Thursday, January 26, 2012

PCHR weekly report 19/1 - 25/1/2012: shellings and airstrikes, greenhouses destroyed, 2 animals killed

extract from PCHR weekly report 19/1 - 25/1/2012

Israeli warplanes fired 9 missiles at a Palestinian resistance group and civilian targets, but no injuries were reported.

Two camels died and a greenhouse was destroyed


Saturday, 21 January 2012 

Also at approximately 07:10, the Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at a Palestinian resistance group.  The missiles landed in a farm hired and planted by Khairi 'Atwa al-Dbari, which is located near al-Shouka UNRWA school in al-Shouka village, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.  The group survived, but two camels died in the said farm. 

Monday, 23 January 2012




At approximately 08:30, IOF positioned at watchtowers to the west of Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing in the northwest of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip, heavily fired at open areas in the industrial zone, ex-settlement of "Nissanit".  They also launched an artillery shell at the same area, but no injuries were reported.

At approximately 12:05, on the same day, IOF launched 4 artillery shells at Abu Samra farmland in the north of Hamdoush area, north of Beit Lahia.  The last one was launched at approximately 12:30 on the same day, but no injuries were reported.

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

At approximately 00:40, the Israeli warplanes fired 3 missiles at a greenhouse inside a land belonging to Mohammed Shehda Hamdouna, 45.  The land, whose area is 2,000 square meters, is located to the  northeast of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.  The attack resulted in completely destroying the greenhouse and a 3-meter hole.  However, no injuries were reported.

At approximately 00:45, Israeli warplanes fired a missile at an empty land belonging to Sa'eed Mohammed Salem al-Da'our, 55.  The land whose area is 70 dunums[1] is located in al-Sayafa area, northwest of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.  No injuries were reported.
The attack resulted in heavy explosions that rocked the northern area, due to which, women and children were terrorized.

At approximately 01:10, Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at greenhouses in ex-settlements, northwest of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.  As a result, damage was caused to the place, but no injuries were reported.  It should be noted that the same area had been bombarded several times.

At approximately 01:26, Israeli warplanes fired a missile at the farmland in al-Zanna area, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.  No injuries were reported.

At approximately 11:30 on Tuesday, 24 January 2012, IOF positioned along the border fence in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire and tear gas canisters at a group of Palestinian and international demonstrators, who were walking along the border area from Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing to the landfill.  They protested the imposition of the buffer zone along the borders.  There were approximately 60 demonstrators, including 5 international activists and 10 journalists.  After they were approximately 200 meters far from the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, they suffered from gas inhalation.
In his testimony, the Beit Hanoun Local Initiative coordinator, Saber al-Za'aneen, said that at approximately 10:30 on that day, demonstrators gathered in front of the Agriculture School of al-Azhar University, north of the Beit Hanoun and headed to the border area.  When they were approximately 200 meters to the southeast of Beit Hanoun crossing, they started walking along the border fence until they reached the landfill, north of Beit Hanoun.  IOF fired tear gas canisters at the demonstrators, but they kept walking.  IOF then heavily fired at the demonstrators.  As a result, a number of demonstrators suffered from tear gas inhalation.  However, they kept moving until they reached the memorial area, southeast of Beit Hanoun.  IOF fireed at them, as a result, they were obliged to get out of there.
It should be noted that the demonstration started at approximately 11:30 and finished at approximately 13:40 on the same day.