Northern Gaza Strip Transformed into Open Area for Killing and Destruction

international | anti-war / imperialism | news report Friday October 15, 2004 23:08 by Silence = Complicity

PCHR Weekly Report Oct 7th - 13th

33 Palestinians, 23 of whom are civilians, including 7 children and a mentally disabled man, were killed by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF).
27 of the victims were killed during the Israeli offensive on the northern Gaza Strip.
One of the victims was a schoolchild who was killed while sitting on her desk and another child who was willfully shot dead.
Israeli troops conducted a series of incursions into Palestinian areas in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
23 houses were destroyed and 156 donums of agricultural land were razed in the Gaza Strip.
Houses were raided and dozens of Palestinian civilians were arrested.
3 houses were destroyed in the West Bank in the context of retaliatory measures against families of Palestinian activists.
Continued shelling of residential areas and civilian facilities; a Palestinian child was killed and a number of other civilians were injured.
Construction of the “Annexation wall” in the West Bank has continued.
Israeli troops have continued to impose a total siege on the oPt; the Gaza Strip has been divided into 3 separate zones; a shortage of basic foodstuffs and fuels in the southern Gaza Strip; Israeli troops at military checkpoints fired at Palestinian civilians and arrested a number of civilians while crossing military checkpoints.


The Outcome of 2 Weeks of the Israeli Offensive on the Northern Gaza Strip
· 97 Palestinians have been killed, including 49 civilians, 25 of whom are children.
· At least 420, including 150 children, have been wounded, many of whom have been in a serious condition and some have been rendered permanently disabled.
· At least 600 donums[1] of agricultural land have been razed, 70 houses have been totally destroyed, 200 houses were severely damaged or partially destroyed, and many civilian facilities, including kindergartens, schools, mosques and factories, have been destroyed.
· Forcible migration of hundreds of Palestinian families due to the wide scale destruction and shelling of houses.
· Retaliatory measures that have included the destruction of 3 houses belonging to the families of Palestinian militants.
· A total siege and isolation of several areas, such as al-Bukhari, Sha'sha'a and 'Asaliya areas in the east of Jabalya refugee camp; and Quliabu area in Beit Lahia, denying access of these areas to medical or humanitarian assistance.
· Expansion of the military campaign by seizing full control over Beit Lahia.
· Education has been suspended .


Report continued at Palestinian Centre for Human Rights webpage.