Time: 11:30 GMT In the most dangerous deterioration of the situation in the Occupied Territories since 29/9/2000, the belligerent Israeli Occupation Forces have reinforced the military siege imposed on the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
They have maintained the closure of the crossings and international airport in the Gaza Strip, and continued to isolate the cities of the West Bank and Gaza Strip from each other.
They also have completely blocked the entrances of the Palestinian cities and villages.
Moreover, they have prevented the entrance of fuels to the Gaza Strip since 17/11/2000.
Since Thursday, 16/11/2000, the belligerent Israeli Occupation Forces have prevented two ships from unloading 4200 Tons of gas, imported by Palestinian companies for the use of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in the harbors of Ashdod and Ashkelon.
The daily needs of the Gaza Strip of gas are 100 Tons, while its daily needs of car petrol is 500.
000 liters.
This situation will lead to complete paralysis of the public life.
It will prevent the functioning of hospitals including the operating theatres and ambulances, bakeries, and factories, which all need fuel to function.
The belligerent Israeli Occupation Forces have continued to destroy the property of Palestinian civilians.
This morning (20/11/2000), they have bulldozed tens of dunams of agricultural land near Kfar Darom Jewish settlement and Almuntar/ Karny crossing in the Gaza Strip.
They also have closed all the roads which connect the southern half of the Gaza Strip with its northern half.
Moreover, they have randomly opened fire on Palestinian civilians near Salah Addeen border-gate in Rafah leading to the injury of: Rafat Mohammad Abu Libdah, 35 years old, injured in the chest.
Bassam Abd Assalam Alqadhy, 21 years old, critically injured in the chest.
Mohammad Mousa Zurub, 15 years old, injured in the thigh.
We, at AL-MEZAN Center for Human Rights, stress that the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian civilians in the Palestinian Occupied Territories reflects a general/public policy aiming to impose collective punishments upon the Palestinian civilians and create a state of starvation among them.
This policy constitutes a grave breach to the international humanitarian law.
Based on this, we stress our previous requests that the international community should immediately intervene to provide protection for the Palestinian civilians and to put an end to the Israeli violations of human rights in the Occupied Territories.
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