IOF Opens Fire and Arrests One Palestinian East of Al Bureij RefugeeCamp

11-05-2015 06:12

Short Link : http://www.mezan.org/en/post/20248

At approximately 8:30 pm on Monday, 11 May 2015, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire at the eastern parts of Al Bureij refugee camp and launched flare bombs in the sky. While other tanks moved adjacent to the borders and the incursion continued for two hours. Israeli forces arrested Basel Shafeeq Khaled Abu Shawish, 24, resident of An-Nusairat camp, claiming that he was trying to cross the eastern borders. According to his family, they received a call at approximately 6:45 am on Tuesday 12 May 2015, from someone who introduced herself as Israeli police and informed them that their son is arrested and will be presented before the court within the week.

VICTIMS OF 1 YEAR OF CEASEFIRE - List of Palestinians killed or injured by IOF in Gaza Strip since the November 21, 2012 ceasefire - UPDATE 20-11-2013

The funeral of martyr Mahmoud Jarghoun 

Since November 22, 2012, 11 Palestinians have been killed and at least 122 Palestinians, including 25 children, have been wounded by IOF fire in Gaza Strip. One of the above mentioned Palestinians has been wounded twice, in 2 different incidents.

Six of the martyrs were civilians and 4 were fighters. One of the martyrs, was accused to be a Palestinian militant, but without his status being clear, at the exact moment when he was extrajudicially executed.

Seven of the wounded are fishermen who were shot in the sea, while the others are mostly protesters, workers and farmers shot in the areas close to the fence of the Green Line. Only one of the wounded is cited as a fighter. Also, 2 Palestinians have been injured by tear gas canister shot with weapon. Additionally, another 7 Palestinians (four of them fishermen) were injured not directly by the Israeli gunfire but because of Israeli shooting attacks or airstrikes.

The data are from PCHR weekly reports, unless otherwise noted. Additional links to the relevant posts of this blog, from other sources, are also provided.

This is not a complete list of Israeli violations of the ceasefire, as it contains only the incidents which resulted in injuries or deaths. 

Martyrs

• Anwar Abdul Hadi Msallam Qdeih, 20, was wounded in the head and died directly, in the east of Abassan and Khuza'a, east of Khan Yunis, on Friday 23 November.

• Mahmoud Ali Jarghoun, 20, was wounded by a bullet to the pelvis, in al-Shouka village, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday, 30 November 2012.Medical efforts to save his life failed and he was pronounced dead in the early morning on Saturday, 01 December 2012.
• Anwar Al Malouk, 19, wounded by gunshot to the abdomen, east of Jabalya, on Friday 11 January 2013, while 40 meters from the fence. Died while evacuated to the hospital. 
• Mustafa Abu Jarad, 20, shot in the forehead by sniper's fire, nearly 1,200 meters away from the border, north of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Monday 14 January 2013, while farming. Died in hospital.  
• Haitham Ziyad Ibrahim al-Meshal, 26, extrajudicially killed, when an Israeli warplane launched a missile, while he was riding a motorbike near Bader military site, in the northwest of Gaza, on Tuesday, 30 April 2013. Al-Meshal was affiliated to the Jihadist Salafist Group and a security officer in Shifa hospital in Gaza City. 
• Hussein Abdul Hadi AwadAllah (al-Nouri) (34), was killed by Israeli gunfire, while he attempted to cross the border fence, northeast of al-Bureij refugee camp, on Saturday 10 August 2013.
• Hweishel Ismail Hweishel Hanajra, 35, was killed having hit by several bullets in the back and one bullet in the back of the head, about 400 meters far from the border fence, east of al- Misreyin Street in the east of Beith Hanoun in the north of the Gaza Strip, on Monday 30 September 2013.
• Rabi’ Khalil Suleiman Baraka, 23, a member of the Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades, was killed by shrapnel to the head, during clashes after Israeli incursion, east of al-Qarara village, east of Khan Yunis,on Thursday, 31 October 2013.
• As a result of the Israeli shelling during those armed clashes, another 3 members of the Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades were killed when a tunnel was destroyed over them by Israeli forces:

1. Khaled Mohammed Jum’a Abu Bakra, 35;

2. Mohammed Rasheed Hussein Dawood, 26; and

3. Mohammed Essam Omar al-Qassas, 23.

Wounded

• 9 Palestinians wounded in the east of al-Faraheen area in Abassan, east of Khan Yunis, on Thursday 22 November 2012.

• 2 Palestinian wounded in the east of al-Shouka village in the east of Rafah, on Thursday 22 November 2012.

• 18 Palestinians wounded, including 3 children, in the east of Abassan and Khuza'a, east of Khan Yunis, on Friday 23 November

• 2 Palestinians wounded, including 1 child, Mohammed Nabil Ahmed Abu Eyadah, 14, lightly wounded in the head, east of ‘Abassan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday 25 November.

