A strict Israeli imposed closure remains in place throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Clashes erupted in a number of areas this afternoon, with 2 Palestinians killed and at least 80 Palestinians injured. Israeli se ttler attacks on Palestinian residents either travelling on major roads, attempting to harvest olive orchards, or in residential areas continue, in addition to bulldozing of Palestinian agricultural lands and uprooting of olive and fruit trees.
In a frightening development, a new Palestinian refugee camp, "Shepherds 2000", was created in Bethlehem to shelter over 120 Palestinian families whose homes were destroyed in the area as a result of Israeli shelling. At least 9 of these residents' homes were completely destroyed as a result of the attacks.
Maher Mohammad Al Sa'eedi, 16 years old from Breij Refugee Camp, Gaza, was shot and killed today by live ammunition today to his head.
Marwan Khalil Al Ghamari, 28 years old from Shuja'iyeh, Gaza was shot and killed today by live ammunition to his chest.
Hebron
Residents of Hebron spent a night in terror as the Israeli military
shelled with tanks and heavy machine gun fire, in addition to 4 missiles
from attack helicopters, residential areas beginning late in the evening
and con
tinuing until the early hours of this morning. Severe damage to homes
in the area was reported. Clashes erupted this afternoon throughout
the city of Hebron and surrounding villages, with the heaviest clashes
reported
in the Beit 'Anoun junction near the village of Sa'ir, the site of
yesterday's attacks. At least 6 Palestinians were injured by live
ammunition as a result of today's clashes.
Samir Ghaith, 5 years old from Hebron, was run over by an Israeli settler from Qiryat Arba, who fled after hitting the child. The Israeli military detained the ambulance that was trying to transport Samir to the hospital . He remains in critical condition in hospital.
Jawdat Jamil Taha, 10 years old from Hebron, was severely beaten by Israeli soldiers this afternoon, breaking both of his arms, for breaking an Israeli imposed curfew on Israeli controlled areas of Hebron. At least 50,00 0 Palestinians live in areas that remain under Israeli imposed curfew for over a month, 15,000 of these school children who have been prevented from attending school for over a month.
Ghazaleh Jawdat Issa Ahmad Jarradat, 13 years old from Sa'ir, Hebron, who was reported yesterday to be clinically dead as a result of live ammunition to her head, was today reported to be in extremely critical condition, and not clinically dead.
Bethlehem area
Clashes erupted this afternoon in the village of Tqu' on the outskirts
of the village where the majority of schools are, after provocation by
Israeli settlers. At least 30 Palestinians were injured, including
Mohammad Al
Sha'ir, 16 years old, who was shot by live ammunition to his chest,
and Morad Abu Mifreh, 16 years old, who was shot by live ammunition to
his pelvis and thighs. Both are reported to be in critical condition.
Ramallah
Clashes erupted this afternoon at the northern entrance of Al Bireh
following a peaceful march including Christian and Muslim leaders. At
least 2 Palestinians were injured as a result of live ammunition.
Late last night, the Israeli military attacked residential areas of Betunia, Al Bireh and the Masyoun neighborhood in Ramallah with tanks and heavy machine gun fire. Attacks continued until at least 5 am this morning. S evere damage was reported to a number of homes in the area.
Gaza
Clashes erupted throughout Gaza this afternoon, with at least 40
Palestinians injured as a result of live ammunition, a number of which are in
critical condition, and 2 Palestinians killed. Maher Mohammad Al
Sa'eedi, 16 y
ears old from Breij Refugee Camp, Gaza, was shot and killed today by
live ammunition today to his head. Marwan Khalil Al Ghamari, 28 years
old from Shuja'iyeh, Gaza was shot and killed today by live ammunition to
his che
st at Mentar Crossing.
Nahed Al Louh, 22 years old from Deir Al Balah Refugee Camp, was buried this afternoon in Gaza. Nahed was shot and killed two days ago in by live ammunition to his chest in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, where he and hi s father were working. The Israeli authorities refused to allow the transfer of his corpse to Gaza for burial for two days. After finally permitting his body to be transported to Gaza, Nahed's father was refused entry i nto Gaza to attend the funeral of his son.
Late last night, the Israeli military shelled with tanks and heavy machine gun fire residential areas in Rafah and Khan Younis. Many houses were damaged as a result of the attacks, with a number of families losing their homes. This morning, in the areas of Rafah and Khan Younis, the Israeli authorities bulldozed Palestinian agricultural lands and uprooted olive trees. A new Israeli military installation has been deployed near Rafah.
Nablus
Israeli settler attacks were reported throughout the Nablus area.
Bulldozing of Agricultural lands and uprooting of olive trees and fruit
trees continued in a number of areas in Nablus. The village of Huwarra
remains un
der Israeli imposed curfew for the 29th day.
Jenin
Clashes erupted this afternoon in areas of Jenin, Ya'bad, and 'Arrabi,
with a number of Palestinians injured. The Israeli military threw gas
into schools in the Jenin area while pupils were in class, forcing the
children
to evacuate and the schools to shut down. Ya'bad High School has been
closed for over a month as a result of Israeli settler and soldier
attacks.
Qalqilya
The Israeli military attacked for the first time residential areas in
Qalqilya with tanks and heavy machine gun fire.
Jerusalem
A general strike was observed throughout East Jerusalem in
mourning over the murders of three residents of Hizmah in the past
two days. Brief clashes were reported in a number of areas in
Jerusalem.