The Jerusalem Municipality issues stopwork orders to the Islamic Waqf, which is building restrooms in the n. section of Haram al-Sharif ahead of Ramadan. The municipality decides not to permit the construction of a new settler building in Silwan. Sources in the PM’s office say that Netanyahu pressured Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat to halt the settlement construction and, in return, issued the stopwork order to the Islamic Waqf to appease Barkat. (MNA, WAFA 5/31; PCHR 6/2)
Israeli forces arrest 44 Palestinians during raids and house searches across East Jerusalem. Off Gaza’s coast, Israeli naval forces open fire on 2 Palestinian fishing boats nr. Gaza City, injuring 1 fisherman, arresting 4 fishermen, and confiscating the 2 boats. Along Gaza’s border, Israeli forces conduct a limited incursion to level land nr. Bayt Hanun. In the West Bank, IDF troops arrest 6 Palestinians during a latenight raid in Qalqilya, sparking clashes with stone-throwing residents; 2 Palestinians are injured. They also patrol nr. Hebron and Qalqilya throughout the day. (MNA, TOI, WAFA 5/31; HA, WAFA 6/1; PCHR 6/2)