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29 March 2001 |Reference 11/2001
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I.
Yesterday, Wednesday 28/3/2001, at about 7:30 p.
m.
(5:30 GMT), the belligerent Israeli Occupation Forces have shelled a number of Palestinian targets in the cities of Ramallah, Gaza, Khan Younis, Der al-Balah, and Jabalia.
Israeli assault helicopters and artillery implemented these attacks.
Details are as follows:
In the West Bank, the Israeli forces targeted sites located in Ramallah and Betonia.
Details are as follows:
Ramallah: The Israeli forces shelled a Presidential Security Force (The 17 Force) base.
One of the rockets fired by Israeli helicopters had directly hit officer Akram Jalal al-Hindy, 26 years old.
As a result, al-Hindy had been burnt to death.
During the same incident, two Palestinian civilians, who were near the attacked site, were injured.
The shelling had also resulted in the damage of one of the main electricity transformers, resulting in cut off of electricity in a number of neighborhoods in Ramallah and al-Bireh for 2 hours.
Betonia: Israeli troops positioned at Ofer military base, which is located just opposite to the village, had shelled a number of houses with heavy machineguns and artillery.
At that time, So’ad al- E‘tawey, a 45 year- old Palestinian woman was driving her car on the way to her house in order to evacuate her daughter.
The Israeli soldiers fired at the car, killing E’tawey at the spot.
In the Gaza Strip, Israeli assault helicopters had targeted the Presidential Security Forces (The 17 Forces) centers located in Gaza, Jabalia, Der al-Balah, and Khan Younis.
Details are as follows:
Gaza: The building which is located in Ansar,next to the Presidential center, was targeted.
Jabalia: The Presidential Security Forces (The 17 Forces) center located in at-Twam/ Jabalia was hit with 8 missiles.
Civil premises located near the site were damaged.
This includes the following:
Shattering the glass of the windows and doors of a house owned by Ala’ As’ad as-saftawy.
Shattering the glass of the windows and doors of a house owned by Tahseen salih Khaleel al-Haleemy.
Shattering the glass of the windows of a house owned by Adil kamil Mohammed al-Farran.
Shattering the glass of the windows of a house owned by Tawfeeq Ahmad Attiya E’waidah.
Shattering the glass of the windows of a house owned by Khamees Ramadan Mahmoud al-Hissy.
Shattering the glass of the windows of “A’isha, Um al-Mu’mineen” mosque.
Shattering the glass of the windows of “Hijazy” governmental health center.
Der al-Balah: The Presidential Security Forces (The 17 Forces) center located in Der al-balah was targeted.
Khan Younis: The Presidential Security Forces (The 17 Forces) center located in Ma’in village/ Khan Younis was hit with 3 missiles.
As a result of the attacks that took place in the Gaza Strip, 26 Palestinians were injured amongst whom were the following:
Anwar Mahmoud al-Faq’awy; 25years, the Back.
Jamal Mohammed Mady; 36years, Left leg.
Atif al-Qitaty; 37years Fell down the stairs.
Sameer Hasan al-Athamnah; 25years, Both legs.
Ahmad Abu Jamous; 24years, Leg.
Eshtawey Hwaishel al-Azazmah; 33years, Both legs, right arm and face.
He is critically injured.
Sabri Ahmad al-Kafarnah; Contusions in various parts of the body.
Mahmoud Sobhi Barakat; 24years, Head (contusions and a cut wound).
Ala’ as-Sirsawi; 32years, Contusions in various parts of the body.
Mahmoud Tahseen Hijazy; 20years Contusions in various parts of the body.
Abdalla fauzi zaid; 40years, Left leg
Nassir Bakr an-Nims; 28years, Contusions in various parts of the body
Omar Abu Ehjayir; Fell down the stairs.
Hammad Abd al-Hameed Abu Lehia; 6years, Fell down the stairs.
Mos’ad Yousif al-Lay; 37years, Contusions in various parts of the body.
Fareed al-Yazoury; Contusions in various parts of the body.
Hosny Ouda Sa’eed; 20years, Head and both legs.
Ahmad Marwan E’waida; Fell down the stairs.
Ahmad Fraij Abu Dahir; 26years, Contusions in various parts of the body.
Wisam Isma’eel Abu jaleela; 25years, Contusions in various parts of the body.
Ashraf Sa’di Rasras; 30years, Contusions in various parts of the body.
Ramzi Riyad Zaqqoul; 19years, Contusions in various parts of the body.
Akram Jum’a Abu Hasheesh; 37years, Right leg.
Mostafa Nazmi al-Khateeb; 27years Fell down the stairs
Mosa’id Mohammed al- Haimany; 28years, Left leg.
Moneer Sa’dy al-Athamna; 25years, Different parts of the body.
II.
Today, Thursday, 29/3/2001, the belligerent Israeli Occupation Forces opened fire on unarmed Palestinian civilians near Bait Hanoun crossing, the northern entrance of the Gaza Strip.
As a result, 2 Palestinians were killed and about 15 others injured.
The killed were:
Mahmoud Khalid Abu Shahadah, a 16 year- old resident of Jabalia Refugee camp, who had been shot in the chest.
Mohammed Salman Abu Shamla, a 17 year- old resident of Jabalia Refugee camp, who had been shot in the chest.
The following were among the injured:
Ahmad Majid E’baid; 16years, Injured in the mouth.
Suleiman Marwan Akasha; 13years, Left arm.
Najy Khadr Salim; 18years, Left foot.
Ramiz Awadallah az-Za’aneen; 17years, Left thigh.
Bassam Fathi Khadr; 18years, Left hand.
Ahmad Fayiz Abu Es’aifan; 18years, Head.
Fady Mohammed Badr; 17years, Right hand.
Osama Abu Dahir; 16years, Right hand.
Sa’id Mohammed Awadallah; 16years, Chest.
Mahmoud Sameer Abu al-Ouf; 14years, Left hand.
Mohammed Abu Amsha; 15years, Head.
Sami Abu Setta; 14years, Eye.
Kamal at-Taramsi; 16years, Left leg.
Also today, the belligerent Israeli Occupation Forces opened fire on Palestinians near Nitsareem settlement, south of Gaza.
As a result, Hosam Ghanim al-Krunz, a 21 year- old member of the Protective Security and resident of al-Bureij Refugee camp, was killed after being shot in different parts of the body.
All of the above constitute a highly dangerous escalation of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
In the light of this, Al-MEZAN center requests the international community to immediately intervene in order to:
Put an end to the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian unarmed civilians.
Provide immediate international protection for the Palestinian people.
We, at Al-MEZAN center, warn of the danger of the continued silence of the international community towards the systematic aggression perpetrated by the occupation forces against the Palestinians.
We stress that this has encouraged the Israeli forces to continue their aggression.
Al-MEZAN center requests the international community to exert real efforts in order to provide protection for the Palestinian people.
In the same context, Al-MEZAN center strongly condemns the yesterday’s U.
S.
Veto in the UN Security Council against sending an International Protection Force to the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Al-MEZAN center perceives that this vote constitutes not only support of the Israeli attacks committed against the Palestinian people, but also participation in them.
Besides, Al-MEZAN center requests the countries that support the humanitarian legal rights of the Palestinian people to provide alternative ways for the protection of the unarmed Palestinian people.
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