December 31, 2011

IDF troops on the n. Gaza border fatally shoot an unarmed, suicidal Palestinian who deliberately approaches the border fence, expecting soldiers to shoot him. In the West Bank, the IDF patrols in 2 villages nr. Qalqilya and Salfit after dark; conducts separate latenight arrest raids, house searches nr. Qalqilya, Salfit. (OCHA, PCHR 1/5)