The Israeli police arrest dozens of West Bank Palestinians working in Israel without proper permits. In the West Bank, Israeli forces level Palestinian-owned land and demolish a structure nr. Salfit. IDF troops arrest 13 Palestinians and demolish personal property during raids nr. Qalqilya and Hebron, and patrol during the day nr. Nablus, Qalqilya, and Hebron. (MNA, MNA, WAFA 1/9; PCHR 1/12)
Israeli interior minister Aryeh Deri revokes the permanent resident status of 13 mbrs. of the East Jerusalem family of the Palestinian who was killed on 1/8 after driving a truck into a crowd of Israelis. At least 5 mbrs. of the attacker’s family have been arrested. Meanwhile, Israeli police arrest 4 Palestinian youths found scrawling graffiti supporting the 1/8 attack on walls in the Old City. (TOI, YA 1/10)