The Palestine Chronology

In the West Bank, the IDF patrols in Tulkarm and in 5 villages nr. Qalqilya, 2 each nr. Jenin and Salfit, and 1 each nr. Jericho, Nablus, Ramallah, and Tulkarm; conducts a late-night raid on the Hebron home of Hamas-affiliated PC mbr. Muhammad al-Tal, arresting him. Palestinian, Israeli, and international activists march to the IDF’s Beit El checkpoint outside Ramallah and demand its removal; IDF soldiers fire tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets, and stun grenades at the protesters, seriously injuring 1 Palestinian. Jewish settlers fr. Yitzhar settlement nr. Nablus burn and uproot at least 20 Palestinian olive trees nr. Madama village. (PCHR 12/30; OCHA 12/31)

Under U.S. pressure, Israel announces that the IDF will conduct an internal investigation of the 5/31 flotilla incident and eases the Gaza blockade slightly, allowing in the 1st shipments of jam, juice, halva, shaving razors since 6/07 and saying that spices such as coriander and cardamom will be allowed in as of 6/10. IDF troops on the c. Gaza border e. of Gaza City fire warning shots at Palestinians scavenging aggregate fr. destroyed buildings nr. the no-go zone, wounding 1 Palestinian. In the West Bank, the IDF demolishes 2 building foundations in Beit El settlement, built in violation of the temporary settlement freeze; settlers throw stones, light bulbs full of paint at Israeli police, who respond with tear gas and arrest 4 protesters. The IDF also conducts late-night arrest raids, house searches in Jenin. (WP 6/9; NYT, PCHR, WJW 6/10; OCHA 6/11)