• 2 Palestinians wounded, east of Jablya in the northern Gaza Strip, on Monday 26 November 2012. The first sustained a bullet wound in the right thigh and shrapnel wounds in the right shoulder. The other one sustained a bullet to the left knee.

• 1 Palestinian, an 18-year-old boy sustained a bullet wound in his right knee, east of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday 27 November 2012

• 1 Palestinian, Abdul Fattah Ashraf Zaqout, 20, was wounded by 3 bullets to the abdomen and right arm, in the east of al-Shouka village, east of Rafah, on Tuesday 27 November 2012.

• 1 Palestinian, Hassan Ahmed Naseer, 26, was wounded by a bullet to the right knee, in the east of Beit Hanoun, on Wednesday, 28 November 2012.

• 8 Palestinians, including 3 children, were wounded, in the east of al-Bureij and al-Maghazi refugee camps in the central camps, on Wednesday, 28 November 2012.

• 1 Palestinian, Mahmoud Sami Na'im, 24, was wounded by shrapnel from a bullet in the chest, in the east of Beit Hanoun, on Wednesday, 28 November 2012.

• 1 Palestinian, Suleiman Saleh al-Najadi, 42, was wounded by a bullet to the back, in the east of al-Shouka village, east of Rafah, on Wednesday, 28 November 2012.

• 1 Palestinian child, Waheed Majed Adel al-Fseifis, 17, was wounded by a bullet to the left leg, on Thursday, 29 November 2012.

• 4 Palestinians, including 1 child wounded the east of Jabalya town in the north of the Gaza Strip, on Friday, 30 November 2012:

- Lo'ai Ahmed Kamel Abed Rabbu, 14; wounded by a bullet to the right leg;

- Ahmed Anwar al-Zaza, 18; wounded by a bullet to the right knee;

- Salman Osama Salman Abu Ajwa, 24, wounded by a bullet to the right leg;

- Ahmed Mesleh Salah, 26, wounded by a bullet to the right leg.

• 1 Palestinian, Bassam Mohammed Abu Rjaila, 22, was wounded by a bullet to the leg, in the east of Khan Yunis, on Friday, 30 November 2012.

• 4 Palestinians protesters wounded, in the northeast of al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on Friday, 30 November 2012:

- Hassan Hammad Ibrahim al-Tebri, 39, wounded by a bullet to the left leg;

- Ahmed Abdul Qader Omar Abu Jalal, 22, wounded by a bullet to the right leg;

- Mohammed Ahmed Sulaiman al-Awawda, 27, wounded by a bullet to the left leg;

- Mohammed As'ad Mohammed al-Bardini, 23, wounded by a bullet to the right thigh.

• 1 Palestinian child, Jihad Iyad Mohammed Abu Ouda, 16, was wounded by a bullet to the right leg, east of Beit Hanoun, on Friday, 30 November 2012.

• 1 Palestinian, Nedal Mohammed Abdallah, 21, was moderately wounded by a bullet to his right foot, east of Jabalya town in the northern Gaza Strip, on Saturday, 01 December 2012.

• 1 Palestinian, Mahmoud Mohammed al-Adgham, 23, was wounded by a bullet to his right foot, east of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip, on Saturday, 01 December 2012.

• 1 Palestinian, Sami Saeed Rabi’a Hamdiya, 28, was wounded by a bullet to his right knee, in the east of Beit Hanoun town in the northern Gaza Strip, on Saturday, 01 December 2012. 
•  3 Palestinians, wounded by Israeli gunfire, in the vicinity of their homes about one kilometer away from the separation fence  between Gaza Strip and Israel northeast of Wadi As-Salqa village, on Saturday 1 December 2012:
• Rabah Ahmed Khammash, 27;
• His brother Jihad, 23; and
• Ahmed Naief Al Louh, 25.  [Al Mezan]

 

• 1 Palestinian child shepherd, Jihad Mesbah Salim al-Sawarka, 16, wounded him in the left knee, while grazing sheep 300 meters away from the border fence, in the east of al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip, on Monday, 03 December 2012.

• 1 Palestinian worker, Abdullah Salim Abu Jari, 23, sustained injuries in his left leg, while he was 300 meters away from the border fence, in northwestern Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday, 09 December 2012.

• 1 Palestinian worker, Hamza Mohammed Rajab Ma’arouf, 19, wounded during IOF incursion, northwest of “Elissenai” settlement, northwest of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, 12 December 2012. He was 500 meters away from the border fence when they started firing.

• 1 Palestinian, Asef Rasmi Ibrahim al-Khaldi, 19, wounded by a bullet to the right arm, while  collecting aluminum and metal pieces from the landfill, which is 150 meters away from the border fence, in Wadi Gaza (Juhor al-Deek), on Thursday, 13 December 2012.

• 1 Palestinian, Mohammed Salah Qdeih, 22, was wounded by a bullet to the right hand, in the east of Khan Yunis, east of al-Faraheen area, 200 meters to the west of the border fence, on Friday, 14 December 2012.

