| 01/11/04 | Two 12-year-old boys shot and killed for throwing stones in Jenin and Nablus, 8-year-old girl shot and killed on her way to school in Khan Younis |
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UPDATE www.palestinemonitor.org/new_web/november_update_archive.htm Monday, November 1, 2004 Today in Askar refugee camp near Nablus, a 12-year-old boy named Bashar Jebarra and several other children were throwing stones at a Jeep that was driving in their street. Bashar was shot to death by an Israeli occupation soldier with a live bullet to his chest. On Saturday, 30 October, Israeli occupation soldiers shot dead a 12-year-old Palestinian schoolboy named Ibrahim Muhammad Kamel in Jenin. Ibrahim was on his way to school and joined some other schoolchildren in throwing stones at a group of soldiers occupying a building near their school. Witnesses reported that the troops opened fire, killing Ibrahim. On 28 October, Rania Arram, 8 years old, was killed by Israeli occupation forces' live bullets in Khan Younis after she had left her house in the Khan Younis refugee camp for school. Israeli occupation soldiers fired from the outskirts of the illegal Israeli settlement of Gush Katif. Other school children killed recently by Israeli occupation forces include Iman Sameer Al-Hams (13 year old, shot on her way to school by Israeli snipers and then shot with 20 bullets at close range by an Israeli Commander), Ghadeer Jaber Mukhaimer (9 years old, shot in the stomach as she sat at her desk in school by an Israeli sniper) and Raghda Adnan al-Assar (10 year old, shot in the head by an Israeli sniper while sitting at her desk in school). Approximately 20% of more than 3,500 Palestinians killed in the past four years have been children 17 and under. The Palestine Monitor believes that these crimes against childhood will not stop without immediate international intervention to prevent these atrocious violations and to guarantee the rights of Palestinian children to life and education, as ensured by international humanitarian law. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Injured Boy Taken from Ambulance and Killed by Israeli Occupation Soldiers in Jenin www.palestinemonitor.org/new_web/november_update_archive.htm Monday, November 1, 2004 The Palestinian Medical Relief Society reports that an injured 17-year-old boy was taken out of an ambulance by Israeli occupation forces and shot dead in Jenin. Mohammad Abu Aita, 17 years old, was injured during an Israeli incursion in Jenin around 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, 28 October. He was shot with live bullets in his left thigh and abdomen, but medical workers stopped the bleeding. He was in stable condition and able to give his information to an ambulance driver, Muntaser 'Abd Ar-Rahim. As the ambulance was transporting the boy to a hospital, six Israeli Jeeps surrounded the ambulance and forced them to pull over. According to the driver, the medical workers were compelled to exit the ambulance and lay on the ground as they were searched by Israeli occupation soldiers. Israeli soldiers opened the back of the ambulance, and 'Abd Ar-Rahim tried to convince them to leave because the boy was injured. Israeli soldiers said they would take him to an Israeli hospital. They took him away in a military vehicle painted with a Star of David, the type that is often used both for invasions and as an ambulance. Israeli soldiers detained 'Abd Ar-Rahim for about an hour near the ambulance, and when he was released, he was shocked to learn that Israelis had called the Palestinian side to come take the boy's body. Doctors reported that he was killed by live bullets to his chest and abdomen. The murder of an injured prisoner is a war crime under the Fourth Geneva Convention. The cold-blooded murder of children is a crime against humanity. For more information contact The Palestine Monitor The Palestine Monitor is a non-profit organization staffed by a small but dedicated team of nationals and internationals. Producing daily updates, situation reports, fact sheets, maps and analysis of the current situation, we endeavor to educate and inform, and work to keep the Palestinian plight on the world political agenda. Your support plays an important role in providing essential funds for the Monitor to continue its vital work of projecting the Palestinian narrative in an overwhelmingly pro-Israeli, anti-Arab media. We cannot continue this work without your support. With your help we can continue and expand our efforts. If you wish to support the Palestine Monitor with a donation please email Jennifer@hdip.org who will give you the necessary details. |
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