April 12, 2014

In the Gaza Strip, IDF troops open fire on agricultural areas nr. Khan Yunis, causing no injuries. In the West Bank, during clashes prompted by an army patrol in Aida r.c. in Bethlehem, IDF troops shoot and wound 2 Palestinians. IDF troops surround Nabi Salih nr. Ramallah and declare it a “closed military zone.” In subsequent clashes in the town, 2 residents are wounded. The IDF conducts house searches and arrest raids in Hebron and 2 nearby villages at night; patrols in 1 village each nr. Qalqilya and Ramallah in the morning, in Qalqilya in the afternoon, and in 2 villages and ‘Ayn al-Sultan r.c. nr. Jericho, and al-‘Arub r.c. and 1 village nr. Hebron at night. (MNA 4/12; PCHR 4/17)