In the West Bank, the IDF keeps closed, for a 3d day, a road nr. Ramallah where a settler was stabbed on 1/18. The IDF expels Palestinian farmers from their land nr. Hebron. IDF troops disperse 200 Israeli settlers demonstrating in c. Hebron during the commemoration of the 1994 massacre of 29 Palestinians at al-Ibrahimi Mosque; 12 settlers are arrested. IDF troops also conduct late-night house searches and raids nr. Jenin, Hebron, Bethlehem, and Ramallah, arresting 7 Palestinians and issuing arrest summons to 1; patrol in al-Fawar r.c., 1 village nr. Hebron, and 1 village nr. Jenin. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrest a Palestinian who they see “moving suspiciously” outside the Old City, according to a police spokesperson. They also arrest 7 Palestinians during raids and patrols in and around the Old City and Silwan. Along Gaza’s border, IDF troops open fire on Palestinian farmers working nr. the border fence, causing no injuries. (MNA, TOI, WAFA 2/20; PCHR 2/25)
Saturday, February 20, 2016