The U.N team in charge of the investigation on the alleged recent chemical attacks in Syria comes under fire from snipers; none of the U.N. delegates was injured and the team reached one of the alleged hit sites. The U.S. Secretary of StateJohn Kerry described the attack as "a shame and an offense to the world and humanity that deserves the proper punishment". (CNN)
Clashes erupt in the West Bank after three Palestinian men were shot dead as a result of an early morning raid by Israeli troops in the Palestinian refugee camp of Qalandia. (The Washington Post)
