May 8, 2017

Off Gaza’s coast, Israeli naval forces open fire on Palestinian fishing boats nr. Bayt Lahiya, injuring 1 fisherman. In the West Bank, IDF troops arrest 14 Palestinians and issue 1 arrest summons during late-night raids in and around Tulkarm, Nablus, Bethlehem, Hebron, and Qalqilya; and patrol nr. Hebron. Palestinian youths throw stones at an IDF post nr. Ramallah, sparking minor clashes; 1 Palestinian is injured. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrest 4 Palestinians during late-night raids in Shaykh Sa‘ad. (MNA 5/8; PCHR 5/11)

The Egyptian authorities open the Rafah border crossing for the 3d day in a row. (WAFA 5/7)