Shortly before Israel took the offensive on Nablus, a gunbattle broke out in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli border guards, when attacked at Erez border crossing, shot and killed three Palestinians.

• 以色列对那不鲁斯采取攻击行动之前不久，加萨走廊曾爆发枪战，以色列的边界警卫在艾瑞兹隘口遭到攻击后，射杀了三名巴勒斯坦人。