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Restrictions on Movement

     
Testimony: Israel arrests wounded man at Erez Crossing


     
‘Imad a-Natur, 17, works in tunnels in the Gaza Strip to support his family, November 2009


     
Israel prevents Gaza Christian and his Bethlehem fianc?e from marrying, December 2009


     
Young woman from Gaza unemployed for two years, since the factory in which she worked closed down due to the siege, November 2009


     
Israel expels university student from Bethlehem to Gaza two months before she completes studies for a degree, October 2009


     
Army deports Muhammad Abu Sultan to the Gaza Strip and prohibits him from rejoining his wife and children in Tulkarm, October 2009


     
Soldiers brutally beat Muhammad Id'is near a-Tuwani Village and Shani Checkpoint, Sept. 2009


     
Soldiers severely beat and abuse Palestinians near the Dead Sea, May 2009


     
Soldiers assault medical team, preventing them from evacuating heart-attack victim, April 2009


     
Soldiers severely beat four Palestinians on a trip to the Dead Sea, holding them for an entire night , April 2009


     
Border Police beat Iyad and 'Alaa Mazlum at the checkpoint, March 2009


     
Policeman assaults Ahmad Abu Hussein, who is disabled, at a-Zeitun checkpoint, Feb. '09


     
Soldiers assault Mustafa Shuli at the checkpoint between Nablus and 'Asira a-Shamaliya, Jan. '09


     
Border policeman beats Majdi ‘Alan and threatens to shoot him, a-Sheikh Sa’ed Checkpoint, East Jerusalem, 23 January 2009


     
Soldier beats Mahmoud 'Awwad, fracturing his skull, Jan. '09


     
Soldiers prevent pregnant, bleeding woman from crossing checkpoint and she gives birth to a stillborn baby, September 2008


     
Rasha Abu Sha'ban is registered at a Scottish university but is not allowed to leave Gaza, July 2008


     
Imprisoned in Gaza, Mayada Mhana cannot complete her media studies in Cairo, July 2008


     
Soldiers fire tear gas into yard of home in Nil'in and six-week-old baby is severely injured after inhaling the gas, May '08


     


     
Family of farmers lost only source of income due to siege on Gaza Strip


     
Soldiers beat Khaled Ahmad unconscious, 'Azzun 'Atmah checkpoint, 10 May 2008


     
Furniture workshop of the Hijazi family closed following siege on Gaza, and the family forced to leave home, May 2008


     
Israel refuses to issue identity number to Intesar Abu 'Issa, who was born in the West Bank, March 2008


     
Israel refuses to issue identity number to Muhannad al-Khafesh, who was born in the West Bank, March 2008 Muhannad al-Khafesh


     
Israel refuses to issue ID cards to Palestinians born in the West Bank who were not registered at birth


     


     
Heart patient dies after not being allowed to cross checkpoint, feb 2008


     
Policeman beats and threatens 'Ali 'Odeh Allah at a Checkpoint, January '08


     
Soldiers assault Rateb Moqdi at the 'Azzun 'Atmah checkpoint, 14 January 08


     
Member of security forces threatens to jail 13-year-old girl who touched the Separation Barrier, Nu’man, 6 January 08


     
ISA prevents Gazan heart patient who refused to collaborate from entering Israel for treatment, Nov. 2007


     
Israel denies 21-year-old cancer patient medical treatment, Nov. 2007


     
Gazan is delayed access to hospital in Israel and dies at Erez


     
Israel prevents cancer patient, 21, from entering Israel to receive urgent medical treatment, Oct 2007


     
Israel 's siege on Gaza forces the al-Qishawi family into poverty, Oct. 2007


     
Gazan construction worker unemployed because of the shortage of building materials in the Gaza Strip, Oct. 2007


     
Students from Tel ’Adasah, near Bir Nabala, can’t attned school because of the Separation Barrier, Sept. 2007


     
Cancer patient dies after soldiers at a Checkpoint refuse to let him cross to get to hospital, 15 September 2007


