Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

12 - 18 July 2007

Palestinian civilians arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces in Gaza Strip

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


IOF killed a Palestinian at Ennab checkpoint, east of Tulkarm.

4 Palestinians and an international human rights defender were wounded by IOF gunfire in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

IOF conducted 20 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, and 2 incursions into the Gaza Strip.

IOF razed at least 118 donums[1] of agricultural land in the Gaza Strip.

IOF arrested 30 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, and 3 others 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 and a humanitarian crisis has emerged.

At least 6,000 Palestinians have been stuck at the Egyptian side of Rafah International Crossing Point, and the number of deaths among them has mounted to 16.

IOF positioned at various checkpoints in the West Bank arrested a Palestinian civilian.

IOF have continued settlement activities and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property in the West Bank.

IOF demolished 5 houses in the West Bank, including 3 ones in Jerusalem.

Israeli settlers took over 30 donums of land in Hebron.


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