January 29, 2011

In the West Bank, IDF soldiers in an observation tower at the entrance to Bayt Umar fire tear gas and percussion grenades at Palestinian mourners leaving the funeral of the Palestinian killed by a settler on 1/28, sparking clashes in which 25 Palestinians are lightly injured and 2 are arrested. The IDF also patrols inside Qalqilya in the afternoon and in villages nr. Qalqilya, Ramallah, and Salfit (searching 1 home nr. Salfit, ordering 1 Palestinian to appear for questioning). (PCHR 2/3; OCHA 2/4)