Thursday, September 23, 2010

Clashes continue in and around Issawiyya between Israeli security forces and stone-throwing Palestinian youths for a 2d day. The IDF’s heavy use of tear gas in residential areas of Issawiyya causes a Palestinian toddler to suffer breathing difficulties; the child is evacuated to Israel’s Hadasah Hospital but dies. The IDF also patrols late at night in Khirbat Abu Falah village nr. Ramallah; no incidents are reported. In Gaza, a Hamas military court sentences a Palestinian to death by firing squad for collaborating with Israel. (NYT 9/24; PCHR 9/30; OCHA 10/1)