19.2.2009
The ruins of the al-Kafarneh family house in Beit Hanun. Photo: Khaled al-'Azayzeh, B'Tselem, 27 Jan. '09
The ruins of the al-Kafarneh family house in Beit Hanun. Photo: Khaled al-'Azayzeh, B'Tselem, 27 Jan. '09
Guidelines for Israel's Investigation into Operation Cast Lead
B'Tselem issued a position paper detailing guidelines of the necessary Israeli investigation of its conduct during the operation in Gaza. B'Tselem's initial survey of the military operation calls into question Israeli statements that the military acted according to International Humanitarian Law and that responsibility for the harm to the civilian population rests exclusively with Hamas.

Testimony: 3-year old killed in shelling in Beit Hanun
On 4 Jan. '09, the entire al-Kafarneh family was injured when their house was shelled, in Beit Hanun. 3-year-old Wiam died of shrapnel wounds the next day. After the family left the house, the army demolished it.

Testimony: Soldiers club and beat merchant, injuring him
On 17 January 2009, Majed al-Hajahjeh went to the main road next to Tuqu', Bethlehem District, to go by taxi to meet with shopkeepers in Beit Fajer. According to his testimony, an army jeep passing along the road stopped and soldiers got out and beat him severely with clubs, leaving him lying, injured and bleeding, on the road.

Testimony: Border policemen attack East Jerusalem residents
On 12 Jan. '09, Border policemen came to the a-Ragabi family's house in Silwan. According to a testimony given to B'Tselem, they broke the door to the house and attacked two members of the family.

Testimony: Border policemen assault workers in carpentry shop
On 11 Jan. '09 two border policemen drove up to a carpentry shop in Tsur Hadassah while two residents of Husan were unloading wood from the vehicle of the shop's owner. They beat the two Palestinians and then took them to a checkpoint, where soldiers detained them for hours in the cold, without giving them shelter.