The Palestine Chronology

In the West Bank, Israeli forces arrested 1 Palestinian accused of attempting to stab an Israeli soldier near the Ariel settlement. Israeli forces also blocked the entrance to Jalazun refugee camp and 1 main entrance to Salfit. 5 Palestinians were arrested, including 4 during late-night raids in and around Hebron, Jericho, and Hizma, and 1 was arrested at a military checkpoint east of Bethlehem. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces installed 2 loudspeakers on the Haram al-Sharif compound. 1 Palestinian minor was arrested and later released to 5 days of house arrest in the Old City. In Gaza, Israeli forces opened fire on agricultural lands east of Khan Yunis; no injuries were reported. Israeli forces also made incursions to level land east of Khuza‘a. (HA, WAFA, WAFA 9/6; PCHR 9/10)

Chairman of the Hamas politburo Ismail Haniyeh met with the secretary-general of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut to discuss political and military developments in the region. Chairman Haniyeh also visited the Palestinian refugee camp ‘Ayn al-Hilwa. (AJ 9/6)

The king of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud told U.S. president Donald Trump in a phone call that his country would not normalize relations with Israel without the creation of a Palestinian state. (GDN, REU 8/6; AJ, HA 9/7)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces violently dispersed protesters near Tulkarm; a video from the demonstration shows Israeli soldiers kneeling on the face of a 60-year-old Palestinian man who was seen with a Palestinian flag; in another video, Israeli forces are seen breaking the window of a Palestinian-owned car. Israeli forces also handed stop-work notices for 7 structures in Kafr al-Dik and seized 15 bundles of bricks and other building materials in Tuqu’. 1 Palestinian was arrested during a late-night raid in Hebron. During a separate late-night raid in Bethlehem, clashes broke out, leading to tear-gas related injuries; no arrests were reported. In Gaza, 3 Palestinian children died as a fire broke out in their house in Nuseirat refugee camp. Palestinians in Gaza have had to resort to candles to light their homes as Israel has severely limited the amount of energy allowed in Gaza. (AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 9/1; AJ, BBC, PCHR 9/2; PCHR 9/3)

Senior advisor to U.S. president Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, met with King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa of Bahrain and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in their respective countries in a bid to convince both to normalize ties with Israel. (REU 9/1; AJ, TOI 9/2)