excerpt from PCHR weekly report No. 45/2009 12-18 Nov. 2009
Friday, 13 November 2009
At approximately 10:00, Israeli troops positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of Gaza Valley village, southeast of Gaza City, opened fire at 7 Palestinian children and young men who were traveling on an animal cart towards the village. As a result, Mustafa Mohammed Sabri Wadi, 15, was killed, and Ahmed Khader Sa'doun, 17, was wounded by two gunshots to the abdomen and the thigh. Soon after, Israeli forces moved nearly 300 meters into the area, and arrested 4 of these civilians, including the wounded child. The detainees were released later, excluding the wounded child who was taken to an Israeli hospital. According to one of the released detainees, the seven children and young men were on their way back from a market in Gaza City traveling on an animal cart. They saw a number of dogs. Five of them chased the dogs towards a solid waste plant, which is nearly 300 meters away from the border, and continued to chase them up to 150 meters away from the border. Israeli troops positioned at the border opened fire at them, so they attempted to hide behind a hill of sand, but gunshots hit two of them. Soon after, Israeli forces moved into the area and arrested them. According to medical sources, Wadi was hit by two gunshots to the head and the left foot.
Sunday, 15 November 2009
At approximately 08:30, Israeli troops positioned to the east of Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, north of Beit Hanoun, opened fire at a number of Palestinian civilians who were hunting birds nearly 500 meters away from the border. As a result, Amjad Sa'ad Hassanain, 27, was wounded by a gunshot to the left shoulder.
At approximately 10:30, Israeli troops positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east of the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun opened fire at a number of Palestinian civilians who were on their agricultural lands, nearly 400 meters away from the border. When the farmers attempted to flee from the area, Israeli troops fired at them again. As a result, Mahmoud Mohammed Shawish, 29, was wounded by a gunshot to the feet.
At approximately 12:30, Israeli forces moved nearly 500 meters into Palestinian areas located to the north of the Bedouin village in the northern Gaza Strip. Until 17:00, they leveled areas of land, which had previously been razed.
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
At approximately 11:30, Israeli forces moved nearly 300 meters into al-Farrahin area in 'Abassan village, east of Khan Yunis. Until 16:00, they leveled areas of land, which they had already razed.
At approximately 12:30, Israeli forces moved nearly 250 meters into Khuza'a village, east of Khan Yunis. Until 15:30, they leveled areas of land, which they had already razed.
