was killed on Friday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) heavily opened fire at the peaceful protesters taking part in the Great March of Return on Gaza border.
Gaza Ministry of Health announced that Karam Fayyad, 26, died moments after he was shot by an IOF sniper east of Khan Younis city in the southern area of the Gaza Strip.
The PIC reporters said that sixe Palestinians were injured in the protests by live ammunition, while dozens others choked on teargas.
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Disabled Palestinian, Injure Eight In Gaza
Israeli soldiers killed, Friday, one Palestinian, and injured at least eight, including a medic and a photojournalist, during the Great March Of Return processions in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Health Ministry said two of the wounded suffered life-threatening injuries.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, said the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, high-velocity gas bombs and concussion grenades at the marchers, killing a young man, and wounding eight others.
Dr. al-Qedra stated that the soldiers killed Karam Mohammad No’man Fayyad, 26, a disabled Palestinian, after shooting him with a live round in the head, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region. video video
The soldiers also shot eight Palestinians with live ammunition, including a child who was shot in the neck, a journalist and a female medic, along the perimeter fence areas, in the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip, as the Great Return March processions continue for the fortieth consecutive week.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers fired a barrage of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to high-velocity gas bombs and concussion grenades, especially east of Gaza city, al-Boreij refugee camp, Khan Younis and Rafah.
It is worth mentioning that, since the Great Return March procession started in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has killed at least 190 Palestinians, and injured more than 25,000 others.
No Israeli soldiers have been killed by Palestinian demonstrators participating in the ‘Great March of Return’ that has taken place each Friday since March 30th.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), a total of 295 Palestinians were killed and over 29,000 were injured in 2018 by Israeli forces.
This is the highest death toll in a single year since the Gaza conflict of 2014 and the highest number of injuries recorded since OCHA began documenting casualties in the oPt in 2005.
About 61 per cent of the fatalities (180 people) and 79 per cent of the injuries (over 23,000) were in the context of Gaza’s ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations by the fence. Across the oPt, 57 of the Palestinian fatalities and about 7,000 of the injuries were under 18 years of age. At least 28 of the Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 2018 were members of armed groups in Gaza and another 15 were perpetrators or alleged perpetrators of attacks against Israelis in the West Bank.
A total of 14 Israelis were killed during the year by Palestinians and at least 137 others were injured. While the number of fatalities is nearly the same as in 2017 (15 people), the proportion of civilians among these fatalities (50 per cent) increased compared to the previous year (27 per cent).
A disabled Palestinian youth was killed on Friday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) heavily opened fire at the peaceful protesters taking part in the Great March of Return on Gaza border.
Gaza Ministry of Health announced that Karam Fayyad, 26, died moments after he was shot by an IOF sniper east of Khan Younis city in the southern area of the Gaza Strip.
The PIC reporters said that sixe Palestinians were injured in the protests by live ammunition, while dozens others choked on teargas.
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Disabled Palestinian, Injure Eight In Gaza
Israeli soldiers killed, Friday, one Palestinian, and injured at least eight, including a medic and a photojournalist, during the Great March Of Return processions in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Health Ministry said two of the wounded suffered life-threatening injuries.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, said the soldiers fired dozens of live rounds, high-velocity gas bombs and concussion grenades at the marchers, killing a young man, and wounding eight others.
Dr. al-Qedra stated that the soldiers killed Karam Mohammad No’man Fayyad, 26, a disabled Palestinian, after shooting him with a live round in the head, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region. video video
The soldiers also shot eight Palestinians with live ammunition, including a child who was shot in the neck, a journalist and a female medic, along the perimeter fence areas, in the eastern parts of the Gaza Strip, as the Great Return March processions continue for the fortieth consecutive week.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers fired a barrage of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, in addition to high-velocity gas bombs and concussion grenades, especially east of Gaza city, al-Boreij refugee camp, Khan Younis and Rafah.
It is worth mentioning that, since the Great Return March procession started in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has killed at least 190 Palestinians, and injured more than 25,000 others.
No Israeli soldiers have been killed by Palestinian demonstrators participating in the ‘Great March of Return’ that has taken place each Friday since March 30th.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), a total of 295 Palestinians were killed and over 29,000 were injured in 2018 by Israeli forces.
