July 8, 2009

Israel allows the Allenby Bridge crossing btwn. the West Bank and Jordan to remain open 24 hrs./day for a 2-mo. trial period “to increase business activity and improve the lives of Palestinians.” Late in the evening, the IDF stages synchronized house searches in villages southwest of Jenin, making no arrests. (IFM 7/8; PCHR, WP 7/9; JPI 8/7; OCHA, PCHR 7/16)