Sporadic disturbances in the administered territories Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly resolution to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.
The anniversary has always been an occasion for unrest among the Palestinian population. But there were no serious incidents Sunday. The only reported casualty was a resident of the Balata refugee camp near Nablus, who was shot and wounded by Israeli soldiers when he ignored an order to halt.
There were several rock-throwing incidents. Security forces used tear gas to disperse a demonstration by Palestinian youths at the Askar refugee camp near Nablus. Students at some schools in Nablus and Hebron boycotted their classes. Elsewhere, Arab merchants refused to open their shops.
In Israel proper, an explosive charge found in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem was safely dismantled. A roadblock was put up by unknown parties near the Arab village of Meghar in Galilee, a rare occurrence in Israel.
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