July 26, 2001

The IDF conducts arrest sweeps in Dayr Istya, Hussan, and Qalqilya, arresting 11 Palestinians (including 5 Fatah mbrs., 2 PSF officers); at least 5 are released later. A Jewish settler is killed in a drive-by shooting nr. the West Bank settlement of Givon; Palestinian gunmen also fire into Givon, causing no injuries. In the West Bank, 2 roadside bombs explode nr. an IDF vehicle, nr. a settler school bus, causing no injuries. (AFP [Internet], HP 7/26; NYT 7/27)