A report prepared by the State Information Service (SIS) revealed that Israeli forces have killed five Palestinians, including one extra-judicially assassinated, and injured 32 others, in addition to committing 746 violations of the ceasefire declared on 8 February after Sharm Al Sheikh summit.
The report, released by the SIS’ Palestinian National Information Center (PNIC) asserted that between December 20 and December 26, 2005 Israeli forces killed 5 Palestinians, injured 32, arrested 98 others, and carried out many violations varying between house shelling, invasions, breaking into homes, land bulldozing and curbing of free movement.
PNIC showed that Israeli forces committed 87 shooting incidents and 32 arrest campaigns in which 98 residents were arrested in 55 raids, as well as installing 121 mobile roadblocks, and closing roads and military checkpoints 244 times.
The report also tackled the attacks of armed Israeli settlers during the 45th week, which reached 3 assaults.
PNIC asserted that all these violations have been consequent with the ever-ongoing detention of civilians at checkpoints, travel bans from border crossings and continuous settlement activities and construction of the Apartheid Wall.
Over the past 46 weeks and since the ceasefire understandings were declared on February 8, 2005 Israeli forces have violated this ceasefire 22653 times, resulting in the death of 163 Palestinians, injury of 1122 and arrest of 3873 others.
Israeli soldiers also established – during the same period, 4290 roadblocks and expropriated 35344dunums of arable lands. Israeli settlers also attacked civilians throughout the occupied Palestinian territories 549 times.
