March 20, 2011

Palestinians fire 3 rockets (including 1 Grad), 1 mortar into Israel, causing no damage or injuries. Israeli naval vessels intercept a Palestinian fishing boat off the c. Gaza coast, releasing the fishermen but seizing the boat. In the West Bank, the IDF patrols in 2 village nr. Ramallah in the morning and 4 villages nr. Qalqilya late in the day. In Gaza, 1,000s of Palestinian students at al-Azhar University hold a sit-in on campus in support of national reconciliation. (IsRN, XIN 3/20; IsRN, JP, WP 3/21; PCHR 3/24; OCHA 4/1)