The Palestine Chronology

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers throw stones at a Palestinian home in central Hebron and at Palestinian Bedouin homes in nearby Umm al-Khayr, causing no serious damage. They also steal olives from 420 trees outside Awarta village near Nablus. IDF troops assault Palestinian farmers harvesting olives outside the nearby Eli settlement, causing no serious injuries. They also assault a Palestinian during an arrest raid in Hebron and arrest 2 Palestinians during a raid near Bethlehem. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrest 1 Palestinian at an entrance to Haram al-Sharif and 2 professors preparing to hold a panel discussion on their new book in the Old City. (WAFA 10/28; MNA 10/29; PCHR 11/2)

One day after being wounded in an alleged assassination attempt, senior Hamas military leader Abu Naim alleges that the attack was a politically motivated effort to undermine the ongoing Palestinian national reconciliation process. “The objectives of those who committed this despicable act will not be achieved,” he says. (TOI 10/29)

Hundreds of Israeli settlers visit a Jewish holy site nr. Nablus overnight. Their IDF escort conducts raids in nearby Awarta village, closing its entrances. Later, IDF troops violently disperse Palestinians, Israelis, and international activists at Friday demonstrations against Israel’s occupation, separation wall, and settlements in 3 villages nr. Ramallah (Bil‘in, Ni‘lin, and Nabi Salih), Kafr Qaddum nr. Qalqilya, and along Gaza’s border nr. al-Bureij r.c.; 1 Palestinian is injured. IDF troops also assault and arrest an elderly Palestinian and her grandson during a raid in c. Hebron, and establish a mobile checkpoint nr. Nablus, sparking minor clashes with stone-throwing Palestinians. 1 Palestinian is injured. The IDF patrols nr. Qalqilya, Hebron, and Ramallah. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces assault 2 Muslim worshippers as they are leaving Haram al-Sharif. Off Gaza’s coast, Israeli naval forces open fire on Palestinian fishing boats nr. Bayt Lahiya and later nr. Jabaliya r.c. and Rafah, causing no damage or injuries. (MNA, WAFA 2/3; MNA 2/4; PCHR 2/9)