9 may 2019
Israeli forces sealed off a major and vital road connecting the northwest villages of the central occupied West Bank city of Ramallah and the town of Birzeit, on Thursday, in addition to imposing a general closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Local sources told Ma'an that Israeli forces closed the metal gate, that is set up at the entrance of the village of Nabi Saleh, which residents of several Ramallah-area villages usually use to travel to Ramallah and other towns nearby, forcing them to look for alternative roads.
Sources pointed out that Israeli forces imposed this closure, in order to allow Israeli settlers to hold celebrations near the illegal Israeli settlement of Halamish, which was built on Palestinian lands, marking the 71st anniversary of the establishment of Israel, which is also known as the 1948 Nakba or “catastrophe” to the Palestinians.
Palestinians commemorate the Nakba or “catastrophe,” which is when an estimated 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes when the state of Israel was created.
Israeli authorities also imposed a general closure, including sealing off all border crossings across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, for the entire day on the occasion of Israel’s independence.
Such restrictions effects the livelihoods of the tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Debilitating poverty and lack of employment drive many workers in the occupied West Bank to enter Israel in search of work. Israel's imposition of closures on the Palestinian territory has severely affected the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who depend on entering Israel, or its illegal settlements, for employment opportunities.
Meanwhile, the majority of the more than 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are sealed inside the coastal enclave due to a decade long military blockade imposed by Israel and upheld by Egypt on the southern border.
Local sources told Ma'an that Israeli forces closed the metal gate, that is set up at the entrance of the village of Nabi Saleh, which residents of several Ramallah-area villages usually use to travel to Ramallah and other towns nearby, forcing them to look for alternative roads.
Sources pointed out that Israeli forces imposed this closure, in order to allow Israeli settlers to hold celebrations near the illegal Israeli settlement of Halamish, which was built on Palestinian lands, marking the 71st anniversary of the establishment of Israel, which is also known as the 1948 Nakba or “catastrophe” to the Palestinians.
Palestinians commemorate the Nakba or “catastrophe,” which is when an estimated 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes when the state of Israel was created.
Israeli authorities also imposed a general closure, including sealing off all border crossings across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, for the entire day on the occasion of Israel’s independence.
Such restrictions effects the livelihoods of the tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Debilitating poverty and lack of employment drive many workers in the occupied West Bank to enter Israel in search of work. Israel's imposition of closures on the Palestinian territory has severely affected the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who depend on entering Israel, or its illegal settlements, for employment opportunities.
Meanwhile, the majority of the more than 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are sealed inside the coastal enclave due to a decade long military blockade imposed by Israel and upheld by Egypt on the southern border.
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The neighborhood of Salaymeh, next to Salaymeh checkpoint (160), has been the center of tensions between Palestinians and Israelis, in the city of Al-Khalil (Hebron).
This checkpoint cuts off an already poor and struggling neighborhood from the rest of the city. At these checkpoints that are throughout Hebron, Palestinians are stopped, delayed, searched, asked for ID, and sometimes denied passage. The checkpoints are a daily humiliation and intimidation of the local people, by the occupying Israeli army. The checkpoint at Salaymeh is also used every day, by children on their way to and from school,and who are subject to the same treatment by the soldiers. From the moment the children start looking like teenagers, they go from being treated like children to being treated as criminals. In order to cope with this, the children have to learn to handle themselves as adults from a very early age, and, as a result, they are forced to grow up far too quickly. There is massive tension, at the checkpoints, because the children are angry and frustrated, and the soldiers are hostile and confrontational. There are frequent clashes between the children and the soldiers. The soldiers will throw tear gas and stun grenades and, sometimes, even shoot rubber-coated metal bullets at the children, for throwing rocks at the checkpoint. This response, which happens on an almost daily basis, is completely disproportionate – adults using military weapons against children on their way to school. |
In the past week, 2 children have been abducted and illegally detained by soldiers, in Salaymeh. Both of them were 14 years old, from Jerusalem, and were visiting their cousin in Al-Khalil. The children were dragged from school, frisked, forced on their knees and handcuffed by the soldiers. One of them was let go after 2 hours, while the other was taken to a military base, where he was interrogated without his lawyer or parents present.
