Human rights in Gaza and Israel during the hostilities

Israel held many Gaza prisoners in harsh and humiliating conditions

2009-02-01T14:26:00.003+02:00

On January 28, Seven Israeli Human Rights organizations appealed to the Military Judge Advocate General and to Attorney General concerning the appalling conditions in which Palestinians arrested during the fighting in Gaza were held, and the humiliating and inhuman treatment to which they were subjected from the time of their arrest until their transfer to the custody of the Israel Prison Service.
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Suspicion: Soldiers shot Palestinian farmer to death without warning

2009-01-20T13:30:00.000+02:00

A farmer from the Huza'ah village was killed this morning (18 Jan.) by Israeli gunfire while working his land, some 400 meters from the Israeli border. His brother. A witness told B'Tselem that in spite of the ceasefire, the soldiers opened fire without warning.
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Suspicion: Soldiers shot and killed man and his son in their home - Video

2009-01-19T15:15:00.005+02:00

According to testimonies given to B'Tselem, on 3 January, soldiers called to ‘Atiya a-Samuni to come out of his house, in a-Zeitun, Gaza City. When he approached the door, soldiers opened fire, killing him. The soldiers continued firing, wounding a number of relatives, among them an infant who died from his wounds. ‘Attiyah's son, Farj a-Samuni, described the event in a video testimony he gave to B'Tselem:

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Removal of the two bodies from the Samuni family compound, a-Zeitun, Gaza City. Photo: Muhammad Sabah, 18 January 2009.

Testimony: Children bombed while standing in street, Beit Lahiya

2009-01-19T15:14:00.001+02:00

On 7 Jan., Lu’ai Subuh, 10 years old, walked home with some family members and friends to bring essential items to the school in which his family was sheltering. As he waited in the street with his friends, the three were hit by a bombing. One of the children died and Lu’ai lost his eyesight. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: Army displaces residents of entire neighborhood

2009-01-19T15:12:00.001+02:00

On 4 January, soldiers ordered all residents of the 'Abd Rabbo neighborhood, east of Gaza City, to leave their homes. Only a few families, having ill or disabled people, were allowed to remain. (B'Tselem)
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On wounded evacuation and propaganda

2009-01-17T15:55:00.004+02:00

Yesterday, the house of Dr. El Eish was shelled, some of his family killed and others injured. His conversation with Shlomi Eldar, live, exposed the horros. Israel evacuated some of his family members to Israeli hospitals, thus refuting its claim that evacuation is impossible due to Hamas refusal. (PHR Israel)

B'Tselem calls on both sides to stop the fighting

2009-01-15T18:44:00.001+02:00

Continuation of the fighting will bring more death and destruction. Innocent civilians, among them large numbers of children, will be killed and wounded. According to media reports, both sides have already agreed to the principle of a ceasefire. Under these circumstances, they must immediately stop the fighting.
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"Don’t use our children for political purposes"

2009-01-15T16:11:00.015+02:00

A Gazan couple describes life with constant raids and bombings for the past two weeks: "Last night was awful. So many explosions from the air, from tanks, from everywhere…"; "I swear, tonight I prayed for the Israelis that someone will save them from their leadership… After this, Hamas will have 50,000 suicide bombers". (Gisha)
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Testimony: 9 die in bombing near UNRWA school

2009-01-15T15:44:00.004+02:00

On 6 Jan., the Dib family sat in their yard trying to bake bread, as bakeries had run out. A shell struck their home, next to UNRWA's al-Fakhura school, killing 9 members of the family. (B'Tselem)
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2009-01-15T15:43:00.001+02:00

Children pass by a demolished building in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Shareef Sarhan / Windows from Gaza

Testimony: Family continuously on the run

2009-01-15T15:41:00.002+02:00

The 'Arafat family fled their home under bombing and took shelter with relatives. The next day, that house too was bombed and caught fire, as the family escaped to an UNWRA school. (B'Tselem)
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2009-01-15T15:35:00.000+02:00

Destroyed building in Gaza. Photo: Shareef Sarhan / Windows from Gaza

Testimony: Detainee killed in police station bombing

2009-01-15T15:30:00.005+02:00

On the first day of the Israeli attack on Gaza, 'Abd a-Shaf'i was arrested for selling cigarettes on the street. A short while later, Israel bombed the police station, killing a-Shaf'i and others. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: M.A. held in Israel for several days and returned to Gaza

