In the News March 30

46th Anniversary of Palestinian Land Day

Palestine Centre for Human Rights Latest Update

On March 17 the Palestine Centre for Human Rights issued its most current report on human rights violations of the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). The report notes:

“So far in 2022, IOF attacks killed 16 Palestinians, including four children, and wounded 133 others, including 23 children, one woman, two paramedics and 10 journalists, all in the West Bank, except one fisherman in the Gaza Strip.”

As well, so far in 2022, “IOF conducted 1539 incursions into the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, during which 940 Palestinians were arrested, including 117 children and nine women. IOF also conducted 11 limited incursions into eastern Gaza Strip and arrested 12 Palestinians, including seven fishermen” and five others.

IOF continues to impose restrictions on freedom of movement in the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem. On top of its 108 permanent checkpoints, IOF established 89 temporary military checkpoints the week of March 9 to 16 alone. The majority of the checkpoints were in Hebron (29) and Bethlehem (20). Since the beginning of 2022, the IOF has established at least 712 checkpoints and arrested 40 Palestinians at those checkpoints.

(TML Daily, posted March 30, 2022)