An international activist who was documenting this incident was also detained by the soldiers, she describes her detention as follows:
“I’ve been at Salaymeh checkpoint every other day for a month and a half, just trying to document the soldier’s harassment of the children, keeping in contact with the UN, so they can hopefully help if children are arrested. I am always mindful not to antagonize the soldiers and try to interact with them as little as possible. My hope is that an international presence will result in less violence, because the soldiers will know they are being watched and may be held accountable.
“On the day that I was detained, I was filming a soldier as normal, who threatened to arrest another activist who I was with. Because I’d witnessed a lot of broken rules and violence by the army, during my time at Salaymeh checkpoint, I knew it was important to keep filming. The commander asked me to move away, and, when I kept filming, she told me that she would have another soldier move me with force.
When I didn’t stop filming, she told me to come with her and that she had the authority to make arrests. I was very unsure of what to do in this situation – I had been told before that soldiers could not make arrests, but I was confused, and I was afraid of what might happen so I complied and went with her. I later found out that what the commander had said was, in fact, a lie and that she had absolutely no legal authority to detain me.
“I was kept at Salaymeh checkpoint for an hour and a half, being told that the police would come, but they never did. I was then put into a military van without being told where I was being taken. They then drove me around the city, back and forth, for half an hour, which was very confusing.
I still don’t know why they did this but I believe now that they were trying to shake off the UN who were trying to find out where I was being held, in order to assist me. Eventually, I was taken to a military base where they were also holding the Palestinian child who had been arrested. We were both held there for over 5 hours.
During this time, I was marshaled around, sporadically questioned, never given any food or water and never having anything explained to me. I was told that I would never be able to return to the country and that I would be deported that day. The whole time, I was denied access to my lawyer and I was never given any reason for why I was being held.
“What struck me the most about being detained with the Palestinian child was that, as an international, I was treated far better. I, an adult, was not handcuffed, and I was allowed to keep my things. He however, a child, was handcuffed, restrained, frisked, and they took his phone and his things.
It was shocking and angering, to me, that this child was treated so much worse than me – it made it very obvious to me that the treatment of Palestinians undoubtedly has its roots in racism.”
An international activist who was documenting this incident was also detained by the soldiers, she describes her detention as follows:
“I’ve been at Salaymeh checkpoint every other day for a month and a half, just trying to document the soldier’s harassment of the children, keeping in contact with the UN, so they can hopefully help if children are arrested. I am always mindful not to antagonize the soldiers and try to interact with them as little as possible. My hope is that an international presence will result in less violence, because the soldiers will know they are being watched and may be held accountable.
“On the day that I was detained, I was filming a soldier as normal, who threatened to arrest another activist who I was with. Because I’d witnessed a lot of broken rules and violence by the army, during my time at Salaymeh checkpoint, I knew it was important to keep filming. The commander asked me to move away, and, when I kept filming, she told me that she would have another soldier move me with force.
When I didn’t stop filming, she told me to come with her and that she had the authority to make arrests. I was very unsure of what to do in this situation – I had been told before that soldiers could not make arrests, but I was confused, and I was afraid of what might happen so I complied and went with her. I later found out that what the commander had said was, in fact, a lie and that she had absolutely no legal authority to detain me.
“I was kept at Salaymeh checkpoint for an hour and a half, being told that the police would come, but they never did. I was then put into a military van without being told where I was being taken. They then drove me around the city, back and forth, for half an hour, which was very confusing.
I still don’t know why they did this but I believe now that they were trying to shake off the UN who were trying to find out where I was being held, in order to assist me. Eventually, I was taken to a military base where they were also holding the Palestinian child who had been arrested. We were both held there for over 5 hours.
During this time, I was marshaled around, sporadically questioned, never given any food or water and never having anything explained to me. I was told that I would never be able to return to the country and that I would be deported that day. The whole time, I was denied access to my lawyer and I was never given any reason for why I was being held.
