Report 27 August – 2 September 2009: Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Photo: Palestinian fishing boat after being fired on by Israeli gunboats near Gaza.
Israeli violations of international law and humanitarian law in the OPT continued during the reporting period, 27 August – 2 September 2009
During the reporting period, IOF killed two Palestinian civilians, including a child, in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Two members of the ‘Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas) were also killed in the Gaza Strip, and Hamas accused IOF of killing them.
The body of a Palestinian, who had been missing since last week, was also found near the Egyptian border, south of Rafah. Additionally, 4 Palestinian civilians, including two medical personnel and a child, and a resistance activist were wounded by IOF.
