February 15, 2006

The IDF reinforces troops in Hebron; fatally shoots a mentally handicapped Palestinian teenager during an arrest raid in Qalqilya when he emerges fr. a group of stone-throwing youths carrying a toy gun; conducts arrest raids, house searches nr. Jenin, Qalqilya. Israel releases jailed Change and Reform PC mbr. Ahmad al-Haj (Nablus), who was placed in administrative detention for 4 mos. on 9/24/05. (IMEMC 2/15; PCHR, WP 2/16; PCHR 2/23)