“What struck me the most about being detained with the Palestinian child was that, as an international, I was treated far better. I, an adult, was not handcuffed, and I was allowed to keep my things. He however, a child, was handcuffed, restrained, frisked, and they took his phone and his things.
It was shocking and angering, to me, that this child was treated so much worse than me – it made it very obvious to me that the treatment of Palestinians undoubtedly has its roots in racism.”
8 may 2019
Israeli police forces sealed off the Silwan neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, at the same time of Tarawih evening prayers and Iftar, after which Muslims break their daily Ramadan fast, on Tuesday.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center said that Palestinian residents were surprised to find that Israeli forces sealed off the Silwan neighborhood and set up iron barriers on the roads.
Israeli forces prevented Palestinians from passage on foot and via vehicle as it was time for Muslims to return home for Iftar on the second day of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan.
The center confirmed that the seal off resulted in a major traffic jam.
The center added that Israeli forces also sealed off the al-Ayn Street and the street leading to the Moroccan Gate, which is one of the gates in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, as Muslims made their way to the Al-Aqsa Msoque to perform Tarawih prayers.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center said that Palestinian residents were surprised to find that Israeli forces sealed off the Silwan neighborhood and set up iron barriers on the roads.
Israeli forces prevented Palestinians from passage on foot and via vehicle as it was time for Muslims to return home for Iftar on the second day of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan.
The center confirmed that the seal off resulted in a major traffic jam.
The center added that Israeli forces also sealed off the al-Ayn Street and the street leading to the Moroccan Gate, which is one of the gates in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, as Muslims made their way to the Al-Aqsa Msoque to perform Tarawih prayers.
7 may 2019
Israeli authorities partially opened the Kerem Shalom border crossing to allow the entry of truckloads of fuel into the besieged Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, after 48 hours of Israeli escalation.
According to Hebrew-language news outlets, following the Egypt-mediated ceasefire agreement between Israeli and the Palestinian factions in Gaza, Israeli decided to partially reopen the main commercial border crossing to allow entry of fuel.
Gaza's daily demand of power is between 450 to 500 Megawatts. However, the enclave has struggled for years with power shortages due to limited fuel access and degraded infrastructure.
Sources added that the Erez border crossing remained closed.
There are three crossings into the Gaza Strip; two are controlled by Israel and one by Egypt. The Gaza-Israel crossings are the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, that is specifically for pedestrians, and Kerem Shalom in the southern Gaza Strip for the entry of goods and fuel. The Gaza-Egypt crossing is the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, but is often closed and lacks infrastructure for it to be a main commercial crossing.
The Israeli escalation, which started on predawn Saturday until predawn Monday, claimed the lives of 27 Palestinians, including an infant, toddler, and two pregnant mothers, and at least 154 others were injured.
Israeli warplanes carried out about 320 airstrikes across Gaza, while over 600 home-made rockets were launched from Gaza towards southern Israel.
According to Hebrew-language news outlets, following the Egypt-mediated ceasefire agreement between Israeli and the Palestinian factions in Gaza, Israeli decided to partially reopen the main commercial border crossing to allow entry of fuel.
Gaza's daily demand of power is between 450 to 500 Megawatts. However, the enclave has struggled for years with power shortages due to limited fuel access and degraded infrastructure.
Sources added that the Erez border crossing remained closed.
There are three crossings into the Gaza Strip; two are controlled by Israel and one by Egypt. The Gaza-Israel crossings are the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, that is specifically for pedestrians, and Kerem Shalom in the southern Gaza Strip for the entry of goods and fuel. The Gaza-Egypt crossing is the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, but is often closed and lacks infrastructure for it to be a main commercial crossing.
The Israeli escalation, which started on predawn Saturday until predawn Monday, claimed the lives of 27 Palestinians, including an infant, toddler, and two pregnant mothers, and at least 154 others were injured.
