Saturday, August 1, 2020

In the West Bank, 1 Palestinian farmer said Israeli settlers poisoned 10 of his sheep, killing them. Israeli settlers also assaulted 1 woman and 2 children in Hebron. Israeli forces delivered a stop-work order for construction on a water pipe and seized 1 excavator in Atuf. 1 Palestinian was arrested during a late-night raid in Hebron. In Israel, thousands of Israeli protesters continued to protest against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding his resignation over his corruption charges and response to COVID-19; this was the 6th consecutive Saturday of mass protest outside Netanyahu’s official residence. (WAFA 8/1; HA, REU 8/2; PCHR 8/13)