In the West Bank, IDF troops shoot and wound 8 Palestinian youth with rubber-coated metal bullets in Aida r.c. in Bethlehem, while 2 soldiers sustain moderate injuries. Palestinians throw a Molotov cocktail at a settler-driven car nr. Nablus, causing no injuries. In response, Israeli forces raid Burin village and fire tear gas at residents. The IDF conducts house searches and arrest raids in Balata r.c. nr. Nablus, and 1 village each in Jenin, Ramallah and Tulkarm at night; patrols in Salfit and 1 village each nr. Ramallah and Tullkarm in the morning, and in 2 villages and al-Fawar r.c. nr. Hebron and 1 village nr. Ramallah at night. (MNA 3/23; PCHR 3/27)
PA Pres. Abbas meets U.S. Special Envoy Indyk in Ramallah to discuss the latest developments in the peace process, but no further details are revealed. (MNA, WAFA 3/23)