Weekly report on Israeli rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (3-16 Nov 2011)

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(pic: Palestinians mourn during the funeral of Mohammed Kelani who was killed in an Israeli attack on a Palestinian Navy Site in the northern Gaza Strip - PCHR)

· 4 Palestinians, including a civilian, a member of the Palestinian Marine Police and two resistance activists, were killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip.
- 14 Palestinians, including 6 civilians and 5 members of the Palestinian Marine Police, were wounded by IOF in the Gaza Strip.
- The site of the Palestinian Marine Police in al-Soudaneya area, north of the Gaza Strip, was totally destroyed.

· IOF have continued to use force against peaceful protests in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
- 2 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were wounded in a peaceful demonstration in al-Nabi Saleh village.

· The Israeli Navy has continued to attack Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip.
- Israeli naval troops arrested three Palestinian fishermen and confiscated their fishing boat.

· IOF conducted 91 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and a limited one into the Gaza Strip.
- IOF arrested 14 Palestinians.
- IOF wounded a Palestinian civilian in his house in Hebron city before arresting him.
- IOF raided the houses of many Palestinians who were released recently from Israeli jails, delivered them notices to appear before the Israeli intelligence and threatened some of them.

· Israel has continued to impose a total closure on the OPT and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.
- Israeli soldiers arrested at least one Palestinian civilian at a checkpoint in the West Bank.

· IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.
- Four houses were bulldozed in 'Ein al-Dyouk al-Tahta, northwest of Jericho.
- IOF destroyed electricity poles between al-Twana village and Kherbet al-Mafqara, south of Hebron.
- IOF bulldozed lands in Azzoun 'Etma, southeast of Qalqilya, to establish a security wall around "Oranit" settlement.
- Israeli settlers uprooted 25 olive trees in Madma village, north of Hebron.
- Three civilian vehicles set alight in Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron.

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