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This week sporadic rocket fire continued from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. In response IDF aircraft struck a Hamas attack tunnel in the central Gaza Strip. On June 27 the organizers of the flotilla held a press conference in Athens and announced they would set sail within a few days. Read more...

Disagreements continue between Egypt and Hamas regarding the operation of the Rafah crossing. An editorial in the Egyptian weekly newspaper Akhbar Al-Yawm criticized the attitude of the de facto Hamas administration, claiming its final objective was to have the Rafah crossing open without oversight or established procedures. The editorial stressed that it was an international Read more...

This past week relative quiet prevailed in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip. A mosque in the village of Al-Mughayyir (near Ramallah) was torched and vandalized. “Price tag” was painted in Hebrew on one of the external walls, indicating the arson was the work of extremist settlers. Read more...

This past week events focused on Naksa Day, June 5, which marked the defeat of the Arab armies in the Six Day War in 1967. Near Quneitra and Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights hundreds of rioters tried again to invade Israeli territory, as had been tried previously on Nakba Day (May 15). They confronted Read more...

This past week one rocket hit was identified in Israeli territory. The Egyptian government announced the continuous opening of the Rafah crossing Read more...