{"id":176109,"date":"2002-03-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T20:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=176109"},"modified":"2019-03-11T20:15:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T20:15:48","slug":"auto-insert-176109","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-176109\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Israeli actions in the OPT – Letter from Palestine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Identical letters dated 8 March 2002 from the Permanent Observer of<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Palestine to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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and the President of the Security Council<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Israel, the occupying Power, has fiercely intensified its bloody and barbaric military campaign against the Palestinian people under its occupation. With this escalation of Israeli war crimes, State terrorism and human rights violations against the Palestinian people has come the rising toll of Palestinian dead and wounded, including children. The intensifying assaults directly follow the decision declared by the Israeli Prime Minister to escalate the use of force against the Palestinian people with the aim of beating them into submission to the occupying Power.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>In less than 24 hours, since my letter to you yesterday, at least 40 Palestinians have been killed throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory by the Israeli occupying forces and more than 100 have been injured, many of them critically. In fact, several of those killed were left to bleed to death as Israeli forces continued to prevent ambulances and medical personnel from reaching the wounded. Among the many Palestinians killed today were two children, a mother of five children, a doctor, a paramedic and a General of the Palestinian National Security Services.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>These most recent Palestinian deaths have been the result of the excessive, indiscriminate and deadly force unleashed by the Israeli occupying forces in numerous assaults on Palestinian refugee camps, villages, towns and cities today. Launching attacks by air, land and sea, the occupying forces have used all types of heavy weaponry from the lethal military arsenal at their disposal, including machine guns, tanks, helicopter gunships, naval gunboats and warplanes. In particular, the Israeli occupying forces have persisted with the bombardment of Palestinian Authority security and police installations throughout the Occupied Territory.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>Many of the attacks carried out by the occupying forces today followed continuing incursions into areas under Palestinian control. In addition to the killings and destruction of property incurred, numerous Palestinians have been abducted by the Israeli occupying forces during these raids. Further, the Israeli army continued to occupy the city of Tulkarem and the Tulkarem refugee camp as well as the city of Bethlehem and surrounding towns and refugee camps, including Beit Jala, Beit Sahour and the Deheisheh and Aida camps. The occupying forces also continued to make incursions throughout the Gaza Strip, in particular in the Khan Yunis refugee camp and surrounding area, including the village of Khuzza’a, which suffered the highest death toll today. <\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>In addition to the raids and assaults being carried out by the Israeli occupying forces, the Palestinian people have also been the targets of violence perpetrated by illegal Israeli settlers. At least a dozen illegal armed settlers went on a rampage today in the village of Huwara near Nablus. The settlers fired guns and attacked houses with stones, wounding at least four Palestinians and damaging a mosque and a medical clinic. Israeli forces present at the time did not take any action to stop the settler attacks.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>As the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people continues to intensify in all its forms, the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory continues to gravely deteriorate, threatening to spiral out of control and to destabilize the entire region. The international community, particularly the United Nations Security Council, is duty-bound to take action to prevent the further deterioration of the situation for the preservation of international peace and security. Each day that passes in which the Security Council fails to take action is another day in which the death toll rises and the tragedy deepens. Accordingly, we reiterate our call for the Security Council to urgently take the necessary measures to bring an end to the deterioration of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>In follow-up to our previous 105 letters to you regarding this escalating crisis and grave deterioration of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, dated from 29 September 2000 to 7 March 2002 (<\/span>A\/55\/432-S\/2000\/921<\/a>;<\/span> A\/55\/437-S\/2000\/930<\/a>; <\/span>A\/55\/450-S\/2000\/957<\/a>; <\/span>A\/55\/466-S\/2000\/971<\/a>; <\/span>A\/55\/474-S\/2000\/984<\/a>; <\/span>A\/55\/490-S\/2000\/993<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/39-S\/2000\/1015<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/40-S\/2000\/1025<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/42-S\/2000\/1068<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/43-S\/2000\/1078<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/44-S\/2000\/1093<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/45-S\/2000\/1104<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/46-S\/2000\/1107<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/47-S\/2000\/1116<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/48-S\/2000\/1129<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/49-S\/2000\/1154<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/50-S\/2000\/1173<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/51-S\/2000\/1185<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/52-S\/2000\/1215<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/53-S\/2000\/1247<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/54-S\/2001\/7<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/55-S\/2001\/33<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES\/10\/56-S\/2001\/50<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/57-S\/2001\/101<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/58-S\/2001\/131<\/a> <\/span>A\/ES-10\/59-S\/2001\/156<\/a>;  <\/span>A\/ES-10\/60-S\/2001\/175<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/61-S\/2001\/189<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/64-S\/2001\/209<\/a>;  <\/span>A\/ES-10\/65-S\/2001\/226<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/66-S\/2001\/239<\/span>; <\/span><\/a>A\/ES-10\/67-S\/2001\/255<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/68-S\/2001\/284<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/69-S\/2001\/295<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/70-S\/2001\/304<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/71-S\/2001\/314<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/72-S\/2001\/332<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/75-S\/2001\/352<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/76-S\/2001\/372<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/79-S\/2001\/418<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/80-S\/2001\/432<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/81-S\/2001\/447<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/82-S\/2001\/463<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/83-S\/2001\/471<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/84-S\/2001\/479<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/85-S\/2001\/486<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/86-S\/2001\/496<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/87-S\/2001\/504<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/88-S\/2001\/508<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/89-S\/2001\/544<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/90-S\/2001\/586<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/91-S\/2001\/605<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/92-S\/2001\/629<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/93-S\/2001\/657<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/94-S\/2001\/669<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/95-S\/2001\/686<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/96-S\/2001\/697<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/97-S\/2001\/708<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/98-S\/2001\/717<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/99-S\/2001\/742<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/100-S\/2001\/754<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/101-S\/2001\/783; <\/a>A\/ES-10\/102-S\/2001\/785;<\/a> <\/span>A\/ES-10\/103-S\/2001\/798;<\/span> <\/span><\/a>A\/ES-10\/104-S\/2001\/812<\/a><\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/105-S\/2001\/814<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/107-S\/2001\/821<\/a>;<\/span> <\/span>A\/ES-10\/108-S\/2001\/826<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/110-S\/2001\/855<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/111-S\/2001\/880<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/112-S\/2001\/918<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/114-S\/2001\/928<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/115-S\/2001\/932<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/116-S\/2001\/941<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/117-S\/2001\/971; <\/a>A\/ES-10\/118-S\/2001\/989<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/119-S\/2001\/991<\/a>;<\/span> A\/ES-10\/121-S\/2001\/1007<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/122-S\/2001\/1024<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/123-S\/2001\/1036<\/span>; <\/span><\/a>A\/ES-10\/124-S\/2001\/1084<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/125-S\/2001\/1092<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/126-S\/2001\/1118<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/128-S\/2001\/1149;<\/a> <\/span>A\/ES-10\/129-S\/2001\/1166<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/133-S\/2001\/1239<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/134-S\/2001\/1261<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/136-S\/2002\/18<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/137-S\/2002\/39<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/138-S\/2002\/48<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/139-S\/2002\/58<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/140-S\/2002\/89<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/141-S\/2002\/95<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/142-S\/2002\/102<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/143-S\/2002\/121<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/144-S\/2002\/142<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/145-S\/2002\/146<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/146-S\/2002\/165<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/147-S\/2002\/175<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/148-S\/2002\/182<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/149-S\/2002\/190<\/a>, <\/span>A\/ES-10\/150-S\/2002\/214<\/a> <\/span>A\/ES-10\/151-S\/2002\/223<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/152-S\/2002\/232<\/a>; <\/span>A\/ES-10\/154-S\/2002\/242<\/a> and <\/span>A\/ES-10\/155-S\/2002\/248<\/a>), it is my profound regret to inform you that today a total of 40 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli occupying forces. (The names of the martyrs are contained in the annex to the present letter.) These killings raise the total number of Palestinians killed since 28 September 2000 to 1,053 martyrs, including men, women and children.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\t<\/span>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. <\/p><\/div>\n

