2,001 Palestinians, 1,664 of Whom Are Civilians, Including 470 Children and 252 Women, Killed;

8,065 Palestinians, Mostly Civilians, Including 2,154 Children and 1,438 Women, Wounded;

826 Houses Targeted and Destroyed by Israeli Warplanes;

Thousands of Houses Destroyed Completely or Partially by Israeli Shelling;

Thousands of Families Forcibly Displaced

Israeli occupation forces have continued their offensive on the Gaza Strip for the 33^rd consecutive day, excluding a number of humanitarian truces.  Over the past 24 hours, Israeli forces have continued to commit crimes in the Gaza Strip, including airstrikes that targeted houses, civilian facilities, agricultural plots and open areas, and artillery and artillery and sea shelling.  As a result of these attacks, 5 Palestinian civilians, including a child and a woman, were killed, and 57 others, including 19 children and 9 women, were wounded.  An old woman also died from a previous wound, and the body of a child was recovered from destroyed homes. PCHR's field workers reported that thousands of Palestinian civilians came back to UNRWA shelters once the truce expired.  They face very severe living conditions lacking basic services.

The latest developments since the press release issued by PCHR on Saturday, 09 August 2014 have been as follows:

The Northern Gaza Strip:

Israeli forces launched 25 airstrikes and fired a number of artillery shells targeting houses, agricultural plots and open areas.  As a result of these attacks, 37 Palestinians, including 13 children and 9 women, were  wounded.  Israeli forces also targeted and destroyed 2 houses and damaged some other ones.

The most significant attacks were as follows:

- At approximately 14:00 on Saturday, 09 August 2014, Israeli tanks fired a number of shells at Um al-Nasser village.  A shell hit a house belonging to Jum'a 'Eid Abu Hashish.  As a result, 6 members of the family, including 2 children and 2 women, were wounded.

- At approximately 15:45, an Israeli drones fired 2 missiles at a house belonging to Jalal 'Eid Abu 'Ouda in al-Nazzaza area in the east of Beit Hanoun.  The house was extensively damaged, but no casualties were reported.

- At approximately 00:50 on Sunday, 10 August 2014, Israeli forces fired a surface-to-surface missile at a 3-storey house belonging to Jamal Yousef al-'Eila opposite to the office of the Internal Security Service in Jabalya refugee camp.  The missile penetrated the roofs and made a hole in the ground floor.  As a result, 10 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children and 4 women, were wounded, the wounds of 2 of them was described as critical.

Gaza City:

Israeli warplanes launched 4 airstrikes and fired a number of shells that targeted houses, Gaza fishing port and Ansar security complex, causing damage to them.   Medical crews also recovered the body of a child from al-Shuja'iya neighborhood.

The most significant attacks were as follows:

- At approximately 11:30 on Saturday, 09 August 2014, Israeli warplanes launched 2 missiles at the buildings of training and medical services in Ansar security complex in the west of Gaza City.

- At approximately 14:00, medical crews recovered the body of 'Othman Ra'ed al-Jammal, 11, who was killed by Israeli shelling that targeted al-Shuja'iya neighborhood in the east of Gaza City on 20 July 2014.

- At approximately 20:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to Mohammed Mustafa al-Hawajri, in which 15 people live, in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in the north of Gaza City.  The house was partially destroyed.

-  At approximately 00:10 on Sunday, 10 August 2014, an Israeli warplane bombarded a 3-storey house belonging to the heirs of Jamal 'Abdul Karim 'Ammar, in which 40 people live, in Ahmed Yassin Stree opposite to Erhim Company.  The house and a subordinate 100-square-meter barrack were destroyed.

- At approximately 00:15, Israeli gunboats shelled Gaza fishing port.  As a results rooms of fishermen were damaged.

The Central Gaza Strip:

Israeli warplanes launched 3 airstrikes targeting 2 houses, a motorbike and a mosque.  As a result of these attacks, a Palestinian civilian was killed and 5 others were wounded. Israeli warplanes destroyed 2 houses and a mosque.  Additionally, an old woman died of a previous wound. 

The most significant attacks were as follows:

- On Saturday morning, 09 August 2014, medical sources declared that Zainab Yousef Zaqqout, 77, died of a previous wound she has sustained when Israeli was planed bombarded a house belonging to the al-Bayoumi family in al-Nussairat refugee camp on 31 July 2014.

- At approximately 18:20, Israeli drone fired 3 missiles at a 2-storey house belonging to 'Adnan Hassan al-Faqi, in which 33 people live, in al-Nussairat refugee camp.  The house was destroyed.

- At approximately 21:20, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a motorbike in Deir al-Balah.  The rider, Mahmoud Mohammed al-Jourani, 32, was killed.

- At approximately 02:20 on Sunday, 10 August 2014, an Israeli drone fired a missile at al-Shuhada Mosque in al-Nussairat refugee camp.  Soon after, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at the mosque and destroyed it.  A number of nearby houses were damaged and 3 Palestinian civilians were wounded.

Khan Yunis:

Israeli warplanes launched 8 airstrikes targeting Palestinian civilians, a motorbike, agricultural plots and a site of a Palestinian armed group in Khan Yunis.  Israeli tanks also shelled the eastern areas of Kahn Yunis.  As a result of these attacks, a Palestinian woman was killed and her husband and another 6 civilians were wounded.  Israeli warplanes targeted 3 houses and destroyed one of them.