2009-01-15T15:21:00.002+02:00

M.A, 40 years old, lives in 'Atatra in the Gaza Strip. He was taken from his house by the army on 5.1.09. "They put us in a ditch about three meters deep. There were around 70 other people there. We were there for two days, without food, blankets or water". (HaMoked)
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UNWRA: 37,000 in shelters, tens of thousands of others displaced

2009-01-15T13:54:00.003+02:00

As of 13 Jan., 37,937 persons are concentrated in UNWRA shelters in Gaza. The total number of displaced persons in Gaza remains unknown, as many have sought refuge in the homes of relatives and friends. The agency has provided all shelters to which it is allowed access with bread, tinned food and drinking water, but many supplies are missing, primarily mattresses and blankets.
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Israeli organizations: Stop use of phosphorous bombs

2009-01-15T12:44:00.002+02:00

Based on reports in the media about the army's use of phosphorus bombs, various human rights organizations in Israel turned to the Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and the Attorney General, demanding an end to the use of illegal weapons, which are, according to International Humanitarian Law, absolutely prohibited. (HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual)
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All 5 tons of supplies finally reach trapped family

2009-01-15T12:42:00.004+02:00

Despite numerous obstacles, the A. family finally succeeded yesterday to transport the last of the supplies sent them from Israel at the beginning of the week (in total, HaMoked provided them with 5 tons of food and water). They carried some of the supplies to another trapped family nearby. The families now have enough supplies for a week.to last them a week. (HaMoked)

Shelling of medical and evacuation teams: Jabalya city, 12.1.09; Zeitun neighborhood, 12.1.09;

2009-01-15T12:19:00.005+02:00

At about 17:00 five ambulances of the Medical Relief, UHWC and the Palestinian Ministry of Health set out to evacuate injured people from a residential building in Jabalya city, which was hit by five missiles. Immediately after the entry of the medical teams into the building, an additional missile was shot onto it , killing one of the doctors on the team (PHR-Israel). Read more

Testimony of beseiged family

2009-01-14T18:24:00.005+02:00

All the neighboring families have left the area, but they remained at home in total isolation because they have nowhere to go to. After 15 days, food and water supplies are running out. (PHR Israel)
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Khan Yunis, 13.1.09: Shooting at an Ambulance;

2009-01-14T18:23:00.003+02:00

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Israeli organizations: Stop disproportionate harm to civilians in Gaza

2009-01-14T17:00:00.006+02:00

In a press conference held today, 9 Israeli human rights organizations called on the government and army to respect the laws of war and stop disproportionate harm to civilians. According to the media and testimonies of Gazans, military forces are wantonly using lethal force, thus far killing hundreds of civilians and wreaking damage to infrastructure.
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Testimony: Shelled house goes up in flames, burning occupants inside

2009-01-14T16:59:00.006+02:00

On 4 Jan., the Israeli army shelled a home in Beit Lahiya. Ghadah Abu Halima reported that the house went up in flames and five of its occupants burned to death, four of them children. As the survivors made their way to hospital, soldiers fired at them. (B'Tselem)
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Appeal: Israeli Security Agency preventing Gazan detainees from meeting with attorney

2009-01-14T16:16:00.006+02:00

HaMoked has filed appeals on behalf of two detainees from the Gaza Strip who have thus far been prevented from meeting with a lawyer. The two are being held in an ISA interrogation facility in Ashkelon. (HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual)
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2009-01-14T14:17:00.000+02:00

A Palestinian boy carries pillows as he leaves his house during Israel's offensive in the northern Gaza Strip. Mohammed Salem, Reuters, 9 January 2009.

Testimony: Family in bombed area running out of food and water

2009-01-14T05:00:00.000+02:00

As bombs and missiles fall around them in Jabalya, the ‘Assaliyeh family are forced to stay inside their home with dwindling food and water supplies. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: Israeli army kills 21 members of family

2009-01-13T19:56:00.007+02:00

On 6 Jan., the Israeli army bombed the a-Daiyah home in Gaza City, killing 21 men, women and children from the family. (B'Tselem)
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Soldiers reportedly shot woman waving white flag

2009-01-13T18:05:00.006+02:00

A Palestinian besieged in the Khuza'a area, in south-eastern Gaza, reported today that Israeli soldiers shot a woman waving a white flag and civilians who were fleeing a bombed house on army orders, killing at least three and wounding others. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: Family can't escape Israeli bombings

2009-01-13T08:37:00.009+02:00

The al Hussani family have been bombed out of three different havens since the fighting began two weeks ago; their nightmare continues. (HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual)

The Rimal Neighborhood, Gaza City.

