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Gaza Strip: Attacks in the border areas and their consequences


October 21, 2014 - Following disengagement from the Gaza Strip in September 2005, Israel unilaterally and illegally established a so-called "buffer zone", an area prohibited to Palestinians along the land and sea borders of the Gaza Strip. The precise area designated by Israel as a "buffer zone" is not clear and this Israeli policy is typically enforced with live fire. The establishment of the 'buffer zone’ is illegal under both Israeli and international law. Preventing Palestinians from accessing their lands and fishing areas violates numerous provisions of international human rights law, including the right to work, the right to an adequate standard of living, and the right to the highest attainable standard of health. Enforcing the "buffer zone" through the use of live fire often results in, inter alia, the direct targeting of civilians and/or indiscriminate attacks, both of which constitute war crimes.

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Gaza Strip: Attacks in the border areas and their consequences

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)

October 21, 2014

Following disengagement from the Gaza Strip in September 2005, Israel unilaterally and illegally established a so-called "buffer zone", an area prohibited to Palestinians along the land and sea borders of the Gaza Strip. The precise area designated by Israel as a "buffer zone" is not clear and this Israeli policy is typically enforced with live fire. The establishment of the 'buffer zone’ is illegal under both Israeli and international law.

 

Preventing Palestinians from accessing their lands and fishing areas violates numerous provisions of international human rights law, including the right to work, the right to an adequate standard of living, and the right to the highest attainable standard of health. Enforcing the "buffer zone" through the use of live fire often results in, inter alia, the direct targeting of civilians and/or indiscriminate attacks, both of which constitute war crimes.

 

Following the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip in November 2012, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian armed groups was brokered by the Egyptian government, which included terms related to access to land and sea. In an online statement on 25 February 2013, the Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) declared that fishermen could now access the sea up to six nautical miles offshore, and that farmers could now access lands in the border area up to 100m from the border fence. However, both references have since been removed from the statement.Then, on 21 March 2013, the Israeli forces’ spokesperson announced re-reducing the fishing area allowed for Palestinian fishermen from 6 nautical miles to 3 nautical miles.  However, on 21 May 2013, Israeli authorities decided to allow fishermen to sail up to 6 nautical miles.

 

Following the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip (08 July - 26 August 2014), a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian armed groups was brokered by the Egyptian government, which allowed fishermen to sail up to 6 nautical miles.  However, the Israeli naval forces have not allowed fishermen to sail up to this limit as all Israeli attacks have taken place within the 6-nautical- mile fishing area.

 

Dimensions

 

On land, inside Palestinian territory

 

Distance from the border fence, up to which access is permitted:

 

· Second Intifada (2000): 150 metres

· According to Israel (2010) :300 metres

· 22 November 2012: unclear parameters

· 21 March 2013: 300 metres

 

 

In reality, attacks against civilians take place anywhere upto approximately 1.5 kilometres inside the border fence. This constitutes approximately 17% of the total territory of the Gaza Strip.

 

 

 

At sea, off the coast of the Gaza Strip

 

Distance from the shore, up to which access is permitted:

 

· Oslo Accords (1994): 20 nautical miles (nm)

· Bertini Commitment (2002): 12 nm

· October 2006: 6 nm

· End of 2007 : 3 nm

· 22 November 2012: 6 nm

· 25 February 2013: unknown

· 12 March 2013: 3 nm

· 21 May 2013: 6 nm

 

In addition, access is consistently denied in the following areas:

 

· 1.5 nm in the north along the maritime boundary with Israel

· 1 nm in the south along the maritime boundary with Egypt

 

Impact

 

On land

 

· Approximately 27,000 dunums, 35% of the Gaza Strip's agricultural land,can only be accessed under high personal risk, as Israeli attacks may result in injury or death of civilians.

· 95% of the restricted area is arable land.

· After the evacuation of settlements (2005) and 'Operation Cast Lead’ (2008-2009), the majority of Palestinian families living in the border areas abandoned their land and homes.

At sea

 

· Palestinians are completely prevented from accessing 85% of the Palestinian maritime areasrecognised in the 1994 Gaza Jericho Agreement.

· Approximately 3,700 fishermenwork under high personal risk every day at sea.

· Approximately 8,200 persons work in the fishing industry.

· Approximately 65,000 persons, including individuals who work in the fishing industry and their dependents, are affected by the "buffer zone" restrictions at sea.

· The area near the coast is markedly over-fished.

 

 

Attacks

September 2014

Attacks

Total

"Buffer zone" on land

"Buffer zone" at sea

Shelling

2

2

0

Shooting

26

8

18

Incursions

2

2

0

Land levelling

0

0

0

Detention incidents

5

1

4

Total incidents

35

13

22

 

Consequences of attacks

 

a. Deaths and injuries

September 2014

Consequences

Total

"Buffer zone" on land

"Buffer zone" at sea

Death of persons

3

3

0

Minors

0

0

0

Women

0

0

0

Injury of persons

9

8

1

Minors

2

2

0

Women

0

0

0

 

b. Property related violations

September 2014

Consequences

Total

"Buffer zone" on land

"Buffer zone" at sea

Property damaged

0

0

0

Property confiscated

4

0

4

Dunums razed

0

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