Monday, July 4, 2016

After days of general closure, the IDF begins to allow Palestinians to leave Hebron. Every vehicle is still searched before it exits the district. Meanwhile, IDF troops conduct raids in c. Hebron, threatening 1 home with punitive demolition, detaining a handful of Palestinians, and sparking clashes with stone-throwing residents; 1 Palestinian is injured. They arrest 3 Palestinians on further raids late at night nr. Nablus, and patrol in 8 villages nr. Hebron throughout the day. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrest 12 Palestinians during raids in Issawiyya, Silwan, and the Old City. (MNA 7/4; JP 7/5; PCHR 7/14)

The Egyptian authorities open the Rafah border crossing for the 5th of 5 planned days since 6/29. (OCHA 7/5)