Social/Economic/Political
Occupied Palestine/Israel: Settlers and Palestinians clash in Qalqiliyyah. Beach camp resident dies of wounds sustained in earlier clash [FJ 3/27].
Other Countries: UN Gen. Assembly votes 148 to 2 to condemn U.S. efforts to close PLO observer mission [WP 3/24].
Military Action
Occupied Palestine/Israel: IDF conducts mass arrests in W. Bank and Gaza Strip; Palestinian press reports at least 500 are detained. Soldiers shoot, wound Jabalya camp resident [NYT 3/24]. Demonstrators clash with soldiers in Nablus, Ramallah, and several Gaza Strip camps [FJ 3/27].
Arab World: IDF fighter planes rocket Palestinian targets in 2 attacks on S. Lebanon villages of Abra, Bramiyyah, Kirkha, and Sharhabil; 15 are killed or wounded [NYT 3/24].