Thursday, May 27, 2010

PCHR weekly report 20/5 - 26/5/2010: 5 workers, including 1 child injured by gunfire, incursions, destructions, airstrikes

extracts from PCHR weekly report 20/5 - 26/5/2010

IOF continued to fire at Palestinian farmers and workers in border areas of the Gaza Strip.
- 5 Palestinian worker, including a child, were wounded by IOF.
 IOF conducted 2 limited incursions into the Gaza Strip.
IOF razed a 2-donum area of agricultural land and demolished a house and a bird farm in Khan Yunis.

 Friday, 21 May 2010 


At approximately 01:25, Israeli warplanes bombarded a tract of agricultural land in Khuza'a village, east of the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis. The bombardment left a large crater in the area, but no casualties were reported. 

At approximately 01:30, Israeli warplanes bombarded a tract of agricultural land in 'Abassan village, east of the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis. The bombardment left a large crater in the area, but no casualties were reported.

At approximately 01:40, Israeli warplanes bombarded a training site belonging the 'Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas) in the center of the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun. The site was heavily damaged. The nearby Beit Hanoun sports club was also damaged.


  
At approximately 13:20, an exchange of fire erupted between IOF and two Palestinian militants near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of 'Abassan village, east of Khan Yunis. A few minutes later, IOF declared that the two militants were killed. At approximately 16:00, IOF moved nearly 800 meters into 'Abassan village, where they razed a 2-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, palms and vegetable, demolished an 185-square-meter house that was under construction belonging to Harb Mohammed Qdaih, and destroyed a bird farm belonging to Jaber Qdaih. At approximately 02:00 on Saturday, 22 May 2010, IOF delivered the bodies of the two Palestinian militants to Palestinian medical crews. According to medical sources, the two militants were hit by gunshots throughout their bodies. They were identified as:

1. Nader 'Aadel 'Abdul Karim Abu Daqqa, 17; and
2. Hamdi 'Aadel 'Ali Abu Hamad, 16.

Saturday, 22 May 2010 


At approximately 06:30, Israeli troops stationed at an observation tower on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, to the northwest of the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoaun, opened fire at Palestinian workers who were collecting bricks and construction aggregate from the debris of destroyed buildings in the industrial zone. As a result, Hassan Khaled Abu Warda, 22, from Jabalya town, was wounded by a bullet to the right foot; he was approximately 400 meters from the border when wounded. 

At approximately 09:00, Israeli troops stationed at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the to the north and northwest of the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia opened fire at a number of Palestinian workers who were gathering bricks and construction aggregate in the area. No casualties were reported. 

  Sunday, 23 May 2010 


At approximately 07:30, Israeli troops stationed at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, to the east of the Bedouin Village, opened fire at Palestinian workers who were gathering bricks and construction aggregate from the site where the Israeli settlements of "Elli Sinai" and "Nissanit" used to stand before their evacuation in 2005. As a result, Mohammed Mohammed Sa'dallahh, 24, from Jabalya town, was wounded by a gunshot to the left foot.

Monday, 24 May 2010 


In the morning, Israeli troops stationed at an observation tower on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, to the northwest of the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoaun, opened fire at a number of Palestinian workers who were collecting bricks and construction aggregate from the debris of destroyed buildings in the industrial zone. No casualties were reported. 

Tuesday, 25 May 2010 


At approximately 07:00 and 10:00, Israeli troops stationed at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, to the east of the Bedouin Village, opened fire at Palestinian workers who were gathering bricks and construction aggregate from the site where the Israeli settlements of "Elli Sinai" and "Nissanit" used to stand before their evacuation in 2005. No casualties were reported.

· Also at approximately 10:00, Israeli troops stationed at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel opened fire at Palestinian farmers near the border area to the northwest of the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia. No casualties were reported.

· At approximately 11:15, IOF moved nearly 300 meters into Bourat Abu Samra area in the north of Beit Lahia town. They searched the area and opened fire.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010

At approximately 00:20, Israeli warplanes fired a missile at Gaza International Airport, southeast of Rafah; ten minutes later, they fired another missile at the airport. A building was destroyed, but no casualties were reported.

At approximately 01:50, Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at a site of the 'Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas) in the center of Beit Hanoun town. The site was completely destroyed, 15 Palestinian civilians were injured by fragments of glass, and 15 others were shocked. Among the injured were 9 children and 6 women. Additionally, 26 houses and 23 shops were heavily damaged and two vehicles and a truck were destroyed. Three civilians facilities were also heavily damaged: Al-Quds Clinic of the Union of Health Work Committees, Beit Hanoun Sports Club, and the Municipality of Beit Hanoun. The electricity network of the area was also damaged. It is worth noting that Israeli warplanes bombarded the same site a few days earlier.  

At approximately 07:30, Israeli troops stationed at an observation tower on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, to the northwest of the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun, opened fire at a Palestinian workers who were collecting bricks and construction aggregate from destroyed buildings in the industrial zone. As a result, Rafeeq 'Awadh Sa'dallah, 21, from Jabalya town, was wounded by a gunshot to the left foot, when he was nearly 700 meters away from the border.

· At approximately 10:55, Israeli troops stationed at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of Jabalya town opened fire at a number of Palestinian workers who were collecting construction "base course" in the east of the town. Two workers, including a child, were wounded:

1. Salama Tayseer Eslim, 16, from Gaza City, wounded by a gunshot to the left foot; and
2. Saqer Ahmed Msabbeh, 23, from Gaza City, wounded by a gunshot to the left foot.