In ongoing operations in Khan Yunis, the IDF kills 2 Hamas mbrs. allegedly planting explosives, shells residential areas (wounding 7 Palestinians). The IDF also fatally shoots an unarmed...
The IDF seals Jericho for the day; closes the Gaza coastal and the Jenin–Nablus roads to Palestinian traffic; makes an incursion into Shaykh Ajlin neighborhood in Gaza City, shells residential...
In Rafah, the IDF shells residential areas, conducts arrest raids and house searches, demolishes 8 Palestinian homes, severely damages 5 others, clashes with local militias, leaving 1 Hamas mbr....
The IDF fatally shoots a 14-yr.-old Palestinian boy in Jenin who allegedly throws a Molotov cocktail at troops; fatally shoots 2 Islamic Jihad mbrs. who attempt to infiltrate Neve Dekalim; fatally...
The IDF sends tanks into the Bayt Hanun, Bayt Lahiya, Jabaliya r.c. in what it says will be a “limited operation,” shelling residential areas, wounding at least 17 Palestinians (including 13...
The IDF continues operations in Bayt Hanun, announcing plans to create a buffer zone around the town to prevent rocket fire, firing missiles into residential areas (killing 3 Palestinians,...
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In ongoing operations in Khan Yunis, the IDF kills 2 Hamas mbrs. allegedly planting explosives, shells residential areas (wounding 7 Palestinians). The IDF also fatally shoots an unarmed Palestinian attempting to sneak across the Egyptian border in search of work; kills a wanted Palestinian, wounds a 2d in an operation in Nablus; tightens restrictions on Palestinian movement in Hebron; raids Dayr al-Balah, occupies a house as a look-out post, bulldozes 36 d. of land and an apiary, kills 5 sheep; fires on residential areas of Rafah, Tal al-Sultan; conducts arrest raids, house searches in Tulkarm r.c. and town. An alleged Palestinian collaborator is found shot to death in the West Bank; a 2d collaborator is found hanging in the PA general intelligence offices in Jericho, reportedly a suicide. (PCHR 12/31; NYT 1/1; PCHR 1/6)
The IDF seals Jericho for the day; closes the Gaza coastal and the Jenin–Nablus roads to Palestinian traffic; makes an incursion into Shaykh Ajlin neighborhood in Gaza City, shells residential areas, bulldozes 69 d. of agricultural land; fires on Brazil r.c.; shells residential areas of Khan Yunis; conducts arrest raids, house searches in and around Jenin, and in Hebron, Nablus, and Nur al-Shams r.c. nr. Tulkarm. A West Bank Palestinian sneaks across the Green Line, fatally stabs an Israeli woman outside her home in Moshav Nehusha, 1 mi inside Israel; no word on whether he is arrested or escapes. Palestinians fire an antitank missile at a Jewish settlement in Gaza, damaging a synagogue but causing no injuries. (JTA 12/21; VOP 12/21 in WNC 12/23; PCHR, WP 12/23)
In Rafah, the IDF shells residential areas, conducts arrest raids and house searches, demolishes 8 Palestinian homes, severely damages 5 others, clashes with local militias, leaving 1 Hamas mbr. dead. The IDF also raids Hebron, demolishes a Palestinian home, fatally shoots Hamas mbrs. Murad al-Qawasmi, Omar alHaymuni, wounds a 3d in what may be an assassination; demolishes 1 Palestinian home, bulldozes 34 d. of land, shells residential areas nr. Khan Yunis; blows up 1 apartment in a 4-story Palestinian apartment building nr. Hebron; conducts arrest raids, house searches nr. Gaza’s Kefar Darom settlement and in Aqabat Jabir r.c., Araba nr. Jenin, Bayt Sahur, Beitunia, Bethlehem, Hebron, Jericho, Qalqilya, Tulkarm r.c.; issues a military order, prohibiting Palestinian use of land 200–300 m on either side of the separation wall nr. Jenin. (VOI, VOP 11/25 in WNC 11/27; VOP 11/26 in WNC 11/30; FT 11/26; PCHR 12/2)
The Fatah Revolutionary Council endorses the Fatah Central Comm.’s 11/22 choice of Abbas as the party’s candidate for pres., with 100 of the council’s 129 mbrs. voting in favor. (WP 11/26)
