Israel/OPT
23.03.05
Urgent Interventions
Israel: Killing of six children by shellfire
Case ISR 230305.CC
Child Concern / Extrajudicial killings / Wounded
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI), a member of the OMCT network, that on 14th January 2005, six children were killed and four others were injured when they were struck by Israeli Defence Forces tank shellfire.
According to the information received, the children, all residents of the village of Lahia, north of Gaza, were picking strawberries in a field near their home when they were hit.
The minors killed:
1. Raja Gassan Jeban, ID 804579878, aged 11
2. Jaber Abdallah Jeban, ID 802539619, aged 12
3. Mahmoud Muhammed Jeban, ID 803409013
4. Bassam Kamal Jeban, ID 802344473, aged 15
5. Hanni Kamal Jeban, ID 802090266, aged 16
6. Muhammed Hassan Jeban, ID 801875881, aged 17
The minors wounded:
1. Issa Ramadan Issa Gali, ID 803573484, aged 13
2. Ibrahim Abd-Alfatach Kassiah, ID 803216639, aged 14
3. Imad Yussef Kasiah, ID 802090464, aged 16
4. Muhammed Kamal Jeban, aged 17, ID 801766437
OMCT expresses its grave concern over these events. OMCT would like to recall Israel that under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Israel is party, that “States Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for rules of international humanitarian law applicable to them in armed conflicts which are relevant to the child” (Article 38.1) and that it should “take all appropriate measures to protect the child from all forms of physical and mental violence” (Article 19.1) and ensure the right to life (Article 6).
Actions requested
Please write to the authorities in Israel urging them to:
i. guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of Issa Ramadan Issa Gali, Ibrahim Abd-Alfatach Kassiah, Imad Yussef Kasiah, and Muhammed Kamal Jeban, and ensure that they are provided with adequate medical treatment;
ii. order a thorough and impartial investigation into these events, in order to identify those responsible, bring them to trial and apply sanctions as provided by law;
iii. guarantee that adequate reparation is provided to the victim’s families;
iv. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards;
Addresses
Please also write to the embassies of Israel in your respective country.
Geneva, 23 March 2005
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.
Child Concern / Extrajudicial killings / Wounded
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI), a member of the OMCT network, that on 14th January 2005, six children were killed and four others were injured when they were struck by Israeli Defence Forces tank shellfire.
According to the information received, the children, all residents of the village of Lahia, north of Gaza, were picking strawberries in a field near their home when they were hit.
The minors killed:
1. Raja Gassan Jeban, ID 804579878, aged 11
2. Jaber Abdallah Jeban, ID 802539619, aged 12
3. Mahmoud Muhammed Jeban, ID 803409013
4. Bassam Kamal Jeban, ID 802344473, aged 15
5. Hanni Kamal Jeban, ID 802090266, aged 16
6. Muhammed Hassan Jeban, ID 801875881, aged 17
The minors wounded:
1. Issa Ramadan Issa Gali, ID 803573484, aged 13
2. Ibrahim Abd-Alfatach Kassiah, ID 803216639, aged 14
3. Imad Yussef Kasiah, ID 802090464, aged 16
4. Muhammed Kamal Jeban, aged 17, ID 801766437
OMCT expresses its grave concern over these events. OMCT would like to recall Israel that under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Israel is party, that “States Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for rules of international humanitarian law applicable to them in armed conflicts which are relevant to the child” (Article 38.1) and that it should “take all appropriate measures to protect the child from all forms of physical and mental violence” (Article 19.1) and ensure the right to life (Article 6).
Actions requested
Please write to the authorities in Israel urging them to:
i. guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of Issa Ramadan Issa Gali, Ibrahim Abd-Alfatach Kassiah, Imad Yussef Kasiah, and Muhammed Kamal Jeban, and ensure that they are provided with adequate medical treatment;
ii. order a thorough and impartial investigation into these events, in order to identify those responsible, bring them to trial and apply sanctions as provided by law;
iii. guarantee that adequate reparation is provided to the victim’s families;
iv. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards;
Addresses
- Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, Office of the Prime Minister, 3 Kaplan Street, PO Box 187, Kiryat Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem 91919, Israel, Fax: +972 2 6512631/6705475, E-mail: rohm@pmo.gov.il, pm_eng@pmo.gov.il
- Minister of Justice, Yosef Lapid, 29 Salah al-Din Street, Jerusalem 91010, Israel, Tel : +972-2-6708511, Fax : +972-2-675-3764 / 628 5438, E-mail: sar@justice.gov.il
- Minister of Internal Security, Tzachi Hanegbi, Fax: +972-2-581-1832
- Attorney General, Menachem Mazuz, Fax: +972-2-627-4481
- Ambassador Yaakov Levy, Av. de la Paix 1-3, CH-1202, Genève, Suisse, E-mail: mission-israel@geneva.mfa.gov.il, Fax: +4122 716 05 55
- Shaul Mofaz, Minister of Defence, Kaplan Street, Hakirya, Tel-Aviv 61909, Tel: +972 3 5692010, Fax: +972 3 6916940
Please also write to the embassies of Israel in your respective country.
Geneva, 23 March 2005
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.