Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Off the coast of the Gaza Strip nr. Rafah, Israeli naval forces open fire on Palestinian fishing boats, causing damage but no injuries. A Palestinian is killed by unexploded Israeli ordnance in Khan Yunis. In the West Bank, IDF troops shoot and wound a Palestinian during an arrest raid in Beitunia nr. Ramallah. The IDF conducts house searches and arrest raids in 2 villages nr. Tulkarm, 1 village nr. Hebron, and ‘Askar r.c. nr. Nablus. Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque nr. Ramallah, causing damage but no injuries. (MNA 11/12; PCHR 11/13)

A Jerusalem planning comm. approves the construction of 200 residences in the East Jerusalem settlement Ramot. (HA, REU 11/12)