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U.S., Israeli, Emirati Officials Meet in Washington

  • The top diplomats from the United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates met in Washington to mark the first anniversary of the Abraham Accords (US News)

Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians in Separate Incidents

  • Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank village of Burqin, in the Old City of Jerusalem, and in the Gaza Strip (Al Jazeera)

Egypt, United States Discuss Reviving Peace Negotiations Between Israel and Hamas

  • U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi today to discuss mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas (Associated Press)

Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Withdraw Recognition of Israel

  • In a virtual address to the UN General Assembly, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to withdraw recognition of the state of Israel should Israel refuse to withdraw to pre-1967 borders in the next year (Al Jazeera)

U.S. House of Representatives Approves $1 Billion to Fund Israel’s Iron Dome

  • The U.S. House of Representatives voted 420 to 9 to approve $1 billion in new funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system (New York Times)

House Democrats Strip Funding for Israel’s Air Defense System

  • After pressure from progressive Democrats, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that removes funding for Israel’s air defense system in order to prevent a government shutdown (ABC)
  • House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said he will introduce a separate bill to fund Israel’s Iron Dome system (CNN)

Bennett Becomes First Israeli Prime Minister to Visit Egypt in a Decade

  • Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett traveled to Egypt to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to discuss bilateral ties and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (Al Jazeera)

Israel Arrests Four of Six Palestinian Prison Escapees

  • Israeli police announced they had arrested four of the six Palestinians who escaped from prison last week, while two remain at large (Associated Press)
  • Meanwhile, Palestinian militants in Gaza launched two rockets into Israel in support of the escaped prisoners and Israel responded with airstrikes; there have been no reported injuries so far (Reuters)

Israeli Forces Wound One Hundred Palestinian Protesters

  • Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets in support of six Palestinians who escaped from an Israeli prison, while Israeli authorities arrested relatives of the escapees (Dawn)
  • The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that Israeli forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas at Palestinian protesters, wounding one hundred Palestinians across the West Bank (Al Jazeera)

Israeli Forces Search for Palestinian Prison Escapees, Launch Air Strikes in Gaza

  • Israeli security forces launched an operation to recapture six Palestinians who they said escaped from one of the country’s highest-security prisons. Israel conducted air strikes in Gaza after Gaza launched incendiary balloons to Israel to show support for the prison escapees (Washington Post)

Israel Objects to U.S. Reopening Consulate for Palestinian Affairs

  • Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said that reopening a U.S. consulate in Jerusalem for Palestinian affairs is a “bad idea” that could destabilize Israel’s government. A U.S. spokesperson said Washington plans to go through with the decision (Reuters)

Israel to Ease Restrictions on Gaza

  • Israel announced that it will boost water supplies to the Gaza Strip and increase the territory’s fishing permissions. Israel tightened restrictions on Gaza after the country’s conflict with Hamas in May (Haaretz)

Israel Announces Loan to Palestinian Territories After Rare High-Level Talks

  • Israel’s Ministry of Defense said the country will loan the Palestinian Authority some $155 million following what appeared to be the first high-level talks between Israeli and Palestinian officials since 2014. The talks came after President Biden urged Israel to take measures to improve living conditions for Palestinians (Al Jazeera)

Israeli Prime Minister Bennett to Meet With Biden

  • Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is set to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House today. Bennett said in an interview that he plans to dissuade Biden from reviving the nuclear deal with Iran and said he will not support U.S. plans to reopen a consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem (New York Times)
  • Both leaders have suggested they aim for a reset in the U.S.-Israel relationship following the departure of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after twelve years. Still, Biden and Bennett hold different positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including on Israeli settlement building and Palestinian statehood (Reuters)

Egypt Closes Border With Gaza to Pressure Hamas

  • Egypt closed its main border crossing with the Gaza Strip yesterday in connection with efforts to broker a long-term cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that governs Gaza, Egyptian officials said. The move is reportedly meant to pressure Hamas into making progress in negotiations (Associated Press)

Israel Strikes Hamas Targets in Gaza

  • The Israeli military said its aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza over the weekend, following demonstrations in which Palestinian protesters near the Gaza-Israel border fence threw explosives at Israeli troops. Forty-one Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were wounded (Reuters)

Israel, Qatar Reach Agreement on UN Aid for Gaza

  • Israel, Qatar, and the United Nations reached an agreement that will allow funds for the Gaza Strip to be transferred through Qatar (Haaretz)
  • The aid transfer had been stalled in part over concerns that funds could reach Hamas, the armed group that rules Gaza (Al Jazeera)

Israel Intercepts Rocket Fired From Gaza

  • Israel’s air-defense system intercepted a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, the first rocket fire since the May conflict between Israel and Hamas. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, which came after four Palestinians were killed in clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinians in the West Bank (Al Jazeera)

Israel to Authorize New Construction in the West Bank

  • The country will authorize new housing construction in the occupied West Bank for both Jewish settlers and Palestinians living in Israel-controlled Area C. The move allows the building of new homes in settlements for the first time in ten months and marks the first time in several years that Israel has authorized Palestinian homes in Area C (Axios)

Palestinian Man Killed at Funeral Protests by Israeli Forces

  • A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces at protests during the West Bank funeral of a 12-year-old boy who had also been shot by Israeli forces a day earlier, the Palestinian health ministry said. Thousands of people attended the funeral procession, where clashes broke out as people reportedly threw rocks at Israeli soldiers (CNN)

Former UN Rights Chief to Lead Probe in Israel, Palestinian Territories

  • Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay will lead a probe into violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law in Israel, East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza. The investigation is a result of a special session of the UN Human Rights Council that followed the conflict in Gaza in early May between Israel and Palestinian militants (Agence France-Presse, Times of Israel)

U.S. to Pause on Palestinian Consulate in Jerusalem

  • Washington is holding off on reopening a consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem until after the new Israeli government passes a budget in an effort to support its stability, an Israeli official said (Times of Israel)

Israel Strikes Hamas Site in Response to Incendiary Balloons

  • Israeli aircraft bombed a Hamas weapons-manufacturing site in response to incendiary balloons launched from Gaza, Israel’s military said. No casualties were immediately reported. Egypt and the United Nations have increased their efforts to mediate between Israel and Hamas (Reuters)

Israeli Settlers to Leave Site in West Bank

  • Israel’s government announced that Jewish settlers will leave the site of a new, unauthorized settlement in the occupied West Bank that Palestinians have protested against. The settlers’ homes will remain and be protected by soldiers (New York Times)

Critic of Palestinian Authority Dies During Arrest

  • Nizar Banat, an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority (PA), died when Palestinian security forces arrested him at his home in the West Bank. His cousin said they beat Nizar with an iron bar during the arrest. UN and European Union representatives called for a full investigation of Banat’s death (Associated Press)