In the West Bank, IDF troops shoot and kill a Palestinian driver nr. Nablus after he allegedly rams his car into Israeli soldiers, lightly injuring 1 soldier. Palestinian youths throw stones at IDF troops on a patrol in a village nr. Jenin, sparking minor clashes; 3 Palestinians are arrested and none are injured. Israeli forces raze a plot of Palestinian agricultural land nr. Hebron to prepare for the construction of a military post. The IDF conducts a late-night raid in Balata r.c. nr. Nablus, arresting 1 Palestinian; patrols in 5 villages nr. Hebron. Israeli forces return the bodies of 8 Palestinians killed in recent confrontations with the IDF to the PA (the Israeli authorities initially said 11 bodies would be returned, then they withhold 3 for so-called security reasons). (HA, JP, MNA, TOI, WAFA, YA 12/31; HA, MNA 1/1; PCHR 1/7)
Thursday, December 31, 2015