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Attacking Civilian Government Institutions and Buildings Violates International Humanitarian Law

Statements in the media by senior government officials and other official spokesmen indicate that the government of Israel has decided, as a matter of policy, to attack government offices and public civilian facilities in Gaza
Consequently, the central police building was bombed on the first day of the war, Saturday, 27 December 2008. During the evening of the fourth day, 31 December 2008, the parliament building and the ministries of education and transportation in Gaza were also bombed. Moreover, yesterday, a collage related to Hamas was bombed in Beit Lahia (Adalah)
Published Sunday, January 04, 2009
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During the fighting in Gaza and in southern Israel, Israeli human rights groups worked together to inform the Israeli public of the impact on civilians, particularly regarding events that were not reported by the media. Each group posted the information at its disposal, which has been verified to its best ability under the circumstances. The data is necessarily limited and should not be taken as a comprehensive picture of the human rights violations currently taking place.
Upon the declaration of the cease-fire, we have stopped the daily updates. The organizations will continue to use the Blog to provide information on the war and its consequences.

Casualties

Update for 19 January '09, morning (GMT+2)
Gaza: at least 1,300 killed, of them at least 410 children and 104 women. Over 5,320 injured, of them over 350 severely injured (Palestinian Ministry of Health figures).
Israel: 3 civilians and 10 soldiers killed. Over 84 civilians injured, of them 4 severely injured, not including those treated for shock. 113 soldiers injured, of them one in critical condition and 20 suffering moderate or severe injuries.

Hotline for Israeli civilians

ACRI, together with SHATIL and the Israel Religious Action Center, are running a hotline offering information in English, Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, Amharic and Tigrinya about various rights concerning the fighting in Israel and Gaza.

Testimonies

  • Soldiers kill and wound dozens from a single family
  • Family flees from threat of bombing
  • Vegetable merchant and young son killed in Israeli bombing of police building, Deir al-Balah
  • Vegetable vendor killed in Israeli bombing of police building, Deir al-Balah
  • - See all testimonies...

Archive

Appeals to the authorities

  • Stop use of GSS investigations to deter solidarity demonstrations
  • All parties must stop targeting civilians
  • End U.S "lopsided response" to Gaza crisis
  • Attacking civilian government institutions violates international humanitarian law
  • Bombing civilian neighborhoods and killing and injuring civilians in Gaza constitute war crimes
  • - See all appeals...

Israeli human rights groups

  • Adalah - The legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel
  • Amnesty International - Israel Section
  • B'Tselem - the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
  • Bimkom - Planners for Planning Rights
  • Gisha - Legal Center for Freedom of Movement
  • Hamoked - Center for the Defense of the Individual
  • Physicians for Human Rights - Israel
  • Public Committee Against Torture in Israel
  • Rabbis for Human Rights
  • The Association for Civil Rights in Israel
  • Yesh Din - Volunteers for Human Rights