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Weekly report on Israeli human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territory 12 - 18 Nov 2009

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Israeli Occupation Forces Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Continue to Impose a Total Siege on the Gaza Strip

- A Palestinian child was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.

- 6 Palestinian civilians, including two children, were wounded by Israeli forces in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

- Israeli forces conducted 22 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, and 4 ones into the Gaza Strip.

- Israeli forces arrested 32 Palestinian civilians, including 11 children, in the West Bank.

- Israeli forces transformed a house in Hebron into a military site.

- Israeli forces have continued to impose a total siege on the OPT and have isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world.

- Israeli forces troops positioned at military checkpoints and border crossings in the West Bank arrested 5 Palestinian civilians, including two women.

- Israeli forces established a fence along 'Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya.

- Israeli forces have continued measures aimed at creating a Jewish majority in Jerusalem.

- Israeli forces demolished 5 houses.

- Israeli forces issued new orders to demolish more houses in Jerusalem.

- Israeli forces have continued settlement activities in the West Bank and Israeli settlers have continued to attack Palestinian civilians and property.

- Israeli forces initiated a fierce campaign against Palestinian construction in areas under Israeli security control.

- The Israeli government approved the construction of 900 new houses in "Gilo" settlement, south of Jerusalem.

- Israeli settlers uprooted 97 olive trees in Bourin village, south of Nablus.

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