Bombing of school used indiscriminate weapon

2009-01-12T19:14:00.003+02:00

An Israeli army investigation has concluded that the harm caused to civilians in the UNRWA school bombing on 4 Jan. resulted from the use of an imprecise weapon. B'Tselem demands that the army prohibit the use of this weapon in the Gaza Strip. (B'Tselem)
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Israel using phosphorous illegally in Gaza

2009-01-12T19:13:00.002+02:00

Reports indicate that the Israeli army is using phosphorous in Gaza. This weapon causes severe burns and is capable of igniting fires. Its use in a crowded area such as the Gaza Strip is illegal. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: 14-year old killed in Khan Yunis bombing

2009-01-12T18:56:00.002+02:00

On the first day of the attack, Khaled al-Astal rode his bike to see a bombed place. As he drew near, more missiles were fired into the crowd that had gathered, killing him instantly. (B'Tselem)
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2009-01-12T11:43:00.003+02:00

Palestinian ambulances damaged in Gaza shelling. Photo: B’Tselem

2009-01-11T19:40:00.000+02:00

An injured boy in Gaza. Photo: B'Tselem.

Soldiers kill and wound dozens from one family

2009-01-11T18:43:00.017+02:00

Maysa' a-Samuni, 19, tells how on 4 Jan., Israeli soldiers ordered her entire extended family to gather in one building. The next morning, as some members tried to leave, the army shelled the building, killing and wounding dozens. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: Sukar family hides in UNRWA school, suffering hunger and cold

2009-01-11T18:42:00.004+02:00

On 4 Jan., the Israeli army began shelling a residential area in central Gaza. The Sukar family fled their home, taking nothing with them, and are now taking shelter in an UNRWA school, under harsh conditions. (B'Tselem)

Israeli High Court orders state to explain Gaza civilian policy

2009-01-11T17:44:00.005+02:00

In a hearing on two petitions filed by Israeli human rights groups, the High Court today ordered the state to explain the delay in permitting evacuation of wounded Gazans and the reason for barring electricity supply for Gaza's crumbling infrastructure. (Gisha and Adalah)
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Injured persons evacuated after seven days

2009-01-11T15:35:00.007+02:00

The al-'Aeidi family home was bombed on 3 January, injuring 6 members. They spent the last seven days isolated and surrounded by Israeli military forces. Today, after many intervention efforts, the injured persons were finally evacuated. (PHR Israel)
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HaMoked sends urgent aid to family trapped in Gaza

2009-01-11T14:58:00.007+02:00

A 120-member family are trapped in their home in northern Gaza, surrounded by Israeli military forces, with no access to vital supplies. In response to their urgent appeal, HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual sent them 5 tons of food and medicine this morning.
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Petition: Supply information on Gazan detainees

2009-01-11T10:42:00.004+02:00

On 8 Jan., HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual petitioned the Israeli High Court to receive information on all Gazans being held by Israel since the fighting began, on behalf of 15 Palestinians whose arrest has been ascertained and many others who have not yet been identified. (HaMoked)
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Testimony: Living without water

2009-01-11T09:57:00.003+02:00

Mr. Abu Sha'aban, a father to two small children, describes daily life without running water. (Gisha)
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Testimony: Children killed while playing in street

2009-01-09T23:21:00.008+02:00

On 2 January, children from the al-Astal family were playing in the street. A bombardment from the air hit three of them, killing them on the spot. (B'Tselem)
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2009-01-08T23:47:00.000+02:00

A Palestinian boy and a destroyed building in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Eman Mohammed.

