diff --git a/africa b/africa
index 0c37506a2f6..481bc264bcb 100644
--- a/africa
+++ b/africa
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # <pre>
-# @(#)africa	8.27
+# @(#)africa	8.28
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ Rule	Egypt	2007	only	-	Sep	Thu>=1	23:00s	0	-
 
 Rule	Egypt	2008	only	-	Aug	lastThu	23:00s	0	-
 Rule	Egypt	2009	only	-	Aug	20	23:00s	0	-
-Rule	Egypt	2010	only	-	Aug	10	23:00s	0	-
-Rule	Egypt	2010	only	-	Sep	9	0:00s	1:00	S
+Rule	Egypt	2010	only	-	Aug	11	0:00	0	-
+Rule	Egypt	2010	only	-	Sep	10	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Egypt	2010	max	-	Sep	lastThu	23:00s	0	-
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
diff --git a/asia b/asia
index 78ff2ffedcf..09158b669d3 100644
--- a/asia
+++ b/asia
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)asia	8.60
+# @(#)asia	8.61
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -2178,6 +2178,18 @@ Zone	Asia/Karachi	4:28:12 -	LMT	1907
 # "At 12:01am Friday, clocks in Israel and the West Bank will change to
 # 1:01am, while Gaza clocks will change at 12:01am Saturday morning."
 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2010-08-11):
+# According to several sources, including
+# <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=306795">
+# http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=306795
+# </a>
+# the clocks were set back one hour at 2010-08-11 00:00:00 local time in 
+# Gaza and the West Bank.
+# Some more background info:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-end-dst-2010.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-end-dst-2010.html
+# </a>
+
 # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule EgyptAsia	1957	only	-	May	10	0:00	1:00	S
@@ -2198,6 +2210,7 @@ Rule Palestine	2008	only	-	Aug	lastFri	2:00	0	-
 Rule Palestine	2009	only	-	Mar	lastFri	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule Palestine	2010	max	-	Mar	lastSat	0:01	1:00	S
 Rule Palestine	2009	max	-	Sep	Fri>=1	2:00	0	-
+Rule Palestine	2010	only	-	Aug	11	0:00	0	-
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Asia/Gaza	2:17:52	-	LMT	1900 Oct