Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Overnight in the West Bank, IDF troops shoot and kill a Palestinian man during clashes in Jenin r.c. sparked by a pre-dawn raid. An IDF spokesperson says the man was shot because he was preparing to throw a pipe bomb at the soldiers. Meanwhile, IDF troops conduct raids in Jenin and 1 village nr. Hebron, arresting 3 Palestinians and issuing an arrest summons to 1; patrol in Tulkarm and 2 villages nr. Hebron during the day. Israeli forces demolish a residential tent and shut down a market in villages nr. Hebron. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian-owned well, fence, small room, and several trees in Issawiyya; conduct late-night raids in Issawiyya, arresting 5 Palestinians. (HA, MNA, REU, WAFA 6/10; MNA, PCHR 6/11; PCHR 6/18)

Following 2 days of talks in Amman, Palestinian, Israeli, and Jordanian activists and officials announce a 35-year Regional NGO Master Plan for Sustainable Development in the Jordan Valley to govern admin. of the Jordan River and pollution-combating efforts. (JP 6/11)