Illegal Israeli actions in OPT – Letter from Palestine

Identical letters dated 21 June 2002 from the Permanent Observer of

Palestine to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General

and the President of the Security Council

Committing yet additional human rights violations, war crimes and State terrorism against the Palestinian people, Israeli occupying forces fired tank shells at a marketplace in Jenin, killing four Palestinians, including three children. The children were two brothers, ages 6 and 12, and a 6-year-old girl. In addition to those killed, at least 24 Palestinians were injured; 6 of them are in critical condition. Also in Jenin, Israeli occupying forces blew up a building, which caused the adjacent house to collapse, instantly killing a 14-year-old boy.

Furthermore, in Southern Gaza City, Israeli soldiers also opened fire at a group of Palestinian children, killing a 10-year-old boy. An eight-year-old boy was also killed by Israeli tank fire while he was in his home in Gaza. Also today, armed Israeli settlers committed additional settler terrorism, entering the village of Howara, near Nablus, killing a Palestinian civilian while setting Palestinian homes and cars ablaze. Yesterday, 20 June 2002, a pregnant Palestinian woman, a mother of three, was killed by Israeli tank fire in Qalqilya while in her home.

Israeli occupying forces widened its reoccupation of areas under Palestinian Authority in implementation of the new government policy dubbed “determined road”. In addition to Jenin, Israeli tanks and armoured vehicles reoccupied parts of Bethlehem, Qalqilya, Tulkarem and the southern Ramallah suburb of Beitunia.

In follow-up to my previous 127 letters to you regarding the ongoing crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, dated from 29 September 2000 to 20 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; A/ES-10/179-S/2002/654 and A/ES-10/180-S/2002/686), I regret to inform you that since my last letter to you dated yesterday, 20 June 2002, 11 more Palestinians have been killed by Israeli occupying forces, including the martyrs mentioned above, raising the total number of Palestinian martyrs killed since 28 September 2000 to 1,642 people.

  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 21 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 ^a

    (Thursday, 20 June to Friday, 21 June 2002)

   Thursday, 20 June 2002

1.  Sahar Mohammed Al-Hindi
2.  Amar Abdel Ghany Al-Razem

   Friday, 21 June 2002

1.  Wael Adnan Ajour
2.  Ismail Khamees Ashrafi
3.   Abdel Samad Hashem Shamlekh (10 years old)
4.  Hashem Mahmoud Nusair
5.  Sijoud Ahmed Fahmawy (6 years old)
6.   Ahmed Yussef Abdel Aziz Al-Sa’adi (6 years old)
7.   Fares Ahmed Al-Sa’adi (12 years old)
8.   Hilal Mustafa Mahmoud Shattah
9.   Adnan Idrees Abdallah Shihadeh (8 years old)

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 ^a   The total number of Palestinian martyrs killed by Israeli occupying forces since 28 September 2000 is 1,642.