Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (06 – 12 April 2017)

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Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, April 13, 2017

Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)

A Palestinian young man from al-Jalazoun refugee camp succumbed to his wounds.

Israeli forces continued to target the Gaza Strip border areas, but no casualties were reported.

Israeli forces conducted 49 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 10 ones in Jerusalem.

71 civilians, including 11 children, were arrested; 33 of whom, including 5 children, were in Jerusalem.

Among the arrested were Ahmed Atoun, PLC member representing Hamas movement, and the spokesperson of Hamas movement in Ramallah and al-Bireh.

10 cars in Silwad and equipment in a metal workshop were damaged and confiscated.

Israeli forces continued their efforts to create Jewish majority in occupied East Jerusalem.

3 families in Silwan village were notified to vacate their houses because of cracks resulting from digging works beneath.

Settlement activities continued in the West Bank.

Settlers raided a number of areas under the protection of Israeli forces to celebrate their Passover holiday.

Israeli forces turned the West Bank into cantons and continued to impose the illegal closure on the Gaza Strip for the 9th

Due to the Jewish Passover holiday, the Israeli authorities imposed a security closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Dozens of temporary checkpoints were established in the West Bank and others were re-established to obstruct the movement of Palestinian civilians.

5 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were arrested at military checkpoints…

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