June 6, 2016

In the West Bank, armed Palestinians open fire on 2 Israeli settler vehicles nr. Ramallah, causing no injuries. The IDF then raids nearby Dayr Abu Mash‘al village, imposing a temporary blockade on the area. IDF troops arrest 7 Palestinians during raids nr. Bethlehem and Hebron and patrol nr. Ramallah, Tulkarm, and Hebron throughout the day. Meanwhile, the Israeli authorities limit the fishing zone off Gaza’s s. coast to 6 naut. mi., having extended it to 9 on 4/3. (MNA, TOI, WAFA 6/7; PCHR 6/9)

The Jerusalem Planning and Building Comm. approves 2 permits to build 82 new housing units in the Ramat Shlomo settlement in East Jerusalem. (MNA 6/8)