Friday, March 17, 2006

IDF undercover units raid Yamun nr. Jenin (driving 2 cars with Palestinian license plates, followed by 2 bulldozers, and with an IDF helicopter escort) and besiege a Palestinian home; fire on a bystander’s car driving nr. the area, killing an 8-yr.-old Palestinian girl, wounding her uncle with a bullet to the head; fire on stone-throwing Palestinians who confront the troops, wounding 2 (including an 11-yr.-old boy); finally raid the home, arrest 5 Palestinians, bulldoze part of the house and an entire neighboring house. The IDF also sends troops into Tubas, fires on stone-throwing youths who confront them, causing no injuries; conducts arrest raids, house searches nr. Hebron, Qalqilya. (DS, IMEMC, WT 3/18; HA, NYT 3/19; PCHR 3/23)