The IOF have intensified artillery shelling, injuring 7 Palestinians 4 of whom were children, and damaging a number of houses.
The IOF have also tightened their siege on the Gaza Strip.
According to Al Mezan investigations, at approximately 12.
50pm on April 30th Israeli artillery east of Jabalia fired 5 missiles at Sheikh Zayid village in eastern Beit Lahia, injuring Mohammad Odeh, 13, who was injured in his right thigh.
On the same day at approximately 4pm, Israeli artillery in eastern Jabalia shelled around 16 missiles on Borat Al Shawa area in north east Beit Hanoun, directly hitting a house owned by Mohammad Abu Odeh and injuring his son Abdul Rahman, 13 and his wife Entisar Abu Odeh, 50, who was traumatized.
The shelling also hit his grandchild Mohammad Abu Odeh, 5, and injured Ahmad Naem, 17, who remains in critical condition.
Abu Odeh's house was gravely damaged along with other adjacent houses.
Fifteen minutes later on the same day, Israeli artillery fired 10 missiles at Zamou area in east of Beit Hanoun, injuring Ahmad Al Zaaneen, 47,who is in critical condition and his son Mohammad, 15, injured in the right leg whilst t their farm.
The IOF shelling occurs simultaneously with the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip; Karni crossing has been totally closed since January 15th with only brief reprieves in which limited passage was permitted.
It is worth noting that Karni crossing is the commercial and humanitarian lifeline of Gaza, through which its residents obtain food and medicine and export agricultural and other goods.
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights condemns the ongoing Israeli shelling in the north and east of the Gaza Strip; it believes that the targeting of civilians and properties confirms the IOF decision to decrease the security zone for firing missiles to 100 meters from people's houses.
Al Mezan also calls upon the international community to compel the occupying power to abide by international law when dealing with Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) in order to end the occupation.
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