     
Border Police at checkpoint refuse entry of crically ill patient to East Jerusalem for treatment, July 2007


     
Accident victim dies after police prevent ambulance from entering Jerusalem , June 2007


     
Israel prevents a Palestinian student from receiving medical training in East Jerusalem, January 2007


     
Border police officer severely beats three Palestinians at a flying checkpoint next to ‘Ajjul village. May 2007


     
IDF soldiers beat and abuse Muhammad Jabali, Huwara Checkpoint, March 2007


     
A woman in labor forced to give birth at a checkpoint in East Jerusalem , March 2007


     
A father and son from Gaza stranded in Egypt, waiting for the Rafah Crossing to open.


     
Daily attacks by settlers on the Abu Armila family, Hebron


     
Daily attacks by settlers on the Abu 'Ayesha family, Tel Rumeida, Hebron


     
Impossible life in Tel Rumeida Hebron, December 2006


     
A family forced to leave her house in H2 area in Hebron


     
Patient died when soldiers blocked the direct route to hospital, Dec. 2006


     
An amusement park in Al-Badhan next to Nablus was closed following restrictions of movement imposed by the IDF, Nov. 2006


     
Border police arbitrarily delay traffic at the Container Checkpoint and beat a man for stepping out of his car, November 2006


     
Sick infant dies after being delayed by soldiers at checkpoint while on way to hospital. November 2006


     
Al-Khalayleh neighborhood disconnected from the village, al-Jib, November 2006


     
Israeli soldier beats Shadi Shatareh at Jit Checkpoint, 9 November 2006


     
IDF soldiers shoot and wound Heytam Yassin near Checkpoint 17, Nablus District, 4 November 2006


     
Soldiers routinely delay traffic at a checkpoint in Beit Iba, September 2006


     
Soldiers abuse Tha'ir Muhsen near the Beit Iba checkpoint, 26 August 2006


     
IDF soldiers beat Shadi Mahmud, throw eggs on him, and damage his car, Ramin Plain, August 2006


     
IDF soldiers damage taxi of Basel Mar'i and beat other drivers, Ramin Plain, August 2006


     
IDF soldier stabs Hamed Sadkah with penknife, N'ilin Checkpoint, August 2006


     
IDF soldiers beat Ra'id Salahat and other Palestinians, Ramin Plain, August 2006


     
Soldiers at the Huwarra checkpoint assault man waiting in line with his wife and children, August 2006


     
IDF soldiers beat Mater Khamaiseh, and fire at him from close range, Ramin Plain, August 2006


     
IDF soldiers beat Mu'awiyah Musa, taxi driver, near Ramin, Tulkarm District, 23 July 2006


     
IDF soldiers beat Ibrahim ‘Atallah, taxi driver, at the Etzion checkpoint, July 2006


     
IDF soldier beats Na'im Ashtiyeh and fractures his wrist, Checkpoint 17, July 2006


     
Border Police assault resident of Hebron on his way to the village of Beit 'Awwa, August 2006


     
Laila Shqeirat attempts to conduct normal life routine while leaving in the besieged village of a-Sheikh Sa'ed, June 2006


     
Border Police beat bus driver Fadel 'Alan at when he brought disabled children home to a-Sheikh Sa'ed, May 2006


     
64 year-old resident of a-Sheikh Sa'ed with chest pains forced to walk two hours to reach the hospital


     
Border Police officer beats Ra'id Fatafteh at checkpoint, injuring him, Hebron, May 2006


     
IDF soldiers beat Palestinan youths at a checkpoint near the al-Fawwar refugee camp, February 2006


     
Soldiers confiscate identity card of Palestinian for remaining in the Jordan Valley without a permit, February 2006


     
Palestinian mother prevented from visiting her married daughter in the Jordan Valley, January 2006


     
IDF soldiers beat 17-year-old at a surprise checkpoint, January 2006


     
Border Police prevent Red Crescent from taking child to East Jerusalem for cancer treatment, assault ambulance crew, 'Anata Checkpoint, December 2005


