tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28275888764850741652024-03-19T05:32:37.129+02:00Human rights in Gaza and Israel during the hostilitiesReports from Israeli human rights groupsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-68394287267624889742009-02-01T14:26:00.003+02:002009-02-01T14:29:51.456+02:00Israel held many Gaza prisoners in harsh and humiliating conditionsOn 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.<br /><a href="http://www.stoptorture.org.il/en/node/1384">More details</a>sarithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08328749810251005337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-22971964645473048122009-01-20T13:30:00.000+02:002009-01-20T13:31:09.231+02:00Suspicion: Soldiers shot Palestinian farmer to death without warningA 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.<br /><a href="http://www.btselem.org/English/Press_Releases/20090118.asp">More details</a>Shirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141603712157468165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-30340612194692406112009-01-19T15:15:00.005+02:002009-01-20T13:03:45.506+02:00Suspicion: Soldiers shot and killed man and his son in their home - VideoAccording 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:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://switch5.castup.net/Customers/Btselem/v_black2_320x240/Design.asp?as=0&clipurl=http://switch3.castup.net/cunet/gm.asp?ClipMediaID=3304975&ak=null" frameborder="0" width="336" scrolling="no" height="299"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.btselem.org/English/Gaza_Strip/20090118_Soldiers_kill_Atiyyah_a_Samuni.asp">Read More</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyT3dIiUUolwol0x0Se63d7HJ2DCPCLKK3mrQKlUh191p4nN6eN5ej7F9bovQeVEA3Oo9ENZzziJUrSaskDk3-HrfGc5tnx_zC3ztqgGyww3h1YWzx3nqbWfsToLAbqWsMiS33kPvOYnw/s1600-h/11b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293329463704379682" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 209px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyT3dIiUUolwol0x0Se63d7HJ2DCPCLKK3mrQKlUh191p4nN6eN5ej7F9bovQeVEA3Oo9ENZzziJUrSaskDk3-HrfGc5tnx_zC3ztqgGyww3h1YWzx3nqbWfsToLAbqWsMiS33kPvOYnw/s320/11b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Removal of the two bodies from the Samuni family compound, a-Zeitun, Gaza City. Photo: Muhammad Sabah, 18 January 2009.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxQpwtzWmgSNIS2tW8wBA72ktLDUYl23DKvFMtQI60nCMHDhQJ2g8EQC-Ry8xVyyDzN466pJKbc-7P9UiV9MHuAHpvTjInRg8gQWKO9cLCa7atoucLqwCIRXUMT8D40dyPdekNfTVFjI/s1600-h/11b.jpg"></a>sarithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08328749810251005337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-32842723547581444472009-01-19T15:14:00.001+02:002009-01-19T15:14:55.191+02:00Testimony: Children bombed while standing in street, Beit LahiyaOn 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)<br /><a href="http://www.btselem.org/English/Testimonies/20090107_Luaay_Subuh_blinded_by_bombing.asp">Read More</a>sarithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08328749810251005337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-62550990766402714562009-01-19T15:12:00.001+02:002009-01-19T15:14:06.093+02:00Testimony: Army displaces residents of entire neighborhoodOn 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)<br /><a href="http://www.btselem.org/English/Testimonies/20090104_Army_deports_whole_neighborhood_witness_Abd_Rabu.asp">Read More</a>sarithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08328749810251005337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-31010576577012981232009-01-17T15:55:00.004+02:002009-01-19T10:42:44.760+02:00On wounded evacuation and propagandaYesterday, 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)Hadas Zivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787858443923518664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-67871546511159493222009-01-15T18:44:00.001+02:002009-01-15T18:45:53.204+02:00B'Tselem calls on both sides to stop the fightingContinuation 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.