The IDF fatally shoots a 14-yr.-old Palestinian boy in Jenin who allegedly throws a Molotov cocktail at troops; fatally shoots 2 Islamic Jihad mbrs. who attempt to infiltrate Neve Dekalim; fatally shoots a Palestinian who opens fire on troops nr. Tulkarm; conducts rare arrest raids, house searches in Jericho; also conducts arrest raids, house searches in Birzeit, Jenin town and r.c. and nr. Hebron; fires on residential areas of Khan Yunis, hitting a hospital, wounding a patient; sends 40 tanks into Rafah, bulldozes at least 10 Palestinian homes, fires on residential areas. In Qalqilya, 2 Palestinian militants are killed, 1 is wounded when their car explodes. Jewish settlers rampage through Palestinian sections of Hebron, stone and vandalize Palestinian homes and cars, harass a group of Palestinian schoolgirls. (AFP, XIN 11/6; VOI, VOP, YA 11/6, VOP 11/7 in WNC 11/9; NYT, PRCS, WP 11/7; PRCS 11/11)
Qurai‘ goes to Gaza to chair a mtg. of all Palestinian factions, PA security forces, Gaza Fatah leaders to urge them to seek a pledge of unity during the current leadership crisis, an agmt. to halt all attacks on Israeli civilians, to ensure that the IDF has no excuse to stage major raids; holds private mtg. with Hamas leaders, who say they will exercise restraint toward Israel but will not guarantee a cease-fire. (VOP 11/6, XIN 11/7 in WNC 11/9; HA, NYT, WT 11/7; MM, NYT 11/8)
The IDF sends tanks into the Bayt Hanun, Bayt Lahiya, Jabaliya r.c. in what it says will be a “limited operation,” shelling residential areas, wounding at least 17 Palestinians (including 13 children). The IDF also conducts arrest raids, fires on residential areas in Khan Yunis. In Hebron, the IDF surrounds, evacuates the home of a wanted Palestinian; fires 3 shells at the house when he does not emerge, wounding him; arrests him, demolishes the house. The IDF demolishes a 2d Palestinian home in Salfit. IDF undercover units storm a Jericho caf´e, assassinate senior Amari r.c. AMB mbr. ‘Amr A‘idiyya, wounding 3 Palestinian bystanders, arresting 19. Palestinians retaliate by firing 5 Qassam rockets toward Sederot (damaging a car but causing no injuries), firing 5 mortars at Neve Dekalim (damaging a house). The IDF also conducts arrest raids, house searches, bulldozes 15 d. in al-Qarara; conducts arrest raids, house searches in Aida r.c., Bethlehem, Dahaysha r.c., Hebron and neighboring Bani Na‘im, Nablus, Thinnaba, Tubas; seals an iron gate in the separation wall southeast of Jerusalem, cutting off access to the West Bank fr. Abu Dis, Azariyya, Sawahara. Israeli police reportedly enter 7 Palestinian voter registration offices in East Jerusalem; order 3 registration workers to report for questioning, photograph voter roles to deter Palestinians from registering. (HA, MM, WP, WT 9/8; VOI, VOP 9/8 in WNC 9/10; PCHR 9/9; BBC 9/21)
The IDF continues operations in Bayt Hanun, announcing plans to create a buffer zone around the town to prevent rocket fire, firing missiles into residential areas (killing 3 Palestinians, injuring 21), bulldozing at least 100 dunams of olive and citrus trees; raids Rafah allegedly to search for more smugglers tunnels, demolishes 7 Palestinian homes completely and 5 partially, severely damages 15 shops; makes a rare incursion into Jericho with some 40 military vehicles, reinforced by helicopters, declaring the town a closed military zone, demolishing 1 Palestinian home, arresting some 35 Palestinians; partially demolishes 2 Palestinian homes, a mosque, a garage, a bird farm in al-Qarara; exchanges gunfire with Palestinian militants in Gaza City, wounding 5; conducts arrest raids, house searches in al-‘Arub r.c. nr. Hebron, Biddu and Qutna nr. Ramallah, Jericho, al-Mughraqa, Nur al-Shams r.c. nr. Tulkarm; fires live ammunition, tear gas at Palestinian, Israeli, international peace activists staging a nonviolent protest against the separation wall in Dayr Ballut nr. Qalqilya, lightly injuring 10s. (JTA, MM 7/1; IDF Radio, VOI, VOP 7/1 in WNC 7/3; HA, NYT 7/2; PCHR 7/8)
