October 21, 2003

The IDF raids Ramallah, imposes curfew, surrounds a mosque after evening prayers in search of wanted Hamas mbrs., fires on a crowd of 100s of stone-throwing youths, wounding 16; no arrests are made. The IDF also conducts arrest raids in al-Bireh. A Palestinian dies of injuries received in 2002. (ATL, VOP 10/21 in WNC 10/23; HA, PR, WT 10/22; PCHR 10/23)