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by PCHR Gaza

In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 07- 13 March 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that Israeli forces killed a Palestinian civilian and wounded 5 others, including 3 children, in Hebron. In addition, a Palestinian civilian died from previous wounds in the West Bank.

3 Palestinian civilians, including a photojournalist, were wounded in protests against the annexation wall and settlement activities. A Palestinian civilian was wounded in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israeli attacks in the West Bank:

In the West Bank, on 12 March 2013, the Israeli forces killed a Palestinian civilian and wounded 5 others, including 2 children, one of whom is the victim’s brother, in the center al-Fawar refugee camp, south of Hebron. The victim as hit by a bullet to the jaw, and the Israeli force obstructed his evacuation to the hospital for 15 minutes.

On 07 March 2013, a Palestinian civilian died from a previous wound he had sustained on 22 February 2013, when the Israeli forces used force to disperse a peaceful demonstration organized in ‘Aaboud village, northwest of Ramallah, in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The victim was hit by a rubber-coated metal bullet to the head.

According to investigations conducted by PCHR, on 22 February 2013, following the Friday Prayer, dozens of Palestinian civilians gathered in the center of the said village to organize a peaceful protest in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike. The protestors went to the eastern entrance of the village near the adjacent settlement road. The Israeli forces stationed at the eastern entrance opened fire at them. As a result, 4 civilians, including Mohammed Asfour, were wounded. Asfour was wounded by a bullet to the head. He was transported to Rafidiya Hospital in Nablus. Following examination, it was found out that the bullet caused a fracture in the skull. On the same day, he underwent a surgery, but as he suffered from hemorrhage in the brain, the doctors conducted another surgery to him. Asfour had a coma and was transported to an Israeli hospital. However, he died on the above-mentioned date.

On 08 March 2013, 3 Palestinian civilians were wounded when the Israeli forces moved into al-Mazra’a al-Qibliya village, northwest of Ramallah, and fired at a number of young men and children who threw stones at them. On the same day, a Palestinian child was wounded in similar circumstances.

On 08 March 2013, 4 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded when the Israeli forces moved into al-Mughayar village, northeast of Ramallah, and fired at Palestinian civilians who intervened to protect 2 shepherds who were attacked by Israeli settlers.

The Israeli forces conducted 54 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank. 31 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children, were abducted in the West Bank.

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

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