Thursday, August 18, 2016
Palestinian Authority security forces (PASF) conduct raids in Nablus, sparking a firefight with wanted men; 2 PASF mbrs. are killed and 2 are injured. Late at night, the PASF returns to Nablus to arrest the men responsible for the killings earlier in the day. They shoot and kill 2 of the wanted men in the ensuing clashes. Elsewhere in the West Bank, IDF troops patrol nr. Hebron. Off Gaza’s coast, Israeli naval forces open fire on Palestinian fishing boats nr. Gaza City in 2 separate incidents, causing no damage or injuries. In Israel, Israeli forces demolish several residential buildings, arbors, and a car wash in bedouin villages nr. Beersheba. (MNA 8/18; JP, TOI 8/19; PCHR 8/25)