- IOF continued to fire at Palestinian workers, farmers and fishermen in border areas in the Gaza Strip.

- Two  Palestinian workers were wounded

- IOF continued to use force against peaceful protests in the West Bank.

- An Israeli human rights defender was wounded.

- IOF conducted 34 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, and 4 limited ones into the Gaza Strip.  

- IOF arrested 18 Palestinian civilians, including 6  children.

- IOF arrested Secretary of the Palestinian Legislative Council.

- IOF waged a campaign of arrests in Jerusalem and its suburbs.

- Israeli warplanes attacked a number of civilian targets in the Gaza Strip.

- Israel has continued to impose a total siege on the OPT and has isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.

- IOF arrested two  Palestinian civilians.

- IOF have continued settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.

- The construction of 1,000 housing units in "Har Homa" settlement in Jerusalem was approved.

- 800 housing units are being built in "Ariel" settlement in the northern West Bank.

- IOF razed areas of Palestinian land near "Elli" settlement in the northern West Bank.

Summary

Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law in the OPT continued during the reporting period (04 – 10 November 2010):

Shooting:

During the reporting period, IOF wounded two Palestinian workers in the Gaza Strip, and an Israeli human rights defender in the West Bank. 

During the reporting period, IOF fired at Palestinian workers who were collecting raw construction materials near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. As a result, two workers were wounded. 

On 06 November 2010, Israeli warplanes bombarded and destroyed a tunnel at the Egyptian border near Yibna refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah. 

On 10 November 2010, Israeli warplanes fired at Gaza International Airport, southeast of Rafah, targeting a number of Palestinian workers who were collecting raw construction materials. 

During the reporting period, IOF used excessive force to disperse peaceful demonstrations organized in protest to Israeli settlement activities and the construction of the annexation wall. As a result, an Israeli human rights defender was wounded, and dozens of Palestinian civilians and international human rights defenders suffered from tear gas inhalation or sustained bruises. 

Incursions:

During the reporting period, IOF conducted at least 34 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, during which they arrested 18 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children and the Secretary of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Mahmoud al-Ramahi.  

In the Gaza Strip, IOF conducted 4 limited incursions into Palestinian communities in the central and northern Gaza Strip, during which they leveled areas of Palestinian land, which they had already razed.  

Restrictions on Movement:

Israel had continued to impose a tightened siege on the OPT and imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.

Gaza Strip

Israel has continuously closed all border crossings to the Gaza Strip for over three years. The illegal Israeli-imposed closure of the Gaza Strip, which has steadily tightened since June 2007, has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the Gaza Strip. 

· The illegal closure has caused not only a humanitarian crisis but a crisis of human rights and human dignity for the population of the Gaza Strip. Measures declared recently to ease the blockade are vague, purely cosmetic and fail to deal with the root causes of the crisis, which can only be addressed by an immediate and complete lifting of the closure, including lifting the travel ban into and out of the Gaza Strip and the ban on exports. PCHR is concerned that the new Israeli policy is simply shifting Gaza to another form of illegal blockade, one that may become internationally accepted and institutionalized. Palestinians in Gaza may no longer suffer from the same shortage of goods, but they will remain economically dependent and unable to care for themselves, and socially, culturally and academically isolated from the rest of the world.

· Expanding the list of items allowed into Gaza does not change the illegality of this policy, which is inconsistent with Israel’s legal obligations both as an Occupying Power and under international human rights treaties to which it is party, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 

· Facts on the ground refute Israeli claims with respect to the easing of the closure imposed on the Gaza Strip and the reduction of restrictions imposed on the entry of goods.

· Israeli declaration of allowing new goods to be entered into the Gaza Strip constitutes an attempt to delude the international community, as such goods do not meet the minimal needs of the Gaza Strip. 

· IOF have continued to ban the entry of raw construction materials into the Gaza Strip. 

· IOF have imposed a ban on all exports from the Gaza Strip. 

· Israel had continued to close Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing to Palestinian civilians wishing to travel to the West Bank and Israeli for medical treatment, trade or social visits.

· Israel has imposed additional access restrictions on international diplomats, journalists and humanitarian workers seeking to enter the Gaza Strip. They have prevented representatives of several international humanitarian organizations from entering the Gaza Strip.

· Living conditions of the Palestinian civilian population have seriously deteriorated; levels of poverty and unemployment have mounted sharply.

West Bank

IOF have continued to impose severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians throughout the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinian civilians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip continue to be denied access to Jerusalem.

· IOF have established checkpoints in and around Jerusalem, severely restricting Palestinian access to the city. Civilians are frequently prevented from praying at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

· There are approximately 585 permanent roadblocks, and manned and unmanned checkpoints across the West Bank.

· When complete, the illegal Annexation Wall will stretch for 724 kilometers around the West Bank, further isolating the entire population. 350 kilometers of the Wall have already been constructed. Approximately 99% of the Wall has been constructed inside the West Bank itself, further confiscating Palestinian land.

· At least 65% of the main roads that lead to 18 Palestinian communities in the West Bank are closed or fully controlled by IOF.

· There are approximately 500 kilometers of restricted roads across the West Bank. In addition, approximately one third of the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, is inaccessible to Palestinians without a permit issued by the IOF. These permits are extremely difficult to obtain.

· IOF continue to harass, and assault demonstrators who hold peaceful protests against the construction of the Annexation Wall.

· Palestinian civilians continue to be harassed by IOF in Jerusalem, and across the West Bank, including being regularly stopped and searched in the streets by IOF.

Settlement Activities:

Israel has continued its settlement activities in the OPT in violation of international humanitarian law, and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property. 

