January 22, 2012

Unidentified Palestinians fire 1 rocket fr. Gaza into Israel, causing no damage or injuries. The IDF shoots, lightly wounds a Palestinian at the Qalandia checkpoint into Jerusalem, claiming that he ran at soldiers with an iron bar; raids and searches a Palestinian home nr. Jenin at midday, making no arrests; patrols in Jericho (twice), 2 villages nr. Qalqilya, 1 nr. Ramallah in the morning; patrols in 3 villages nr. Qalqilya in the afternoon; conducts late-night arrest raids, house searches in Balata r.c. (also searching a computer store and confiscating computer equipment) and nr. Tulkarm. Israel allows the first export of furniture fr. Gaza (18 pieces) since the imposition of the siege in 2007. (JP 1/22; PCHR 1/26; OCHA 1/27)