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Palestinian farmers
have been repeatedly fired
upon by Israeli forces for
working their lands within 1 km of the Green Line.
7am, Sunday 5th of April 2009:
Five International Human Rights Workers
(HRWs) in the Gaza Strip will be accompanying 25 Palestinian women
farmers from the village of Al Amannat to their lands.
Al Amannat village is located east of Khan Younis, south of the
village of Khoza’a. The farmers’ fields are located around 500
meters from the Green Line, the border between Israel and the Gaza
Strip.
Palestinian farmers have been repeatedly fired upon by Israeli forces
for working their lands within 1km of the Green Line.
On the 18th of February 2009 international HRWs witnessed the shooting
of 20 year old Mohammad Ibrahim by Israeli forces. Mohammad was shot
in the leg as he was loading parsley onto a truck approximately 550m
from the Green Line.
The farmers and internationals had been working for two hours in full
view of the Israeli forces and were leaving the area at the time of
shooting.
(See video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSECq3kxT4I)
Mohammed al-Buraim is the fourth Palestinian farmer to be shot by
Israeli forces in the buffer zone in the last two months. Two of the
four farmers shot died from their wounds. On the 18th January 2009,
24 year old Maher Abu Rajileh from the village of Khoza’a was killed
by Israeli forces while working his agricultural lands 400m from the
Green Line.
On the 27th January, Anwar al Buraim was shot in the neck by Israeli
forces. On 20 January, Israeli soldiers shot Waleed al-Astal (42) of
Al Qarara (near Khan Younis) in his right foot.
Please contact:
Fida Qishta (English and Arabic) +972 599 681 669
Andrew Muncie, UK (English) +972 598 058 250
For more information:
Sasha Solanas, ISM media office (English and Russian)+972 549032981
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non-violent resistance movement committed to ending Israel's illegal
occupation of Palestinian land. We call for full compliance with all
relevant UN resolutions and international law.
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