In the Gaza Strip, IDF troops shoot and injure a Palestinian farmer after they open fire from the border fence nr. Gaza City. In the West Bank, the IDF conducts house searches and arrest raids in 2 villages nr. Bethlehem at night; patrols in 1 village and al-‘Arub r.c. nr. Hebron at night. Also, overnight Israeli troops demolish the Jordan Valley community Makhoul, a village 1st destroyed on 9/16. (MNA, WAFA 10/2; PCHR 10/3)
Unnamed Palestinian officials say that hundreds of PA forces have deployed in the Jenin district, in responses to tensions rising in recent mos. that has included attacks on PA offices. (AP 10/2)
Egyptian security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters exchange gunfire in Suez, with 1 student dying in the clashes. (REU 10/2)
Two hundred and thirty Iranian parliamentarians, from a total of 290, issue a joint statement expressing support for Pres. Ruhani's diplomatic efforts at the UN and internationally, including seeking a res. to the nuclear crisis. (REU 10/2)