Wednesday, December 3, 2008

In Gaza, OCHA reports that since 11/27, Israel has increased from 5 to 11 the number of truckloads of humanitarian aid allowed entry to Gaza per day. In the West Bank, the IDF conducts late-night arrest raids, house searches nr. Ramallah. The IDF also demolishes an addition to a Palestinian home in East Jerusalem. For a 7th day, 100s of Jewish settlers riot in Hebron, setting fire to Palestinian stores, beating Palestinians, vandalizing homes; the IDF bars journalists, human rights activists fr. entering the area. Jewish settlers uproot 5 Palestinian olive trees nr. Ramallah. (OCHA 12/3; PCHR 12/4; PCHR 12/18)