April 26, 2003

The IDF opens fire on stone-throwing Palestinians outside Balata r.c., wounding 5; bulldozes 40 dunams of land in Abasan, 32 dunams in Khuza, 29 dunams in al-Qarara; blows up 1 Palestinian home in Qalqilya; conducts arrest raids in Khan Yunis. A Palestinian dies of injuries received on 4/19. International aid workers in Gaza report that the IDF is requiring them to undergo additional security checks on entering and leaving Gaza, causing new delays. (HA 4/26; LAW, PCHR 5/1; AIDA 5/12)