In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00, 20 May until 08:00, 21 May 2024
[Source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group]
Gaza Strip
Air strikes: Heavy aerial bombardment on buildings, homes and many facilities.
Attacks: All over Gaza, there are air strikes, heavy gunfire, tank and artillery shelling, as well as missiles fired from Israeli forces and military occupation, especially in Khan Yunis. The Israeli Navy continues to fire missiles, targeting facilities and buildings along the shoreline of the whole of Gaza.
Victims: 85 people killed in Gaza brings the total number of deaths since 7 October to at least 35,647. With another 200 wounded, thatfigure has risen to more than 79,852.
On the basis of evidence collected and examined by my Office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Yahya SINWAR (Head of the Islamic Resistance Movement (“Hamas”) in the Gaza Strip), Mohammed Diab Ibrahim AL-MASRI, bear criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of Israel and the State of Palestine (in the Gaza strip) from at least 7 October 2023… Benjamin NETANYAHU, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yoav GALLANT, the Minister of Defence of Israel, bear criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of the State of Palestine (in the Gaza strip) from at least 8 October 2023 …
Today we once again underline that international law and the laws of armed conflict apply to all. No foot soldier, no commander, no civilian leader – no one – can act with impunity. Nothing can justify wilfully depriving human beings, including so many women and children, the basic necessities required for life. Nothing can justify the taking of hostages or the targeting of civilians.
The independent judges of the International Criminal Court are the sole arbiters as to whether the necessary standard for the issuance of warrants of arrest has been met.
Let us today be clear on one core issue: if we do not demonstrate our willingness to apply the law equally, if it is seen as being applied selectively, we will be creating the conditions for its collapse. In doing so, we will be loosening the remaining bonds that hold us together, the stabilising connections between all communities and individuals, the safety net to which all victims look in times of suffering. This is the true risk we face in this moment.
Now, more than ever, we must collectively demonstrate that international humanitarian law, the foundational baseline for human conduct during conflict, applies to all individuals and applies equally across the situations addressed by my Office and the Court. This is how we will prove, tangibly, that the lives of all human beings have equal value
The application was based on evidence collected by the prosecutor during his visit to Israel, Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, and Egypt’s Rafah on the border with Gaza. Khan, however, did not visit Gaza, as multiple requests to enter the enclave for investigation were declined by the Israeli government. The charges against both sides are pursuant to articles 7 on crimes against humanity and article 8 on war crimes of the Rome Statute that established the ICC, and all suspects are identified as “co-perpetrators” and “superiors” with criminal responsibility for the alleged crimes. War crimes are committed in the context of international or non-international armed conflicts, while crimes against humanity might be perpetrated during war or peacetime. The prosecutor described the situation in Palestine and Israel as both an international armed conflict between Israel and Palestine as two states, and a non-international armed conflict between Israel and Hamas as a non-state actor.
West Bank
[Palestinian Monitoring Group]
Israeli Army attacks on refugee camps – 1 child and 6 adults 7 killed – 12 wounded: Jenin – morning, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, stormed Jenin as well as its two refugee camps, killing seven people (including a 14-year-old school student, Mahmoud Hamadneh, a doctor and a schoolteacher). Twelve other residents were wounded in the attacks.
Home invasions: Ramallah – 21:00–07:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided Sinjil and invaded a number of homes.
Home invasions: Nablus – 00:50–02:55, Israeli forces raided Qusra and searched a number of homes.
Home invasion: Nablus – 00:50–05:00, the Israeli Army raided Asira al-Shimaliya and searched a home in an apartment-building.
Home invasions: Salfit – 14:30, Israeli troops raided al-Zawiya and searched a number of homes.
Home invasions: Bethlehem – 00:15–02:30, the Israeli military, firing stun grenades, raided Tuqu and searched a number of homes.
Home invasions: Hebron – dawn, Israeli soldiers raided Sa’ir and searched several homes.
Israeli police and settlers’ mosque violation: Jerusalem – 08:00, settler militants, escorted by Israeli police, invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and molested worshippers.
Israeli Occupation population-control: Jenin – evening, Israeli Occupation forces took prisoner a woman, Yasmine Tayseer Abdel Rahman Shaaban, when she reported, as ordered, for interrogation at Israeli Military Intelligence.
Occupation settler stoning: Ramallah – 20:00, Israeli Occupation settlers stoned passing vehicles, near the Taybeh road junction.
Occupation settler violence – Israeli Army complicity: Jericho – 13:50, after Israeli settlers had beaten-up an al-Mughayir villager, Fouad Fathi Abu Alia, the Israeli Army took prisoner the injured man.
Occupation settler stoning: Jericho – 13:25, Israeli Occupation settlers stoned passing vehicles on the al-Ma’rajat Road, injuring two people.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Jericho – Israeli settlers raided the Arab Mleihat community farmland, north–west of the city, and grazed their sheep on crops. They also assaulted two people: Jamal Suleiman Mleihat and Atallah Mleihat.
Occupation settler arson and environmental damage: Hebron – 18:30, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded Tarqumiya forest land and set fire to trees.
Occupation settler stoning: Hebron – 23:10, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles, in the Farsh al-Hawa area.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – dawn, Israeli Occupation forces raided Qatana, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 04:30–07:25, Israeli forces raided the village of Deir Abu Mash’al, taking prisoner four people.
Raid: Jenin – 11:45-15:55, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Faqua.
Raid: Jenin – 12:40-15:10, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Araba.
Raid: Jenin – 07:10, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Ya’bad.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Tubas – 01:20–04:00, Israeli soldiers raided the city, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Tulkarem – 20:30–02:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Quffin.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 04:30–07:25, Israeli forces raided Jayus, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – vandalism: Nablus – 09:40, the Israeli Army raided Aqraba and demolished a car-wash facility.
Raid – child terrorised: Nablus – 14:30-18:00, Israeli troops raided the village of Rujeib, terrorising a child as well as two adults for a time before setting them free.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 17:45, the Israeli military, firing stun grenades, raided Qusra, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Nablus – 02:30–05:00, Israeli soldiers raided the city, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Bethlehem – dawn, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of Wadi Fukin.
Raid – stun grenades fired: Bethlehem – 11:35-15:30, Israeli forces, firing stun grenades, raided al-Khadr.
Raid – population–control: Hebron – 15:55, the Israeli Army raided Surif and issued an order, to demolish a villager’s house.
Raid: Hebron – 00:50, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the city.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 01:25, the Israeli military raided al-Shuyukh, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – stun grenades: Hebron – dawn, Israeli soldiers raided Sa’ir, firing stun grenades.
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