Humanitarian Update for January 8th

2009-01-08T22:52:00.004+02:00

Military operation affect on health issues, infrastructures and fuel supply to the Gaza Strip. (Gisha and PHR Israel)
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Allow immediate evacuation of wounded and trapped civilians

2009-01-08T20:55:00.001+02:00

In the last few hours, B'Tselem has been notified of civilians who are trapped in several places throughout the Gaza Strip, all under the Israeli army's control. B'Tselem demands that the army immediately allow ambulances to evacuate the dead and wounded and enable civilians to leave areas under its control. (B'Tselem)
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Israeli High Court to hear Gaza petitions tomorrow

2009-01-08T20:32:00.009+02:00

On Friday, January 9, at 9:30 A.M., Israel's High Court will hear two urgent petitions from human rights groups in Israel. The petitions demand: that the army refrain from attacking medical teams in Gaza and permit the wounded to be evacuated to hospitals; and that the Defense Minister supply fuel and electricity to run Gaza's hospitals, water wells, and sewage pumps, and permit technicians to fix the crumbling infrastructure. (Adalah and Gisha)

Mother and daughter killed by tank fire as they flee from home

2009-01-08T18:40:00.000+02:00

On 4 January, residents of an agricultural area in Juhar a-Dik fled their homes under shelling. Although the residents waved a white sheet, the Israeli army fired a shell, killing a mother and daughter. (B'Tselem)
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2009-01-08T18:39:00.000+02:00

Residents of Rafah salvage their belongings from a building that was hit by an Israeli attack.

Testimony: Family trapped in house that was shelled

2009-01-08T13:55:00.000+02:00

The al-'Ayadi family lives in an agricultural area in which a number of families reside. When the hostilities began, the family gathered in one house. On Saturday night, the house was shelled. Since then, the family, eight of whom were lightly injured in the shelling, has been staying in a structure in the yard. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: Awoke in hospital to find sons dead

2009-01-08T13:52:00.001+02:00

On 28 December, the entire 'Abasi family went to sleep in the same room for fear of the bombings. The father, Iyad al-'Abasi, awoke in hospital to learn that three of his children - Sidqi, 5, Muhammad, 10, and Ahmad, 11 - had been killed when the house was bombed during the night. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: Family continually fleeing

2009-01-08T13:46:00.003+02:00

For over a week, a Gazan couple and their two infants have been fleeing from place to place, unable to find shelter from the bombing and shelling. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: Family flees from bombed area to refugee camp

2009-01-08T13:16:00.003+02:00

On 3 January, the Israeli army bombed a-Dawaida, in the central Gaza Strip, forcing the Abu Dahruj family to flee their home. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: "We want to leave home; but we have nowhere to go."

2009-01-08T12:22:00.008+02:00

A Gazan resident: “My children see the leaflets [that the Israeli army disperses before a bombing] and go crazy with fear, they want to leave home; but we have nowhere to go". (Amnesty International)
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Testimony: Family flees from threat of bombing

2009-01-08T10:59:00.004+02:00

On 1 January, the residential area in which the Abu al-Haj family lives, in al-Maghraqeh, Gaza Strip, was bombed. The family fled from their home, taking nothing with them, and found refuge in a school in the Nuseirat refugee camp.

The Abu al-Haj family in the school in a-Nuseirat refugee camp. Photo: Khaled 'Azayzeh, B'Tselem

HaMoked traced 3 men detained during the fighting

2009-01-07T20:43:00.004+02:00

HaMoked received information from the Israeli Prison Authorities concerning three men from Gaza, detained and registered in the Israeli Prison System since January 5, 2009. Two of the three are being held at Shikma Prison, near Ashkelon, and are under interrogation by the ISA. The third detainee is being held in Ktziot Prison, in the Negev, as an "Unlawful Combatant". (HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual)

Attack against ICRC (Red Cross) coordinator in Gaza, 6.1.09

2009-01-07T13:56:00.003+02:00

When we reached Netzarim Junction [on the main north-south road in Gaza a tank shot at us from its machine gun. I could see the tank clearly. (PHR Israel)
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Waiting for F16 - Life under Air Strikes

2009-01-07T13:54:00.005+02:00

People keep looking at their children and hugging them. My daughter, 3 years old, keeps asking, when will the plane come. (PHR Israel)
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Palestinian boy looking up on a destroyed building in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Eman Mohammed.

