Tuesday, October 30, 2018

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers confront a group of Palestinians near Hebron, preventing them from picking olives in a nearby grove. IDF troops arrest 1 Palestinian during a late-night raid near Tulkarm; and patrol near Hebron, Tulkarm, and Qalqilya. (MNA 10/31; PCHR 11/1)

PLO secretary general Saeb Erakat says that the PLO Central Council’s 10/29 decision to sever all ties with Israel until Israel recognizes the State of Palestine will be implemented gradually. “There will be no jumping in the air because the issues are not slogans.” (WAFA 10/30)