The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) bombarded with missiles five homes around the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
Many other homes were damaged and casualties were rported.
According to the Center's investigations IOF jet fighters fired a missile at the house of Mahmoud Mas'oud north of Jabalia.
The attacks took place at 11:30pm Wednesday 15 November 2006.
The house was composed of five floors where 43 people lived including 28 children.
The attack caused major damage to the house and three neighboring houses.
IOF had telephoned the Mas'oud family and notified them that it would be bombarded in 15 minutes.
In the Shati refugee camp east to Gaza city, jets fired two missiles at the house of Issa Ash-Shrafi at app.
11:15am; also on Wednesday.
The residents of the three-story house were not notified of the bombardment by IOF.
The house sustained partial damages but no casualties were reported.
At app.
11:50, IOF jets fired one missile at a two-story house owned by Ra'fat Salman in Jabalia.
The house, which was inhabited by 10 people (8 children), was completely destroyed.
IOF had notified its residents of the bombardment by telephone 20 minutes before it took place.
At 12:30am Thursday 16 November 2006 IOF jets fired a missile at a three-story house in the southern refugee camp of Rafah.
The house, which was owned by Issam Madi and inhabited by four related families, was completely destroyed in the attack and four people were injured.
At 12:50am Thursday, IOF jets fired one missile at the house of Mahmoud Abed Rabuh in Jabalia town.
The five-story was inhabited by 30 people (21 children) and was completely destroyed in the attack.
In addition, four neighboring houses were damaged.
IOF had notified the residents of the house 10 minutes before the attack.
In the east of Jabalia, an IOF helicopter gun ship opened fire at the Izbet Abed Rabuh neighborhood at app.
8:10am Thursday.
No casualties were reported, nevertheless.
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights expresses its deep concern by the IOF targeting of houses in Gaza.
This practice has caused serious damage to civilian wellbeing and property and, in the absence of clear military necessity, constitutes indiscriminate, collective punishment and is contrary to Israel's obligations under international law.
Whereas the Center welcomes the resolution by the Human Rights Council to dispatch a fact-finding mission to the Gaza Strip, it calls upon the international community to condemn the violations of IHL and human rights by Israel, and to provide protection for Palestinian civilians in OPT.
In particular, the Center calls on the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War to uphold their duties and ensure due respect for the Convention in OPT.
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