The Palestine Chronology

During the day, the IDF makes at least 1 air strike on a rocket-launching site in Gaza, seriously injuring 1 Palestinian. Islamic Jihad fires about 20 rockets fr. Gaza into Israel, seriously injuring 2 Israeli brothers (ages 8, 19). Late in the evening, the IDF makes 4 air strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza: in al-Bureij r.c., assassinating Hamas cmdr. Muhammad Abu Mtair; nr. Khan Yunis, destroying a security post and damaging several nearby houses but causing no injuries; in Rafah, destroying 2 factories (alleged weapons depots) and 1 house, damaging 10 other homes, injuring 10 bystanders; in Gaza City, destroying 2 workshops (alleged weapons factories), injuring 13 bystanders (including 7 women, 3 children), damaging several nearby homes and a car. In the West Bank, the IDF lifts the curfew on, withdraws fr. Azun; patrols in Tubas; conducts arrest raids, house searches in and around Nablus, firing on residential areas, causing no reported injuries. (IFM, WP 2/10; NYT, WP 2/11; OCHA 2/13; PCHR 2/14)

Responding to Israel’s 2/7 electricity cuts, Palestinians fire 21 rockets fr. Gaza into Israel, causing slight damage but no injuries. The IDF sends tanks, bulldozers into Gaza e. of al-Qarara to level land along the border. In the West Bank, the IDF sends troops into Azun nr. Qalqilya, imposing a curfew, firing on residential areas, conducting arrest raids and house searches (troops are still in the village and the curfew in place at the end of the day); patrols in Tulkarm; conducts arrest raids, house searches nr. Jenin; fires rubber-coated steel bullets, percussion grenades, tear gas at Palestinian, Israeli, international activists taking part in the weekly nonviolent demonstration against the separation wall in Bil‘in (injuring 1). (NYT, WP 2/9; OCHA 2/13; PCHR 2/14)