Annual Report - Palestinian Center for Human Rights

was an Israeli settler called Ashir Weisgen, 40, from “Shavot Rachel” settlement,
stopped the vehicle and went towards the guard of the industrial zone of “Shilo”
settlement. He drank water and stole the guard’s gun. Soon after, he ran back
towards his vehicle and opened fire at the two Palestinian workers from a very close
range. The two workers were instantly killed. Then, the settler ran into the industrial
zone and opened fire at a number of Palestinian workers who were waiting for a
vehicle to transport them out of the settlement. One of these workers, Bassam Mousa
Tawafsha, 40, from Senjil village near Ramallah, was killed. Two other workers were
also wounded: Ussama Mousa Tawafsha, 30, from Senjil village and Rawhi Abu
Hani, 35, from Qaryout village near Nablus. The two were evacuated to an Israeli
hospital, but the former was later pronounced dead.
On 6 August 2005, an Israeli settler opened fire at a civilian car that was transporting
a number of Palestinian workers from their work places inside Israel to their homes in
Hebron in the West Bank. Two workers were wounded: Mahmoud Hassan al-‘Adam,
24, seriously wounded by a live bullet that that entered the right shoulder and exited
the chest; and Kamal Ahmed al-‘Adam, 34, wounded by a live bullet to the back. On
the same day, a number of Israeli settlers in settlement posts in the centre of Hebron
attacked 16-year-old Anas Zuhair al-Bayed. He sustained injuries to the mouth, the
neck and the right leg, and bruises throughout the body.
On 13 November 2005, a number of Israeli settlers from the Jewish School in “Kiryat
Arba” settlement, east of Hebron, attacked a number of houses in Wad al-Husain
neighborhood using stones, iron bars and empty and explosive bottles. A Palestinian
child, 3-year-old Nour Suleiman Abu Su’aifan was seriously injured in the left foot.
Two houses were also damaged.
Israeli settlers also launched dozens of attacks on Palestinian civilian property in
2005. On 24 January 2005, a number of Israeli settlers living in settlement posts in
the center of Hebron launched a series of attacks on Palestinian civilian and property
in the old town of Hebron. According to eyewitnesses, the settlers threw stones at a
number of houses and shops, damaging them.
On 16 May 2005, Israeli settlers living in “Kedumim” settlement, northeast of
Qalqilya, escorted by IOF, razed 30 dunums of agricultural land planted with olives
owned by ‘Abdul Latif Mohammed Abu Daya in the neighboring Kufor Qaddoum
village, in order to expand the aforementioned settlement.
On 9 July 2005, a number of Israeli settlers moved from the “Avraham Avino”
settlement post in the old town of Hebron and attacked Palestinian houses in al-Sahla
Street and near the Ibrahimi mosque with stones and empty bottles. A number of
houses belonging to the families of Abu Hadid, al-Muhtasseb, al-Salaima and Sayed
Ahmed were damaged.
On 19 August 2005, a number of Israeli settlers from “Sha’ar Hatekva”, southeast of
Qalqilya, attacked Palestinian civilian property in the neighboring ‘Azzoun ‘Atma
village. They threw stones at Palestinian civilian cars and set fire to areas of
agricultural land and a number of greenhouses.
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