June 21, 2011

Israel authorizes UNRWA to construct 1,200 new homes and 18 new schools in Gaza to replace some of the 60,000 Palestinian homes destroyed during the 2008–9 Operation Cast Lead. Israeli naval vessels fire on Palestinian fishing boats off the Gaza City coast, forcing them to return to shore. In the West Bank, the IDF enters northern Hebron in the morning to photograph 3 shops. (HA 6/21; AP, HA, NYT, WP, WT, YA 6/22; PCHR 6/23; OCHA 6/24)