March 17, 2016

Stabbing and alleged stabbing attacks continue today as IDF troops shoot and fatally injure 2 Palestinians outside Ariel settlement nr. Salfit. The 2 men had allegedly stabbed and injured an Israeli soldier. After the incident, Israeli forces close roads nr. the alleged attackers’ Bethlehem-area village, barring exit and entry except in humanitarian cases. They also conduct raids in the village, arresting 1 Palestinian. Meanwhile, IDF troops conduct house searches and raids nr. Bethlehem, Qalqilya, and Jenin, arresting 5 Palestinians; patrol nr. Ramallah, Salfit, and Hebron. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrest 1 Palestinian during a late-night raid in Issawiyya. (EI, HA, JP, MNA, TOI, WAFA, YA 3/17; PCHR 3/24)