In the West Bank, IDF troops arrest a Palestinian youth in c. Hebron when she is found to be carrying a knife. They also patrol nr. Hebron throughout the day. Meanwhile, thousands of Palestinian students gather at PA-sponsored sit-ins across the West Bank to “send a message to the world” about Israel’s occupation, according to a PA spokesperson. Off Gaza’s coast, Israeli naval forces open fire on Palestinian fishing boats nr. Gaza City, injuring 1 fisherman. (JP, MNA, WAFA 5/30; PCHR 6/1)
PA PM Rami Hamdallah meets with Israeli finance min. Moshe Kahlon in Ramallah, and agree to expand the PA’s authority in certain Israeli-controlled areas of the West Bank. A PA spokesperson says that they also agreed to the “cessation of home demolitions under the pretext of not being licensed” and to increasing the openings of the Allenby Bridge border crossing (a full schedule will be announced on 6/1). The agreements, designed to facilitate Palestinian economic growth and freedom of movement, come in the context of U.S. pres. Trump’s push for a resumption of peace talks. (MNA 5/31; JP, TOI, WAFA 6/1)