On 04 November 2010, dozens of Israeli settlers, escorted by IOF, stormed the area of Joseph Tomb in the east of Nablus. They bothered Palestinian civilians in the area. They left the area a few hours later.

On the same day, IOF razed areas of Palestinian land to the northwest of "Elli" settlement, which stands on lands of the villages of Qaryout, al-Lubban al-Sharqi and al-Sawia, south of Nablus, in order to expand the settlement.

During the reporting period, the Israeli district committee of organization and construction in Jerusalem declared a plan to construct 1,000 housing units in "Har Homa" settlement, which stands on Abu Ghunaim Mount between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Another plan to construct 320 housing unit in "Ramot" settlement neighborhood was also published. 

In the same context, IOF approved the construction of 800 housing units in "Ariel" settlement, north of Salfit. The mayor of "Ariel" settlement, Ron Nahman, revealed that 195 housing units are currently being built by a private contractor, 100 ones are being built for settlers evacuated from settlements in the Gaza Strip and factories are being built in the industrial zone.

On 09 November 2010, the Israeli Municipality of Jerusalem ordered 3 Palestinian civilians in Silwan village to the south of the old town of Jerusalem to demolish their houses in 10 days.

Israeli Violations Documented during the Reporting Period (04 – 10 November 2010)

1. Incursions into Palestinian Areas and Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Thursday, 04 November 2010

· At approximately 00:30, IOF moved into Wadi al-Hariya neighborhood in Hebron. They raided and searched a house belonging to Younis Hussein 'Amru, and arrested his two sons: Eyad, 20; and Marwan, 22.

· At approximately 01:00, IOF moved into Yatta village, south of Hebron. They raided and searched a number of houses and arrested two Palestinian civilians:

1. Ussama Mohammed Ed'ais, 22; and

2. Ahmed Rateb Mughnem, 25.

· At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron. They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Waleed Fat'hi Sabarna, 17, and arrested him.

· At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Dura village, southwest of Hebron. They raided and searched a house belonging to 'Abdul Rahman Abu Ras, but no arrests were reported.

· At approximately 03:00, IOF moved into Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah. They raided and searched a number of houses, but no arrests were reported.

· At approximately 11:00, IOF moved into al-Hafira village, southwest of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

· At approximately 17:00, IOF moved into Bourqin village, southwest of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

· At approximately 18:30, IOF moved into Silwad village, northeast of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

·  At approximately 23:20, IOF moved into Beit Liqya village, west of Ramallah. They patrolled in the streets. A number of Palestinian boys gathered and threw stones at Israeli military vehicles. Immediately, Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters at the boys. A number of Palestinian civilian suffered from tear gas inhalation. IOF withdrew from the village later and no arrests were reported.

· At approximately 23:30, IOF moved into Zeita village, north of Tulkarm. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

Friday, 05 November  2010

· At approximately 07:30, IOF moved into al-Swaitat neighborhood in the east of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

Saturday, 06 November 2010

· At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into 'Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

· At approximately 14:30, IOF moved into Maithaloun village, southeast of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

· At approximately 16:45, IOF moved into Hijja village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

· At approximately 22:15, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a tunnel on the Egyptian border near Yibna refugee camp in the south of the southern Gaza Strip. The tunnel was destroyed, but no casualties were reported.

Sunday, 07 November 2010

· At approximately 00:30, IOF moved into al-Doha village, south of Bethlehem. They raided and searched a house belonging to Ashraf Zaghari, but no arrests were reported.

· Also at approximately 00:30, IOF moved into al-Duhaisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem. They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Isma'il 'Aadel Malash, and summoned him for interrogation. 

· At approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Wadi al-Hariya neighborhood in Hebron. They raided and searched a house belonging to Younis Hussein 'Amru, 50, and arrested him.

· Also at approximately 01:30, IOF moved into Bethlehem. They raided and searched a house belonging to the family of Ayman Hassan al-Sabbah, 20, and arrested him.

· At approximately 05:05, IOF moved into Jeet village, east of Qalqilya. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

· At approximately 06:15, Israeli soldiers stationed on observation towers near Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing in the northern Gaza Strip fired at a number of Palestinian workers who were collecting raw construction materials from the debris of Erez industrial zone. As a result, Karam Talal al-Adham, 19, from Beit Lahia town,was wounded by a bullet to the left leg.

· At approximately 10:00, IOF moved nearly 250 meters into the east of Gaza Valley village in the central Gaza Strip. They searched and leveled areas of Palestinian land.

· At approximately 10:30, IOF moved into 'Arrana village, northeast of Jenin. They raided and searched a 3-storey house belonging to Rajeh Fahed al-Khaldi. The confiscated letters sent by al-Khaldi's son, 23-year-old Mohammed, who serves a life imprisonment sentence in Israeli jails.

· At approximately 15:30, IOF moved into 'Arraba village, southwest of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

· Also at approximately 15:30, IOF moved into Kufor Ra'ei village, southwest of Jenin. They patrolled in the streets for some time and withdrew later. No arrests were reported.

· At approximately 16:30, IOF moved into 'Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya. They raided and searched a two-storey house belonging to Saber Mujahed Radwan, 51, while he and his wife were not at home. During the house search, Israeli soldiers violently beat the owner's son, 27-year-old Mujahed. Israeli soldiers then planted explosives in the first floor of the house, which serves as a store, and blew them up. The structure was heavily damaged. Before leaving the house, IOF arrested the son.

Monday, 08 November 2010

· At approximately 02:00, IOF moved into Beit Reema village, northwest of Ramallah. They raided and searched two houses in the village and arrested two Palestinian civilians:

1. Mohammed Mubtassem al-Ruhaimi, 37; and

2.