This is the highest death toll in a single year since the Gaza conflict of 2014 and the highest number of injuries recorded since OCHA began documenting casualties in the oPt in 2005.
About 61 per cent of the fatalities (180 people) and 79 per cent of the injuries (over 23,000) were in the context of Gaza’s ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations by the fence. Across the oPt, 57 of the Palestinian fatalities and about 7,000 of the injuries were under 18 years of age. At least 28 of the Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 2018 were members of armed groups in Gaza and another 15 were perpetrators or alleged perpetrators of attacks against Israelis in the West Bank.
A total of 14 Israelis were killed during the year by Palestinians and at least 137 others were injured. While the number of fatalities is nearly the same as in 2017 (15 people), the proportion of civilians among these fatalities (50 per cent) increased compared to the previous year (27 per cent).
Several Palestinian protesters suffered injuries when Israeli soldiers attacked the March of Return rallies that were staged in different border areas of the besieged Gaza Strip on Friday afternoon.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that five protesters suffered bullet injuries, including one in critical condition.
Dozens also suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes during the protests, according to the PIC reporter.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that five protesters suffered bullet injuries, including one in critical condition.
Dozens also suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes during the protests, according to the PIC reporter.
24 dec 2018
Israeli forces attacked, Monday, the Naval March protest taking place along the northern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip. The peaceful protests, taking place for 21 weeks, with the intent of ending the 11 year Israeli/Egyptian blockade on Gaza.
Israeli forces injured at least 27 Palestinian protesters, Maan News Agency reported, 14 of whom were hit with live ammunition, while several others suffered the smothering effects of tear-gas inhalation, medical sources stated.
In the Mediterranean Sea, the Israeli Navy ships, also shot live fire, tear-gas, and rubber-coated steel bullets, at the Palestinian boats, taking part in the peaceful demonstration.
Since 2007, the Gaza Strip has been under an Israeli and Egyptian blockade, via land, water, and sea, all prior attempts to lift the blockade, have been unsuccessful.
The movement of nearly 2 million inhabitants of Gaza is severely restricted as a result of what Israel claims is security reasons.
Israeli forces injured at least 27 Palestinian protesters, Maan News Agency reported, 14 of whom were hit with live ammunition, while several others suffered the smothering effects of tear-gas inhalation, medical sources stated.
In the Mediterranean Sea, the Israeli Navy ships, also shot live fire, tear-gas, and rubber-coated steel bullets, at the Palestinian boats, taking part in the peaceful demonstration.
Since 2007, the Gaza Strip has been under an Israeli and Egyptian blockade, via land, water, and sea, all prior attempts to lift the blockade, have been unsuccessful.
The movement of nearly 2 million inhabitants of Gaza is severely restricted as a result of what Israel claims is security reasons.
Two Palestinians were injured Monday evening after Israeli Occupation Forces opened their machinegun fire at a group of youths east of Khan Younis, to the south of Gaza Strip.
The PIC reporter said that Israeli forces opened fire at a group of Palestinian gathered east of Kuza’a town, east of Khan Younis, injuring two of them.
The two injured youths were immediately taken to hospital for treatment, he added.
Israel routinely violated 2014 ceasefire agreement by opening fire at Israeli fishermen and farmers at Gaza borders.
The PIC reporter said that Israeli forces opened fire at a group of Palestinian gathered east of Kuza’a town, east of Khan Younis, injuring two of them.
The two injured youths were immediately taken to hospital for treatment, he added.
Israel routinely violated 2014 ceasefire agreement by opening fire at Israeli fishermen and farmers at Gaza borders.
Israeli warplanes on Monday morning launched a series of mock raids toward the blockaded Gaza Strip.
A PIC news reporter said mock air strikes were conducted in Gaza’s sky by the Israeli occupation army, resulting in a state of panic and terror among children and women.
The mock raids came shortly after the Palestinian resistance vowed to take a firm stance in response to Israel’s simmering crimes against the Palestinian people and declared next Friday a decisive moment in reference to the mass protests set to be staged at the Gaza border.
A PIC news reporter said mock air strikes were conducted in Gaza’s sky by the Israeli occupation army, resulting in a state of panic and terror among children and women.
