The Palestine Chronology

In the West Bank, the IDF conducts house searches and arrest raids in Nablus and Jenin at night. (PCHR 7/25)

In Damascus, Syrian govt. forces fire a rocket into Yarmuk r.c., reportedly killing 15 Palestinian civilians. (REU 27/4)

Assailants throw a bomb at security headquarters in Mansoura, Egypt, killing 1 and wounding more than a dozen. Meanwhile, Gen. al-Sisi calls for demonstrations in support of the ruling military and against “terrorism.” Separately, U.S. Pres. Barack Obama halts the scheduled delivery of 4 F-16 fighter planes to the Egyptian Air Force, with the Pentagon’s Press Secy. George Little saying that the decision was due to it not being seen as “appropriate” to complete the delivery at this time. (AFP, AP, NYT 7/24)

Israeli troops makes 2 brief incursion into n. Gaza, e. of Gaza City and e. of Jabaliya, to level land and clear lines of sight along the border fence. IQB mbrs. fire at the soldiers, but IDF troops inside Israel fire 4 artillery shells at them, killing 1 IQB mbr. and wounding 3. The IDF later makes another brief incursion into n. Gaza to level land and clear lines of sight along the border fence e. of Jabaliya, firing warning shots at Palestinian farmers working in the area, forcing them to flee. In the West Bank, the IDF patrols in 3 villages nr. Ramallah, 2 nr. Qalqilya, and 1 nr. Jericho in the morning and afternoon; conducts late-night patrols in 2 villages nr. Salfit and 1 nr. Ramallah; and conducts late-night arrest raids, house searches in al-Bireh, arresting local Hamas leader and fmr. governor of al-Bireh, Shaykh Jamal Tawil. (PCHR 7/19; OCHA 7/20)

In Syria, 13 PLA fighters are abducted from the Nayrab r.c. in Aleppo and killed, sparking a large protests in Yarmuk (an unofficial Palestinian r.c.) near Damascus. (NYT 7/14 MNA 7/22; NYT 8/4)