• 1 Palestinian, Mo'men Mohammed al-Abed Nawwarah, 19, was seriously wounded by a bullet to the right leg, in the east of Jabalya, 150 meters away from the fence, on Friday, 14 December 2012.

• 1 Palestinian farmer, Khaled Sulaiman Abdul Karim Mhanna, 25, was seriously wounded by a bullet to abdomen that exited the back, while working at his farm, located 500 meters away from the border fence, east of Khan Yunis, on Sunday, 16 December 2012.

• 1 Palestinian fisherman, Mos'ad Abdul Razeq Baker, 38, wounded by a bullet to the left thigh, while sailing 7 nautical miles of Wadi Gaza shore, on Monday, 17 December 2012.

• 2 Palestinians protesters, including a child, were wounded, east of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip, 30 meters away from the fence, on Friday, 21 December 2012:

-Mohammed Ahmed Mahmoud ‘Ebeid, 21 was wounded by a bullet that penetrated his 2 legs.

-Mazen Jamal Mohammed Mesleh, 17 was seriously wounded by a bullet to the right and left knees.

• 2 Palestinians protesters, including a child, were wounded, north of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, 50 meters away from the fence, on Friday, 21 December 2012:

-Mohammed Mostafa Mohammed ‘Ashour, 31, was wounded by a bullet to the right leg; and

-Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed Salman, 15, was wounded by a bullet to the left leg (entered and exited).

• 1 Palestinian child worker, Ramzi Mohammed Rajab Ma'rouf, 17, was wounded by a bullet to the right leg, in the northern Gaza Strip, 500 meters away from the border fence, on Monday, 31 December 2012. 
•  1 Palestinian worker, Awad Abdullah Ali al-Za'anin, 36 wounded by shrapnel from a bullet in the right side of the head, while in a waste truck 150 meters away from the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, in Beit Hanoun landfill, on Saturday 5 January 2013. 

•  1 Palestinian, Omar Wadi, 21, wounded by shrapnel in both legs, east of Jabalya, on Friday 11 January 2013, while trying to save Anwar Al Malouk (martyr), who was 40 meters from the fence. 
• 1 Palestinian child, Mohammed Samir Ahmed Sorour, 17 wounded in the foot, by gunfire, north of Beit Lahiya, on Friday 18 January 2013.  
• 1 Palestinian child, Nahed Ahmed al-'Edini, 2, was wounded by a bullet to the left leg, east of Wadi al-Salqa village in the central Gaza Strip, on Saturday 19 January 2013. 
• 1 Palestinian worker, Abdullah Mohammed Sofian Mahmoud Ma’arouf, 18, was injured in the right leg that led to damaging it, north of al-Ghoul land, north of the former location of “Eli Sinai” settlement, northwest of Beit Lahiah in the northern Gaza Strip, on Monday 21 January 2013. 
• 4 Palestinians, including 2 children, injured by Israeli gunfire, while a few meters away to the west of the border fence, northeast of Islamic Martyrs cemetery, east of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip, on Friday 25 January 2013: 

1- Baker Hashem al-Fayoumi, 20, from al-Sheja’aya neighborhood, sustained shrapnel injuries in the left side of his neck in the right thigh;

2- Mohammed Hatem Mohammed Eidal-Summery, 16, from al-Sheja’aya neighborhood, sustained a seven centimeter long and 2 centimeter deep cut in the left cheek;

3- Faisal Naser Yousif al-Summery, 18, from al-Sheja’aya neighborhood, injured with a gunshot in his right thigh; 

4- Nidal Hussein Ahmed Nofal, 12, from Block 9 in Jabalya, injured with a gunshot in the left hand.

• 1 Palestinian, Mamdouh Muhanna Mansour al-Kafarnah, 19, was wounded by a bullet in the left thigh, north of Dimrah area, northeast of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday 29 January 2013
• 2 Palestinian children, wounded by Israeli gunfire,  while few meters away from the west of the border fence, east of Abu Safia area, east of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip, on Friday 1 February 2013:
  
  1- Ahmed Ra’afat Harb Abu Namous, 14, from Jabalya, seriously wounded by a bullet to his right leg which was severely damaged.  
  
  2- Ibrahim Akram Hassan Nassar, 16, wounded by a bullet in the right leg.  

•  2 Palestinian scrap and rubble collectors, wounded by Israeli gunfire, while 300 meters to the west of the border fence, east of al-Douh valley, northeast of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, 14 February 2013 :
  1. Hosam Samih Zaki al-Kafarna, 20, was wounded by a bullet to the left hand (entered and exited) and a bullet to 2 fingers in the right hand; and  2. Kamel Adham Hussein al-Kafarna, 20, was wounded by a bullet to the abdomen. 

