Monday, June 19, 2017

IDF troops conduct a raid in c. Hebron, sparking clashes with stone-throwing residents; 1 IDF vehicle is set on fire and there are no serious injuries. Elsewhere in the West Bank, they arrest 5 Palestinians on further raids nr. Bethlehem and Hebron; and patrol nr. Nablus and Qalqilya. Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles nr. Nablus, causing minor damage to some. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrest 1 Palestinian during a raid in the Old City. Along Gaza’s border, Israeli forces conduct limited incursions to level land nr. Bayt Hanun and Rafah. Off Gaza’s coast, Israeli naval forces open fire on Palestinian fishing boats nr. Bayt Lahiya, causing no damage or injuries. (MNA 6/19; MNA, WAFA 6/20; PCHR 6/22)

The Israeli authorities begin implementing their 6/11 decision to cut the electricity supply to Gaza. (They will continue daily cuts through 6/22, fully implementing the 6/11 decision.) (EI, MNA, TOI 6/19; MNA 6/20)