Illegal Israeli actions in OPT – Letter from Palestine

   Identical letters dated 20 June 2002 from the Permanent Observer of

Palestine to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General

and the President of the Security Council

Yesterday, Israel, the occupying Power, announced that it is going to “capture” areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority. The Israeli occupying forces have already repeatedly reoccupied parts of the areas referred to above, with the obvious aim of reversing agreements reached by the two sides during the Oslo process. The recent announcement by the Israeli Government, however, proves that intention beyond any doubt, and as such requires serious response by the international community.

The Israeli occupying forces, in implementation of the above-mentioned announcement, have indeed reoccupied parts of some Palestinian cities and appeared to have started establishing permanent military posts. In addition, helicopter gunships fired missiles at two locations in Gaza City and Khan Yunis.

Moreover, Israeli officials are making all sorts of dangerous statements against the Palestinian people and leadership, threatening assassination, displacement and deportation. One Minister, Mr. Michael Kleiner, a known racist, went as far as saying, “for every Jew who is buried as a result of an attack, we must make sure 1,000 Palestinians are killed.” Those statements, again, underline the nature of this Israeli Government and the need for immediate actions by the international community.

  In follow-up to my previous 126 letters to you regarding the ongoing crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, dated from 29 September 2000 to 11 June 2002 (A/55/432-S/2000/921; A/55/437-S/2000/930; A/55/450-S/2000/957; A/55/466-S/2000/971; A/55/474-S/2000/984; A/55/490-S/2000/993; A/ES-10/39-S/2000/1015; A/ES-10/40-S/2000/1025; A/ES-10/42-S/2000/1068; A/ES-10/43-S/2000/1078; A/ES-10/44-S/2000/1093; A/ES-10/45-S/2000/1104; A/ES-10/46-S/2000/1107; A/ES-10/47-S/2000/1116; A/ES-10/48-S/2000/1129; A/ES-10/49-S/2000/1154; A/ES-10/50-S/2000/1173; A/ES-10/51-S/2000/1185; A/ES-10/52-S/2000/1215; A/ES-10/53-S/2000/1247; A/ES-10/54-S/2001/7; A/ES-10/55-S/2001/33; A/ES/10/56-S/2001/50, A/ES-10/57-S/2001/101; A/ES-10/58-S/2001/131 A/ES-10/59-S/2001/156;  A/ES-10/60-S/2001/175; A/ES-10/61-S/2001/189; A/ES-10/64-S/2001/209;  A/ES-10/65-S/2001/226; A/ES-10/66-S/2001/239; A/ES-10/67-S/2001/255; A/ES-10/68-S/2001/284; A/ES-10/69-S/2001/295; A/ES-10/70-S/2001/304; A/ES-10/71-S/2001/314; A/ES-10/72-S/2001/332; A/ES-10/75-S/2001/352; A/ES-10/76-S/2001/372; A/ES-10/79-S/2001/418; A/ES-10/80-S/2001/432; A/ES-10/81-S/2001/447; A/ES-10/82-S/2001/463; A/ES-10/83-S/2001/471; A/ES-10/84-S/2001/479; A/ES-10/85-S/2001/486; A/ES-10/86-S/2001/496

; A/ES-10/87-S/2001/504; A/ES-10/88-S/2001/508; A/ES-10/89-S/2001/544; A/ES-10/90-S/2001/586; A/ES-10/91-S/2001/605; A/ES-10/92-S/2001/629; A/ES-10/93-S/2001/657; A/ES-10/94-S/2001/669; A/ES-10/95-S/2001/686; A/ES-10/96-S/2001/697; A/ES-10/97-S/2001/708; A/ES-10/98-S/2001/717; A/ES-10/99-S/2001/742; A/ES-10/100-S/2001/754; A/ES-10/101-S/2001/783; A/ES-10/102-S/2001/785; A/ES-10/103-S/2001/798; A/ES-10/104-S/2001/812; A/ES-10/105-S/2001/814; A/ES-10/107-S/2001/821; A/ES-10/108-S/2001/826; A/ES-10/110-S/2001/855; A/ES-10/111-S/2001/880; A/ES-10/112-S/2001/918; A/ES-10/114-S/2001/928; A/ES-10/115-S/2001/932; A/ES-10/116-S/2001/941; A/ES-10/117-S/2001/971; A/ES-10/118-S/2001/989; A/ES-10/119-S/2001/991; A/ES-10/121-S/2001/1007; A/ES-10/122-S/2001/1024; A/ES-10/123-S/2001/1036; A/ES-10/124-S/2001/1084; A/ES-10/125-S/2001/1092; A/ES-10/126-S/2001/1118; A/ES-10/128-S/2001/1149; A/ES-10/129-S/2001/1166; A/ES-10/133-S/2001/1239, A/ES-10/134-S/2001/1261, A/ES-10/136-S/2002/18, A/ES-10/137-S/2002/39, A/ES-10/138-S/2002/48, A/ES-10/139-S/2002/58, A/ES-10/140-S/2002/89, A/ES-10/141-S/2002/95, A/ES-10/142-S/2002/102, A/ES-10/143-S/2002/121, A/ES-10/144-S/2002/142, A/ES-10/145-S/2002/146, A/ES-10/146-S/2002/165; A/ES-10/147-S/2002/175; A/ES-10/148-S/2002/182

