IDF troops conduct raids in al-Duha village nr. Bethlehem, issuing arrest summons to 2 Palestinians and sparking clashes with stonethrowing youths; there are no serious injuries. Elsewhere in the West Bank, IDF troops confiscate 2 cars, destroy personal property, and arrest 14 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Jenin, Hebron, Bethlehem, and Nablus; and patrol nr. Nablus, Salfit, and Hebron. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrest 3 Palestinians who allegedly threw stones in the Old City. Off Gaza’s coast, Israeli naval forces open fire on Palestinian fishing boats nr. Bayt Lahiya and Jabaliya r.c.; 1 fisherman is hit in the back and seriously injured (he and 4 other fishermen are arrested). (JP, MNA 2/21; PCHR 2/23)
The Tel Aviv military court sentences Elor Azariya, the IDF soldier who killed an injured Palestinian execution-style on 3/24/2016 in c. Hebron, to 18 mos. in prison, the minimum sentence allowed under his 1/4/2017 conviction on charges of manslaughter, and also demotes him to the rank of private. (HA, JP, MNA, NYT, TOI 2/21)