8 November 2000
Time: 13:30 GMT
The Israeli belligerent Occupation Forces have reinforced the comprehensive closure imposed on the Gaza Strip.
In this context, they have closed the international airport of Gaza and Rafah border passage since about 9:00 in the mourning (7:00 GMT).
The belligerent Israeli Occupation Forces not only have used excessive and lethal forces against the Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, but also have encouraged the Jewish settlers to attack and kill them.
As a result 170 Palestinians were killed and at least 7.
000 others injured.
In this context, four Palestinian civilians have been killed today, and three others were killed yesterday.
A 6-year old Palestinian child was killed by a Jewish settler while heading for his house after picking olives with his parents.
The settler ran his car on Ahmad Ameen Alkhfashy near Nablus in the West Bank.
On the other hand, the belligerent Israeli Occupation Forces continued to impose collective punishments upon the Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Territories.
This policy has taken several forms including the closure of the international airport of Gaza, closure of the passages (total or partial), shelling and/or demolition of houses and other non-military premises, and clearing and/or destruction of agricultural land.
In this context, hundreds of houses have been bombarded and large areas (several hundred Donums) of agricultural land have been destroyed since 29/9/2000.
Following is a list of the Palestinians killed by the Israelis during the last 24 hours:
Abdallah Khalid Alamarneh; 14 years, Bethlehem
Ahmad Ameen Khafashy; 6 years, Salfeet
Saeed Hameed Abu Khatlah; 24 years, Rafah
Ibraheem Fuad Alqassass; 14 years, Khan Younis
Mohammad Nimr Mhany; 24 years, Ashujaiah/ Gaza
Faris Fayeq Odah; 15 years, Azzaitoun/ Gaza
Mohammad Mosbah Abu Ghaly; 16 years, Alamal neighborhood/ Khan Younis
In the light of the current situation, AL-MEZAN Center for Human Rights stresses on the following:
The international community in general and the High Contracting Parties to the 4th Geneva Convention in particular are requested to provide immediate protection for the Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Territories.
The international community is also requested to provide humanitarian aid to the Palestinian civilians during the current hard period.
The international community is furthermore requested to chase the Israeli war criminals and bring them before court.
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