Saturday, July 28, 2018

In the West Bank, IDF troops violently disperse Palestinians demonstrating against the Israeli occupation in Kafr Qaddum near Qalqilya; 1 Palestinian is injured. An IDF patrol in Bayt Umar near Hebron sparks further clashes; 3 Palestinians are injured. IDF troops arrest 7 Palestinians during late-night raids near Ramallah and Bethlehem; and patrol near Hebron, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, and Ramallah. Israeli settlers assault and injure an elderly Palestinian in Hebron. (WAFA 7/28; MNA 7/29; PCHR 8/2)

A Palestinian minor succumbs to injuries sustained when Israeli snipers opened fire on Palestinian protesters along Gaza’s border on 7/27. His death brings the Great March of Return death toll to 138. (EI, HA, MNA, TOI, WAFA 7/28)