The Palestine Chronology

Israeli-Palestinian clashes continue, leaving 1 Palestinians, 1 Israeli civilian, 1 Jewish settler dead. The IDF raids a secondary school nr. Jinin, forcing children to evacuate the building, then firing on nearby houses fr. the school. The IDF also blockades the Silwan, bulldozes surrounding Palestinian olive groves, denies Red Crescent medical teams fr. entering. (WP 2/2; NYT 2/3; ADM 2/5)

Israeli-Palestinian clashes continue at the same low level. However, 2 serious incidents are apparently staged by Palestinians: a mortar is fired at Netzarim settlement, causing no injuries; assailants attempt to deliver a bomb by donkey, but the bomb does not go off. In the 3d such incident in a wk., an ailing Palestinian dies en route to a Nablus hospital when his family's car is detained at an IDF checkpoint for 30 mins. before being turned back, halted at a 2d checkpoint for 40 mins., turned back again, and forced to take a 3d route. The IDF also confiscates, begins bulldozing 3,500 dunams of land btwn. Ramallah, Nablus owned by 43 Palestinian families; fires teargas into a school in Silwan; shells residential areas in Bayt Rima, Khan Yunis. Jewish settlers bulldoze Palestinian land nr. Salfit, move prefabricated houses onto the land to create a new settlement enclave. (YA 1/31; LAW 2/3; ADM 2/5)