Protection of Civilians Weekly Report | 20 August- 26 August 2008

The IDF injured eleven Palestinians in the West Bank including four children. 110 IDF search operations and 77 arrests/detentions of Palestinians were reported.The Teachers’ Union in Ramallah has called upon teachers in Gaza to strike for a period of one week. A celebration at St. George boys school in Jerusalem was raided and shut down by Israeli Authorities. Two boats carrying 46 international activists from the “Free Gaza Movement” sailed into Gaza City's main fishing port. The aim of the visit was to draw international attention to the closure of the Gaza Strip.