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<p style="font-size:10pt;">RAMALLAH, (PIC)&#8211; A report issued by  the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said  in its monthly report that the Israeli occupation authorities demolished  313 Palestinian structures in the first ten months of 2010.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The report also highlighted the settlers&#8217;  disruption of the olive harvest in the West Bank and the effects of the  Israeli war on Gaza on the olive harvest there:</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">&#8220;The olive harvest, which officially began  in October, was repeatedly disrupted by violent attacks from Israeli  settlers. During the month, over 3,700 olive trees were burned,  uprooted, killed with chemicals or otherwise vandalized.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">&#8221; the Gaza Strip, most of the olive groves  that existed in areas up to 1,500 meters from the fence with Israel (17  percent of Gaza’s territory), were uprooted during Israel’s ‘Cast Lead’  offensive and the incursions conducted on a regular basis since then  (including 19 this month). Access to the remaining trees in these areas  is prevented by Israeli forces, through the opening of ‘warning fire’ of  live rounds. In October, 11 civilians were injured in these areas,  including one elderly farmer who was picking olives. None of these cases  has led to the opening of an investigation.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">On the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip  the report said: &#8220;Despite the recent increase in the volume and variety  of imports, the entire population of Gaza remains subjected to  collective punishment. The bulk of the population remains ‘locked in’ as  a result of the general ban on the movement of people through the  crossing with Israel and Egypt. While the latter (Rafah) has been  operating on a daily basis since last July, only limited categories of  people are allowed to cross. Moreover, the sweeping restrictions on the  import of basic construction materials and on the export of goods  continued to impede economic recovery, as well as the ability to address  immense, and growing, housing and infrastructure needs.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">On demolitions: &#8220;In October, a total of 25  structures were demolished in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem,  displacing 39 Palestinians and affecting at least 76 others. In the  first ten months of 2010, a total of 313 Palestinian structures were  demolished in these areas.6 While this represent an increase compared to  the number of structures demolished during the parallel period in 2009  (255), fewer people have been displaced in 2010 demolitions (402  compared to 546). Two of this month’s demolitions occurred in the  context of a military operation in the Israeli controlled area of Hebron  (H2), while the rest were carried out due to the lack of Israeli-issued  building permits.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The report also talked about torture of  Palestinian prisoners in Israeli interrogations centers and jails, but  ignored torture in PA jails.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;"><a href="http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/DataFiles/Contents/Files/pdf/OCHA1010.pdf" target="_blank">Read Full Report</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7jJwG7BHKzy4rSvThmA%2fpWikwbojTd7%2f5eluAONglMky77fpHUj7OwWztkQh%2bUxrZwMneWYRD6WCmI8tI2QwaqF7bbssfU8Z66Zb05XOWiBE%3d">OCHA: 313 Palestinian structures demolished in 2010</a>.</p>
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