Yesterday, Riadh al-Masri, from Khan Yunis, was killed on the ground of a familial dispute, Even the al-Masri's hate the friggin al-Masri's...
and a child, Ibrahim Salman, was killed last week as a result of the explosion of a bomb. These two incidents are part of the security chaos, misuse of weapons and attacks on the rule of law plaguing the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).
Which really aren't occupied any more, but we digress...
According to investigations conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), at approximately 08:30 on Saturday, 03 September 2011, a car driven by a number of persons, including armed ones,
You can't drive! Youze gotta hold the gun!
I can drive and hold the gun!
No, you can't!
Yes, I can!
Hey, I wanna drive too!
All right! We'll all drive!
And hold the guns too?
Get in the car!
stopped a Mercedes car driven by Riadh Awad al-Masri near the European Gaza Hospital, south of Khan Yunis. The persons in the first car stepped down, crushed the windows of al-Masri's car, pulled him out of his car and fired at him injuring him in the thigh.
Hi, Uncle Riadh. How are you? BANG!
They then attacked him by sharp tools and sticks and escaped.
Hey, we got guns. Why don't we just shoot him again?
No. That's...just what they'll expect us to do.
An ambulance arrived at the scene after a call received from one of the locals who heard the gunfire. The ambulance transferred al-Masri to the nearby European Gaza Hospital. Medical sources described al-Masri's wounds as serious.
Yeah, they're pretty serious.
He was pronounced dead at approximately 18:00.
See. I told ya.
Al-Masri's son, Awad, stated to a PCHR fieldworker that they know the perpetrators and that this attack was on the ground of a previous familial dispute.
Look how dey massacred my fadda! We'll take care of dis...
Sources of the Palestinian police reported that the police arrived at the scene and that the police were searching for some suspected persons.
Anybody look suspicious, Mahmoud?
You're kidding, right?
In another incident, an explosion rocked Heker al-Jame' area in the south of Deir al-Balah at approximately 00:20 on Sunday, 04 September 2011. Later, it was found out that the explosion was caused by an explosive device planted under a blue Subaru car belonging to Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Bashir near Bashir's house.
Hey, Ibrahim? Ain't that your car that just blew up?
The car was totally destroyed and heavy damage was caused to Bashir's house. A number of nearby houses were also lightly damaged.
Hey, Ibrahim. I know it's a bad time, but look what it did to my siding.
Take it up with Mutual of Gaza!
In a third incident, on Tuesday, 30 August 2011, medical sources at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City announced the death of Ibrahim Mohammed Salman, 6, from Deir al-Balah, of wounds he had sustained in the face and the chest when a bomb exploded as he was playing with fire near his house.
Fatima! How many times have I told you! Never let Ibrahim play with fire near my bombs! But nooooooooo...
PCHR is extremely concerned over the continued falling of victims by misuse of weapons which is part of the state of security chaos plaguing the OPT, and calls upon the office of the Public Prosecutor to open investigations into the death of al-Masri and to bring perpetrators before justice.
Mahmoud! Round up the usual suspects!
PCHR also calls upon competent authorities to take necessary measures to ensure non-recurrence of attacks leading to deaths due to the misuse of weapons.
Competent? You saying we aren't? Whaddya, being a wiseguy?