February 8, 2003

The IDF conducts arrest raids in Nablus, Nur al-Shams r.c. (targeting the tanzim), Ramallah (targeting Hamas); demolishes 7 Palestinian homes in Khan Yunis, 6 in Rafah, 2 in Nablus; bulldozes 36 dunams of land nr. Dayr al-Balah; shells residential areas of Khan Yunis. A Palestinian dies of injuries received on 1/7/03. (HA, REU 2/8; PR 2/12; PCHR 2/20)