This is a weekly summary of israeli war crimes committed in Palestine for the week ending 26 April 2006, 2mins, english
PCHR Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
http://www.pchrgaza.org
Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
No. 16/2006
20- 26 Apr. 2006
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Escalate Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)
÷ 3 Palestinians killed by IOF.
÷ Two Palestinians were extra-judicially executed by IOF in Bethlehem.
÷ 20 Palestinian civilians, including 10 children, were wounded by the IOF gunfire.
÷ IOF continued to shell Palestinian areas in the Gaza Strip, especially the northern area, wounding 3 Palestinian civilians and damaging a number of houses and civilian facilities.
÷ IOF conducted 38 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, especially Nablus.
÷ 72 Palestinian civilians, including 5 children and 4 women, were arrested by IOF.
÷ One house was transformed by IOF into a military site.
÷ IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT; a Palestinian civilian drowned in rain floods when he attempted to bypass a checkpoint near Nablus; IOF have closed border crossings of the Gaza Strip; the north of the West Bank has been separated from its south; and IOF arrested 5 Palestinian civilians, including a girl, at checkpoints in the West Bank.
÷ IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall in the West Bank; IOF razed areas of land in Yatta village, south of Hebron, and IOF used force against peaceful demonstrations organized in protest to the construction of the Wall.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law continued in the OPT during the reported period (20 â
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