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behind the killings are proven, doubts will be raised about the background of
these cases.64
During 2010, ICHR also recorded the death of (6) people as a result of negligence
and lack of precautions imposed on the official parties as a form of supervision or
inspection, and, therefore, being held somewhat responsible for these cases,
compared with (11) cases in 2009 with the same background. Four citizens died
as a result of negligence in the workplace. Mahmoud Abu‐‘Raq, 13, died, as a
result of the collapse of the dirt on him while he was collecting gravel. Mansour
Salameh Abu Sweis, 45, was killed by electric shock during maintenance of power
lines. Khaled Amer, 25, was killed by drowning in the sea near the town of Khan
Younis. Also a 33‐year‐old citizen was killed by the collapse of tunnels connecting
the Gaza Strip with the Arab Republic of Egypt.
During recent times, the Government in the Gaza Strip did not take any measures
to reduce the phenomenon of death as a result of the work tunnels, which has
reached up to (158) deaths since 2006. There is a need for government
intervention to take procedures and decisions to reduce the number of deaths
among citizens as a result of the work tunnels, and take action commensurate
with the exceptional case on which it is turning a blind eye to prevent or
criminalize. There is no doubt that the proliferation of tunnels in the Strip
rebounded by the Israeli military blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip since 2006.
However, ICHR holds the Government in the Gaza Strip responsible for its failure
to provide public safety measures for citizens who work in the tunnels,
particularly as the Government is well aware of them, supervises them and
receive fees for them, which imposes a responsibility to provide the greatest
possible public safety measures for citizens.
2 ‐ Deaths in Detention Centers in the Palestinian‐Controlled Areas
ICHR recorded only one death in the West Bank which was classified as a prison
death. On 07/11/2010, Ayman Jibril Al‐Rajabi, 24, was shot dead by unknown
assailants while being transferred from prison to court, where he was suspended
and was being tried regarding an old fight. Security personnel who escorted him
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