March 15, 2014

Off the coast of the Gaza Strip nr. Bayt Lahiya, Israeli naval vessels open fire on Palestinian fishermen, causing no damage or injuries. Later, the navy also opens fire on the beach, destroying a fisherman’s equipment store. In the West Bank, 1 Israeli soldier is wounded after being struck by a rock during clashes between Palestinians and Jewish settlers nr. Nablus. The IDF conducts house searches and arrest raids in 1 village each nr. Hebron, Qalqilya and Ramallah at night; patrols in 2 villages nr. Ramallah in the morning, 1 village nr. Jenin in the afternoon, and in 2 villages nr. Hebron and 1 village nr. Qalqilya at night. (MNA 3/15; PCHR 3/20)