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by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News

In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 06- 12 Dec 2012, Israeli Forces killed 1 Palestinian child in Hebron in the southern West Bank. 1 Palestinian civilian and 1 member of an armed group died of wounds they had sustained during the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. 8 Palestinian civilians were wounded in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip:

In the Gaza Strip, 2 Palestinians, including 1 civilian, died of wounds they had sustained during the latest Israeli offensive. On 09 December 2012, Nasser Zaidan al-Nahhal, 49, from al-Shati' refugee camp, was pronounced dead medical sources in Egypt; he died of wounds that he sustained on 18 November 2012, when an Israeli gunboat targeted a Palestinian in al-Shati' refugee camp. As a result of the attack, the targeted person and 1 little girl, who was playing in the area, were killed and 5 others, including al-Nahhal, were wounded.

On 12 December 2012, Abdullah Mahmoud Abdul Fatah 'Asqoul, 24, from al-Qarara, was pronounced dead medical sources in Egypt; he died of wounds that he sustained during the latest Israeli offensive on Gaza. 'Asqoul is a member of an armed group and was wounded on 17 November 2012 when an Israeli warplane bombarded the al-Zanna area in the east of Khan Yunis. 'Asqoul and another member of an armed group were wounded in the attack.

On 09 December 2012, at approximately 12:00, Israeli forces took position at the observation towers of the border fence near Beit Hanoun “Eirez”, located in northwestern Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza Strip. They opened fire at a group of workers who were collecting stones and grits from the rubble of the destroyed buildings in the “Eirez” Industrial area. As a result of these shootings, Abdullah Salim Abu Jari, (23), living in Um al-Naser village in northern Gaza Strip, sustained injuries in his left leg. He sustained these injuries while he was 300 meters away from the border fence. A group of workers then transferred him by a cart to the road and from there he was transported to the Martyr Kamal Odwan hospital in Beit Lahia. His wounds were described as moderate. It should be mentioned that Palestinian workers usually collect stones and grits from the rubble of destroyed buildings to use them in the construction and reconstruction process, particularly because the entry of building materials in Gaza Strip has been restricted since Israeli forces imposed the closure on the strip more than 6 years ago.

On 12 December 2012, 1 Palestinian worker was wounded when Israeli infantry moved 150 meters to the south of the border fence, northwest of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers opened fire at a group of workers, who were collecting gravel and firewood.

Israel has continued to impose a total closure and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.

Israeli attacks in the West Bank:

Israeli forces conducted 70 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, during which the forces abducted 45 Palestinians, including 5 boys and 1 girl.

In the West Bank, in an example of excessive use of lethal force, on 12 December 2012, Israeli forces killed a 17-year old Palestinian child when a female Israeli soldier from the Border Guard Forces opened fire at him and killed him. According to the findings of investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 18:30 on Wednesday, 12 December 2012, Mohammed Ziad Awad al-Salayma, 17, was on his way home after buying a cake to celebrate his birthday, which was on the same day. When he arrived at an Israeli checkpoint that is established at the entrance of al-Masharqa neighborhood, Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint were detaining a child, who had a plastic pistol. Once al-Salayma reached the checkpoint, an Israeli female soldier fired at him from a close range; as a result, he was hit by three bullets that penetrated his body and killed him immediately. Israeli forces kept his body for over two hours before delivering him to an ambulance belonging to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS). As a precondition for the release of his body, Israeli forces prohibited the burial of al-Salayma in a cemetery close to the limitation zone in al-Sheikh area in the centre of the Old City.

On 11 December 2012, Israeli forces wounded 1 Palestinian civilian when they moved into Ni'lin village, west of Ramallah, where dozens of boys were protesting. Israeli forces opened fire and wounded 1 Palestinian civilian in the left leg.

Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against peaceful protests organised by Palestinian civilians and Israeli and international human rights defenders. 5 Palestinians were wounded, including 1 child, while participating in the al-Nabi Saleh weekly protest. In addition, dozens of Palestinians suffered from tear gas inhalation and sustained bruises.

Israeli forces raided 3 the offices of civil and human rights organisations in Ramallah and confiscated some of their contents.

Israeli forces established dozens of checkpoints in the West Bank. At least 2 Palestinians were abducted at checkpoints in the West Bank.

Israeli attacks on non-violent demonstrations:

Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against peaceful protests in the West Bank. At least 5 Palestinian civilians, including 1 child, were wounded in Bil'ein weekly protest, west of Ramallah.

Read full report at PCHR News Source Link