August 17, 2019

In the West Bank, 3 Palestinians were arrested during late-night raids in Bayt Awa and Dura south of Hebron. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrested 2 Palestinians during a late-night raid in Issawiyya. After 3 rockets were reportedly fired from Gaza, Israel conducted multiple bombings throughout the day and fired at Palestinians from a helicopter, killing 3 Palestinians by the Gaza fence. 1 other Palestinian was critically wounded. According to news reports, the 3 killed were armed. Israeli forces also opened fire at agricultural lands east of Rafah and Israeli naval force opened fire on Palestinian fishermen on 2 separate occasions, causing no injuries. (HA, HA, WAFA, WAFA 8/17; AJ, HA, WAFA 8/18; PCHR 8/22)