Occupation Update
While Israeli troops have redeployed to the edge of the Gaza Strip and from all or part of seven West Bank cities, the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory is by no means finished. The JMCC seeks to keep a record of acts of Israeli violence (both military and civilian), and collective punishment. The following figures are for the week January 21 - February 3 and were compiled from the Palestinian press and JMCC sources. They should not be considered a complete list of the ongoing Israeli violations of human rights of Palestinians.
DIED Nida1 Abu Srour, 18, under mysterious circumstances while being held at Moscobiyya detention centre in Jerusalem.
INJURED 3 persons, aged between 10 and 24, in Ithna village, from unidentified object thought to be abandoned grenade or land mine.
DEMOLISHED 5 homes in Jerusalem/Ramallah areas on February 3, one each in Qalandia, Jaba', 'Anata, Ras Karkar, and Rafat.
DEPORTAATIONS 2 yound men from Silat al-Thaher near Jenin (Area C) for being in the country "illegally".