Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
(07– 13 August 2014)
Israeli forces launch a new offensive on the Gaza Strip.
- 24 Palestinians, including 20 civilians, and an Italian journalist were killed.
- The civilian victims include 5 children and a woman.
- 13 Palestinians, 12 of whom are civilians, including 3 children and 3 women, died of previous wounds.
·Israeli warplanes launched dozens of airstrikes targeting houses and civilian facilities.
- 36 houses were destroyed and dozens of others were damaged.
- 9 mosques were attacked and 4 of them were destroyed.
·Israeli forces continued to use force against peaceful protests in the West Bank.
- 2 Palestinian civilians killed in protests against the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip.
- 62 Palestinian civilians, including 17 children, were wounded.
- 3 civilians were wounded in protests against the construction of the annexation wall.
·Israeli forces conducted 49 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
- 2 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were killed during Israeli incursions.
- 92 Palestinians were arrested, including 74 ones who were arrested in Jerusalem.
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