Israeli settlers take over home in Jerusalem’s Silwan
3 years, 2 months ago

Israeli settlers take over home in Jerusalem’s Silwan

Al Jazeera  

Settlers take over an apartment in Palestinian neighbourhood as the Jerusalem municipality hands out demolition orders. Occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli settlers from the Elad settler group have taken over a Palestinian home in the Silwan neighbourhood, south of the Old City of Jerusalem. The second-floor apartment, located in the Wadi al-Rababa area of Silwan, a Palestinian neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, was home to Nidal Froukh and his family. “It’s not clear what happened yet, but the entrance of the settlers appears illegal – at the least Bilal Froukh should have been notified prior, because Nidal – his brother – is a tenant and not an owner,” Jawad Siam from the Wadi Helweh Information Center, told Al Jazeera. Palestine-based rights group Al Haq says “Silwan serves as a dynamic example of the ongoing oppression of the Palestinian people and the confiscation of their property.” “In addition to Israel’s discriminatory planning and zoning regime, which creates unbearable living conditions for Palestinians in Jerusalem, Silwan has been the site of aggressive Government-supported settlement activities carried out by private Israeli settler organisations.

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Arab Israeli freed from Gaza returns to his Bedouin village, which is targeted for demolition
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Arab Israeli freed from Gaza returns to his Bedouin village, which is targeted for demolition

LA Times  

Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza Strip, meets his relatives and friends after arriving in the Khirbet Karkur village, near Rahat, southern Israel, on Wednesday. Qaid Farhad Alkadi, 52, is one of Israel’s roughly 300,000 Bedouin Arabs, a poor and traditionally nomadic minority that has a complicated relationship with the government and often …

Israeli attack on Gaza shelter kills 15 members of one Palestinian family
4 months, 1 week ago

Israeli attack on Gaza shelter kills 15 members of one Palestinian family

Al Jazeera  

Israeli strikes ‘wiping out whole families’ after attack on warehouse sheltering displaced Palestinians in az-Zawayda in central Gaza. The Israeli military has bombed a warehouse sheltering displaced Palestinians in the az-Zawayda area of central Gaza, killing 15 members of one family, including nine children. The civil defence spokesman in Gaza, Mahmoud Basal, said on Saturday that 15 people killed in …

Israel destroys dozens of Bedouin homes in Negev desert
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel destroys dozens of Bedouin homes in Negev desert

Hindustan Times  

Israeli authorities destroyed around 50 homes belonging to Bedouins in the Negev desert on Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported, with Israel's far-right national security minister saying they were "illegal constructions". Israel destroys dozens of Bedouin homes in Negev desert Bulldozers flattened the houses in the Wadi al-Khalil village, sparking anger among members of its 500-strong community. The Wadi al-Khalil homes …

Forced from their Gaza home by Israeli troops, a family makes a frightening walk through a war zone
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Forced from their Gaza home by Israeli troops, a family makes a frightening walk through a war zone

Associated Press  

CAIRO — It wasn’t lack of food that pushed Heba al-Haddad and her family to leave their home in Gaza City. Witnesses say Israeli troops conducted building-by-building expulsions of residents in nearby neighborhoods during the military’s two-week raid on Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital, which triggered furious fighting across the area. Asked about the reports, the Israeli military said there are …

Israel bombs homes in central Gaza, killing several families
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel bombs homes in central Gaza, killing several families

Al Jazeera  

As Israel’s aggression expands in the central Gaza Strip, civilian casualties are mounting amid the bombardment of residential homes in Deir el-Balah and the al-Zawaida refugee camp. Sumayya Ahmed, an elderly woman who was in the residential building that came under attack in Deir el-Balah, said her family members were preparing to sleep when the attack occurred at about 10:30pm. …

Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions
11 months, 1 week ago

Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions

Al Jazeera  

Wiping away tears, Ghadeer al-Atrash stood before her bulldozed home in a Palestinian village abutting Israeli settlements, a fate feared by hundreds of villagers as Israel ramps up demolitions during wartime. The destruction of homes built without Israeli-issued permits, which campaigners say are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain due to Israel’s restrictive planning policy, has roiled occupied territories for …

Will Gaza’s displaced Palestinians return home in the future?
11 months, 1 week ago

Will Gaza’s displaced Palestinians return home in the future?

