PCHR: Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Extra- Judicial Execution in Gaza City

21 - 27 June 2007

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

· 16 Palestinians, 2 children and 2 brothers, were killed by IOF in the OPT.

· 12 of the victims were killed by IOF in the Gaza Strip in a few hours.

· 7 of the victims are civilians.

· 3 of the victims were extra-judicially executed by IOF.

· 61 Palestinians, mostly civilians, including a woman, were wounded by IOF gunfire in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

· 2 human rights defenders were wounded by IOF gunfire.

· IOF conducted 23 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, and 4 incursions into the Gaza Strip.

· IOF arrested 15 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and 4 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 is likely to emerge.

· IOF positioned at various checkpoints and border crossings in the West Bank arrested 4 Palestinian civilians.


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