  {"id":204553,"date":"2008-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=204553"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:47:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:47:46","slug":"auto-insert-204553","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-204553\/","title":{"rendered":"OPT: Protection of civilians &#8211; OCHA Weekly report (9-15 April 2008)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27686%27%20height%3D%2749%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20686%2049%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27686%27%20height%3D%2749%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/755a0afd14c273808525743a0065a8bd_image0.EMF\" border=\"0\" height=\"49px\" width=\"686px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:150%;padding-bottom:3.5px;text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Arial Narrow, san-serif;\">P.O. Box 38712, East Jerusalem, Phone: (+972) 2-582 9962 \/ 582 5853, Fax: (+972) 2-582 5841 <\/span><span style=\"color:#0000ff;font-size:7pt;font-family:Arial Narrow, san-serif;\"><u>ochaopt@un.or<\/u><\/span><span style=\"color:#0000ff;font-size:7pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><u>g<\/u><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Arial Narrow, san-serif;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.or\" style=\"line-height:150%;text-align:center;font-size:7pt;font-family:Arial Narrow, san-serif;color:#0000ff;padding-bottom:3.5px;\"><u>www.ochaopt.or<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color:#0000ff;font-size:7pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\"><u>g<\/u><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#00a1e0;line-height:150%;text-align:center;font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial Narrow, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Protection of Civilians Weekly Report<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>9 &#8211; 15 AP<\/strong><strong>RIL 2008<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#0060a0;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial Narrow, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><u>Of note this week<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:4.5px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Gaza Strip<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The IDF killed 21 Palestinians and injured 56 others. These include six Palestinians killed (including&nbsp;three children) and 24 injured (including&nbsp;four children) by tank shells during&nbsp;the IDF incursion into east of Al Bureij CamP&nbsp;between 11 and 12 April.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>One IDF soldier was killed and four others were injured by Palestinian militants&#8217; gunfire. In addition, two Israelis employed at Nahal Oz fuel crossing&nbsp;were killed when Palestinian militants infiltrated into the crossing&nbsp;and opened fire at them.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The Israeli authorities closed Nahal Oz fuel crossing&nbsp;one day following&nbsp;an attack by Palestinian militants. This resulted in additional fuel shortages affecting&nbsp;all aspects of daily&nbsp;life in Gaza.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Israeli patrol boats opened fire on two occasions towards Palestinian fishing&nbsp;boats, forcing&nbsp;them to return to shore.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out 12 air strikes on the Gaza Strip.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Twenty-four rockets and 67 mortars were fired towards Israel and 148 mortars were fired at IDF soldiers inside the Gaza Strip.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>West Bank:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Out of eight Palestinians injured by the IDF, seven were injured in clashes between the IDF and Palestinian stone throwers at &#8216;Azzun Atma barrier checkpoint when the IDF attempted to search school children returning&nbsp;home from a school trip. In addition, three Palestinians were injured by Israeli settlers in the Nablus and Qalqiliya governorates.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>One Israeli man was injured by a stone thrown by Palestinians at a bus near Hizma village (Jerusalem) and one Israeli activist was injured by the IDF in an anti-Barrier demonstration in the Ramallah governorate.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Armed Palestinians opened fire at the convoy&nbsp;of the Governor of Nablus in Balata refugee camp. Four Palestinians were injured in clashes between the armed men and Palestinian Security Forces and the governor&#8217;s vehicle was burnt down (Nablus).<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Twelve students at Hebron University&nbsp;were injured in unarmed clashes between Fatah and Hamas supporters.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Two houses were demolished by the Israeli authorities in &#8216;Anata and Beit Hanin (Jerusalem) due to the lack of building&nbsp;permits, resulting&nbsp;in the displacement of 17 Palestinians, including&nbsp;nine children.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The IDF prevented the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (a local NGO) from rehabilitating&nbsp;70 dunums of agricultural land in Al Jamrourah area, near the town of Beit Ula, claiming&nbsp;that the land is &#8220;state land&#8221; (Hebron).<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Sixty-three flying&nbsp;checkpoints, 128 search operations and 79 arrests\/detentions were reported.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Full report:<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS P.O. Box 38712, East Jerusalem, Phone: (+972) 2-582 9962 \/ 582 5853, Fax: (+972) 2-582 5841 ochaopt@un.org, www.ochaopt.org Protection of Civilians Weekly Report 9 &#8211; 15 APRIL 2008 Of note this week Gaza Strip: &#183; The IDF killed 21 Palestinians and injured 56 others. 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