In Gaza, a Palestinian is seriously injured when he accidentally detonates a piece of unexploded Israeli ordnance in Bayt Hanun. Off Gaza’s coast, Israeli naval forces open fire on Palestinian fishing boats near Bayt Lahiya, causing no damage or injuries. In the West Bank, IDF troops conduct arrest raids in Talouzah village near Nablus, sparking minor clashes with stone-throwing Palestinians; 1 Palestinian vehicle is damaged and there are no reported injuries. They arrest 5 more Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Nablus, Qalqilya, Bethlehem, and Ramallah; and patrol near Nablus and Hebron. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian home in Jabal Mukabir and a commercial building in Shu‘fat. (MNA, WAFA, WAFA 11/28; PCHR 11/29)
Israel’s High Court of Justice rules to grant ownership of 522 dunams (128 acres) of Palestinian land near Bethlehem to the Jewish National Fund, ending a 22-year legal battle. (MNA 11/28; FMEP 12/7)