November 12, 2007

In the West Bank, the IDF conducts arrest raids, house searches in Nablus, nr. Qalqilya. In Gaza City, Hamas and ESF mbrs. violently disperse a massive rally (estimates range fr. 150,000 to 250,000) organized by Fatah to mark the 3d anniversary of Arafat’s death, firing live ammunition and beating demonstrators, killing 7 Palestinians, wounding around 85; the AMB accuses Hamas of arresting 250 Fatah supporters. (NYT, WP, WT 11/13; WP 11/14; PCHR 11/15; NYT 11/16)