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 13, 2024 18:17 IST - 6 MINS READ The last three months were an odyssey, a quest for safety that does not exist in Gaza. Some prominent Israeli politicians and Ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultranationalist government have questioned whether Gaza’s population should be allowed to return home at all. Gaza discourse becomes heated Far-right Israeli …

‘No other land is home’: Amid Israel bombs, a Gaza City family won’t leave
1 year ago

‘No other land is home’: Amid Israel bombs, a Gaza City family won’t leave

Al Jazeera  

Israel says it has given families a chance to flee Gaza City. Gaza City, Gaza — The Abu Shahla family stayed resolute in their house at the centre of Gaza City for two weeks after the Israeli army launched its ground operations in the city. “And today we, the younger generations, are living a microcosm of their experience of forced …

Israel-Hamas fighting heats up in Gaza City, accelerating the exodus of Palestinians to the south
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel-Hamas fighting heats up in Gaza City, accelerating the exodus of Palestinians to the south

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians living in the heart of Gaza’s largest city said Wednesday they could see and hear Israeli ground forces closing in from multiple directions, accelerating the exodus of thousands of civilians as food and water become scarce and urban fighting between Israel and Hamas heats up. Gantz acknowledged that Israel does not yet have a …

Israel’s home demolitions a ‘war on nerves’ for Palestinians
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel’s home demolitions a ‘war on nerves’ for Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

East Jerusalem residents know that suspended demolition orders remain in force and may be executed at any moment. Residents of the 13-unit building – at least half of whom are minors – received a final Israeli demolition order on February 5, under the pretext that their building “lacks a permit”. Under the new right-wing Israeli government sworn in late last …

Israel steps up Jerusalem home demolitions as violence rises
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel steps up Jerusalem home demolitions as violence rises

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Ratib Matar’s family was growing. Israel’s new far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called not only for the sealing of the assailant’s family home, but also the immediate demolition of dozens of Palestinian homes built without permits in east Jerusalem, among other punitive steps. For many Palestinians, the gathering pace of home demolitions is part of the new …

Rights group: Israel approves over 4,000 new settler homes
2 years, 7 months ago

Rights group: Israel approves over 4,000 new settler homes

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel advanced plans for the construction of more than 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, a rights group said, a day after the military demolished homes in an area where hundreds of Palestinians face the threat of expulsion. On Wednesday, Israeli troops demolished at least 18 buildings and structures in the West Bank following …

Israel destroys home of Palestinian accused of killing settler
2 years, 7 months ago

Israel destroys home of Palestinian accused of killing settler

Al Jazeera  

Clashes broke out when Israeli forces raided a village in the occupied West Bank and demolished the house of a Palestinian they say killed an Israeli settler last December. Using explosives, soldiers destroyed the home of Omar Jaradat on Saturday in the village of Silat al-Harithiya near the flashpoint city of Jenin, a statement by the Israeli army said. Watch …

Jerusalem: Israel forces Palestinians to self-demolish own homes
2 years, 10 months ago

Jerusalem: Israel forces Palestinians to self-demolish own homes

Al Jazeera  

Jabal al-Mukabber, occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli authorities have forced two Palestinian families in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Jabal al-Mukabber to demolish their own homes, rendering 13 people, including five children, homeless. “The border police came to the homes immediately after the court decision on Sunday morning and told the families that if they don’t self-demolish, they would …

Israeli forces demolish Palestinian home in Sheikh Jarrah
2 years, 11 months ago

Israeli forces demolish Palestinian home in Sheikh Jarrah

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces tear down the house in overnight raid displacing the family of 18 from their home in occupied East Jerusalem. Sheikh Jarrah, occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli forces have destroyed the home of a Palestinian family in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, days after the family tried to stave off the demolition by threatening to blow up …

Palestinian family protests East Jerusalem home displacement
2 years, 11 months ago

Palestinian family protests East Jerusalem home displacement

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces surround Mahmoud Salhiyeh’s house in an attempt to force his family out of their Sheikh Jarrah home. A Palestinian man whose family is facing forced displacement by Israeli police from their home in the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah has threatened to blow up gas canisters rather than be forced out. The family said it bought …

Palestinian families face new Israeli demolition threat in Silwan
3 years, 1 month ago

Palestinian families face new Israeli demolition threat in Silwan

Al Jazeera  

An Israeli court to decide if some 80 homes in occupied East Jerusalem could be demolished to make way for a park. Silwan, Occupied East Jerusalem – About 84 Palestinian homes in the Wadi Yasoul neighbourhood of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem are facing demolition to make way for enlarging an Israeli national park in the area. Diab said that …

Jerusalem: Palestinians at risk of displacement due to demolition
3 years, 1 month ago

Jerusalem: Palestinians at risk of displacement due to demolition

Al Jazeera  

Seventy residents say they will be left homeless if Israeli authorities greenlight demolition of their building in occupied East Jerusalem. Rights groups and Palestinians have long documented the refusal of Israeli authorities to issue building permits in occupied East Jerusalem, which the United Nations says is part of a “restrictive planning regime” that “makes it virtually impossible for Palestinians to …

Palestinian Bedouins in Hebron face demolitions, settler attacks
3 years, 1 month ago

Palestinian Bedouins in Hebron face demolitions, settler attacks

Al Jazeera  

Masafer Yatta, occupied West Bank – The Israeli High Court of Justice is expected to decide over the next month whether an area in the occupied West Bank – where Palestinian Bedouin communities have resided long before the Israeli occupation – will continue to be used for military purposes. “Israel wants this land because it’s the highest point in the …

Debt and trauma as Israel destroys Palestinian homes, businesses
3 years, 5 months ago

