Weekly Report on Human Rights Violations

A Palestinian boy sits on a wall as he looks at an Israeli soldier during an army operation in the West Bank city of Qalqilia, 28 April 2007. (Khaleel Reash/MaanImages)

3 May 2007

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


A Palestinian civilian and a member of the Palestinian Presidential Guard were killed by IOF in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, respectively.

Three Palestinian civilians were wounded by IOF gunfire in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

A French solidarity activist was wounded by IOF gunfire in Bal'ein village, west of Ramallah.

IOF conducted 28 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.

IOF arrested 55 Palestinian civilians, including six children and a woman.

IOF arrested a Palestinian civilian in the Gaza Strip.

IOF have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT.

IOF have isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.

IOF positioned at various checkpoints and border crossings in the West Bank arrested 13 Palestinian civilians, including two children.

IOF have continued to confiscate Palestinian land for the purpose of the construction of the Annexation Wall in the West Bank.

IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank.

Israeli settlers have continued to occupy a house in Hebron for the sixth consecutive week.

Israeli settlers attacked a family in Hebron.

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