• 2 Palestinian fishermen, including a child, wounded by Israeli Navy's gunfire while on a fishing boat, approximately 3 nautical miles off al-Sudaniya shore, north of Gaza City, on Monday, 18 February 2013:   

1. Abdul Razeq Mahmoud Jarbou', 16, from Gaza City, was wounded by a shrapnel in his right leg; and 2. Abdullah Mas'oud al-Ghoul, 24, from Gaza City, was wounded by a shrapnel in the left leg.

• 1 Palestinian fisherman, Ayman Adnan Mohammed Kabaja, 37, lightly wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet to the right leg and by shrapnel in the left hand, while on board of a fishing boat that was sailing 3 nautical miles of Beit Lahia shore in the northern Gaza Strip, on Thursday, 21 February 2013. 
• 2 Palestinians wounded by Israeli gunfire, while they were about 50 meters to the northeast of al-Shuhada' cemetery near the border fence,  east of Jabalya, north of the Gaza Strip,
  on Friday, 22 February 2013:  

1. Ali Hassan Abdul Rahman Mohammed Khalil, 20, from bloc (1) in Jabalya refugee camp, wounded by a bullet (entered and exited) to the left leg; and
2. Amen Rabah Abdul Khaleq Ali Hussein, 20, from al-Mahkama streets in Jabalya, wounded by a bullet to the left foot.

• 1 Palestinian, Montaser Samir Ali Mas'oud, 18, was wounded by a bullet to the right leg, while he was about 100 meters to the west of the fence, east of Abu Safiya area, east of Jabalya, north of the Gaza Strip, on Friday, 22 February 2013.
•  3 Palestinians wounded, while 100-300 meters away from the border fence, in the east of Abu Safiya area, east of Jabalya, on Friday, 01 March 2013: 

1. Jehad Nasser Jawdat Hmeid, 18, from Ijdaida area in al-Shuja'iya neighborhood in the east of Gaza City, wounded by a bullet to both legs (he suffers from a mental disorder);
2. Abdul Rahman Sa'id Abu Jalhoum, 23, from bloc "9" in Jabalya refugee camp, wounded by a bullet to the left leg that caused fractures.
3. Ahmed Abdul Fattah Ibrahim 'Ebeid, 20, from al-Na'ayma streets in Beit Hanoun, wounded by a bullet to the right leg.

•  1 Palestinian, Mohammed Samir Abdul Jawwad al-Taramsi, 19, lightly wounded in the buttocks, by Israeli gunfire, while a few meters away from the border fence, north of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, on Friday, 01 March 2013.

• 1 Palestinian, Omar Isma'il Omar Wadi, 20, seriously wounded by a bullet to the chest, east of Jabalya in the north of the Gaza Strip, on Friday, 08 March 2013.
  It should be noted that on 11 January 2013,  Wadi was wounded by bullet shrapnel in both legs when he attempted to rescue Anwar Mohammed Elian al-Mamlouk, 19, who was killed in the northeast of al-Shuhada' cemetery, east of Jabalia. 
• 1 Palestinian child, Yazeed Mohammed Abu Khader, 16, sustained a bullet wound in the right leg, when IOF opened fire towards a group of Palestinians who were between 20 and 400 meters away from the separation fence, east of the Islamic Cemetery east of Jabaliya in North Gaza district, on Friday 5 April 2013. [Al Mezan] [ see also OCHA] [PCHR factsheet]
• 1 Palestinian shepherd, Mohammed Mahmoud Mussallam Abu S'ayed, 32, wounded by a bullet in the back that exited from the chest, while around 400 meters away from the fence, east of al-Bureij refugee camp, in the centre of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, 16 April 2013. [The date is according to Al Mezan and OCHA]
• 1 Palestinian child, Jamil Wa'el Jamil Risha, 17, wounded by an explosive bullet to the left leg, near al-Shuhada' cemetery, east of Jabalia refugee camp, in the north of the Gaza Strip, on Friday, 26 April 2013. [The correct date is according to Al Mezan , OCHA and PCHR factsheet]
•  1 Palestinian, Ahmed Emad al-Hamadeen, 21, wounded by a bullet to the right thigh while he was riding a cart 300 meters away from the border fence, east of Abu Safiya area to the east of Jabalia in the north of the Gaza Strip, on Sunday, 02 June 2013. 
• 1 Palestinian worker, Amer Mazen Abu Hadyed, 20, wounded by a bullet that entered into his left shoulder and exited from the chest, while working in gravel collecting, 80 meters away from the border fence, east of Khan Yunis, on the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, 10 June 2013. 
• 1 Palestinian farmer, Omar Gayad Abu Mohareb, 47, wounded by a bullet to the right thigh while he was irrigating his land that is about 400 meters away from the border fence, east of al-Salqa valley, southeast of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Friday, 14 June 2013. 
• 1 Palestinian worker, Khaled Shehada Hamad, 18, wounded by a bullet to the left thigh (entered and exited), while collecting metal pieces in the landfill, northeast of Beit Hanoun, about 400 meters away from the border fence, on Sunday 14 July. 
• 1 Palestinian worker, ‘Awadh R’fat ‘Abdul ‘Aati, 19, wounded by 2 bullets to the right thigh and leg, and shrapnel from a bullet to the abdomen, while collecting wood, approximately 500 meters away from the border, northwest of Beit Hanoun, on Thursday, 25 July 2013.   
• 1 Palestinian with psychological disorder, Fadi Waleed ‘Eissa, 29, wounded with 2 bullets to the legs, when he approached the border in the central Gaza Strip, on Saturday, 27 July 2013.  
• 2 fishermen were wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets, fired by Israeli gunboats, while on a fishing boat sailing 7 nautical miles off Gaza Valley shore, on Tuesday 6 August 2013.

