June 25, 2007

In the West Bank, the IDF conducts arrest raids, house searches nr. Hebron, Nablus and in Balata r.c., Tubas. The Palestinian groups holding IDF soldier Gilad Shalit release a video of him to mark the anniversary of his capture in a raid 1 yr. ago in which he urges the Israeli government to agree to a swap of Hamas prisoners for his release. The Army of Islam issues a new video of kidnapped BBC correspondent Johnston warning that he would be killed if an attempt were made to free him by force. AMB mbrs. stage marches in Bayt Ula and Tarqumiyya nr. Hebron in support of Abbas’s emergency government. (NYT, WP 6/26; OCHA 6/27; PCHR 6/28)