March 23, 2005

The IDF seals the West Bank, Gaza for 5 days for the Purim holiday; conducts arrest raids in ‘Aba and ‘Ayn al-Bayda nr. Jenin, al-Til nr. Tulkarm (temporarily occupying 7 Palestinian homes). (HA 3/23; NYT, PCHR 3/24; PCHR 3/31)