Overview
- Flag parade: Israel’s intention to hold the flag parade, cancelled because of Hamas rocket fire targeting Jerusalem (the beginning of Operation Guardian of the Walls) enraged the Palestinians, whose responses included threats to renew the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. The Israel Police Force refused to issue a permit for the parade and it was cancelled, which was widely covered by the Palestinian media. Hamas claimed Israel cancelled the parade in surrender to the threats of the Palestinian terrorist organizations. The security cabinet’s decision to postpone the parade to June 15, 2021, has not yet been replied to by Hamas.
- Judea and Samaria: A shooting attack was carried out near Elon Moreh (east of Nablus), targeting an Israeli civilian vehicle. No casualties were reported. The area has been the scene of many riots, and rocks and Molotov cocktails have been thrown at Israeli civilians and Israeli vehicles driving on the roads. The Israeli security forces detained Sheikh Jamal al-Tawil, a Hamas leader in Judea and Samaria, on charges that included incitement to violence and participation in riots. Hamas said in an announcement that his detention would not silence the “voice of the resistance.”
- Rebuilding the Gaza Strip: The Egyptian army sent engineers and heavy equipment to clear the rubble in the Gaza Strip. Sources in the Gaza Strip said that the mechanisms for rebuilding the Gaza Strip after Operation Protective Edge were unacceptable and had to be replaced. Meeting with members of the Gazan academia, Yahya al-Sinwar, head of the Hamas political bureau in the Gaza Strip, said Hamas was aware that situating military headquarters within the civilian population was “problematic.” He claimed that 90 Hamas and other terrorist organization operatives had been killed during the hostilities. In the meantime, the Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military-terrorist wing, has been actively recruiting new operatives and asking for bitcoin donations.
- Egypt: The heads of the Palestinian organizations have been summoned to Cairo for two days of talks to discuss the internal Palestinian reconciliation. The talks will be sponsored by Egyptian President al-Sisi and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
- The Palestinian Authority (PA): PA Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh completed a round of visits to the Gulf States, with Qatar as his final stop. Ramallah Governor Layla Ghanem, acting for Mahmoud Abbas, gave 30,000 Jordanian dinars (about $42,300) to the family of Palestinian terrorist Muhanad al-Halabi, to buy a new house, after their previous house had been destroyed.
- Palestinian boycott organizations: This past week the Palestinian BDS organizations declared Palestinian national economy week (June 6 -12, 2021) in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip. The campaign calls for the boycott of Israeli- manufactured goods and the support of Palestinian-made products. The Palestinian minister of the economy reported a significant increase in the volume of locally-manufactured goods in the Palestinian marketplace
Judea and Samaria
Israel’s South
Developments in the Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Authority (PA)
[1] All information and reports are from Rescue Without Borders in Judea and Samaria unless otherwise noted. ↑
[2] A significant attack is defined by the ITIC as involving shooting, stabbing, a vehicular attack, the use of IEDs, or a combination of the above. Stones and Molotov cocktails thrown by Palestinians are not included. ↑