The Palestine Chronology

Israel’s DM Peretz, fmr. Israeli DM and current Dep. PM and Transportation M Shaul Mofaz approve Israeli defense contacts with PA municipal officials and “PA functionaries not associated with Hamas on issues deemed essential by both sides,” but not with PA Ms or dir. gens. of the ministries. Israeli DMin. officials acknowledge that Hamas has been observing the cease-fire it announced on 6/15. The IDF makes an air strike on a car with 3 AMB mbrs. driving in central Gaza City, but the men escape before the rocket hits; 3 Palestinian children (ages 5, 6, 16) are killed, 2 AMB mbrs. and 13 bystanders including many children are injured. The IDF also demolishes a Palestinian home in East Jerusalem; conducts arrest raids, house searches in and around Jenin, Nablus (clashing with Palestinian gunmen, leaving 1 Palestinian gunman dead, 2 bystanders wounded) and nr. Hebron (searching an Islamic charitable society, confiscating files, computers, cell phones). Islamic Jihad fires 3 rockets fr. Gaza into Israel, causing no damage or injuries. Israel also deports Tulkarm resident Rasmi Subayh, held in administrative detention since 9/05, to Gaza for 2 yrs. Jewish settlers in Hebron stone to death a 30-yr.-old Palestinian. (HA, MM, PNN 6/20; OSC, PSCT 6/20 in WNC 6/21; MM, NYT, OCHA, WP, WT 6/21; HA, PCHR 6/22)