April 8, 2001

Israeli-Palestinian clashes continue, leaving 1 Palestinian dead. After Palestinians fire mortars at Nahal Oz kibbutz inside the Green Line, the IDF fires surface-to-surface rockets in Bayt Lahia, hitting a PSF post, a Fatah headquarters, 2 Palestinian homes; injuring 4 passers-by; damaging 20 Palestinian homes; causing blackouts. The IDF also shells residential areas of Dayr al-Balah, al-Bureij, Khan Yunis. (REU 4/8; HP, MM, PMC, WP 4/9; MEZ 4/10; LAW 4/12)