     
IDF soldiers order taxi driver and passengers to undress in public and detain them for hours wrapped in nylon sheets, 'Araba area, September 2005


     
Restrictions on residents of a-Dab'a due to the Separation Barrier, Qalqiliya District, July 2005


     


     
IDF soldiers prevent farmers from putting out a fire on agricultural lands on the other side of the Separation Barrier, al-'Aqaba, Jenin, May 2005


     
Settlers' daily attacks on Abu 'Ayesha family prohibit them from living normal lives, Hebron, Tel Rumeida, May 2005


     
The Kaffa family lives in poverty since the father cannot renew his work permit, March 2005


     
The General Security Service pressures Muhammad Abu Hashish, who applied for a work permit, to collaborate


     
Water shortage in a-Sfai al-Fuqa in the Southern Hebron Hills, December 2004


     
The Civil Administration Prevents Couples and their Children from Living Together in Hebron or Gaza


     
Sanaa Natsheh who married a Gazan and lives in the Gaza Strip is separated from her family in East Jerusalem


     
Harsh living conditions and settler abuse in a-Sfai a-Tahta, the Southern Hebron Hills, October 2004


     
Settlers harass and assault the Jundiyeh family and block their access road, a-Tuba village, the Southern Hebron Hills


     
The a-Zein family in a-Tuba: Deportation by the Civil Administration and abuse by settlers


     
The Civil Administration Prevents Ibrahim Musa and his Family from Visiting their Relatives in Gaza


     
The Civil Administration prevents Randa Sammak and her children from living with her husband, her children's father


     
Far'un, Tulkarm District: Construction of Separation Barrier harms farmer's livelihood, Oct. 2003 - March 2004


     
Jayyus, Qalqiliya District: Construction of the Separation Barrier harms farmer's livelihood, Oct. 2003- Feb. 2004


     
IDF soldiers beat Palestinian ambulance driver and medic at checkpoint near Ofra settlement, January 2004


     
Sarra Checkpoint, Nablus District: IDF soldiers beat two Palestinians, December 2003


     
Sarra Checkpoint, Nablus District: IDF soldiers beat Palestinian and fire next to his head, December 2003


     
Sarra Checkpoint, Nablus District: IDF soldiers beat six Palestinians, December 2003


     
Sarra Checkpoint, Nablus District: IDF soldiers beat six Palestinians, December 2003


     
Sarra Checkpoint, Nablus District: IDF soldiers beat Nazmi a-Sheikh, December 2003


     
Sarra Checkpoint, Nablus Region: IIDF soldiers beat Ahmad 'Abdallah and confiscate his car, December 2003


     
Qalandiya Checkpoint, Jerusalem District: Soldiers take bribes from Palestinians in order to allow passage, October-November 2003


     
IDF soldiers delay Nivin al-Qadumi at the Qalqiliya and Sarra Checkpoints, November 2003


     
Beit Iba Checkpoint: IDF soldiers delay kidney patient on his way to a medical exam, December 2003


     
Surda Checkpoint: IDF soldiers beat and detain ambulance driver, October 2003


     
Bethlehem District: IDF soldiers obstruct work of ambulance team, October 2003


     
"Container" Checkpoint, Jerusalem District: Border Police officers beat Palestinian student on his way to university, October 2003


     
Ramallah: Border Police officers beat Bassem al-Hashalmun near the Samiramis Military Base, September 2003


     
Huwwara Checkpoint: IDF soldiers prevent Palestinian family of four from returning home, September 2003


     
Surda Checkpoint, Ramallah District: IDF soldiers beat Muhammad 'Omar, age 16, September 2003


     
Huwwara Checkpoint, Nablus District: IDF soldiers use Palestinian ambulance for military activity, September 2003


     
Beit Iba Checkpoint: IDF soldiers detain ambulance for close to two hours, September 2003