The most significant attacks were as follows:

- At approximately 10:00 on Saturday, 09 August 2014, Israeli warplanes launched 2 missiles at Canada wedding hall at Saladin Street in the south of Khan Yunis, causing damages.

- At approximately 11:00, Israeli warplanes launched 3 missiles at Hajj Mohammed Pool area near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel to the southeast of Khuza'a village.  The attack caused some damages, but no casualties were reported.

- At approximately 11:30, an Israeli drone fired 2 missiles at a 3-storey house belonging to Salem Fayez Ma'rouf in Jourat al-Lout area in the south of Khan Yunis.  A few minutes later, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house and destroyed it.

- At approximately 17:30, an Israeli drone fired 2 missiles at a 4-storey house belonging to Mousa al-Qedra in al-Amal neighborhood in the west of Khan Yunis.  The house was damaged and fire broke out in the upper floor.  Five Palestinian civilians were wounded.

- At approximately 02:10 on Sunday, 10 August 2014, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at an open area in the west of Khan Yunis.  No casualties were reported.

- At approximately 04:30, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a house belonging to Ayman Salman Baraka, 38, in which 6 people live, in Bani Suhaila village, east of Khan Yunis. As a result, Baraka's wife, Amanai al-'Abed Baraka, 35, was killed, and he himself was seriously wounded.  

- At approximately 07:40, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a site of a Palestinian armed group in the northwest of Khan Yunis.  No casualties were reported.

- At approximately 07:55, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a number of houses belonging to the 'Abdul Ghafour family in al-Qarara village, after phoning a resident of the area ordering evacuation of those houses.  Dozens of families left their houses.

Rafah:

Israeli warplanes launched 13 airstrikes on Rafah targeting houses, agricultural plots and open areas.  As a result of these attacks, 3 Palestinian civilians, including a child, were killed, and 8 others, including 6 children, were wounded.  Israeli warplanes targeted and destroyed 4 houses.

The most significant attacks were as follows:

- At approximately 10:10 on Saturday, 09 August 2014, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a 2-storey house belonging to Khaled al-Ja'bari, in which 27 people live, in Tal al-Sultan neighborhood in the west of Rafah.

- At approximately 14:05, an Israeli drone fired 2 missiles at a house belonging to Ussama Duhair, in which 13 people live, in Kherbat al-'Adas in the north of Rafah.  A few minutes later, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house and destroyed it.  A number of nearby houses were damaged.

- At approximately 19:45, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a taxi in Qishta neighborhood in the south of Rafah.  As a result, Saeed 'Aatef Timraz, 26, and Mohammed Tamer 'Aadel al-'Aaidi, 28, who were traveling in the taxi, were killed.

- At approximately 21:00, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to Hassan al-Nahhal, in which 15 people live, in Kherbat al-'Adas neighborhood in the north of Rafah.  A few minutes later, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at the house and destroyed it.  Three nearby houses were also destroyed, and number of others were damaged.

- At approximately 22:55, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a house belonging to Anwar Khalil al-Sha'er, in which 14 people live, in Kherbat al-'Adas neighborhood in the north of Rafah.  The house was partially destroyed and al-Sha'er's child, Aya, 13, was killed.

- At approximately 01:50 on Sunday, 10 August 2014, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at an agricultural plot in the east of Rafah.

- At approximately 07:10, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at a tunnel near Saladin Gate on the Egyptian border, south of Rafah.

- At approximately 07:20, an Israeli warplane launched a missile a tunnel near Saladin Gate on the Egyptian border, south of Rafah.

PCHR reiterates condemnation, expresses utmost concern for these crimes, and:

1) Calls upon the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to promptly visit the Gaza Strip, to fulfill her responsibilities to stop this barbaric offensive and to closely watch the systematic destruction caused and deliberate targeting of Palestinian civilians and property protected under the international law;

2) Calls upon the UN Human Rights Council to accelerate the formation of the fact-finding mission as decided by the Council in the resolution taken in its special session that was held on 23 July 2014 to investigate violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law in the occupied Palestinian territory without any delay related to bureaucratic restrictions and procedures;

3) Calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to fulfill their contractual obligations not only to respect the Convention, but also ensure respect for the Convention, and to immediately intervene to stop war crimes committed by Israeli forces against Palestinian civilians, and calls upon the Swiss Government, the depository of the Geneva Conventions, to call for a new conference of the High Contracting Parties as soon as possible;

4) Stresses that holding war criminals accountable is an essential condition for any future settlement, and the international community should confirm that no impunity for war criminals, and the achievement of peace is conditioned by respect for human rights and the international law, and prosecution of war criminals;

5) Calls upon the Palestinian leadership to immediately accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which will provide opportunities to prosecute Israeli war criminals before the Court;

6) Stresses that the Gaza Strip is a disaster area and there is an urgent need to treat the disastrous humanitarian situation resulting from deliberate Israeli attacks on the civilian infrastructure, including electricity, water, hospitals, shelters and houses, forcible displacement of more than 500,000 civilians ad systematic and mass destruction of civilian communities;

7) Calls upon the international community to intervene to stop the policies of collective punishment and left the closure imposed on the Gaza Strip for more than seven years, allowing the freedom of movement and goods, away from artificial improvements which have contributed to institutionalizing and prolonging the closure.