Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

7 - 13 February 2008

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

10 Palestinians, including a school teacher and 3 brothers, were killed by IOF and an 11th one died from a previous wound in the Gaza Strip.

40 Palestinians, mostly civilians, including 9 women and 8 children, were wounded by the IOF gunfire in the Gaza Strip and 2 others in the West Bank.

IOF conducted 31 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 6 into the Gaza Strip.

IOF arrested 77 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, and 5 others in the Gaza Strip.

IOF waged a harsh campaign against money exchange shops; they confiscated at least 3 million NIS (approximately US$ 830,000) and closed a number of shops.

IOF razed 20 donums[1] of agricultural land in Wadi al-Salqa village in the central Gaza Strip.
IOF continued to shell Palestinian civilian facilities.

IOF destroyed a refrigerator, a factory and 2 workshops.

IOF damaged dozens of houses.

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

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

IOF demolished a house in Jerusalem.


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