August 27, 2016

IDF troops arrest 2 Palestinians for carrying knives and allegedly planning stabbing attacks, 1 at Qalandia crossing nr. Jerusalem and 1 in c. Hebron. They arrest 4 more Palestinians during late-night raids nr. Bethlehem, at checkpoints nr. Jenin, and in Qalandia r.c. nr. Jerusalem. The IDF patrols nr. Hebron and Nablus during the day. Off Gaza’s coast, Israeli naval forces chase several Palestinian fishing boats nr. Bayt Lahiya, arrest 2 fishermen, and confiscate their boat. Along Gaza’s border, IDF troops open fire on Palestinian farmers working nr. Gaza City, causing no injuries. (HA, JP, MNA, WAFA 8/27; PCHR 9/1)