 1. Khader Marwan al-Sa'idi (26), was wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets to the hands and chest;

2. Mohammed Jamal al-No'man (28), was wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets to the back, abdomen and chest;

• 1 Palestinian farmer, Hamada Samir Jneid (21) was wounded by a live bullet to the left leg (entered and exited), while harvesting on a farmland that is 400 meters away from the fence, on Sunday, 11 August 2013.
• 2 Palestinian children where wounded when Israeli forces stationed along the border fence, east of Jabalia, opened fire at a group of boys, 300 meters away from the fence in the area between al-Shuhada' cemetery and Abu Safiya area, east of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, 20 August 2013. The wounded were:

1. Lo'ay Tal'at al-Mabhouh (17), from Jabalia refugee camp. He was wounded by a bullet to the left leg, another bullet to the right thigh and shrapnel in the head. Medical sources described his wounds as moderate; and

2. Hassan Soheil Abu Aita (16), from Jabalia refugee camp. He was wounded by a bullet to the left leg. Medical sources described his wound as moderate as well.

• 1 Palestinian, Yusef Kamel Sa'd (20) sustained a bullet wound in the left thigh while he was with his friends on a farmland, near al-Shuhada' cemetery, east of Jabalia,  500 meters away from the Israeli forces, on Friday, 30 August 2013.
• 2 Palestinians were wounded, when Israeli forces stationed along the border fence, east of al-Shuhada cemetery, east of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, opened fire at a group of young men who were 100 meters away from the above-mentioned fence. The young men threw stones at Israeli soldiers who stepped out of their military jeeps. The incident happened on Friday, 20 September 2013, and the wounded are:

1. Jehad Rashed al-Haddad (18), from al-Tuffah neighbourhood in Gaza City. He sustained a bullet wound in the left leg; and

2. Kamal Na'im al-'Attar (18), from Jabalia. He sustained a bullet wound in the right leg.

• 1 Palestinian, Subhi Hussein Salem Abudib, 36, wounded and arrested by IOF, east of al- Misreyin Street in the east of Beith Hanoun in the north of the Gaza Strip, on Monday 30 September 2013.
• 1 Palestinian fighter moderately wounded during clashes after Israeli incursion, east of al-Qarara village, east of Khan Yunis,on Thursday, 31 October 2013.
• 1 Palestinian fisherman, Mahmoud Saleh Abu Warda, 18, was wounded with shrapnel to the abdomen, and abducted along with his brother, when Israeli gunboats stationed opposite to Beit Lahia seashore in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats that were sailing 3 nautical miles offshore, on Sunday, 10 November 2013.
• 1 Palestinian, Ashraf Fayez Abu Zaher, 23, who got as close as to 80 meters from the border to the east of al-Qarara village, northeast of Khan Yunis, was wounded with a bullet to the right leg, when Israeli forces positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel fired at him, on Wednesday, 13 November 2013.
• 1 Palestinian farmer, Abdullah Mohammed Abu Mnaifi, 25, was seriously wounded by a bullet to the chest, when Israeli forces positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of al-Musaddar village fired at a number of Palestinian farmers who were working nearly 500 meters away from the border on Wednesday, 13 November 2013.

Injured by tear gas canisters

•  1 Palestinian, Yousif Soliman Hamdan Abu Odah, 21, was injured with a tear gas canister in the head,  north of the Islamic Martyrs cemetery, east of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip, while 100 meters from the fence, on Friday 18 January 2013.
• 1 Palestinian, Adham Abdullah Salim al-Dabji, 18, sustained injuries in his lips as he was hit by a tear gas canister at the mouth,  a few meters away from the border fence, north of Bouret Abu Samrah, north of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Friday 25 January 2013. 

