Saturday, May 27, 2023

In the West Bank, Palestinians in Burqa protested the Israeli government’s decision to reopen the Homesh settlement outpost. Israeli settlers set up a caravan on Palestinian-owned land in Umm al-Qiba. Israeli forces shot and injured 1 Palestinian during a raid in Beit Umar; others suffered tear-gas related injuries. Israeli forces also assaulted 1 Palestinian man at a checkpoint in Sa’ir. In Tel Aviv, tens of thousands of Israelis protested against the Israeli government for the 21st Saturday in a row. (AP, HA, MEE, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 5/27; PCHR 6/1; UNOCHA 6/2)