Occupation/Human rights
Three Israelis shot dead in West Bank settlement, Al Jazeera
Palestinian gunman reportedly opened fire on Israelis in settlement of Har Adar near Jerusalem, killing three.
Another Palestinian West Bank Village to Be Emptied, Israeli Security Official Says, Ha'aretz
A senior security official has said that residents of the Palestinian village of Sussia in the southern West Bank will be evicted within a few months, like the Bedouin village of Khan al-Amar.
Israeli settlers torch Palestinian olive trees in revenge attack, The New Arab
Israeli settlers have torched Palestinian olive trees in a “revenge attack” after being evicted from an illegal settlement outpost in occupied Nablus.
Palestinian Interpol bid heads to vote as Israeli lobbying falls short, Times of Israel
The Palestinian Authority’s latest bid to join Interpol is likely to go to a vote at the General Assembly later this week, despite Israeli and US efforts to stymie Ramllah’s aspirations to join the international law enforcement body.
UN envoy slams Israel’s ‘high rate’ of settlement construction, Times of Israel
Israel continues to build settlements “at a high rate,” in defiance of Security Council demands for an end to the expansion, the UN envoy for the Middle East said Monday.
Israeli politics
Supreme Court justices to skip settlement jubilee ceremony, Times of Israel
Following an appeal to the court from Meretz MK Issawi Frej, Supreme Court Chief Justice Miriam Naor said the court felt it was “inappropriate” to send a representative to the event.
US-Israeli/Palestinian relations
White House explains redirected funds to Palestinians, Jewish Insider
The Trump administration source objected to an assertion made by a Congressional aide that the Trump administration was rushing to move $20 million in funds to West Bank water programs before the Taylor Force Act could be passed.
Palestinian Chief Negotiator Waiting For Lung Transplant In D.C., The Forward
Saeb Erekat, 62, who also is secretary-general of the PLO executive committee, has pulmonary fibrosis, a serious lung disease. He requires oxygen and can no longer walk.