Report: 44 assassinated in October

Tuesday November 06, 2007 12:19 by Ameen Abu Warda - 1 of International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC Editorial Group

The International and Public Relations department of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Monday issued a report claiming that 44 Palestinians had been deliberately assassinated by the Israeli army during the month of October.

The report claims that 44 Palestinians were deliberately targeted and killed, 27 of them by Israeli army air strikes, and a further 120 injured.

The report also details the abduction of at least 350 Palestinian civilians, the destruction of at least 3 homes, the damaging of 445 Dunums of Palestinian-owned land, and the confiscation of over 1130 Dunums for Illegal Israeli settlements.

The department further criticizes a perceived increase of pressure on the Gaza Strip, with fuel and other essential supplies being further restricted, and the threat of a power-cut being expressed by the Israeli government.

The report finishes with a sharp criticism of recent events in the Negev detention facility, branded the enacted procedures as inhumane and illegal, and calling on all concerned parties to intervene on the behalf of the detainees.

Translated by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC News.

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