October 24, 2011

Egypt announces that it has reached a deal with Israel to release suspected spy for Israel Ilan Grapel in exchange for 25 Egyptians jailed in Israel for nonsecurity-related offenses. (NYT, WP 10/25)

IDF troops on the n. Gaza border fire warning shots at Palestinians scavenging for construction materials in the former Erez industrial zone, forcing them to flee. A Palestinian is killed when a smuggling tunnel on the Rafah border collapses. In the West Bank, the IDF patrols twice in Tulkarm, as well as in 3 villages nr. Jenin, 2 nr. Ramallah, and 1 nr. Jericho; conducts late-night arrest raids, house searches nr. Salfit. (PCHR 10/27; OCHA 10/28)