Source: Palestine Red Crescent Society
Country: occupied Palestinian territory
Highlights:
- Since the 3rd of October 2015, Israeli occupation forces have killed 103Palestinians in the oPt, including 22 children and 4 women according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
- Israeli occupation authorities hold the bodies of 41 Palestinians killed since last October.
- Children and women make up 26.8% of killed Palestinians and 17% of wounded persons according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
- A large number of casualties suffered wounds in the upper body and were treated at various hospitals according to the Ministry of Health.
- Since the 3rd of October, hundreds were injured in the oPT due to attacks by the Israeli occupation forces and also by Israeli settlers. (Below is detailed number of injured Palestinian in oPT).
- A number of checkpoints and cement blocks were lifted in occupied Jerusalem but others are still erected ( Silwan, Jabal Al Moukaber, Ras Al Amood, Sur Baher, and Eisawiah) putting restrictions on the movement of Palestinians in general including PRCS teams and ambulances.
- PRCS has documented incidents in which Israeli occupation forces prevented its teams and ambulances from treating injured in different parts in the oPT.
- Attacks on the PRCS teams and ambulances continue by the Israeli Occupation Forces and Israeli settlers. Since the 3rd of October, (292) attacks were documented against the PRCS in the oPT. (134) EMTs and volunteers were injured, (83) ambulances sustained various damages, and (81) incidents of denying access.