, A/ES-10/149-S/2002/190, A/ES-10/150-S/2002/214 A/ES-10/151-S/2002/223; A/ES-10/152-S/2002/232; A/ES-10/154-S/2002/242, A/ES-10/155-S/2002/248, A/ES-10/156-S/2002/249, A/ES-10/157-S/2002/253; A/ES-10/158-S/2002/258; A/ES-10/159-S/2002/281; A/ES-10/160-S/2002/307; A/ES-10/161-S/2002/319; A/ES-10/162-S/2002/330; A/ES-10/163-S/2002/340; A/ES-10/164-S/2002/353; A/ES-10/165-S/2002/356; A/ES-10/166-S/2002/370; A/ES/10/167-S/2002/433; A/ES-10/168-S/2002/474; A/ES-10/169-S/2002/495; A/ES-10/173-S/2002/536;  A/ES-10/174-S/2002/555; A/ES-10/175-S/2002/610; A/ES-10/176-S/2002/617, A/ES-10/177-S/2002/641; A/ES-10/178-S/2002/650 and A/ES-10/179-S/2002/654), I regret to inform you that 21 more Palestinians have been killed by Israeli occupying forces, raising the total number of Palestinian martyrs killed since 28 September 2000 to 1,631.

  I would be grateful if you would arrange to have the text of the present letter and its annex distributed as a document of the tenth emergency special session of the General Assembly, under agenda item 5, and of the Security Council.

(Signed) Dr. Nasser Al-Kidwa
Ambassador
Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations

Annex to the identical letters dated 20 June 2002 from the Permanent Observer

of Palestine to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General

and the President of the Security Council

Names of martyrs killed by Israeli occupying forces

in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem *

    (Tuesday, 11 June 2002 through Wednesday, 19 June 2002)

   Tuesday, 11 June 2002

1.  Naji Mohammed Yussef Kheilah
2.  Mohammed Yussef Abu Tabeekh
3.   Mohammed Hussein Ibrahim Al-Jamel
4.  Mahdi Hatem Aql
5.   Ali Hulail Abu Sittah
6.  Mahdi Hatem Ackel

    Wednesday, 12 June 2002

1.  Ibrahim Mustafa Attiyeh Abu Fara
2.   Hussein Abed Abu Matwa (8 years old)
3.   Abdel Rahman Khalil Al-Habbash
4.   Shady Abu Waly
5.   Salman Mohammed Qadoum
6.  Ahmed Awad Al-Sherehy
7.   Esmail Abu Al-Khubaiza

   Thursday, 13 June 2002

1.  Khidr Al-Rajbi

   Friday, 14 June 2002

1.   Fares Hamdy Kan’an (7 years old)
2.  Mohammed Yussef Soboh

    Sunday, 16 June 2002

1.   Khalil Mahmoud Yussef Al’amoor

   Monday, 17 June 2002

1.   Walid No’man Sobieh

   Tuesday, 18 June 2002

1.   Yussef Mohammed Ahmed Abu Khidr Bisharat

    Wednesday, 19 June 2002

1.  Odeh Yaqoub Abdallah
2.  Bahgeh Zeeb Al-Saady

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 *   The total number of Palestinian martyrs killed by Israeli occupying forces since 28 September 2000 is 1,631.