Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian after she allegedly attempts to stab 1 of them with a pair of scissors outside the Old City. Elsewhere in East Jerusalem, Israeli forces demolish 2 Palestinian homes in Jabal Mukabir and arrest 3 Palestinians during late-night raids in Issawiyya and Anata r.c. In the West Bank, IDF troops raid a secondary school in Burin village nr. Nablus, arresting 1 student; arrest 5 Palestinians during further raids in and around Tubas, Hebron, and Ramallah; and patrol nr. Jenin and Hebron. A late-night IDF raid in Tubas sparks clashes with stonethrowing residents; 1 Palestinian is injured. Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian home under construction nr. Bethlehem. Israeli settlers assault several Palestinian farmers working their lands nr. Qalqilya; there are no serious injuries. Off Gaza’s coast, Israeli naval forces open fire on Palestinian fishing boats, nr. Bayt Lahiya, causing no damage or injuries. (EI, HA, JP, MNA, WAFA 3/29; MNA, PCHR 3/30; PCHR 4/6)
Israeli PM Netanyahu instructs the Foreign Ministry to reduce by $2 m. the amount of funds Israel transfers annually to the UN in response to “hostile proposals concerning Israel adopted by the UNHRC [on 3/24],” according to a Foreign Ministry spokesperson. The money will go instead to development programs in countries that support Israel in international forums. (HA, JP 3/29)