The Palestine Chronology

In the West Bank, 2 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces during daytime raids in and around Hebron and Jenin. The raids in Bayt Umar near Hebron sparked confrontations with Palestinians, causing tear gas suffocation injuries. In a separate incident in al-‘Arub refugee camp near Hebron, a Palestinian was hospitalized after being shot by Israeli forces raiding the camp. The raid led to confrontations with Palestinians. (WAFA 6/4; WAFA 6/5)

After firing the Israeli minister of justice Ayelet Shaked and minister of education Naftali Bennett, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assumed the role of head of both ministries. In addition to the prime ministry, Netanyahu is head of the health, defense, education, and justice ministries. (HA 6/4)

In the West Bank a 15-year-old Palestinian boy was pepper-sprayed and assaulted by Israeli forces at a flying checkpoint near Jenin. In East Jerusalem, thousands of Muslim worshippers attended prayers on the Haram al-Sharif compound for the 3d Ramadan Friday prayers. Males between the age of 13 and 40 were not allowed to enter East Jerusalem from the West Bank. Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters at a group of Palestinians seeking to reach East Jerusalem, causing tear-gas suffocation. (QUDS, WAFA, WAFA 5/24)