In Gaza, a Hamas fighter dies in a tunnel accident in an undisclosed location. Off the coast, Israeli naval forces open fire on Palestinian fishing boats nr. Bayt Lahiya, causing no damage or injuries. In the West Bank, IDF troops shoot and injure 4 Palestinians with rubber-coated metal bullets in overnight clashes nr. Nablus; conduct late-night raids in Salfit and a nearby village, as well as nr. Bethlehem and Ramallah, arresting 1 Palestinian, confiscating property, and issuing arrest summons to 5. They also violently disperse Palestinian and international activists protesting the occupation nr. Qalqilya, injuring 1 Palestinian. An unidentified driver rams his car into an Israeli soldier nr. Hebron, lightly injuring him. Israeli settlers block a main road nr. Salfit and inspect vehicles trying to pass through. PNC pres. Salim Zanoun shifts the dates of the PNC convention to 9/14–15. (JP, MNA 8/29; HA, MNA 8/30; PCHR 9/3)
Saturday, August 29, 2015