Friday, December 23, 2011

PCHR weekly report 15/12 - 21/12/2011: 1 civilian dies trying to escape from gunfire, 1 worker shot and injured

extracts from PCHR weekly report 15/12 - 21/12/2011:


A Palestinian civilian was killed when he fell down from his bicycle as he was attempting to escape Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian civilian was wounded by Israeli gunfire in the northern Gaza Strip. 

Friday, 16 December 2011


At approximately 23:40, Israeli soldiers stationed at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip opened fire at Palestinian agricultural land in the vicinity of sewage basins in the east of the camp.  Due to the intense shooting, the guard of basins, Majed Mahmoud al-Nabahin, 39, attempted to escape on motorcycle towards the west.  While he was driving the motorcycle, he fell down and died, as he suffered from hemorrhage. 

Tuesday, 20 December 2011







At approximately 16:20, Israeli soldiers positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of Beit Hanoun town opened fire at open areas to the east of al-Farta area, nearly 800 meters from the border.  No casualties were reported. 

At approximately 23:30, Israeli soldiers positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of Beit Hanoun town opened fire at open areas to the east of al-Boura area, nearly 700 meters from the border.  No casualties were reported.

Wednesday, 21 December 2011




At approximately 09:30, Israeli soldiers stationed on observation towers at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel fired at a number of Palestinian civilians who were collecting wood, iron and scraps of construction materials in Hammouda area in the northern Gaza Strip.  As a result, Hamza Jamal Barakat, 19, from al-Zaytoun neighborhood in the southeast of Gaza City, was wounded by two bullets to the left shoulder and foot.