Tuesday, March 28, 2023

In the West Bank, 1 Palestinian man shot by Israeli forces during a raid in Nablus on 2/22 succumbed to his injuries. Israeli settlers vandalized 14 olive trees in Husan. Israeli settlers also set up an outpost near Tubas. Israeli forces issued a demolition order for 1 mosque in the Masafer Yatta area and demolished 1 commercial structure in Deir Balut. 12 Palestinians were arrested during late-night raids in Jericho, al-Yamun, Bethlehem, and Hebron. (WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 3/28; PCHR 3/30; UNOCHA 3/31; UNOCHA 4/20)

U.S. president Joe Biden expressed his dismay with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legislative agenda, saying that Israel “cannot continue down this road. I have sort of made that clear.” Biden also said that Netanyahu would not be invited to the White House in the near term. Biden’s comments came after U.S. ambassador to Israel Tom Nides said that he believed Netanyahu would be invited soon. Netanyahu said in response that he will not be pressured to change his legislative agenda by external forces. (AX, HA, HA, HA, NYT 3/28; AJ, AJ, ALM, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU 3/29; ALM 3/31)