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This is a list of individual incidents and statistical breakdowns of incidents of violence, including property damage and expropriation,<ref> ] November 2011.'Violence by Israeli settlers . . . includes physical assaults, harassment, takeover of and damage to private property, obstructed access to grazing and agricultural land, and attacks on livestock and agricultural land, among others.'</ref><ref>Malin Pahlmblad, ] Directorate-General for External Policies, December 2012, p.14:'Settler violence against Palestinians takes many forms, including physical violence, destruction or vandalism of property (such as burning or uprooting trees and arson attacks on mosques), killing and stealing animals, and bathing in water wells used by Palestinians for drinking.'</ref><ref>Philip Purpura, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011, p.14 :'The United States Department of Defense defines terrorism as follows: "The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political, religious, or ideological objectives".'</ref><ref>Brian Frederking, Routledge 2007 p.157:'Most definitions say that terrorism is an intentional act of violence against persons and/or property, and it is intended to intimidate a population or influence government policy. . The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has greatly complicated this dispute. While those on one side interpret Palestinian acts of violence (particularly those suicide bombers that kill Israeli civilians) as clear acts of terrorism, those on the other side interpret Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation as a legitimate act of national struggle. Conversely, while one side interprets Israeli policies in the occupied territories as state terrorism, the other side considers Israel to be acting in self-defense. Each side wants a definition of terrorism that i8mplicvates only the other side.'</ref><ref> United Nations Publications, 2010 p.97:'Expressing its Grave concern at '(a) the continuing Israeli settlement and related activities, in violation of international law, including . . the expropriation of land, the demolition of houses, the confiscation and destruction of property . . which change the physical character and demographic composition of the occupied territories, including east Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan, and constitute a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War,’</ref> taking place between ] and Palestinians in 2014 as part of the ongoing ], but exclusive of particular events that fall within the parameters of any full outbreak of war hostilities. |
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This is a list of individual incidents and statistical breakdowns of incidents of violence, including property damage and expropriation, taking place between ] and Palestinians in 2014 as part of the ongoing ], but exclusive of particular events that fall within the parameters of any full outbreak of war hostilities. |
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* 1 January 2015. Israeli forces at a checkpoint opened fire on, and critically wounded, a Palestinian youth as he was about to cross the road near the ] intersection south of ] in the northern ]. "An Israeli military spokeswoman said she was unfamiliar with the incident".<ref> ] 2 January 2015.</ref> |
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* 1 January 2015. Israeli forces at a checkpoint opened fire on, and critically wounded, a Palestinian youth as he was about to cross the road near the ] intersection south of ] in the northern ]. "An Israeli military spokeswoman said she was unfamiliar with the incident".<ref> ] 2 January 2015.</ref> |
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*On 3 January, Jamal Numan, a fisherman from ] in the ], was critically wounded when an Israeli warship machine-gunned his fishing boat off ]. The vessel was destroyed. Israeli sources claimed it was close to the Egyptian border and engaged in smuggling. An Israeli military spokeswoman said that soldiers "called on suspects to halt and fired warning shots into the air", and "opened fire at the vessels after they "failed to comply". Poverty among Gaza's fishermen has increased 40% since 2008, when Israel placed strict limits to the waters where they may fish.<ref> ] 3 January 2015.</ref> |
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*On 3 January, Jamal Numan, a fisherman from ] in the ], was critically wounded when an Israeli warship machine-gunned his fishing boat off ]. The vessel was destroyed. Israeli sources claimed it was close to the Egyptian border and engaged in smuggling. An Israeli military spokeswoman said that soldiers "called on suspects to halt and fired warning shots into the air", and "opened fire at the vessels after they "failed to comply". Poverty among Gaza's fishermen has increased 40% since 2008, when Israel placed strict limits to the waters where they may fish.<ref> ] 3 January 2015.</ref> |
