For the third consecutive day, Gaza City has witnessed unjustifiable violent internal fighting, and an atmosphere of tension has spread over Gaza that is not less violent than that which has spread as a result of the offensive that has been launched by Israeli Occupation Forces for nearly a month. Since Monday evening, violence has extended to most areas in the Gaza Strip from the north to the south, and militants have deployed in the streets, at the entrances of towns and near governmental headquarters and security compounds. Read more about Gaza battles kill 21, injure 150 

On 1 June 2007, an IOF infantry unit positioned on a wooden land in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia, nearly 100 meters away from the beach, opened fire at four Palestinian children, who were playing with kites near the beach. Three children were wounded, whereas the fourth one was able to escape. Two of the children were left in the area bleeding to death. According to the third child who was wounded, 16-year-old Mohammed Ibrahim al-‘Atawna, from Jabalya refugee camp, a kite fell near the area where IOF soldiers were hiding, and when they went to bring it, IOF soldiers opened fire at them. Read more about Children playing with kite, man on bike killed by Israeli forces in Gaza 

At approximately 23:00 on Saturday, 26 May 2007, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a security room belonging to the Executive Force of the Palestinian Ministry of Interior near Timraz fuel station in the center of the densely populated Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The missile hit the room from the south and penetrated its roof. It then hit the ground causing heavy damage to PCHR’s branch office in Jabalya, nearly 40 meters away, and to dozens of houses and shops. Read more about Israeli strike on Jabalya camp damages civilian property; human rights offices 

Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim Mansour, 23, was admitted into Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on 15 May 2007, after he had been wounded by several gunshots during the latest internal fighting in the Gaza Strip. Since he was in a critical condition, his family, in coordination with the liaison officer at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, made efforts over five days to obtain permission for his transfer to Israeli hospitals, but the Israeli side refused to offer him such permission for alleged security reasons. Read more about Palestinian patient dies after delay at Erez Crossing 

PCHR welcomes the new ceasefire agreement announced yesterday between Hamas and Fatah under the sponsorship of the Egyptian Security Delegation. At the same time, the Centre calls upon the PNA to form a judicial commission of inquiry into the clashes, which included willful killing and other crimes, so as to bring the perpetrators to justice. Since the afternoon of Saturday, 19 May 2007, a state of tense calm prevails in the Gaza Strip, especially Gaza City, after the announcement of the agreement between both parties. Read more about Hamas-Fatah ceasefire comes after bloody week 

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have continued their military operations in the Gaza Strip for the sixth consecutive day. In the past 24 hours, 13 Palestinians, have been killed and 12 others, including seven children, have been wounded. On Sunday, 20 May 2007, eight Palestinians, including seven ones from one family, were killed and three others were wounded when an IOF air raid targeted a meeting hall belonging to the family in Gaza City. In addition, a man and his five children, including a disabled one, were wounded when IOF shelled their house in the northern Gaza Strip. Read more about 13 killed in 6th day of Gaza offensive 

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have continued their military operations in the Gaza Strip for the fifth consecutive day in a manner unprecedented for several months. They have intensified air attacks targeting civilian facilities and paramilitary sites mostly of Hamas and the Executive force of the Palestinian Ministry of Interior. IOF claim that these attacks have come in response to launching home-made rockets at Israeli towns. Read more about Israel's Offensive in Gaza: 23 Palestinians Killed and 86 Wounded 

During the reporting period six Palestinians were killed by IOF in the Gaza Strip. Five of the victims were killed by IOF aerial attacks. Thirty-six Palestinians were wounded by IOF gunfire in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The IOF conducted 26 incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, and one incursion into the Gaza Strip. Forty-three Palestinian civilians, including seven children were arrested in the OPT. Read more about Weekly Report on Human Rights Violations 

Violence escalated to the peak in the past two days, especially in Gaza City, as 32 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded. Thus, the number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of this latest wave of violence on Sunday, 13 May 2007, has mounted to 38, in addition to dozens of others who have been wounded. The casualties have included several civilians, including women and children. Armed clashes erupted between militants from both movements in various areas in Gaza City. Read more about 38 Killed in Week of Gaza Infighting