October 28, 2009

In the West Bank, the IDF prevents Palestinian farmers fr. Bayt Umar nr. Hebron fr. reaching their agricultural lands located nr. Karme Tzur settlement; conducts late night raids, house searches nr. Hebron, Bethlehem, and Jenin, arresting 1 Palestinian and summoning 5 others for interrogation. (PCHR 10/29, 11/5)

In Shaykh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, Israeli police dismantle a tent and confiscate the possessions of mbrs. of a family evicted fr. their home on 8/2. (OCHA 10/29)