     
Huwwara Checkpoint, Nablus District: IDF soldiers force woman in labor out of ambulance and beat driver, August 2003


     
Tayasir Checkpoint, Tubas District: IDF soldiers delay taxi driver Samer Daragmeh, August 2003


     
Al-Fahs Checkpoint, Hebron District: IDF soldiers delay taxi drivers and passengers, August 2003


     
Surda Checkpoint, Ramallah District: IDF soldiers damage Khaled al-Bazar's cart, August 2003


     
Soldier testimony: "IDF soldiers are creating the next generation of terrorists," August 2003


     
Soldier testimony: "The checkpoint has no security value and was meant to harass the population," August 2003


     
IDF soldiers delay residents of 'Asira A-Shamaliya and prevent students from attending university regularly, July, 2003


     
Beit Furiq Checkpoint: IDF soldiers prevent passage to Palestinians under age 35, July, 2003


     
Soldier testimony: "Checkpoints provide no operational objective," July 2003


     
Hebron District DCO: IDF soldiers confiscate ID cards of two Palestinians and delay them for 18 hours, June 2003


     
Tel Checkpoint, Nablus District: IDF soldiers beat and delay civilians for hours in sun, May 2003


     
Huwwara Checkpoint: IDF soldiers beat, imprison and humiliate four Palestinians, May 2003


     
Tarqumiya, Hebron District: Border Police officers assault Hassan Ja'afra, May 2003


     
Huwwara Checkpoint: IDF soldiers beat Ahmad 'Uda, May 2003


     
Border Police officers assault Palestinian taxi drivers with stones at the "Container" Checkpoint, May 2003


     
Israeli soldier gives pop quiz to Palestinians wanting to cross Huwwara Checkpoint, May 2003


     
Soldier testimony: "Someone can prevent a humanitarian case from passing through because of their ideology," May 2003


     
Hamra Checkpoint, Jenin District: Israeli soldiers beat and harass Red Crescent Paramedic, January 2003


     
Hebron: Border Police officers beat three Palestinians, December 2002


     
Hebron: IDF soldiers beat and abuse Palestinians in barbershop, December 2002


     
A-Ram Checkpoint: Border Police officers beat two brothers, November 2002


     
Israeli intelligence officers threaten a Palestinian to get him to collaborate, November 2002


     
Hebron: Border Police officers attack and delay Red Crescent ambulance crew, November 2002


     
Nablus: IDF tank shell fire kills Samar Shar'ab, November 2002


     
Jenin: IDF soldiers seize water tanker and hold it for three days, October 2002


     
IDF soldiers prevent schoolchildren from 'Aba from getting to school, November 2002


     
IDF takes over the Abu al-Hija Family home holding family prisoner inside, October-November 2002


     
Hebron: IDF soldiers and settlers disrupt schools and harass students and principal in Hebron


     
IDF soldiers unlawfully delay and harass taxi driver and passengers for 36 hours, August 2002


     
IDF gunshot to the head kills Ahmad al-Qureini, Nablus, August 2002


     
Hebron: IDF tear gas grenade wounds a 12 year-old in the face, July 2002


     
Border Police confiscate and vandalize Palestinian taxis, July 2002


     
Settler stone throwing injures Palestinian woman in the head, June-July, 2002


     
IDF rubber bullet causes head injury to seven-month pregnant woman, July 2002


     
IDF curfew causes suffering to Bani Udeh family in Nablus, March 2002


     
IDF disruption of matriculation exams in the Bethlehem district causes students emotional and physical distress, June 2002


     
'Odeh Shahadeh, dies on way to hospital due to unneccessary delay at Surda checkpoint, June 2002


     
IDF causes death of infant by preventing mother's evacuation to hospital, April 2002


     
IDF shoots Palestinian woman in labor while on her way to hospital, February 2002


     
Soldier testimony: "The spirit of things was to make life unbearable for the Palestinians," February 2002


     
IDF detains dialysis patient Muhammad Kheiri Zaban, causing his death, November 2001

 
 

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