Other Palestinians injured because of Israeli attacks

• 1 Palestinian, Basel Mohammed Abu Al Qoumasan, 23, sustained a fracture in the left elbow while he was trying to help one of the injured persons, in Hamdoush agricultural area north of Beit Lahiya, in North Gaza district, on Friday 21 December 2012. [Al Mezan]
• 1 Palestinian fisherman, Adel Abdul Karim Baker, 50, sustained serious injuries, when the sail of a boat fell on his head, when Israeli gunboats stationed off Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats sailing within 2 nautical miles of the shore, on Wednesday, 01 May 2012.
• 1 Palestinian woman, Alaa' Jihad al-'Amawi, 19, sustained a fracture in the left leg as a door of a closet fell over her when she was sleeping at home, during an Israeli airstrike, in al-Zawayda village, in the central Gaza Strip, on Monday, 24 June 2013.
• 1 Palestinian fisherman, Sharif Hussein Khalil ‘Arafat, 29, was injured while he was trying to hide from Israeli shooting, when Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats in al-Soudaniya area 6 nautical miles off the shore, on Sunday, 30 June 2013. His right leg stuck in the fishing spinner which wrapped around it causing the leg to bleed. Medical sources in the hospital stated that there is an urgent need for amputation of his right leg. However, the family of the fisherman refused and he was transferred in Israel to receive treatment.
• 1 Palestinian fisherman, Hassan Ali Murad, 27, was injured as his face was hit by the boat, during an attack of Israeli gunboats, while sailing 7 nautical miles off Gaza Valley shore, on Tuesday 6 August 2013.
• 1 Palestinian, Mohammed Atta Shabat, 25, was injured in the left hand due to smash of windowpanes, when an Israeli jet plane fired a missile at an open area about 500 meters away from the northern separation fence between Gaza Strip and Israel, southeast of Erez crossing, on Wednesday 14 August 2013. [Al Mezan]
• 1 Palestinian fisherman, Saleem Khaleel Al Faseeh, 58 was injured when Israeli gunboats opened heavy fire at a Palestinian fishing boat, off the coast west of Gaza city, causing damage to the winch which fall and hurt him, on Wednesday 18 September 2013. He was referred to Shifa hospital and one of his fingers was amputated. [Al Mezan]

Army Kills A Palestinian, Injures Another, In Northern Gaza

01-10-2013,08:09

Qassam website

Gaza - Monday evening [September 30, 2013] Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man, injured and kidnapped another, near the border fence, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli media sources said that the soldiers opened fire at two Palestinians who approached the border fence, and attempted to cut a hole in it before the army chased them.

The sources added that the army did not mention anything about whether the Palestinians carried any weapons or explosives, an issue that indicates they might have been trying to enter Israeli territory searching for work. 

Israeli Ynet News has reported that the army initiated an investigation into the incident, under the assumption that the two “might have been trying to plant an explosive in the area”. After searching the area, the army could not locate any explosives or weapons.

Palestinian sources in Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, stated that the soldiers fired a number of shells into a land east of the town, and fired several flares, while a military chopper hovered overhead. 

Medical sources in Kamal Adwan Hospital, in the nearby town of Beit Lahia, stated that Palestinian medics located the body of Hweishel Ismael Abu Hweishel, in his thirties, and moved it to hospital. 

The slain resident is from Al-Mighraqa area, south of Gaza city.

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Israel: Palestinian shot dead at Gaza border

Published yesterday (updated) 01/10/2013 11:59

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man the army said had approached a border fence in the Gaza Strip, a military official said.

An army spokeswoman told Ma'an that soldiers based on the border shot and killed one Palestinian and arrested another after the two approached the fence suspiciously.

The official said they had ignored warnings to turn around, and the soldiers opened fire to protect themselves.

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IOF kill Palestinian, injure another north of Gaza

[ 01/10/2013 - 09:17 AM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday said it had killed a Palestinian citizen and wounded another to the north of the Gaza Strip after they approached the security fence. According to Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, the IOF opened fire at two Palestinians after they neared the perimeter fence to the east of Beit Hanoun. It added that one of them was shot dead while the other suffered serious wounds and managed to escape. Palestinian local sources, in turn, told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that following the incident, the IOF fired flares and extensive gunshots at the area near the monument to the east of Beit Hanoun, while warplanes overflew the area.

Ministry: Israel detained 14 Gazans in February

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces detained 14 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip during February, including five fishermen and a cancer patient, according to report by the ministry of prisoners affairs in the Hamas-run government.

Researcher Riyad Al-Ashqar said the number of Gaza detainees rose to 21 during 2012.

Five men were detained in eastern Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip near the borders with Israel, he said. They were identified as Marwan Ahmad al-Sufi, Abdullah Muhammad al-Sufi, Ashraf al-Sufi, Muhammad Abu Athira and Saddam Abu Athira, all from Rafah.

Three other young men from Al-Bureij refugee camp, he added, were detained as they were allegedly trying to infiltrate into Israel to look for work.

Furthermore, al-Ashqar added that five fishermen were detained off the coast in three separate operations by Israeli navy. They were forced to undress and jump into the sea water to come close to the Israeli naval boats.

They were taken to Ashdod port for interrogation before they were released five hours later. Al-Ashqar identified them as Adham Mahmoud Abu Riyala, Mahmoud Mahmoud Abu Riyala, Ahmad Zayid, Jamal al-Sultan and his son Fadil.

