The Palestine Chronology

An IDF drone fires a missile at PFLP mbrs. nr. the Gaza border fence e. of Jabaliya, killing 2 PFLP mbrs., wounding a 3d. In the West Bank, the IDF removes an earthen barrier blocking the northern entrance to Halhul n. of Hebron that has been a major impediment to Palestinian movement along Route 60, the main road in the s. West Bank; demolishes 5 structures on a Palestinian farm nr. Bethlehem; conducts late-night arrest raids, house searches nr. Jerusalem, Ramallah. (OCHA, PCHR 1/6)

Late in the evening, the IDF makes an incursion into n. Gaza to level land along the border fence n. of Bayt Lahiya to clear lines of sight; during the operation a “heavy explosion” and gunfire are heard; no casualties are reported and the IDF does not comment on the incident, suggesting that troops may have accidentally triggered an explosive device buried by Palestinian militants. In the West Bank, the IDF conducts late-night arrest raids, house raids nr. Hebron and in al-‘Arub r.c., Jenin town and r.c. (OCHA, PCHR 1/6)