The IOF shelled a security post east of Shija’aya neighborhood in Gaza City on Wednesday, killing three Palestinians and injuring six, among them a child.
The IOF resumed sporadic shelling of different areas in northern Gaza in an attempt to force citizens from their houses.
According to Al Mezan’s fieldworkers, on June 7th at approximately 8.
30pm, Israeli military tanks fired an artillery missile at a security post located in Shija’aya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, killing Khader Qassem, 20, and Riyad Abu Selaa, 24, and Anwar Abu Selaa, 32 and injuring Hassan Quzaat, 30, Marwan Al Dahoudi, 38, Saad Marshoud, 50, Diana Farahat, 5, Ahmad Munir, 22, Munadil Marshoud, 17.
On the same day at around 12.
05 pm, Israeli military helicopters fired two missiles at a playground located in Al Sabrah neighborhood in Gaza City; no causalities were reported.
In a separate incident, on June 8th at approximately 12.
40pm, IOF military planes shelled six missiles on vacant areas in east and north Beit Lahia; shelling lasted for over one hour; no causalities were reported.
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights condemns thus IOF offensive and reiterates that assassinations, random shelling and collective punishment against Palestinians constitute war crimes in violation of international humanitarian law, most notably the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilians in Time of War.
Al Mezan therefore calls upon the international community, particularly the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions, to undertake their legal and ethical duty and immediately intervene in order to halt Israeli war crimes and provide protection to Palestinians in the OPT.