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::Three Palestinian shepherds, Falah Youssef Bani Jaber, Ahmad Bani Jaber, and Judeh Bani Jaber of ] suffered wounds, respectively to hands and stomach when they were attacked by settlers and then fired on by Israeli forces near the ] of Gidonim, an extension of the ] settlement. They Palestinians claimed they were seeking restitution of their stolen herds. Israeli sources claim they had fired in the air to quell a riot, and that the herds were later found, and had not been stolen.<ref> ] 3 January 2015.</ref><ref> ] 3 January 2015.</ref> |
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::Three Palestinian shepherds, Falah Youssef Bani Jaber, Ahmad Bani Jaber, and Judeh Bani Jaber of ] suffered wounds, respectively to hands and stomach when they were attacked by settlers and then fired on by Israeli forces near the ] of Gidonim, an extension of the ] settlement. They Palestinians claimed they were seeking restitution of their stolen herds. Israeli sources claim they had fired in the air to quell a riot, and that the herds were later found, and had not been stolen.<ref> ] 3 January 2015.</ref><ref> ] 3 January 2015.</ref> |
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*4 January Local sources reported that Haytham Ziad Hijazi al-Rajabi (18) of Hebron was shot in the foot during clashes with Israeli forces at the Jabal Juhur neighborhood by a security guard from the ] of ].<ref> ] 4 January 2015.</ref> |
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*4 January Local sources reported that Haytham Ziad Hijazi al-Rajabi (18) of Hebron was shot in the foot during clashes with Israeli forces at the Jabal Juhur neighborhood by a security guard from the ] of ].<ref> ] 4 January 2015.</ref> |
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*5 January, Israeli authorities bulldozed several shops in the village of ] in the West Bank, near ], on the grounds they had not given permits for their construction.<ref> ] 5 January 2015.</ref> |
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::The house, under construction, of Abd al-Rahim al-Jaabari in the Ein Bani Sleim area of ] was razed to the ground by Israeli forces on the grounds that the structure was being erected without Israeli permission.<ref> ] 5 January 2015. </ref> |
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*On January 6 a Palestinian teenager Noor Muhammad Hamid Zaaqiq (19) was shot in the left foot, reportedly after returningd from work at a gas station and was in front of his home, during an Israeli dawn raid to arrest and detain 6 people in the village of ].<ref> ] 6 January 2015.</ref> |
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*On January 6 a Palestinian teenager Noor Muhammad Hamid Zaaqiq (19) was shot in the left foot, reportedly after returningd from work at a gas station and was in front of his home, during an Israeli dawn raid to arrest and detain 6 people in the village of ].<ref> ] 6 January 2015.</ref> |
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*8 January 2015. A 21 year old ultra-orthodox ] student was stabbed in the upper body by an assailant, using a screwdriver, while walking on Sultan Suleiman Street near the ]. The assault is believed to be motivated by nationalist feelings, initial reports speaking of an Arab fleeing the scene. Police later arrested a 15 year old Palestinian from East Jerusalem on suspicion of having caused the injury.<ref>Lazar Berman, ] 9 January 2015.</ref><ref> ] 8 January 2015</ref><ref> ] 8 January 2015.</ref> |
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*8 January 2015. A 21 year old ultra-orthodox ] student was stabbed in the upper body by an assailant, using a screwdriver, while walking on Sultan Suleiman Street near the ]. The assault is believed to be motivated by nationalist feelings, initial reports speaking of an Arab fleeing the scene. Police later arrested a 15 year old Palestinian from East Jerusalem on suspicion of having caused the injury.<ref>Lazar Berman, ] 9 January 2015.</ref><ref> ] 8 January 2015</ref><ref> ] 8 January 2015.</ref> |
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*9 January 2015. Settlers reportedly chopped down a grove of 45 olive trees belonging to Jibril and Khaled Muhammad Abu Arram at Shaab al-Butm, near ], south of Hebron early in the morning.<ref> ] 9 January 2015</ref> |
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::Later that day, on Friday night, a follow-up attack, reportedly by settlers from ], chopped down a further 300 trees belonging to the Shatat, Dawood, and Halabi families.<ref> ] 10 January 2015</ref> |
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*10 January 2015. 2 Palestinian youths from the village of ], Abbas Jamal Asous (18), shot with a live bullet in the thigh, and Muhammad Yasser Najjar (14), shot in the leg, were injured during clashes with Israeli forces.<ref> ] 10 January 2015.</ref> |
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::A Palestinian youth, Ibrahim Issa Suleiman al-Tubassi, was reportedly shot in the thigh in the village of ], south of Hebron, by an Israeli settler from ].<ref> ] 10 January 2015</ref> |
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This is a list of individual incidents and statistical breakdowns of incidents of violence, including property damage and expropriation, taking place between Israel and Palestinians in 2014 as part of the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict, but exclusive of particular events that fall within the parameters of any full outbreak of war hostilities.
