May 9, 2009

Israeli naval vessels fire on Palestinian fishing boats off the Bayt Lahiya coast, forcing them to return to shore. In the West Bank, IDF troops prevent Palestinian farmers accompanied by Israeli human rights activists fr. reaching a 300 d. plot of Palestinian agricultural land nr. Bet Ayn settlement; the IDF has recently restricted Palestinian access to the area, raising concerns that the plot will be annexed to the settlement. (OCHA 5/13; PCHR 5/14)