Reports

Section I: Introduction The obligations therein are absolute. That is the bedrock of humanitarian law and those engaged in conflict have always known that it is the price of our hopes for the future, that they must, whatever the provocation,…

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is extremely concerned by the forthcoming adoption by the Knesset of an amendment to the Civil Wrongs Regulations that would prevent any Palestinian injured by or suffering any damage from the Israeli…

Ref: 86/2005 PCHR has become aware that the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is set to vote on a significant amendment to Israeli's Civil Wrongs Law next Monday, 25 July 2005. Amendment No. 5 is the latest attempt by…

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Escalate Attacks on Palestinian Civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) 14 Palestinians, including two children, were killed by IOF. 8 of the victims, who were members of Hamas, were extra-judicially killed by IOF. IOF…

Ref: 85/2005 Unknown armed individuals fired at houses and offices of prominent Fatah Leaders and members of the Security Forces. 6 people injured. According to PCHR's initial investigations, at around 0030 on Wednesday, July the 20th members of the Preventative Security located…

Ref: 84/2005 A number of people were injured, three institutuions were burned in both Gaza City and Jabalya in the aftermath of the tension between Hamas and the Palestinian Security Forces. PCHR is deeply concerned at the renewal of clashes between…

Gaza (dpa) - Leaders of the ruling Fatah and opposition Islamic Hamas parties early Wednesday announced an end to the gunbattles that erupted Tuesday in the northern Gaza Strip between militants of the rival Palestinian movements. Fatah leader Sufian Abu…

JERUSALEM, Jul 19, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Some 15,000 Israel Defense Forces soldiers and police formed a human chain around the southern Israeli town of Kfar Maimon on Tuesday night in an effort to prevent about 7,000 anti-pullout…

JERUSALEM, July 19 (Reuters) - The Israeli army said on Tuesday it was lifting restrictions on Palestinian traffic in the Gaza Strip imposed at the weekend amid a spate of rocket and mortar attacks. The army said in a statement…

Life for Relief & Development with the cooperation of American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA), and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), has inaugurated two state-of-the-art medical centers within the Palestinian Territories. The medical centers, built in Jaba village in southwestern…