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Security Chaos and Proliferation of Weapons

Misuse of Weapons by Armed Groups or Security Services

 

Field Update

17 October 2006  

 

 

A Palestinian Killed and 5 Others Wounded in Incidents of the Misuse of Weapons

 

In the past 3 days, a Palestinian was killed and 5 others were wounded in incidents resulting from the misuse of weapons in the Gaza Strip.

 

According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 21:00 on Monday, 16 October 2006, a member of the Baker family fired at a civilian car that did not obey orders to stop at a checkpoint erected by the family in ‘Abu Hassira Street in the west of Gaza City. Three persons traveling in the car were wounded:

 

1. Sa’di ‘Ali ‘Ajour, 60, seriously wounded by several live bullets to the chest and the abdomen;

2. Firial Mahmoud ‘Ajour, 57, wounded by several live bullets to the legs; and

3. Tariq Sa’di ‘Ajour, 35, wounded by shrapnel to the back.

 

At approximately 12:30 also on Monday, Mohammed Isma’il al-Buraim, 22, from Bani Suhaila village, east of Khan Yunis, was killed when a small bomb he was carrying exploded. Al-Buraim, who was a member of the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, was in his family’s shop, when the bomb exploded. Also as a result of the explosion, Waleed Ibrahim Sammour, 22, was wounded by shrapnel to the limbs.

 

At approximately 16:00 on Sunday, 15 October 2006, ‘Ali Sa’di ‘Obaid, 24, from al-Amal neighborhood, was wounded by shrapnel to the right hand, when a mysterious object he was carrying exploded.

 

PCHR is concerned over the increasing number of casualties resulting from the misuse of weapons by Palestinian armed groups. PCHR calls for ensuring the safety and security of civilians in accordance with international humanitarian law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Chaos and Proliferation of Weapons

Using Weapons in Personal and Family Disputes

 

Field Update

17 October 2006

 

 

A Child Dies from a Previous Wound, and 7 Persons Wounded in Renewed Armed Clashes between Two Families in Khan Yunis

 

 

At approximately 10:45 on Tuesday, 17 October 2006, armed clashes were resumed between the families of al-Masri and Abu Taha near the desalination plant in Khan Yunis. As a result, a child and a woman passing by the area were wounded:

 

1.          Hussein Nasser Barbakh, 12, wounded by a live bullet to the right leg; and

2.          Sirriya Hassan Kaware’, 65, wounded by a live bullet to the right foot.

 

At approximately 13:30 on Sunday, 15 October 2006, members of the al-Masri family burnt to a house and 4 shops belonging to the Abu Taha family during the funeral procession of Eyad Maher al-Masri, 13, who died from a wound he had sustained on 8 October 2006 during clashes between the two families. Soon after, armed clashes erupted between the two families in Jourat al-Lout area. As a result, 4 passing civilians, including two children, were wounded:

 

1. Ikhlas Mohammed ‘Abdul Ghafour, 16, wounded by a live bullet to the right hand;

2. ‘Abdul Saleem Shurrab, 17, wounded by a live bullet to the right thigh;

3. Akram Hamdan al-Bayouk, 30, wounded by shrapnel to the legs; and

4. ‘Abdul Nasser Mohammed al-Bayouk, 30, wounded by shrapnel to the feet.

 

At approximately 10:00 on Monday, 16 October 2006, armed clashes erupted between the two families the Castle area in the center of Khan Yunis. As a result, Ahmed Ibrahim al-Masri, 20, was wounded by two live bullets to the legs. 

 

PCHR is gravely concerned over the continuation of the use of weapons in personal and family disputes, which is further aggravating the state of security chaos in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. PCHR calls upon the Palestinian National Authority, represented by the Attorney-General, to investigate these attacks and bring the perpetrators to justice.

 

 

 

 

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