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( Signed<\/i>) Nasser Al-Kidwa<\/strong>
\nAmbassador
\nPermanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations<\/p><\/div>\n

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Annex to the letter dated 8 March 2002 from the Permanent Observer<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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of Palestine to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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and the President of the Security Council<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Names of martyrs killed by Israeli occupying forces in the<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem<\/strong>*<\/p><\/div>\n

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   (Friday, 8 March 2002) <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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1.  Salman Ibrahim Al-Dibs<\/p><\/div>\n

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2.  Sa’ed Soud Eid <\/p><\/div>\n

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3.   Ibrahim Al-Araj<\/p><\/div>\n

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4.  Ma’moun Abed Qudeh <\/p><\/div>\n

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5.   Bassam Abed Aker<\/p><\/div>\n

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6.  Wael Mohammed Awaad <\/p><\/div>\n

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7.   Awad Ahmed Najarma<\/p><\/div>\n

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8.  Ibrahim Mohammed Agha <\/p><\/div>\n

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9.   General Ahmed Mufrij Abu Hamid<\/p><\/div>\n

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10.  Moussa Suliman Al-Najjar <\/p><\/div>\n

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11.  Baker Hussein Al-Najjar<\/p><\/div>\n

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12.  Ashraf Suliman Al-Najjar <\/p><\/div>\n

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13.  Aref HarezAllah<\/p><\/div>\n

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14.  Riad Al-Qasas<\/p><\/div>\n

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15.   Ayman Ibrahim Abu Tair<\/p><\/div>\n

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16.  Marwan Salman Abu Mutlaq <\/p><\/div>\n

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17.  Ibrahim Yehia Abu Daqa<\/p><\/div>\n

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18.  Khaled Ibrahim Qudeh <\/p><\/div>\n

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19.   Hussam Shehdah Abu Teir<\/p><\/div>\n

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20.  Riad Salim Abu Reideh <\/p><\/div>\n

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21.   Mohammed Abu Rujeleh Qudeh<\/p><\/div>\n

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22.  Mohammed Tawfiq Abu Reideh <\/p><\/div>\n

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23.  Ehab Abdel Karim Ismail<\/p><\/div>\n

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24.  Mahmoud Shihdeh Qudeh <\/p><\/div>\n

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25.   Khalil Abed Qudeh<\/p><\/div>\n

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26.  Hamed Qudeh<\/p><\/div>\n

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27.  Fayez Qudeh <\/p><\/div>\n

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28.  Mohammed Ahmed Abu Ghoseh<\/p><\/div>\n

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29.  Saeed Shalaiel<\/p><\/div>\n

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30.   Samer Younes<\/p><\/div>\n

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31.  Eid Abu Obeid<\/p><\/div>\n

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32.   Hany Radwan Ashour<\/p><\/div>\n

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33.  Ziad Jarad<\/p><\/div>\n

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34.   Khaled Naief KheirAllah<\/p><\/div>\n

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35.   Mohammed Ma’moun Fayez Abu Ali (10 years old)<\/p><\/div>\n

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36.   Ahmed Abu Tammam<\/p><\/div>\n

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37.  Bilal Abu Hashem Rajab <\/p><\/div>\n

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38.   Mahmoud Rassem Abaas<\/p><\/div>\n

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39.  Mohammed Sidqi Nassar <\/p><\/div>\n

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40.   Yehia Jameel Odeh<\/p><\/div>\n

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*Total number of Palestinian martyrs killed by Israeli occupying forces since 28 September 2000 is 1,053.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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