Israeli warplanes carried out about 320 airstrikes across Gaza, while over 600 home-made rockets were launched from Gaza towards southern Israel.
4 may 2019
The Israeli occupation authorities on Saturday announced the closure of all border crossings with the Gaza Strip as well as the fishing zone off the coast of the besieged enclave.
A Palestinian Liaison official said that they were informed by the Israeli authorities that the closure will start at 4:00 pm and last until further notice.
Only a few days ago Israel decided to reduce the permitted fishing zone in Gaza to six nautical miles in violation of recent understandings.
Tension has escalated in the Gaza Strip after four Palestinians were killed and 51 others injured in Israeli attacks on the Great March of Return protesters and several resistance posts since Friday.
The Palestinian resistance groups responded by firing rockets toward Israeli settlements neighboring the Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian Liaison official said that they were informed by the Israeli authorities that the closure will start at 4:00 pm and last until further notice.
Only a few days ago Israel decided to reduce the permitted fishing zone in Gaza to six nautical miles in violation of recent understandings.
Tension has escalated in the Gaza Strip after four Palestinians were killed and 51 others injured in Israeli attacks on the Great March of Return protesters and several resistance posts since Friday.
The Palestinian resistance groups responded by firing rockets toward Israeli settlements neighboring the Gaza Strip.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, the northern West Bank city of Jenin, before storming a residential building, and installed a military monitoring post on its rooftop.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded the residential building, located at the southern entrance of Jenin, before placing their post on its rooftop, and installed a military roadblock near the building.
They added that the soldiers also stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. The soldiers invaded the al-Jabriyyat neighborhood in Jenin.
In related news, the soldiers installed many roadblocks in the areas surrounding Ya’bad and ‘Arraba town, near Jenin, before stopping and searching dozens of cars.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded the residential building, located at the southern entrance of Jenin, before placing their post on its rooftop, and installed a military roadblock near the building.
They added that the soldiers also stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. The soldiers invaded the al-Jabriyyat neighborhood in Jenin.
In related news, the soldiers installed many roadblocks in the areas surrounding Ya’bad and ‘Arraba town, near Jenin, before stopping and searching dozens of cars.
3 may 2019
Israeli authorities prevented Palestinian Minister of Women's Affairs, Amal Hamad, from travelling to the Jordanian Kingdom, on Thursday, to take part in the Euro-Mediterranean (Euro-Med) conference on “Launching the Regional Campaign on Zero Tolerance for Violence against Women and Girls.”
While addressing the Euro-Med conference via Skype, Hamad expressed regret for not being able to attend in person due to the Israeli ban on her travel and stressed that preventing her from traveling to Jordan to participate in the activities of this conference is “clear evidence of some of the violence Palestinian women experience under Israeli occupation.”
Hamad spoke in her intervention on the current political situation in Palestine and the Israeli measures on the ground.
She also said that Palestine is committed to international resolutions on women, noting that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ratified the CEDAW agreement without reservations, as well as the Additional Protocol, the International Covenants, the Convention against Torture and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
She pointed out, “Palestine was the first to develop the national implementation plan for Security Council Resolution 1325 and sign the goals of sustainable development and the development of mechanisms to implement Goal 5 on gender equality.”
Hamad reviewed Palestine's governmental mechanisms to protect women from violence, including the implementation of interrogation and accountability within the framework of the 1325 Plan of Action to monitor and report the attacks of the Israeli occupation soldiers and illegal settlers against Palestinian women; periodically sending these reports to the UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council and their inclusion in national reports; as well as the existence of the Family Protection Unit in the police authority, shelters for battered women, the National Transfer System, the National Observatory on Violence and the Unified Complaints System.
Israeli authorities did not provide a reason for the ban.
While addressing the Euro-Med conference via Skype, Hamad expressed regret for not being able to attend in person due to the Israeli ban on her travel and stressed that preventing her from traveling to Jordan to participate in the activities of this conference is “clear evidence of some of the violence Palestinian women experience under Israeli occupation.”
Hamad spoke in her intervention on the current political situation in Palestine and the Israeli measures on the ground.
