Saturday, February 15, 2014
In the West Bank, the IDF opens fire on a Palestinian vehicle at a checkpoint nr. Nablus, wounding 1. The IDF also violently disperses a demonstration in Tura village nr. Jenin, organized by the DFLP to mark its 45th anniversary, wounding 1. The IDF conducts house searches and arrest raids in 1 village each nr. Hebron, Jenin, and Tulkarm at night; patrols in 1 village and al-‘Arub r.c. nr. Hebron at night. (WAFA 2/15; PCHR 2/20)
Egyptian forces destroy 10 tunnels and 7 homes in Rafah, as part of efforts to create a 300–500 meter buffer zone along the border with the Gaza Strip, according to an anonymous official cited by Ma’an News Agency. (MNA 2/15)