Killed
1. Ariel Topaz, 24-years-old from Pardes Hannah, Israel. Wounded about a week ago in a run-over terrorist attack near the Tzrifin military base. Died of his wounds this morning.
Raids and arrests
During the night, Israeli forces raided Tell, Sinjil, Hebron, Jiljilyya, Baytillu, Abwein, Qalandia refugee camp, Shu’afat refugee camp, Silwad, Beit Ummar, Kafr Ni'ma, Shuweika, Ubeidiya. During the day they raided Nabi Elias, Azzun, Baqat al-Hatab, Jayus, Qalqilya, Hableh, Kafr Jammal, Kafr ‘Aqab, Birzeit, Jifna, Qaffin, Silat ad-Dhahr, Nablus, Burqa, Madama, Burin, Deir Al Ghusun, Atil, Al Jarushiyya. At least 22 Palestinians were arrested, a journalist and a 15-year-old minor among them.
Clashes
1. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - night raid and confrontations.
2. Abwein, west of Ramallah - night raid and confrontations.
3. Shu’afat refugee camp, north-west Jerusalem - night raid and confrontations.
4. Deir Al Khatab, east of Nablus - soldiers fired shots, wounded and arrested 2 inhabitants.
5. Azzun, east of Qalqilya - following the shooting of a group of soldiers (detailed later), the town raided. All entrances blocked. Confrontations. Live bullets. Snipers. Later, the forces fired at a vehicle, wounding 2 persons (one of them badly), no arrests.
6. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem - raid and confrontations.
7. Silat ad-Dhahr, south of Jenin - raid and confrontations.
8. Silwad, north-west of Ramallah - intended vandalism of parked vehicles during a raid.
9. Atil, north-east of Tulkarm - night raid and confrontations.
Attacks against the army
1. Nablus - shots fired at an army post on Gerizim Mountain.
2. Qalandia Checkpoint, north of Jerusalem - improvised explosive charge.
3. Beit Furik Checkpoint, east of Nablus - shots fired.
4. Nabi Ilyas, east of Qalqilya - shots fired from moving vehicle at a group of soldiers. 3 persons wounded, one of them badly. The vehicle escaped.
Demolitions
1. Umm Al Khair, Masafer Yatta - planned wedding. The festive wedding tent was approved but taken down under the pressure of Carmel colonists. The event took place without the tent.
2. Al Walaja, west of Bethlehem - two houses demolished.
3. Hebron, Farsh Al Hawa area, north-west of town - 3-storey house demolished, bulldozer works in adjacent area while uprooting trees.
In addition, 3 neighborhoods in the Old Town were fenced in by barbed wire, their inhabitants required to pass a checkpoint 2 kilometers away. They are required to register ahead of time in order to pass the checkpoint. Thus, in fact, the neighborhoods have been disconnected from the southern part of town. Night curfew imposed.
4. Jiftlik, Central Palestinian Jordan Valley - 3 residential buildings demolished.
Attacks against colonists
1. Avnei Hefetz, east of Tulkarm - shots fired at the colony.
Colonist attacks
1. Rantis, west of Ramallah - colonists ignite olive trees and set fire to 100 dunams of land north of the village. Last night the colonists set fire west of the village.
2. Huwara, south of Nablus - colonists throw stones at Salman Al Farsi roundabout.
Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Local Call, OCHA OPT, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, WHO.
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