CROSSFIREARABIA: The Palestinian Information Center (Moti), an independent human rights organization, documented 48 acts of popular resistance against Israeli occupation forces and settlers in cities across the occupied West Bank. The center stated these resistance acts, which took place between 3 – 9 July, included clashes and confrontations with settlers. It confirmed Palestinians repelled 11 attacks by settlers, while 34 confrontations erupted with occupation forces in various areas, involving stone-throwing and clashes with Palestinian civilians. The center emphasized that last week saw three popular demonstrations protesting the occupation’s crimes and its ongoing policies against Palestinians, including continued raids and attacks on cities, towns, and holy sites.
CROSSFIREARABIA – About 70,000 Palestinians performed the Friday prayers in Al Aqsa Mosque and its courtyards despite the restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation forces. Hundreds of Palestinians from the old city, Jerusalem, West Bank and the 1948 territories flocked to the holy mosque compound to perform the traditional weekly prayer on Friday noon. Israeli soldiers checked all the IDs of all those who attended the prayers and tens of youths were turned away and refused entry into the compound.