为拦截抗议者设置了路障，并把守着士兵及警察的最高立宪法院宣布了可能是埃及历史上最重要的裁定。法官们首先确认Ahmed Shafik有权参加本周末的总统选举，尽管有法律禁止前总统Mubarak政权的官员参选。真正的重磅炸弹是法院裁定去年的国会选举违宪。首席法官宣布，国会应被解散，整个选举应重新进行。穆斯林兄弟会总统候选人Mohamed Morsi认为大家应该遵守法院裁定，不过另一位兄弟会资深人物谴责这完全是阴谋，并发誓不惜任何代价，他将为此斗争到底。

UN monitors in Syria say there was a strong stench of dead bodies in the air as they finally managed to enter al-Haffa, the mountain town where both sides have predicted a massacre. After days of heavy fighting between government forces and opposition fighters, the observers said the town appeared deserted. Most government institutions have been set on fire, shops have been looted and private homes ransacked. They said the number of casualties in the town remained unclear.

联合国驻叙利亚监察员最终设法进入al-Haffa，一座山镇后透露，高处的山上堆满了尸体。政府军和反对武装都曾预想在这进行一场血战，接连几日的激烈交火后，有人透露这个镇子已不复存在。许多政府机构被放火燃烧，商店和住家都被洗劫一空。监察员们目前还未确定该镇的伤亡人员。