The Palestine Chronology

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers threw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near Huwwara, causing damage. Israeli settlers also threw stones at a secondary school in Madama. Israeli forces shot and killed 1 Palestinian man near Silwad, alleging that the man had opened fire at Israeli forces in the area. Israeli forces also violently dispersed Palestinian protesters in Kafr Ein, injuring 1 with live ammunition and others with tear gas. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shot and injured 3 Palestinians with live ammunition during a raid in Nablus. Israeli forces also razed land in al-Walaja. Meanwhile, Israeli forces issued a stop-work order for a residential structure in Umm Qossa in the Masafer Yatta area. 20 Palestinians were arrested during late-night raids in Beit Duqqu, al-Asakra, Tuqu’, as-Samu, and Qalqilya. In East Jerusalem, 2 Palestinians were arrested during a late-night raid in al-Tur. (AP, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/7; MDW, PCHR, WAFA 12/8; UNOCHA 12/22)

Axios reported that the U.S. is lobbying UN human rights chief Volker Türk not to update the list of companies operating in the Israeli settlements. (AX 12/7; MEMO 12/8)