Saturday, March 12, 2016

In Gaza, the bodies of 2 Palestinians are found in a smuggling tunnel nr. Rafah that Egyptian forces flooded on 3/10. Off Gaza’s n. coast, Israeli naval forces open fire on Palestinian fishing boats, causing no damage or injuries. In the West Bank, IDF troops conduct raids and house searches nr. Jenin, Hebron, and Bethlehem, arresting 9 Palestinians and issuing an arrest summons to 1; patrols in 2 villages each nr. Tulkarm and Jericho, and 1 nr. Ramallah. (MNA 3/13; PCHR 3/17)