In the West Bank, the IDF patrols in 2 villages nr. Qalqilya, Tulkarm, and 1 nearby village, and 1 village each nr. Jenin and Ramallah in the morning, 1 village nr. Ramallah and 1 village nr. Jenin in the afternoon, and in 8 villages nr. Jenin, Tulkarm, 1 village nr. Tulkarm, 1 village nr. Ramallah and 1 village nr. Qalqilya at night. (PCHR 6/20)
Israeli and Palestinian finance ministers Yair Lapid and Shukri Bishara agree on a series of economic cooperation projects during the 1st meeting of its kind since the Israeli election in 3/2013. The initial aim of the discussions is said to be relaunching regular meetings about issues such as crossing points, fuel, and water supplies. (JP 6/16; YA 6/17)
Israel’s security cabinet decides to classify the perpetrators of so-called price-tag attacks as an “illegal association,” thus strengthening the law enforcement capacity for tackling violence by Jewish extremists. (JP 6/16)