Israeli forces killed a Palestinian civilian and wounded 4 others, including 3 children, in Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank.
Israeli forces have continued to use excessive force against peaceful protesters in the West Bank.
Dozens of civilians suffered tear gas inhalation.
Israeli forces conducted 42 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 4 limited ones in the Gaza Strip.
At least 41 Palestinian civilians, including 9 children, were arrested in the West Bank.
Israel has continued to impose a total closure on the oPt and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world. Israeli forces established dozens of checkpoints in the West Bank.
Israeli navy forces continued to target Palestinian fishermen in the sea. Israeli navy forces opened fire at fishermen in the northern Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces have continued to support settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property. Israeli forces demolished a residential compound resided by 10 Palestinian families, including farmers and shepherds, in Mak'houl area in the northern Jordan Valley. Israeli forces demolished 4 civilian facilities in Barta'a village and razed 5 agricultural dunums, south of Qalqilia. Israeli forces handed distributed notices to halt construction works in 2 houses north of Bruqin village. Settlers set fire to an under-construction house in Madama village, south of Nablus. Settlers stormed a water well and performed Telmudic ristuals, south of Bethlehem. Israeli forces obliged dozens of families in the northern Jordan valley to evacuate the area under the pretext of military training.
Summary
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (12– 18 September 2013).
Shooting:
During the reporting period, Israeli forces raided a house in Jenin refugee camp and killed a Palestinian civilian. In addition, they wounded 4 others, including 3 children, in the same operation. Israeli forces wounded 8 others during incursions in different areas in the West Bank. Moreover, 3 women, including 2 sisters and their aunt, one of whom is disabled, sustained bruises when Israeli forces attacked them during an Israeli incursion into Kherbet Safa to the south of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.
On 17 September 2013, Israeli occupation forces killed a Islam Hussam al-Tubasi (20) and wounded 4 others, including 3 children, in Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. Al-Tubasi was wounded by 2 bullets to the abdomen when Israeli forces raided his bedroom. They took him out of the house bleeding and fired at his legs again in front of the building. This happened when Israeli forces moved into Jenin refugee camp and raided the victim's house. During this attack, a number of young men gathered and threw stones at Israeli military vehicles. In response, Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets and sound bombs. As a result, 4 civilians, including 3 children, were wounded.
On 13 September 2013, Nesfat Ishteiwi (25) was hit by a tear gas canister to the head when clashes erupted between Palestinian civilians and Israeli forces that moved into Qalqilia.
On the same day, Israeli forces attacked Nabila Abu Daiya (29), a disabled person, her sister Jamila (30) and their aunt Maliha (50) when Israeli forces moved into Kherbet Safa to the south of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.
On 12 September 2013, 7 civilians sustained bullet and shrapnel wounds when Israeli forces moved into Nablus to secure and protect settlers, who moved into Joseph Tomb to perform Talmudic rituals. Israeli forces arrested one of the wounded persons after chasing him. Israeli forces claimed that wounded person had opened fire at them.
During the reporting period, Israeli forces continued the systematic use of excessive force against peaceful protests organised by Palestinian, Israeli and international activists against the construction of the annexation wall and settlement activities in the West Bank. As a result, 3 civilians, including a photojournalist, were wounded. Furthermore, dozens suffered tear gas inhalation and other sustained bruises.
On 16 September 2013, Israeli gunboats stationed off al-Waha resort, northwest of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats that were sailing about 4 nautical miles off the shore. The fishermen were frightened and fled back to the shore fearing of being arrested or injured. Neither casualties nor material damage were reported.