In the Gaza Strip, IDF troops conduct 2 separate, limited incursions close to the border fence nr. Rafah to level land. Meanwhile, Palestinians fire 1 rocket into s. Israel, which lands in a field causing no injuries. In the West Bank, the IDF conducts house searches and arrest raids in 3 villages nr. Ramallah, and in Hebron and 1 nearby village and al-Fawar r.c. at night; patrols in Tulkarm and 3 villages nr. Jenin in the morning, 2 villages nr. Jenin in the afternoon, and in Tulkarm, 2 villages nr. Jenin and 1 village nr. Hebron at night. Jewish settlers attack Palestinians in Hebron, injuring 1. In East Jerusalem, Israeli security forces open fire on Palestinians celebrating the release of 2 prisoners, wounding 2 with rubber-coated metal bullets. (AFP, MNA, ToI 6/1; PCHR 6/5)
Israeli PM Netanyahu urges the international community not to “rush to recognize a Palestinian govt., which has Hamas as part of it and is dependent on Hamas,” a reference to the expected announcement of a new PA unity govt. PA spokesperson Abu Rudayna responds by saying that the international community had “already encouraged and welcomed Pres. Abbas’s move aimed at the unification of the country and the Palestinian people.” (HA, MNA, REU, WAFA 6/1)