September 1, 2007

The IDF conducts arrest raids, house searches nr. Hebron, in Balata r.c. and Nablus. In Gaza, 1,000s of Hamas supporters rally at the Rafah border crossing to protest its continued closure by Israel; when the demonstrators attempt to break through the Rafah crossing to reach Egypt, ESF mbrs. fire into the air to disperse the crowd, killing 1 Palestinian teenager, wounding several. In Gaza City, a bomb destroys an ESF vehicle parked outside the home of a senior ESF cmdr., causing no injuries; Hamas blames Fatah, which denies involvement. (NYT 9/2; OCHA 9/5; PCHR 9/6)