PCHR
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

#1 Security Chaos and Proliferation of Small Arms
Misuse of Weapons by Armed Groups and Security Personnel

Field Update
27 March 2006

4 Citizens Injured As result of the Misuse of Weapons

Two citizens, including a child, were injured in two separate incidents
involving the misuse of weapons in Khan Yunis. Militants in Nablus also
fired at two citizens for alleged collaboration with Israeli Occupation
Forces (IOF).

According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 20:00 on
Sunday, 26 March 2006, Nabeel Subhi Mohammed al-Bayouk, 19, from Khan Yunis,
was injured by a live bullet to left foot from an unknown source, while he
was walking in the al-Sikka area of Khan Yunis.

Earlier on Sunday, at approximately 15:40, a number of militants from the
al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Fatah, fired at Yasser Ahmed
Yassin, 40, and Ibrahim Ahmed Saber Yassin, 27, at the northern entrance of
Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus. The two brothers, from Northern
'Assira village to the north of Nablus, were injured by several live bullets
to the legs. The militants left the two brothers bleeding at the location
of the attack and placed a leaflet near them, accusing them of collaboration
with IOF. The two brothers were later evacuated to Rafidya Hospital in
Nablus.

At approximately 20:30 on Thursday, 23 March 2006, Ayman Mahmoud Tabasi, 14,
from Khan Yunis, was accidentally injured by a live bullet to the right leg,
when an armed man fired gunshots during a wedding party in the Baten
al-Samin area, south of Khan Yunis. He was evacuated to Nasser Hospital in
Khan Yunis.

PCHR expresses grave concern over the misuse of weapons by armed groups and
individuals, which has become an increasingly common feature of the ongoing
security chaos in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. PCHR emphasizes that
it is the right and duty of the Palestinian National Authority to take legal
measures against those suspected of collaboration with IOF and this must be
done in a manner that ensures suspects enjoy their full legal rights, as
protected by law.

#2 Security Chaos and Proliferation of Small Arms
Attacks on Public Institutions and Officials

Field Update
27 March 2006

Transportation Bureau in Nablus Attacked

On Sunday evening, 26 March 2006, militants from the al-Aqsa Martyrs
Brigades, the military wing of the Fatah movement, opened fire at the
offices of the Public Transportation Bureau in Nablus and forced the offices
to close.

According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 17:00 on
Sunday, 26 March 2006, militants from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades opened
fire at the offices of the Public Transportation Bureau, which are located
in the Palestinian governmental compound in Amman Street, in the east of
Nablus. They also detonated sound bombs in the area and forced the offices
to close. The militants accused the Public Transportation Bureau of not
delivering monthly payments to families of Palestinians killed by Israeli
Occupation Forces and also of not issuing taxi registration plates to these
families.

PCHR is concerned about the continuation of violent attacks such as this,
which only serve to aggravate the current state of security chaos in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory. PCHR calls upon the Palestinian National
Authority, represented by the Attorney-General, to investigate these attacks
and bring the perpetrators to justice.

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