Air Strike on A-Raeiya Medical Center

2009-01-07T13:22:00.004+02:00

On Sunday 4.1.09, after the workers of the center had left, the mobile clinics remained parked in the parking lot. At 1am on the 5th of January both the center and the vehicles were bombed from the air. (Btselem & PHR Israel)

Short ceasefire to evacuate the wounded? Coordination problems

2009-01-07T13:03:00.003+02:00

Israeli Army published that today between 1and 4 P.M., the firing will cease to enable evacuation of wounded and civilians to care for their needs. PHR Israel found that the Red Cross was notified, Palestinian Coordination was notified only following PHR Israel's intervention, and the population was not notified until now. (PHR Israel)

B’Tselem to army: Evacuate wounded Gazans trapped in shelled buildings

2009-01-06T19:45:00.003+02:00

B'Tselem has received a report that several wounded Palestinians are currently trapped in buildings shelled on Saturday night by the army, together with the bodies of their relatives. (B'Tselem)
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2009-01-06T19:43:00.003+02:00

Gaza bombing. Photo: Nikola Solic, Reuters, 3 Jan. '09.

ACRI: Issue clear instructions for protection of Israeli workers

2009-01-06T17:54:00.005+02:00

ACRI wrote to the Home Front Command demanding it issue full instructions for the protection of workers and people using public transport in Southern Israel. Proper sheltered areas must be accessible in all the regional workplaces defined as essential.
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Access to Health: Violations 5 Jan. 2009

2009-01-06T17:39:00.003+02:00

Medical Teams Attacked, obstacles to emergency medical evacuations, testimonies from people trapped at home. (PHR Israel). for details

Killing of Nizar Rayan with his wives and children breaches laws of war

2009-01-06T17:07:00.001+02:00

On 1 Jan. '09, the Israeli army killed four women and eleven children when it bombed the house of Nizar Rayan, a senior Hamas official, in the Jabalya refugee camp. Such extensive loss of civilian life constitutes a grave breach of international humanitarian law and cannot be justified on military grounds.
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The destroyed house of the Rayan family. Picture: B'Tselem.

Testimony: Toddler and girl killed in their home by bombing

2009-01-06T16:05:00.003+02:00

A-Nasalah family was in their home when near-by structure was bombed a number of times. A-Moaz, 2.5 years old and Eyon, 16, were killed. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: children witness two women shot in taxi

2009-01-06T16:03:00.001+02:00

On 4 January, soldiers opened fire from a tank toward a passenger taxi outside Gaza City. The four children in the taxi witnessed their mother and another woman killed. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: 8-year-old girl and aunt are killed in their home by bombing

2009-01-05T19:31:00.000+02:00

The Kashku family was warming themselves around a bonfire in their yard due to a power outafge. Ibtehal, their 8-year-old, went up to her aunt's apartment to get tea when the house was bombed. Ibtehal and her aunt were killed and the house was destroyed.
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Testimony: 5 girls killed in mosque bombing

2009-01-05T19:30:00.005+02:00

Samirah Bau'lusha, 36, lost 5 of her daughters when her house was destroyed after the Israeli Air Force bombed a mosque next door. Four of her other children were also hurt during the attack. (B'Tselem)
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Destroyed buildings in the the Bau'lusha family's neighborhood. Picture: B'Tselem.

Testimony: Life in Gaza under siege and bombardment

2009-01-05T19:29:00.000+02:00

The al-Masri family hardly dare leave the house and live on bread and tea. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: Man loses father and brothers in Gaza bombing

2009-01-05T19:28:00.000+02:00

On 27 Dec., Jaber was urgently called home from work by a neighbor. He arrived to find his house destroyed and family members wounded or killed. (B'Tselem)
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Testimony: Three-year-old killed in Gaza bombing

2009-01-05T19:26:00.002+02:00

On 27 Dec., Ahmad and Maryam Sinwar, aged three and six, stepped out of their home to feed chickens in the yard. Before they reached the coop, the house was hit by the bombing of a nearby building. Ahmad was killed. (B'Tselem)
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Gaza electricity, water and sewage systems on verge of collapse

2009-01-05T11:52:00.008+02:00

7 of 12 power lines damaged
75% of Gazan electricity cut off
Gaza City, including Shifa hospital, entirely without electricity
Over half a million residents cut off from water supply
Sewage spilling into streets, risk of more flooding
No fuel permitted into Gaza since start of military operation

Attacking Civilian Government Institutions and Buildings Violates International Humanitarian Law

2009-01-04T16:28:00.000+02:00

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)

