In the West Bank, Israeli settlers assault Palestinians near Salfit, throwing stones at vehicles and using pepper spray against a man. Israeli settlers also attack Palestinians during a raid in Susiya in the Masafer Yatta area. Israeli forces continue raids in Jenin and Jenin refugee camp for the 56th day in a row, shelling buildings near the Return roundabout in the refugee camp. Israeli forces also continue raids in Tulkarm, Tulkarm refugee camp, and Nur Shams refugee camp for the 50th day in a row. Elsewhere, Israeli forces attack a Red Crescent team operating in Oudla. Israeli forces also violently disperse Palestinians with tear gas during a raid in al-Arroub refugee camp. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 12 Palestinians during raids in and around Nablus, Qiffin, Bethlehem, Jalazone refugee camp, and al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiya. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Rafah, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing at least 6 Palestinians and injuring 6 others. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Yohmor, killing 2 people. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb Deraa, killing 3 people. In Yemen, U.S. forces bomb al-Hazm and Hodeidah. Houthi forces fire 18 missiles and launch a drone at the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier. (AJ, AJ, AJ, HA, HA, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 3/17; AP, REU, UNOCHA 3/18)
More than 48,577 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,881 children and 12,749 women, and around 112,041 have been injured since 10/7/2023. In addition, 14,222 Palestinians who have been missing are presumed dead. 933 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 186 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 408 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,579 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 92% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. The Rafah Municipality says all water distribution has ceased due to a lack of fuel. (WAFA 3/17; UNOCHA 3/18)
Israeli notifies the PA that it will seize 120 dunams (30 acres) of Palestinian-owned land in Jalbun planted with decades-old olive trees. (AJ, WAFA 3/17)
EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Kaja Kallas says before an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting that the EU welcomes the Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza, saying the EU will help as much as it can. (AJ, WAFA 3/17)
A U.S. Defense Department spokesperson says the justification for the attacks on Yemen, which started on 3/15, is the attacks on U.S. ships and commercial vessels carried out by Houthi forces prior to the Gaza ceasefire. President Donald Trump says that the U.S. will hold Iran responsible for any attacks committed by the Houthi movement. The UN expresses concern over the U.S. attacks on Yemen. (AJ, AJ, HA 3/17)
The U.S. Justice Department and the FBI launch the Joint Task Force October 7 to investigate Hamas for the 10/7/2023 attack, and civil rights violations and anti-Semitism by anyone who supports the party. (AX 3/17)
Masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest Badar Khan Suri, an Indian post-doc researcher at Georgetown University, near his home in Virginia, claiming he had been “actively spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media.” (HA 3/19; AJ, AP, DropSite HA 3/20)