In the West Bank, Israeli settlers demolish 11 structures in Arab al-Milehat. Israeli settlers also throw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near al-Bireh, causing damage. Israeli forces shoot and kill 2 Palestinians at a checkpoint near Tulkarm. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian child in Salem. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish a home and 2 agricultural structures, displacing 9 people, and issue demolition notices for 3 homes in al-Juwaya. Israeli forces arrest 22 Palestinians during raids in Silwad, Birzeit, Bidya, Beit Ijza, Tulkarm, Bethlehem, Jericho, Burqa, and Jerusalem. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities demolish commercial structures in Silwan. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb al-Bureij, Dayr al-Balah, and Gaza City, killing at least 71 people, including 8 police officers in a direct hit on a police vehicle in Dayr al-Balah. Israeli forces also invade al-Bureij refugee camp. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Naqoura, killing a Hezbollah member. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Israel, starting fires that reportedly burn a 5,000-acre forest near Safed. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 6/4; HA 6/5)
More than 36,550 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,103 children and 10,000 women, and around 82,952 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 7,000 people are missing in rubble, including 1,700 children. 520 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 126 children. More than 5,100 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 295 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 1,878 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. The Palestinian Civil Defense says its crews have found 360 bodies in Jabalia refugee camp since Israel withdrew from the area on 5/30. Staff at Al-Aqsa Hospital issue an urgent call for medical supplies and fuel while calling for crossings to be opened to allow the evacuation of wounded people. (AJ, AP, HA, WAFA 6/4)
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network says in a report that famine is likely under way in northern Gaza but that restrictions on humanitarian access to Gaza makes data collection problematic and a formal declaration of famine impossible. (HA 6/4; AJ 6/5)
UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Turk condemns the Israeli violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, saying crimes against Palestinians are committed with impunity. (AJ, REU, WAFA 6/4; UNOCHA 6/5)
Hamas says it is seeking clarification on Israel’s position as to whether it considers the ceasefire proposal to include a permanent ceasefire. (AJ 6/4)
Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir tweets “All Hezbollah strongholds must be burned down and destroyed. War!” (AJ 6/4)
The Slovenian parliament approves the government’s recognition of the State of Palestine. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU, WAFA 6/4)
U.S. president Joe Biden tells Time magazine that “there is every reason for people” to conclude that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the Israeli war on Gaza for his own personal political survival. Biden also says that his biggest disagreement with Netanyahu is on the need for “a transition to a 2-state solution.” (AJ, AJ, AX, HA, NYT, REU, TIME 6/4)
U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken speaks with Algerian foreign minister Ahmed Attaf and Saudi foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in separate phone calls, discussing the U.S.-Israel ceasefire proposal. (AJ, HA 6/4)
Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks with French president Emmanuel Macron, saying there will not be a full ceasefire until Israel has eliminated Hamas. Macron says the PA should govern Gaza after the Israeli war. Netanyahu also speaks with Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, who calls on him to abide by the ICJ orders and end the invasion of Rafah. Israel signs a letter of offer and acceptance for the purchase of 25 F-35 fighter jets from the U.S. worth $3 billion. The fighter jets are scheduled to arrive in 2028 and will bring the total number of F-35 fighter jets in Israel to 75. (AJ, AJ, HA 6/4)
The U.S. House of Representatives passes a bill to sanction ICC officials and anyone cooperating with the ICC on investigations into American citizens and allies, including Israel. 42 Democrats join the 205 Republicans voting in favor of the bill, which the White House has said it would veto. (AJ, AP, NYT, REU 6/4)