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

Furthermore, in Southern Gaza City, Israeli soldiers also opened fire at a group of Palestinian children, killing a ten-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 armored 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/2000/1206; 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-10/99S/2001/742; A/ES-10/100-S/2001/754; A/ES10/101-S/2001/783; A/ES-10/102-S/2001/785; A/ES-10/103-S/2001/798; A/ES10/104-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-10/111-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/2000/1239; A/ES-10/134-S/2001/126; 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/2002/186; 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/2002/245; 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/2002/361; 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 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 1642 people.

 

 

 

1. Sahar Mohammed Al-Hindi

2. Amar Abdel Ghany Al-Razem

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

* The total number of Palestinian martyrs killed by Israeli occupying forces since 28 September 2000 = 1642