April 25, 2016

As announced on 4/24, the Israeli authorities close down al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron for the 1st of 2 planned days during Passover. IDF troops conduct a series of raids, house searches, and patrols around the city, arresting at least 2 Palestinians. Also in Hebron, hundreds of Israeli settlers and officials hold a ceremony marking the upcoming 50-yr. anniversary of the IDF’s capture of the city. Elsewhere in the West Bank, IDF troops patrol nr. Salfit and Qalqilya. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrest 3 Palestinians during raids in Issawiyya. (TOI, WAFA 4/25; PCHR 4/28)