The Palestine Chronology

The IDF conducts a major raid on alFara‘ r.c. nr. Jenin, occupying a cultural center as an observation post, firing on stone-throwing Palestinians (injuring 12, including a Palestinian cameraman covering the scene for al-Jazeera), hitting a 65-yr.-old Palestinian woman in the head with a tear gas canister, killing her. The IDF also apologizes for the 4/23 killing of college professor Abu Laymun, whom it initially claimed was an armed Hamas activist, admits it erred; fatally shoots a stonethrowing Palestinian in Haris nr. Ariel settlement; tightens freedom of movement in Hebron; demolishes 16 Palestinian homes in Hebron (built by a British aid organization), 12 in Khan Yunis (damaging another 8); fires on residential areas of Rafah; conducts arrest raids in Husan. Jewish settlers seize 6 dunams of Palestinian land s. of Bethlehem and w. of al-Khadir. Palestinians fire an antitank rocket at an IDF position in Gaza, causing no damage or injuries. (HA, MA 4/29; VOP, YA 4/29 in WNC 5/1; NYT 4/30; PCHR 5/6)