<br /><a href="http://www.btselem.org/english/Gaza_Strip/20090115_Cease_fire_now.asp">Read more</a>Michelle Bubishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04766779727391755264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-30528273715898976012009-01-15T16:11:00.015+02:002009-01-15T16:19:41.158+02:00"Don’t use our children for political purposes"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)<br /><a title="blocked::http://www.gisha.org/index.php?intLanguage=" href="http://www.gisha.org/index.php?intLanguage=2&intSiteSN=115&intItemId=1462" intsitesn="115&intItemId=">Read more</a>Michelle Bubishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04766779727391755264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-16047153964352212942009-01-15T15:44:00.004+02:002009-01-15T16:29:25.609+02:00Testimony: 9 die in bombing near UNRWA schoolOn 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)<br /><a href="http://www.btselem.org/English/Testimonies/20090106_Family_killed_in_shelling_near_al_Fakhura_school.asp">Read more</a>Michelle Bubishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04766779727391755264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-1040627426465010192009-01-15T15:43:00.001+02:002009-01-15T16:02:54.372+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30837739@N04/3184935690/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAgLE6IOVSZ3owsK9Pmm9ZTiym0-oph62pIPQlnRwtLMsUqmCn5BneGX_qDQd1MgDV7r25fBXo5xj0C5ORgSWFS0v3FtVXOWXUevvgEXPhOS3A2e5ftgwdzCc01IsCmOzLyESgGTque8/s320/Children.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291519636509324034" border="0" /></a><br />Children pass by a demolished building in the Gaza Strip. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30837739@N04/">Shareef Sarhan / Windows from Gaza</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-91787685010543001722009-01-15T15:41:00.002+02:002009-01-15T15:43:54.995+02:00Testimony: Family continuously on the runThe '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)<br /><a href="http://www.btselem.org/English/Testimonies/20090101_Arafat_family_flees_bombing_in_Absan_al_Jadida.asp">Read more</a>Michelle Bubishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04766779727391755264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-70998375013520058102009-01-15T15:35:00.000+02:002009-01-15T15:46:30.037+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqbojjOo_MpDtl0PcQ3JGpPIwunBfpvr6mXklU9FgsiaYluF7NjL3YJSDOH0PzidX29cuJO6CvGWPa0554OI9eQ0C1lSvwlGNK6iQgUIpZ7lP8Bz2llE7lUnupGokM-OH5WR9UAA7JoA/s1600-h/Demoloished_Building.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqbojjOo_MpDtl0PcQ3JGpPIwunBfpvr6mXklU9FgsiaYluF7NjL3YJSDOH0PzidX29cuJO6CvGWPa0554OI9eQ0C1lSvwlGNK6iQgUIpZ7lP8Bz2llE7lUnupGokM-OH5WR9UAA7JoA/s320/Demoloished_Building.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291515672847123378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Destroyed building in Gaza. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30837739@N04/">Shareef Sarhan / Windows from Gaza</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-49872564468685011372009-01-15T15:30:00.005+02:002009-01-15T15:38:19.310+02:00Testimony: Detainee killed in police station bombingOn 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)<br /><a href="http://www.btselem.org/English/Testimonies/20081208_a_Shafi_killed_while_detained_in_bombed_police_station.asp">Read more</a>Michelle Bubishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04766779727391755264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-62779338054831449052009-01-15T15:21:00.002+02:002009-01-15T15:50:28.884+02:00Testimony: M.A. held in Israel for several days and returned to GazaM.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)<br /><a href="http://www.hamoked.org.il/news_main_en.asp?id=637">Read More</a>המוקד להגנת הפרטhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17948988985621464817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-23949173237032533352009-01-15T13:54:00.003+02:002009-01-15T13:57:05.345+02:00UNWRA: 37,000 in shelters, tens of thousands of others displacedAs 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.<br /><a title="blocked::http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_gaza_humanitarian_situation_report_2009_01_14_english.pdf" href="http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_gaza_humanitarian_situation_report_2009_01_14_english.pdf">Read more</a>Michelle Bubishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04766779727391755264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-20546334390689412612009-01-15T12:44:00.002+02:002009-01-15T18:46:46.631+02:00Israeli organizations: Stop use of phosphorous bombsBased 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)<br /><a href="http://www.hamoked.org.il/news_main_en.asp?id=636">Read More</a>המוקד להגנת הפרטhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17948988985621464817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-86048765242100615402009-01-15T12:42:00.004+02:002009-01-15T16:25:56.916+02:00All 5 tons of supplies finally reach trapped familyDespite 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)המוקד להגנת הפרטhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17948988985621464817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-41952916823981993932009-01-15T12:19:00.005+02:002009-01-15T12:27:06.919+02:00Shelling of medical and evacuation teams: Jabalya city, 12.1.09; Zeitun neighborhood, 12.1.09;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). <a href="http://www.phr.org.il/phr/article.asp?articleid=685&catid=55&pcat=-1&lang=ENG">Read more </a>Hadas Zivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787858443923518664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-28163862955339633492009-01-14T18:24:00.005+02:002009-01-15T16:20:56.363+02:00Testimony of beseiged familyAll 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)<br /><a href="http://www.phr.org.il/phr/article.asp?articleid=671&catid=41&pcat=-1&lang=ENG">Read more</a>Hadas Zivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787858443923518664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-25087457890065933422009-01-14T18:23:00.003+02:002009-01-14T22:01:35.162+02:00Khan Yunis, 13.1.09: Shooting at an Ambulance;(PHR Israel)<br /><a href="http://www.phr.org.il/phr/article.asp?articleid=685&catid=55&pcat=-1&lang=ENG">Read more</a>Hadas Zivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787858443923518664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-84125233653212470262009-01-14T17:00:00.006+02:002009-01-15T16:31:49.414+02:00Israeli organizations: Stop disproportionate harm to civilians in GazaIn 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.<br /><a href="http://www.gisha.org/UserFiles/File/Press%20Materials/HR%20Letter%20Gaza%20ENG%20Jan%2014-08.pdf">Read more</a>Shirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141603712157468165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-13177586848312841042009-01-14T16:59:00.006+02:002009-01-14T17:44:53.359+02:00Testimony: Shelled house goes up in flames, burning occupants inside<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291174223276517314" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 129px; height: 103px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DVm1yM6qSQg/SW4G7BcZp8I/AAAAAAAAAUI/bm8_thWz8VY/s200/Ghada+Abu+Halima.JPG" border="0" />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)<br /><a href="http://www.btselem.org/English/Testimonies/20090104_Abu_Halima_home_set_on_fire_by_shelling.asp">Read more</a>Michelle Bubishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04766779727391755264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-70940544344999472992009-01-14T16:16:00.006+02:002009-01-14T17:08:07.540+02:00Appeal: Israeli Security Agency preventing Gazan detainees from meeting with attorneyHaMoked 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)<br /><a href="http://www.hamoked.org.il/news_main_en.asp?id=632">Read more</a>המוקד להגנת הפרטhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17948988985621464817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-76668879179376679852009-01-14T14:17:00.000+02:002009-01-14T18:20:47.015+02:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DVm1yM6qSQg/SWt8C5NuKMI/AAAAAAAAATo/_UgmFD2xP2U/s1600-h/RTR237DY.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290458576436734146" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 209px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DVm1yM6qSQg/SWt8C5NuKMI/AAAAAAAAATo/_UgmFD2xP2U/s320/RTR237DY.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DVm1yM6qSQg/SWt7cytut6I/AAAAAAAAATg/tyW9XzFJjzQ/s1600-h/RTR237DY.JPG"></a><div></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">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. </span></div></div>Michelle Bubishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04766779727391755264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827588876485074165.post-58356148918921698062009-01-14T05:00:00.000+02:002009-01-14T18:19:02.669+02:00Testimony: Family in bombed area running out of food and waterAs 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)<br /><a href="http://www.btselem.org/English/Testimonies/20090104_life_under_siege_and_bombardment_in_Gaza_witness_al-Assaliyeh.asp">Read more</a>Michelle Bubishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04766779727391755264noreply@blogger.com0