PCHR weekly report 23/12 - 29/12/2010: 2 civilians killed, 4 injured

exracts from PCHR weekly report 23/12 - 29/12/2010:

IOF killed two Palestinians shepherd in the Gaza Strip. 

IOF continued to fire at Palestinian workers, farmers and fishermen in border areas in the Gaza Strip.  
4 Palestinian civilians were wounded. 


Thursday, 23 December 2010 

At approximately 06:30, Israeli soldiers stationed on observation towers to the north of Beit Lahia town in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire at a number of Palestinian workers who were collecting scraps of construction materials from a site where the evacuated Israeli settlement of "Elli Sinai" used to stand. As a result, Mohammed 'Aayesh al-Hossoumi, 19, from Beit Lahia, was wounded by a bullet to the left thigh, when he was nearly 300 meters away from the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel.

At approximately 09:00, Israeli soldiers stationed at the northeastern border of the Gaza Strip opened fire at a number of Palestinian farmers who were cropping vegetables near the evacuated Israeli settlement of "Elli Sinani." As a result, Hatem Isma'il Shalha, 17, was wounded by shrapnel of bullets to the head, when he was nearly 200 meters away from the border.

At approximately 10:55, Israeli soldiers stationed on observation towers on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the north of the Bedouin Village in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire at a number of Palestinian shepherds who were grazing animals in the north of village. As a result, Salama Hazzaa' Musleh Abu Hashish, 19, was seriously wounded by a bullet to the abdomen.  They was transported on an animal cart to the main road, and was then evacuated in an ambulance to Kamal 'Edwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. He underwent an emergency surgery, but he was pronounced dead at approximately 17:30. 

At approximately 13:20, Israeli soldiers stationed at the northeastern border of the Gaza Strip opened fire at a number of Palestinian workers who were collecting scraps of construction materials from a site where the evacuated Israeli settlement of "Elli Sinani" used to stand. As a result, Mahmoud Saleh Karim, 17, from al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza, was wounded by a bullet to the left hand, when he was nearly 500 meters away from the border.

Saturday, 25 December 2010


At approximately 15:00, Israeli soldiers stationed on observation towers on the northwestern border of the Gaza Strip opened fire at Palestinian fishermen who were fishing near Beit Lahia beach in the northern Gaza Strip. As a result, Ahmed Mohammed Zayed, 25, from Beit Lahia, was wounded by a bullet to the right foot. 

Tuesday, 28 December 2010


In the afternoon, IOF killed a Palestinian civilian near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of Khan Yunis. According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 15:45, Hassan Mohammed Qudaih, 19, and 4 of his relatives went to the border area in the east of Khuza'a village, east of Khan Yunis, where two members of the Palestinian were killed during armed clashes with IOF on Sunday, about 300 meters away from the border. Israeli soldiers positioned at the border fired at these civilians, so they fled towards Khuza'a village. The other four civilians were able to flee, while Qudaih was wounded by a bullet and fell onto ground. He crept towards the west and phoned his relatives and friends asking for help. However, Israeli soldiers continued to fire at the area, and no one was able to attend him. About half an hour later, Israeli soldiers fired a shell at the area where Hassan was lying. As a result, he was instantly killed. Medical crews were able to evacuate his body at approximately 17:15.


     
 Wednesday, 22 December 2010 


At approximately 10:45, Israeli soldiers positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalya opened fire at Palestinian farmers in the area. The farmers were forced to flee from the area. No casualties were reported.