She also said that Palestine is committed to international resolutions on women, noting that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ratified the CEDAW agreement without reservations, as well as the Additional Protocol, the International Covenants, the Convention against Torture and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
She pointed out, “Palestine was the first to develop the national implementation plan for Security Council Resolution 1325 and sign the goals of sustainable development and the development of mechanisms to implement Goal 5 on gender equality.”
Hamad reviewed Palestine's governmental mechanisms to protect women from violence, including the implementation of interrogation and accountability within the framework of the 1325 Plan of Action to monitor and report the attacks of the Israeli occupation soldiers and illegal settlers against Palestinian women; periodically sending these reports to the UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council and their inclusion in national reports; as well as the existence of the Family Protection Unit in the police authority, shelters for battered women, the National Transfer System, the National Observatory on Violence and the Unified Complaints System.
Israeli authorities did not provide a reason for the ban.
Israeli soldiers closed, on Thursday evening, a road near Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, by placing concrete blocks.
Media sources said the soldiers closed the dirt road linking between Huwwara and Burin village, near a local factory, by placing huge concrete blocks.
The Israeli army said it closed the road after a colonialist settler was injured by a stone, reportedly hurled by Palestinian protesters.
The army then imposed severe restrictions and instated collective punishment polices against the Palestinians in the area, especially in Huwwara and Burin.
Media sources said the soldiers closed the dirt road linking between Huwwara and Burin village, near a local factory, by placing huge concrete blocks.
The Israeli army said it closed the road after a colonialist settler was injured by a stone, reportedly hurled by Palestinian protesters.
The army then imposed severe restrictions and instated collective punishment polices against the Palestinians in the area, especially in Huwwara and Burin.
1 may 2019
Marking International Labor Day, the besieged Gaza Strip has seen its unemployment rate rise to 54% with poverty levels rising to 80%, according to Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU), on Wednesday.
The head of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, Sami al-Amassi, said in a statement that the situation in Gaza reached a catastrophic level, noting that the numbers are “shocking.”
The increase of unemployment and poverty are a result of the Israeli 12-year siege, which has limited the import and export of necessities, crippled the economy, hindered fund transfers, and left two million Palestinians living in the world’s largest open-air prison.
Al-Amassi said that although the Palestinian government has set the minimum wage at 1,450 shekels ($404), a government contracted cleaner only earns 730 shekels ($209) monthly.
However, al-Amassi pointed out that Palestinian workers are unable to complain about the low salaries due to there being no alternative forms of employment.
He called for development projects and industrial zones to be launched in Gaza, in order to promote the Palestinian economy with international protection from the Israeli occupation.
The head of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, Sami al-Amassi, said in a statement that the situation in Gaza reached a catastrophic level, noting that the numbers are “shocking.”
The increase of unemployment and poverty are a result of the Israeli 12-year siege, which has limited the import and export of necessities, crippled the economy, hindered fund transfers, and left two million Palestinians living in the world’s largest open-air prison.
Al-Amassi said that although the Palestinian government has set the minimum wage at 1,450 shekels ($404), a government contracted cleaner only earns 730 shekels ($209) monthly.
However, al-Amassi pointed out that Palestinian workers are unable to complain about the low salaries due to there being no alternative forms of employment.
He called for development projects and industrial zones to be launched in Gaza, in order to promote the Palestinian economy with international protection from the Israeli occupation.
30 apr 2019
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday evening stormed Kifl Hares town, north of the West Bank city of Salfit, in large numbers.
Local sources reported that the IOF closed several roads and entrances to some neighborhoods, and blocked the movement of Palestinian citizens to clear way for a settler break-in into Islamic shrines in the town.
Every once in a while, Jewish settlers carry out mass raids on Palestinian cities and towns in the West Bank in order to perform rituals at Islamic shrines and historic sites in an attempt to impose Israeli control over these sites.
Local sources reported that the IOF closed several roads and entrances to some neighborhoods, and blocked the movement of Palestinian citizens to clear way for a settler break-in into Islamic shrines in the town.
