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  • October 9, 2008

    In Acre, inside Israel, Israeli Palestinians and Jews clash again when Jews angry over the 10/8 incidents pour into the streets after the lifting of the Yom Kippur fast at sundown and attack and...

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  • September 1, 2008

    The Israeli navy fires on Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza City, wounding 2 fishermen, forcing the boats to return to shore. In the West Bank, the IDF eases age restrictions on...

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In Acre, inside Israel, Israeli Palestinians and Jews clash again when Jews angry over the 10/8 incidents pour into the streets after the lifting of the Yom Kippur fast at sundown and attack and vandalize Palestinian homes and shops in Arab neighborhoods, sparking fistfights and stone-throwing exchanges; Israeli police fire tear gas, percussion grenades, water cannon to disperse the crowds, also arresting several people; no serious injuries are reported. In East Jerusalem, Israeli security forces escort 100s of Israeli Jews into the al-Aqsa Mosque courtyard to pray. (WP 10/10; OCHA 10/15; PCHR 10/16)

The Israeli navy fires on Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza City, wounding 2 fishermen, forcing the boats to return to shore. In the West Bank, the IDF eases age restrictions on Palestinians entering Jerusalem to attend al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, extending opening hours for checkpoints into Jerusalem; conducts late-night arrest raids, house searches nr. Bethlehem and in villages and camps around Hebron. The PA central pharmacy in Ramallah takes over the coordination of pharmaceutical deliveries to Gaza from the World Health Organization (WHO). (OCHA 9/3; PCHR 9/4; OCHA 10/15; see also IFM 8/31)