European Union’s top diplomat criticized Israel over the conviction of Abdullah Abu Rahmeh, a leader of Palestinian protests against the West Bank separation barrier in Bil’in village.
The UN has issued an urgent call for the lifting of Israeli military restrictions on civilian access to Gaza Strip lands, finding they have dramatically affected the livelihoods of farmers and fishermen.
Israeli soldiers used force to shut down weekly non-violent anti-wall protests in villages across the West Bank, with clashes and tear gas reported in Nil’in and al-Ma’sara.
Fuel for generators is running out as the power crisis in Gaza continues, despite Israel’s supposed easing of the siege. Gaza officials warn that power plants will have to shut down again this weekend.
The Israel Government Tourist Office (IGTO) lost an appeal of a ban by the the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority on a vacation advertisement that described the Western Wall as part of Israel.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced it will conduct an investigation into the May flotilla incident. The investigatory commission will report to the UN panel established to probe the incident.
Personnel of the Israel Lands Administration, backed up by a large police contingent, demolished the homes of some 300 residents in the “unrecognized” Bedouin village of al-Arakib in the Negev.
A deadly border skirmish between Israel and Lebanon was sparked by Israeli military tree-cutting on lands technically within Israeli territory although north of the border fence.
An illegal Israeli settlement outpost erected near the larger Kiyrat Arba settlement in Hebron was evacuated by Israeli forces, sparking violence from squatters, who torched Palestinian lands.
Amnesty International again called on Israeli authorities to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, after a further 74 were destroyed in the Jordan Valley earlier this week.
The Israeli Supreme Court has issued a 90-day injunction against the enforcement of a law preventing the prosecution of 400 protesters arrested during the 2005 Gaza disengagement.
Israel’s Knesset voted to revoke parliamentary privileges from Arab MK Hanin Zuabi due to her participation in the Gaza aid flotilla that was attacked by the Israeli military in May.
