In Gaza, the IDF makes an air strike on a Palestinian civilian leaving a Bayt Hanun house, killing him instantly and wounding 3 bystanders; Izzeddin al-Qassam Brigades mbr. Sami al-Dibari, the dead man’s brother, apparently was the intended assassination target. The IDF also bulldozes 33 d. of agricultural land, a water network, 4 greenhouses in Khuza, also damaging a home; bulldozes additional land nr. alMaghazi r.c.; conducts late-night arrest raids, house searches nr. Bayt Hanun. In Gaza City, 2 Hamas mbrs. are injured when explosives they are handling detonate prematurely. Also in Gaza, 2 Palestinian teenagers die of injuries received during IDF attacks on 4/16. In the West Bank, the IDF patrols in Azun nr. Qalqilya, firing on stone-throwing youths who confront them, wounding 1; conducts late-night arrest raids, house searches in al-Bireh, nr. Jenin. (WP 4/21; PCHR 4/24)
Sunday, April 20, 2008