Saturday, June 25, 2011

Israel’s Jerusalem municipal authorities begin work on a car park for the planned Museum of Tolerance, bulldozing 100 graves in the Mamilla cemetery. The IDF patrols in 2 villages nr. Ramallah during the day, firing rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades at stone-throwing Palestinians who confront them, causing no serious injuries; conducts late-night patrols in ‘Ayn al-Sultan r.c. and Jericho; and conducts late-night arrest raids, house searches nr. Hebron and Tulkarm. (PCHR 6/30; OCHA 7/1)