The Gaza government official added that amongst the detainees was 22-year-old Kamil Hikmat Taramsi from Gaza City. The man was detained at Erez crossing while he was heading to seek treatment from cancer in Israeli hospitals.

Israeli forces detain 5 people near Rafah

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces detained five people who were reportedly approaching the border fence near Rafah, southern Gaza.

Marwan Ahmad al-Soufi, Abdullah Muhammad al-Soufi, Ashraf al-Soufi, Muhammad Abu Athra, and Saddam Abu Athra were named as those arrested, Ma'an's correspondent said.

An Israeli army spokesman had no reports of the arrests in Gaza, but said that six people had been detained in the West Bank overnight Tuesday.

Four people were detained in Jenin, one in Ramallah and one in Bethlehem. All were taken for security questioning.

PCHR weekly report 16/2 - 22/2/2012: 14 civilians injured by airstrikes, 3 Palestinians abducted

extract from PCHR weekly report 16/2 - 22/2/2012

In the Gaza Strip, IOF implemented a limited incursion in the south of the Gaza Strip and arrested 2 Palestinians.  

IOF arrested 2 Palestinians in the south of the Gaza Strip while getting ready to hunt birds. 

  Thursday, 16 February 2012

At approximately 02:10, IOF warplanes fired two missiles at a training site used by the Izz Addin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, in Yafa Street, east of al-Tufah neighborhood in the east of Gaza City. As a result, the windows in some of the surrounding houses and establishments, particularly Mohammed al-Durrah Hospital, crushed and locals were in panic. Additionally, 10 Palestinians sustained bruises and were transferred to al-Shifa Hospital for treatment:

1. Alaa Abed Abu Ghneima, 24;

2. Sharihan Uthman Hassan Abdul Al, 23;

3. Nader Ahmd Zaqzouq, 30;

4. Shaima Uthman Abdul Al, 14;

5. Maher Fadhel Ata Allah al-Jammal, 50;

6. Maher Yahya Jamal Khalaf, 40;

7. Mukarram Tawfiq Abdul Salam Hassouna, 54;

8. Asil Radi Abdul Al, 7;

9. Mohammed Ali Mahmoud Lubbad, 22, who is a paramedic of the civil defense service; and

10. Zakariya Said Helles, 21; who is a nurse at Mohammed al-Durrah Hospital and who sustained wounds in the nose as he was hit by glass shrapnel from the crushing windows.
At approximately 22:10, IOF an IOF warplane fired two missiles at Zuhdi Ashor & Sons Metal Workshop, east of al-Zaytoon headquarters in the east of Gaza City, which is owned by Eyad Zuhdi Rashad Ashour, 38. As a result, the workshop which measures 600 meters squared was totally destroyed. The windows of the house of Eyad Zuhdi Rashad Ashour which is built on top of the workshop were crushed as well. Additionally, Mohammed Salim Ramadan Ashour, 27, sustained light wounds.

Friday, 17 February 2012

At approximately 16:15, IOF positioned at the border in the east of al-Bureij, in the middle of the Gaza Strip, fired two shells at the Maqboula site, southeast of al-Bureij, which is used by the Palestinian National Security Service. 

Sunday, 19 February 2012  

At approximately 00:20, an IOF warplane fired a missile at a house belonging to Ali Ghazi Mohammed al-Zaharna, 37.  The house which measures 120 meters squared is located in al-Shurafa Street in al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.  The missile landed on the top roof and made a hole in the ceiling but it did not explode.  The missile caused damages to the house.  Additionally, al-Zaharna, his wife and his two-year-old children sustained bruises. 

At approximately 00:30, an IOF warplane fired a missile at a training site used by Izz Addin al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, in Yafa Street, east of al-Tuffah neighborhood in the east of Gaza City.  The bombardment resulted in damages to the neighboring establishments, especially Gaza Martyrs Boys Basic School.  The windows of the school crushed and damages were caused to the exhibit, the library and the book store in the school. Around 600 students attend this school which employs 23 teachers.  The school which measures 4 donums is located 12 meters to the east of the targeted site.  No casualties were reported.  It should be noted that this site was targeted several times in the past, most recently on 16 January 2012. 

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

At approximately 04:00, IOF moved approximately 400 meters into Gaza International Airport, in the far southeast of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.  They arrested three Palestinians from al-Shoka village in the east of Rafah:

1. Mohammed Hussein Abu Athreh, 20;

2. Saddam Mohammed Abu Athreh, 21; and

3. Ashraf Hassan al-Soufi, 23.

According to testimonies made by the families of the arrested men, the three men used to hunt birds in the area.  PCHR was unable to collect any further information.

IOF Arrests Three Bird Hunters Near Rafah

Al Mezan

22-2-2012

At approximately 12:30 am on Tuesday 22 February 2012, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) detained three young men from Ash-Shoka village east of Rafah.  Al Mezan has identified them as follows:

·         Saddam Mohammed Abu ‘Azra, 20;

·         Mohammed Hussein Abu ‘Azra, 21; and

·         Ashraf Hasan As-Soufi, 22.

