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| Israeli
security forces begin their incursion into the West Bank town of Jenin.
During the course of their operation, the town is closed to reporters.
There are widespread reports of violations of the laws of war, and
allegations from the Palestinians that a "massacre" is being
committed. Independent reports later find that there were serious violations of humanitarian law, but find no evidence of a "massacre." |
| Fighting in Jenin between the Israel Defense Forces and Palestinian fighters ends. |
| The New York Times reports that the US government is considering the announcement of a new legal doctrine that would allow it to charge members of al-Qaeda with conspiracy to commit war crimes, in the absence of any evidence that they had actually engaged in criminal acts. Perhaps because of the negative reaction generated by the report, the doctrine was not subsequently announced. |
