February 26, 2018

Along Gaza’s border, Israeli forces conduct a limited incursion to level land near Bayt Lahiya. In the West Bank, IDF troops arrest 5 Palestinians during late-night raids near Nablus and Hebron, and patrol near Hebron, Qalqilya, and Tulkarm. In East Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre remains closed in protest for a 2d day Hamas calls for new resistance to Israel in solidarity with the church. (MNA 2/26)