Israeli troops continue their military assault against Palestinians including the siege imposed on the Palestinian Authority's headquarters in Ramallah.
Plusieurs témoignages font état d'exécutions sommaires et de représailles indistinctes contre les civils conduites par les soldats de Tsahal dans la ville abritant le siège de Yasser Arafat.
The Palestine Monitor reports that the Israeli army has now completely invaded Ramallah including the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority, with more than 150 tanks and military armaments.
Since early January 2002, Amnesty International has expressed its concerns regarding the treatment, conditions of detention, and legal status of detainees in US custody, transferred from Afghanistan to the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.