The belligerent Israeli occupation forces continue to use lethal force on the Palestinian civilians and target civilian premises and residential areas with shelling and destruction causing great losses among the civilians and their property.
These forces escalated their aggression against the Palestinian civilians yesterday, 10/4/2001, when they shelled Palestinian security offices with remote control ground-to-ground missiles.
The Sudaniya Office, the headquarters of the Palestinian Naval Forces in Gaza, suffered from heavy shelling which led to the destruction of a large part of the building and large material losses.
The shelling led to the death of the doctor and first lieutenant Wail Khawatir, 28-years-old, as a result of a wound in the stomach caused by missile shrapnel.
The shell also led to the injury of the colonel and doctor who works for the military medical services, Ghasan Anbatawi, 55-years-old, his ten-year old daughter who fainted, and Tahir Yaqub Ayash, 25-years-old wounded with shrapnel on his right thigh.
The shelling of the Military Intelligence Offices in Dir al-Balah and the area around the Office led to the injury of: Nabil ar-Rantisi, 35-years-old, shrapnel in the head, from Dir al-Balah.
Imad az-Zariai, 28-year-old, shrapnel in the body and head, from Dir al-Balah.
Hani abu Hani, 36-years-old, broken legs, from an-Nasr in Gaza City.
Isam Ibrahim al-Muqayad, 34-years-old, broken forearm, from Shaikh Radwan in Gaza City.
Abdullah Salih al-Bashiti, 36-years-old, broken right leg, from Maghazi Camp.
Yihya as-Saidni, 36-years-old, broken right leg, from Nusseirat Camp.
Abdullah Abu Rukab, 36-years-old, broken right leg, from Dir al-Balah.
Hashim am-Muhashish, broken left leg, from Nusseirat Camp.
Samih Abu Yunis, 25-years-old, shrapnel in the right leg, from Khan Yunis.
Yunis al-Azazma, 23-years-old, broken right leg, from Dir al-Balah.
Abdullah Abud, 32-year-old, broken right leg, from Nusseirat Camp.
Issam al-Qitati, 30-years-old, broken right forearm, from Gaza City.
Basil Said, 31-years-old, broken right leg, from Dir al-Balah.
Ahmad Sharihi, 30-years-old, shrapnel in the right forearm, from Gaza City.
Muhammad Bakir, 31-years-old, shrapnel in the right thigh, from Dir al-Balah.
Fathi Abu Sharif, 30-year-old, suffocated by gas, from Dir al-Balah.
Tawfiq al-Qaranawi, 36-years-old, bruises in the leg, from Nusseirat Camp.
Abdullah Fathi Aid, 24-years-old, shrapnel in the lower stomach.
Wisam Sabah, 22-years-old, shrapnel in different parts of the body, from Maghazi Camp.
Khalid Yusuf Shahada, 30-years-old, shrapnel in different parts of the body, from Gaza City.
The same day at around 20,30 in the evening these forces shelled the State Security Office and a mosque near the Martyrs Cemetery to the East of Gaza City.
The mosque suffered the shelling immediately after the people had completed the al-Asha Prayers.
After midnight last night these forces heavily, randomly and unprecedently shelled the Tufah Crossing in Khan Yunis which led to the death of two civilians: Ilyas Aid, 40-years-old, injured in his head by shrapnel.
Hani Abu Rizq, 25-years-old, injured in his head by shrapnel.
Around 50 other Palestinian civilians were injured and a large number of the residential houses near the Tufah Crossing in Khan Yunis bulldozed and destroyed without allowing the civilian to evacuate them.
Tens of families were left homeless.
The houses which were bulldozed belong to the following civilians: Arif Jabr Muhammad Abu Radwan.
Ali Salim Ali Abu Musa.
Faisal Jabr Muhammad Abu Radwan.
Zaki Ali Muhammad Abu Zirqa (Bird Shop).
Jabr Muhammad Mahmud Abu Radwan.
Hamud Hamdan Radwan Abu Radwan.
Ahmad Hassan Mahmud Abu Radwan.
Ahmad Hassan Muhammad Abu Namus.
Khalil Muhammad Salama Abu Zarqa.
Kifaya Hussein Atiya Abu Namus.
Hajar Muhammad Salama Abu Luz.
Jihad Khalil Muhammad Abu Luz.
Kamil Muhammad Abdallah Abu Akr.
Hassan Muhmmad Suleiman Abu Namus.
Jihad Khalil Muhammad Abu Luz, (Bulldozing at least 75% of the house).
Muhammad Ahmad Aish Muhammad.
Subhi Khalil Muhammad Abu Luz.
Jalal Khalil Muhammad Abu Luz.
Hussein Ali Muhammad Khalil Abu Luz.
Basil Hussein Ali Muhammad Abu Luz.
Yassir Hussein Ali Muhammad Abu Luz.
Jalal Khalil Muhammad Abu Luz, (Destruction of his other house).
Shukulata Muhammad Mansur Abu Namus.
Ibrahim Shahada Amir.
Khadr Shahada Abd al-Ghafar Amr.
Ibrahim Khalil Atiya Abu Namus.
Abd al-Hafiz Mahmud Muhammad Abu Shuqair.
Ali Mahmud Muhammad Abu Shuqair (bulldozing 75% of the house).
Amin Muhammad Shaaban at-Tabash.
Akram Muhammad Shaaban at-Tabash.
Hassan Jabr Muhammad Abu Radwan.
Hussein Muhammad Ali Abu Ubayda.
Ata Salim Ali Abu Musa.
Salim Ali Salim Abu Musa.
Sabr Hussein Muhammad Abu Ubayda.
Muhammad Ali Salim Abu Ubayda.
Wail Muhammad Ali Abu Ubayda.
Naif Musalam Zayid Abu Ubayda.
Amin Sulaiman Muhammad Abu Ubayda.
Hasan Sulaiman Muhammad Abu Ubayda.
Jihad Hussein Abu Khiris.
Musa Hasan Abu Luz.
The shelling causes heavy damages to the houses of the following civilians: Abdullah Shiriki Salim Abu Ubayda (Shelling completely destroyed the house).
Ibrahim Shiriki Salim Abu Ubayda (Shelling completely destroyed the house).
Nabil Alo Mahmud Abu Shukair (Shelling led to damage of the windows and cracking of the walls).
Jazia Hussein Muhammad Abu Ubayda (partial destruction of the house by bulldozing and shelling completed the destruction).
It is worth mentioning that the Israeli occupation forces closed completely all the roads leading to Muwasi Rafah and Khan Yunis which isolated the Mawasi area completely from the outside world and caused heavy losses.
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights warns of the continuation of the crimes perpetrated by the belligerent Israeli occupation forces in the occupied Palestinian land and in the light of this dangerous escalation of violence we would like to demand the following: The International Community must immediately provide protection for the Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
In this context, the UN Security Council is requested to immediately send a team of International Human Rights Observers to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in to monitor the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian civilians.
The European Union, which will revise its Partnership Agreement with Israel during its next session in May, should cancel this agreement.
The High Contracting Parties of the 4th Geneva Convention must immediately hold a conference to discuss ways that guarantee: The application of the Convention in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
The fulfillment of the legal obligations of the Parties.
Demands the international community to fulfill the legal obligations to in accordance with international law by pursuing the Israeli war criminals and bringing them to justice.
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