Adalah to AG: Bombing Civilian Neighborhoods and Killing and Injuring Civilians in Gaza Constitute War Crimes,

2009-01-04T16:26:00.001+02:00

Against the background of reports from Gaza of the killing of over 500 people – men, women and children – and the wounding of around 2,500 people, and on the background of the continuing air strikes, shelling and artillery shooting on civilian population centers in the Gaza Strip (Adalah)

Testimonies: Vegetable merchants killed in bombing of Gaza police building, Dec. 27

2009-01-04T16:10:00.004+02:00

On 27 Dec. ’08, the Israeli army bombed a police building next to the central market of Deir al-Balah. Merchants and vendors were killed, including a seven-year-old child. Witnesses described the event (B'Tselem)
Testimony of Muhammad al-Mansi, vegetable vendor
Testimony of Muhammad al-Falit, nurse

PHR-Israel: Stop Attacks on Medical Infrustructure & Personnel

2009-01-03T17:20:00.002+02:00

Since fighting began in the Gaza Strip, PHR-Israel has received 6 reports of Israeli Air Force attacks on medical insfrustructure and personnel. On Thursday, January 1, PHR-Israel responded by appealing to the Minister of Defense to open an investigatation into the reported instances. (PHR)
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PHR Israel: Wounded should not be victims to financial dispute

2009-01-03T16:57:00.000+02:00

PHR Israel learnt that the Palestinian Civil Affairs Committee has decided against submitting requests on behalf of wounded persons to the Israeli District Coordination Office (DCO). The reason giveng: the PA regards Israel as responsible for the direct wounds inflicted on the individuals. Israel demands financial coverage as a precondition to coordination of exit to medical care in Israel. (PHR)
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Human rights groups to Barak: Stop draining Gaza of fuel and electricity

2009-01-03T13:55:00.000+02:00

Israeli human rights groups issued an urgent appeal to Israel's Defense Minister today demanding that Israel restore fuel supplies to hospitals, water wells, and other vital humanitarian institutions in Gaza. (Gisha)
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ACRI to AG: Even in war, police must protect freedom of expression

2009-01-01T17:47:00.002+02:00

Today ACRI submitted a written intervention to Israel’s Attorney General following information on the arrest and detention of demonstrators against the military action in Gaza, sometimes without any evidentiary or factual basis.

Latest OCHA Weekly Report on Gaza for the period covering 24-31 December 2008.

2009-01-01T13:18:00.005+02:00

Of note:

Unprecedented Military Operation in the Gaza Strip
Hundreds of Palestinians killed and over 1500 injured—in three days
Increased rockets and mortars fired towards Israel
Destruction of buildings and resultant casualties
Humanitarian aid allowed into the Gaza Strip
The lack of cash affects UNRWA programs
Wheat shortage in Gaza
Gaza fuel depletion and electricity outages
Hospitals affected by fuel shortages and electricity failure
The referral of patients to Israeli hospitals suspended by the PA in Ramallah
Access to water

Adalah to the UN Human Rights Council: urge the General Assembly to act

2008-12-31T22:37:00.006+02:00

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Adalah to AG and Prison Service: Prisoners from Gaza Incarcerated in Israel must be Allowed to Use Telephones to Check on their Family Members

2008-12-31T22:25:00.002+02:00

Today, Adalah submitted a pre-petition to the Attorney General and the Director of the Israel Prisons Service (IPS) demanding that the Palestinian detainees and political prisoners from the Gaza Strip be allowed the use of telephones in order to check on their families and loved ones in the wake of continuous Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. (Adalah)
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Suspicion: bombed truck carried oxygen tanks; not rockets

2008-12-31T15:14:00.002+02:00

8 people were killed in the bombing. The owner of the truck bombed by the Israeli Air Force on Salah a-Din street on Monday claims the truck was carrying oxygen canisters, not Grad rockets. Drone footage of the bombing was shown by the Israeli army. (B'Tselem)
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Photo from Army footage of the loading of the truck and photo of the oxygen canisters left next to the truck taken by B'Tselem fieldworker

B'Tselem to Attorney General: Concern over Israel targeting civilian objects

2008-12-31T11:47:00.001+02:00

Statements by officials suggest that Israel is relating to anything connected to Hamas as a military target. This approach violates the principle of distinction between civilian objects and military targets that is fundamental to international humanitarian law. (B'Tselem)
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