In the West Bank, the IDF patrols in 1 village nr. Ramallah in the morning, and in 2 villages and al-Fawar r.c. nr. Hebron, 2 villages nr. Ramallah and 1 village nr. Jericho at night. A Jewish settler opens fire on a car nr. Yitzhar settlement, wounding the Palestinian driver. (PCHR 4/3)
Land Day demonstrations take place in Israel, with an estimated 15,000 participants holding rallies against continued discriminatory land and housing policies in the Galilee and Negev. There are no serious clashes and 2 reported arrests in total. (AFP, JP, YA 3/30)
Israeli PM Netanyahu tells the weekly meeting of his cabinet that there will be no prisoner release without “receiving something of clear value [in return].” The 4th batch of prisoners was due for release on 3/29. Israel’s Economics and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett, meanwhile, says Israel does not need to worry about the possibility of the Palestinians going to the UN. Also, Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erakat meets with U.S. Special Envoy Martin Indyk in Jerusalem. (HA, MNA, ToI 3/30)
Israeli DM Moshe Ya’alon meets with Chair of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey in Jerusalem, assuring him that the relationship with the U.S. is a “cornerstone” of Israeli security. (HA 3/30)
Gunmen kill 1 Egyptian officer and wound 3 others in an attack nr. Shaykh Zuwayd in n. Sinai. (AP, MNA AP 3/30)