As an organisation dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Al-Haq is concerned with the escalation in violence in the Gaza Strip, the arbitrary Israeli detention of a large number of Palestinians in the West Bank and the restrictions on freedom of movement therein following incidents near the Israeli city of Eilat on 18 August.
Around noon that day, a group of armed men of unknown affiliation carried out an attack killing seven Israelis. Several hours later, Israel responded by launching air strikes on the Gaza Strip. At the same time, Israeli officials released inflammatory and inciting remarks calling for retaliation.
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http://www.alhaq.org/etemplate.php?id=613
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