Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in Occupied Palestine
Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law in the OPT continued during the reporting period (12 – 18 April 2012):
Shooting: During the reporting period, IOF wounded 19 civilians, including two children and two Israeli human rights defenders, in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. ■ In the West Bank, IOF wounded 17 civilians, including two children and two Israeli human rights defenders, during the dispersion of peaceful demonstrations organized in protest to the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. Dozens of civilians also suffered from tear gas inhalation. ■ In the Gaza Strip, on 17 and 18 April 2012, two Palestinian civilians, including a woman, were wounded when IOF positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel opened fire at Palestinian houses and agricultural land in Khuza’a village, east of Khan Yunis. ■ On 13 April 2012, Israeli naval troops arrested 3 Palestinian fishermen and confiscated their boat in the northern Gaza Strip. The fishermen were released later, but the boat remained in custody. Incursions: During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 56 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. ■ In the Gaza Strip, IOF conducted one limited incursion into the central Gaza Strip. [...]