IDF troops on the n. Gaza border fire on Palestinians scavenging construction materials fr. former settlement sites nr. the border, wounding 1; fire warning shots at Palestinians staging a nonviolent march to the border fence n. of Bayt Lahiya to protest Israel’s imposition of a no-go zone, causing no reported injuries. Israeli naval vessels fire on Palestinian fishing boats off the Bayt Lahiya coast, forcing them to return to shore. Late in the evening, IDF tanks on the c. Gaza border e. of Wadi alSilqa fire at least 15 shells at open areas nr. the border; no injuries are reported. The UN reports that 1 Palestinian was killed and 3 were injured in 2 separate tunnel incidents since 4/14 (1 collapse, 1 explosion of fuel canisters being smuggled). (OCHA, PCHR 4/22)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010