Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (22-28 July 2010)

An Israeli soldier detains a Palestinian boy during
clashes with Israeli settlers, not seen, on the outskirts
of Borin village near Nablus.

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

● IOF shot and killed a Palestinian worker in the northern West Bank.

● IOF continued to use force against peaceful protests in the West Bank.

Four international human rights defenders and one Palestinian photojournalist were injured.
- IOF arrested twenty-one civilians, including twelve international human rights defenders, one of whom is Luisa Morgantini.

● IOF continued to fire at Palestinian farmers and workers in border areas of the Gaza Strip.

One Palestinian civilian was seriously wounded in the northern Gaza Strip.

● IOF bombarded tunnels and civilian property in the Gaza Strip.

IOF destroyed a plastic and iron pipe store in the central Gaza Strip.

● IOF conducted twenty-five incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and five limited incursions into the Gaza Strip.

IOF arrested thirteen Palestinian civilians.

● Israel has continued to impose a total siege on the OPT and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.

Israeli troops stationed at military checkpoints and border crossings in the West Bank arrested nine Palestinian civilians, including six children and one woman.

● Israel has continued to take measures aimed at creating a Jewish demographic majority in Jerusalem.

The Israeli Municipality of Jerusalem has continued to chase and confiscate goods of Palestinian street vendors.

●· IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.

IOF ordered the halt of construction works n six houses in Ethna village near Hebron.
Israeli settlers continued to attack Palestinian civilians.