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  • June 27, 2020

    In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian-owned fields near Burin. Israeli forces prevented Palestinians from entering Bardala for a planned protest against annexation of parts of...

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  • June 20, 2020

    In the West Bank, PA prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced a 5-day lockdown of the Hebron district and a 48-hour curfew in the Nablus district after both districts saw a rise in COVID-19...

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  • May 25, 2020

    In the West Bank, Israeli settlers rammed a car into a flock of Palestinian-owned sheep, killing 3 of them and injuring 12 others near Yatta. Also near Yatta, in a separate incident, Israeli...

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In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian-owned fields near Burin. Israeli forces prevented Palestinians from entering Bardala for a planned protest against annexation of parts of the West Bank. 1 Palestinian was beaten and arrested at a checkpoint in Qalandia. In Gaza, Israeli forces opened fire on agricultural lands west of Dayr al-Balah; no injuries were reported. (HA, HA, WAFA, WAFA 6/27; PCHR 7/2)

PA prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh ordered a full ban of all forms of public gatherings due to a rise in COVID-19 virus cases throughout the West Bank. The governor of Bethlehem declared a 2-day lockdown of Bethlehem city and surrounding areas starting 6/29. (WAFA, WAFA 6/27)

U.S. assistant to the president and special representative for international negotiations Avi Berkowitz met with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss annexation of parts of the West Bank. (Axios 6/29)

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Israel conducted air strikes in the Syrian city Dayr al-Zur, killing 6 people, including 4 Syrian nationals. (HA 6/28)

In the West Bank, PA prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced a 5-day lockdown of the Hebron district and a 48-hour curfew in the Nablus district after both districts saw a rise in COVID-19 cases. Israeli forces clashed with Palestinians as they were raiding in Maghir; 1 Palestinian was shot in the head by a rubber-coated bullet. 1 Palestinian was arrested at a military checkpoint near Nablus. In East Jerusalem, 1 Palestinian family started demolishing their own house in Silwan to avoid exorbitant Israeli demolition fees. 1 Palestinian was arrested during a late-night raid in Issawiyya. In Gaza, Israeli forces opened fire on agricultural lands east of al-Maghazi and east of Dayr al-Balah; no injuries were reported. (HA, WAFA, WAFA 6/20; PCHR 6/25)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers rammed a car into a flock of Palestinian-owned sheep, killing 3 of them and injuring 12 others near Yatta. Also near Yatta, in a separate incident, Israeli settlers set fire to more than 30 dunams (7.4 acres) of Palestinian wheat and barley fields. Israeli forces shot and injured 2 Palestinian farmers tending their land near al-Mughayyir. Israeli forces also demolished 1 barn and 1 tent east of Bethlehem. In East Jerusalem, 1 Palestinian was shot and injured by Israeli forces after he allegedly attempted to attack them with a knife and pepper spray in Jabal al-Mukabir; no Israeli soldiers were injured. (HA, HA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 5/25; PCHR 5/28)

PA prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh declared an end to the COVID-19-related lockdown of the West Bank on 5/26. (AJ, HA, REU, WAFA 5/25)