In their affidavits to Al Mezan, relatives of the detainees stated that, from the evening hours of Tuesday 22 February 2012, when their sons went out hunting, the families had lost contact with them.  An Al Mezan lawyer followed up with Israeli authorities and was informed him that the three young men had been detained at Ashkelon prison.  According to Al Mezan’s field investigations, the IOF arrested the three men inside the security buffer zone east of Rafah.

IOF Arrests Three Palestinians East of Rafah

Al Mezan

10-2-2012

In the evening hours of Tuesday 21 February 2012, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) detained three Palestinians east of Rafah.  Al Mezan has identified them as follows:

·         Jihad Mousa At-Teer, 44;

·         Badr Ibrahim Abu Snema, 30; and

·         Sameeh ‘Ayyad

All of them are from Ash-Shoka village, east of Rafah. An Al Mezan lawyer followed up with Israeli authorities and was informed him that the three young men had been detained at Ashkelon prison. According to Al Mezan’s field investigations, the IOF arrested the three men inside the security buffer zone east of Rafah.

IOF Arrests Three Persons Including Child in Rafah

Al Mezan

14-2-2012

At approximately 8:30 pm on Wednesday 18 January 2012, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested three persons, one of them a minor.  Al Mezan has identified them as follows:

·         Abed Rabbo Suliman Abu Snema, 17;

·         Salah Mousa As-Soufu, 18; and

·         Rami Fared Abu Ta’ema, 19.

In their affidavits to Al Mezan, the detainees’ relatives stated that from the evening hours of Wednesday they had not been able to reach their sons.  Later it was revealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross that the three persons were being detained at Askelon.  According to Al Mezan’s field investigations, the three individuals were arrested in the “security buffer zone” east of Rafah.

PCHR weekly report 26/1 - 1/2/2012: 1 Palestinian birdhunter injured, 1 house damaged, 1 Palestinian civilian and 1 policeman abducted

extract from PCHR weekly report 26/1 - 1/2/2012

A Palestinian civilian was wounded by IOF in Gaza City.

IOF partially damaged a Palestinian house in Gaza City.

IOF arrested two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Thursday, 26 January 2012






 
At approximately 09:15, IOF stationed at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip, opened fire at farms and residential neighborhoods in the east of Abasan village, east of Khan Yunis.  Palestinian farmers were forced to flee their farms.  IOF continued the sporadic firing for approximately one hour.  Neither casualties nor damages to property were reported.

Friday, 27 January 2012

At approximately 21:00, IOF positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to in the east of al-Shujaiya neighborhood in the east of Gaza City fired two artillery shells at Palestinian houses.  One of the shells landed on a house belonging to Abdul Ra'ouf Hamed Mardi Hajjaj, 27.  The two-storey house which measures 180 square meters is located in al-Mansoura Street in al-Shujaiya neighborhood.  The shell opened a hole in the sealing of the kitchen in Hajjaj's house and caused slight damage to the contents of the house.  The other shell landed in a farm belonging to Hamed Mardi Hajjaj, 74. The farm which measures 700 square meters is adjacent to the house which was hit by the first shell.

It should be noted that the Palestinian police and explosive experts arrived at Hajjaj's house and opened investigations.  They took the shell from Hajjaj's house and told the Hajjaj family that the shell was fired by IOF.  

 Sunday, 29 January 2012 

At approximately 20:30, IOF, backed by military vehicles and apaches, moved into Gaza International Airport in the far southeast of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip amid indiscriminate firing.  IOF arrested Hajjaj Yousif Ehmeid al-Soufi, 21, who is a university student and Ahmed Hussein Awad Abu Athra, 20, who is a member of the Palestinian National Security Service.  Al-Soufi and Abu Athra are from al-Shouka village in the east of Rafah.

The family of al-Soufi reported that on Monday morning, 30 January 2012, they received a phone call from someone who introduced himself as a member of the Israeli Intelligence Service and who told them that IOF arrested al-Soufi and his friend Abu Athra and transferred them to Ashkelon Prison in Israel. According to the family of al-Soufi, the two men were walking to a house of a friend of theirs when they were arrested.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012

At approximately 11:00, IOF stationed at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza, opened fire at Munther Rashad Saleh al-Nakhala, 44. Al-Nakhalla sustained wounds by a bullet to the left foot as a result.  He was hunting birds with friends with his near the building of the Energy Authroity.  He was nearly 500 meters from the fence.  Eyewitnesses reported that IOF fired three bullets at bird hunters. 

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 

At approximately 22:30, IOF stationed at the border in the northeast of Beit Hanoun in the north of the Gaza Strip fired two artillery shells.  The shells landed on a land in the northeast of Beit Hanoun.

At approximately 22:40, IOF apaches opened intensive fire for 10 minutes at the northeast of Beit Hanoun.  Children and women in the area were in panic as a result.  No casualties were reported.