Every once in a while, Jewish settlers carry out mass raids on Palestinian cities and towns in the West Bank in order to perform rituals at Islamic shrines and historic sites in an attempt to impose Israeli control over these sites.
25 apr 2019
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns that the Israeli authorities stationed at Beit Hanoun “Erez” Crossing arrested a patient’s companion, from the Gaza Strip, while returning to the Gaza Strip.
According to PCHR’s investigations, at approximately 12:00 on Tuesday, 23 April 2019, the Israeli authorities arrested Karam Mustafa Mohammed Tantawi (51), from al-Qal’a buildings, south of Khan Younis. Karam, who was accompanying his wife Safa’ ‘Abed al-Majeed Tantawi (47), a cancer patient, was arrested while returning to the Gaza Strip after his wife received treatment at al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem.
Safa’ said to PCHR’s fieldworker that on 01 April 2019, she left the Gaza Strip along with her husband to al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem through Beit Hanoun “Erez” Crossing. She added that she received treatment for 20 days and while she was returning to the Gaza Strip along with her husband, the Israeli authorities arrested him. She clarified that after around 15 minutes, Israeli soldiers ordered her to leave alone to the Gaza Strip, but she refused and waited until 18:00. After that, the Palestinian Civil Liaison informed her that she should return to the Gaza Strip because her husband was arrested.
It should be noted that the PCHR’s lawyer, in his capacity as the legal agent for al-Tantawi, was prevented today from visiting him in al- Majdal Prison. The court extended his arrest until next Tuesday, 30 April 2019.
PCHR stresses that the ongoing Israeli forces policy of arresting patients and their companions is considered as violation of the international human rights law and the international humanitarian law. It also constitutes a form of inhuman and degrading punishment, which coincides with the policy of tightening the illegal closure imposed on the Gaza Strip. This aggravates the patients’ suffering as their treatment is not available in the Gaza Strip hospitals.
In light of the above, PCHR:
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According to PCHR’s investigations, at approximately 12:00 on Tuesday, 23 April 2019, the Israeli authorities arrested Karam Mustafa Mohammed Tantawi (51), from al-Qal’a buildings, south of Khan Younis. Karam, who was accompanying his wife Safa’ ‘Abed al-Majeed Tantawi (47), a cancer patient, was arrested while returning to the Gaza Strip after his wife received treatment at al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem.
Safa’ said to PCHR’s fieldworker that on 01 April 2019, she left the Gaza Strip along with her husband to al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem through Beit Hanoun “Erez” Crossing. She added that she received treatment for 20 days and while she was returning to the Gaza Strip along with her husband, the Israeli authorities arrested him. She clarified that after around 15 minutes, Israeli soldiers ordered her to leave alone to the Gaza Strip, but she refused and waited until 18:00. After that, the Palestinian Civil Liaison informed her that she should return to the Gaza Strip because her husband was arrested.
It should be noted that the PCHR’s lawyer, in his capacity as the legal agent for al-Tantawi, was prevented today from visiting him in al- Majdal Prison. The court extended his arrest until next Tuesday, 30 April 2019.
PCHR stresses that the ongoing Israeli forces policy of arresting patients and their companions is considered as violation of the international human rights law and the international humanitarian law. It also constitutes a form of inhuman and degrading punishment, which coincides with the policy of tightening the illegal closure imposed on the Gaza Strip. This aggravates the patients’ suffering as their treatment is not available in the Gaza Strip hospitals.
In light of the above, PCHR:
- Strongly condemns the arrest of Palestinian patients and their companions during their travel to receive treatment by the Israeli authorities. PCHR also calls for their immediate release and ensuring not to put their lives in danger.
- Calls upon the international community, including the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention, to fulfill their obligations and assume their responsibilities and intervene to put an end to the Israeli forces’ violations to the international humanitarian law against Palestinians.
- Calls for ensuring the freedom of movement of the Gaza Strip’s residents from/to the West Bank, including Jerusalem
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