Monday, July 13, 2015

IDF troops stationed on the Gaza border arrest a Palestinian attempting to cross into Israel e. of al-Bureij r.c. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces conduct raids n. of the city and in al-‘Izzariya, arresting 1 Palestinian and issuing an arrest summons to another. (EI, MNA, NYT 7/13; HA, MNA 7/14; PCHR 7/15)

The Knesset Ethics Comm. reprimands MK Ghattas (Joint List) for his participation in the Freedom Flotilla III, rejecting his freedom-ofspeech–based argument. The comm. does not punish him in any other way because this is his 1st ethics offense. (JP 7/16)

In Jordan, envoys of the Middle East Quartet meet with Jordanian FM Nasser Judeh and National Security Authority Abdullah Wreikat to discuss “how to preserve the 2-state solution, and how to create conditions that will enable the parties to return to meaningful negotiations,” according to a joint statement. They will meet again on 7/14. (JP 7/16)

Israel’s Military Police begins questioning Lt.-Col. Neria Yeshurun who ordered his IDF battalion to fire at a Shuja‘iya hospital on 7/23/2014. It is the 1st Israeli criminal investigation into alleged war crimes committed during OPE. (JP, YA 7/12; TOI 7/13; HA 7/14)