Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Israel continues to build the Annexation Wall inside the West Bank despite its catastrophic impact on the lives of Palestinian civilians

14 - 20 December, 2006

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

*9 Palestinians, including a child, were killed by IOF in the West Bank.

*4 of the victims were extra-judicially executed by IOF.

*12 Palestinians, including 7 children and a woman, were wounded by IOF.

*IOF conducted 30 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.

*IOF arrested 32 Palestinian civilians, including 3 children.

*IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT; IOF have isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world and IOF positioned at various checkpoints in the West Bank arrested 5 Palestinian civilians, including a child.

*IOF have continued to construct the Annexation Wall inside the West Ban; IOF have started to construct a section of the Wall around “Avni Hevetz” settlement, east of Tulkarm.

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