On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

11 - 17 Oct. 2007

The suffering of Palestinian civilians at Israeli military checkpoints continues


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


5 Palestinians, including an old man, were killed by IOF.

2 of the victims were extra-judicially executed by IOF.

31 Palestinians, including 8 children, 2 women and a journalist, were wounded by IOF.

IOF conducted 34 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 5 ones into the Gaza Strip.

IOF arrested 54 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and 3 others in the Gaza Strip.

IOF arrested 4 Palestinian fishermen opposite to Rafah seashore.

IOF razed at least 163 donums[1] of agricultural land and demolished a house in the Gaza Strip.

IOF destroyed an under-construction house in Qalqilya.

IOF transformed a number of houses into military sites.

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.

Palestinian civilians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have been denied access to Jerusalem.

IOF troops arrested 5 Palestinian civilians at checkpoints in the West Bank.

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

Summary