The mock raids came shortly after the Palestinian resistance vowed to take a firm stance in response to Israel’s simmering crimes against the Palestinian people and declared next Friday a decisive moment in reference to the mass protests set to be staged at the Gaza border.
23 dec 2018
The Israeli occupation army has raised its security measures along the border with the Gaza Strip for fear of attacks on Israeli targets in response to the killing of four Palestinian protesters by Israeli gunfire last Friday.
According to the Hebrew website Walla, the army took several precautionary measures, including restrictions on the movement of Israelis on roads near the border with Gaza.
This came after the major Palestinian resistance factions convened a meeting on Saturday and discussed the possibility of responding to Israel’s deadly attacks on Palestinian protesters during March of Return rallies in eastern border areas of Gaza.
The joint operations room of the resistance factions said in a statement that the resistance would have a clear position on Sunday towards the Israeli occupation’s arrogance and its crimes against Gaza protesters.
According to the Hebrew website Walla, the army took several precautionary measures, including restrictions on the movement of Israelis on roads near the border with Gaza.
This came after the major Palestinian resistance factions convened a meeting on Saturday and discussed the possibility of responding to Israel’s deadly attacks on Palestinian protesters during March of Return rallies in eastern border areas of Gaza.
The joint operations room of the resistance factions said in a statement that the resistance would have a clear position on Sunday towards the Israeli occupation’s arrogance and its crimes against Gaza protesters.
22 dec 2018
The Palestinian resistance Joint Operations Room in the Gaza Strip on Saturday announced that consultations are underway to decide its response to the Israeli crimes against the Great March of Return protesters.
This was voiced in a statement following the Israeli army's recent killing of four Palestinians in the Great March of Return.
The Israeli occupation army on Friday heavily opened fire at peaceful protesters on Gaza border, killing four and injuring dozens of them.
According to Gaza's Ministry of Health, the martyrs were identified as Mohammed Jahjouh, 16, Abdulaziz Abu Shari'a, 28, Maher Yasin, 40, and Ayman Shbeir, 18.
This was voiced in a statement following the Israeli army's recent killing of four Palestinians in the Great March of Return.
The Israeli occupation army on Friday heavily opened fire at peaceful protesters on Gaza border, killing four and injuring dozens of them.
According to Gaza's Ministry of Health, the martyrs were identified as Mohammed Jahjouh, 16, Abdulaziz Abu Shari'a, 28, Maher Yasin, 40, and Ayman Shbeir, 18.
Ayman Monir Mohammad Shbair, 18
The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has reported, earlier Saturday, that a young Palestinian man, 18 years of age, died from serious wounds he suffered, Friday, after Israeli soldiers shot him with live fire, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, said that Ayman Monir Mohammad Shbair, 18, was shot in the abdomen before he received the urgently needed treatment by field medics, and was rushed to a local hospital in a very serious condition.
Shbair, from Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, underwent a surgery and remained in the intensive care unit until he succumbed to his wounds.
On Friday, Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Palestinians, including one child and a man with a mobility impairment, and injured 115 others, including four medics and two journalists, during the Great Return March nonviolent processions.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as Maher Atiya Yassin, 40, Abdul-Aziz Ibrahim Abu Sharia, 28, and Mohammad Mo’in al-Jahjouh, 16.
The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has reported, earlier Saturday, that a young Palestinian man, 18 years of age, died from serious wounds he suffered, Friday, after Israeli soldiers shot him with live fire, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, said that Ayman Monir Mohammad Shbair, 18, was shot in the abdomen before he received the urgently needed treatment by field medics, and was rushed to a local hospital in a very serious condition.
Shbair, from Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, underwent a surgery and remained in the intensive care unit until he succumbed to his wounds.
On Friday, Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Palestinians, including one child and a man with a mobility impairment, and injured 115 others, including four medics and two journalists, during the Great Return March nonviolent processions.
The slain Palestinians have been identified as Maher Atiya Yassin, 40, Abdul-Aziz Ibrahim Abu Sharia, 28, and Mohammad Mo’in al-Jahjouh, 16.
Page: 61 - 60 - 59 - 58 - 57 - 56 - 55 - 54 - 53 - 52 - 51 - 50 - 49 - 48 - 47 - 46 - 45 - 44 - 43 - 42 - 41 - 40