Debt and trauma as Israel destroys Palestinian homes, businesses

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of Palestinians struggle to see a future as Israel demolishes homes and businesses in occupied territories. Occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem – Hundreds of Palestinian families are struggling to put their lives back together after their homes and businesses were demolished by Israeli authorities, either as collective punishment for operations carried out by relatives against the Israeli occupation …

Palestinians defy ‘precursor to mass displacements’
3 years, 5 months ago

Palestinians defy ‘precursor to mass displacements’

Al Jazeera  

Israel has sent demolition notices to residents of about 100 homes in Silwan, warning their abodes – housing more than 1,500 people – are to be destroyed. According to a statement released by Fakhri Abu Diab, co-director of the Jahalin Solidarity organisation and spokesman for Silwan residents, members of the US Congress are currently discussing Israel’s ongoing displacement of Palestinians …

Palestinians May Be Evicted From Jerusalem Neighborhood To Make Way For Biblical Park
3 years, 5 months ago

Palestinians May Be Evicted From Jerusalem Neighborhood To Make Way For Biblical Park

NPR  

Palestinians May Be Evicted From Jerusalem Neighborhood To Make Way For Biblical Park Palestinians in a Jerusalem neighborhood face the threat of having their homes demolished. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Dozens of Palestinian families in an East Jerusalem neighborhood could have their homes demolished to make way for a special project by Jewish settlers - an archaeological park near ancient ruins. …

Demolitions begin in occupied East Jerusalem’s Silwan
3 years, 5 months ago

Demolitions begin in occupied East Jerusalem’s Silwan

Al Jazeera  

Violence erupted after the demolition of a Palestinian business by Israeli forces began in the al-Bustan area of the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan on Tuesday. In a statement earlier this month, Palestinian rights organisation Al-Haq said Palestinians in East Jerusalem make up the majority of the population, but “Israeli zoning laws have allocated 35 percent of the land …

Demolishing Palestinian homes for an Israeli religious theme park
3 years, 6 months ago

Demolishing Palestinian homes for an Israeli religious theme park

Al Jazeera  

More than 100 buildings housing about 1,500 people in the al-Bustan area of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem face demolition. Silwan, Occupied East Jerusalem – Nearly 130 Palestinian families face the destruction of their homes to make way for an Israeli religious theme park where the Israelis believe King David had a garden in biblical times. “My family has lived …

Israeli court delays ruling on expulsion of families in Silwan
3 years, 6 months ago

Israeli court delays ruling on expulsion of families in Silwan

Al Jazeera  

An Israeli court ruled to forcibly displace seven Palestinian families in Silwan in favour of Jewish settlers in 2020. Occupied East Jerusalem – An Israeli court has postponed its decision on an appeal lodged by Palestinian families facing forced displacement from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem’s Silwan district. The appeal was against an Israeli court verdict in 2020, which …

The Possible Eviction Of Palestinians In East Jerusalem Was A Spark For Conflict
3 years, 7 months ago

The Possible Eviction Of Palestinians In East Jerusalem Was A Spark For Conflict

NPR  

The Possible Eviction Of Palestinians In East Jerusalem Was A Spark For Conflict The move by Israeli settlers to evict Palestinian families from the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah was one of the sparks for the fighting between Israel and Hamas. The current conflict might be coming to an end after 11 days with announcements of a cease-fire tonight, but it …

Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom
3 years, 7 months ago

Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — When Samira Dajani’s family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the garden, naming them for each of his six children. The Dajanis are one of several Palestinian families facing imminent eviction in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem. “It was like heaven after our exodus.” Things …

Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom
3 years, 7 months ago

Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — When Samira Dajani’s family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the garden, naming them for each of his six children. The Dajanis are one of several Palestinian families facing imminent eviction in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem. “It was like heaven after our exodus.” Things …

Video shows Israeli settler trying to take over Palestinian house
3 years, 7 months ago

Video shows Israeli settler trying to take over Palestinian house

Al Jazeera  

“If I don’t steal your home, someone else will steal it,” was the answer given by an Israeli settler to Muna al-Kurd, a young Palestinian woman who accused him of stealing her home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in the occupied East Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/OSB0QejwCT — Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده May 1, 2021 The response provoked al-Kurd, who told him “You …

Israel orders wave of new house demolitions in Silwan, Jerusalem
3 years, 11 months ago

Israel orders wave of new house demolitions in Silwan, Jerusalem

Al Jazeera  

Residents fear Jerusalem municipality is preparing to raze many Palestinian homes over the coming weeks. Diab is a community activist and one of several Palestinian residents of the Al-Bustan neighbourhood in Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem, served with demolition orders by Jerusalem’s Israeli-run municipality in December. When Al Jazeera contacted Jerusalem Municipality for its response to the new demolition orders, it …

Eviction of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah part of Israeli policy
4 years ago

Eviction of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah part of Israeli policy

Al Jazeera  

For at least a dozen Palestinian families living in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the threat of eviction from their homes looms over their heads, paralysing any thoughts of the future. “Since the eviction order, we’ve been living with the daily anxiety of not knowing when the Israeli army will come and evict us from our home,” …

'Impossible to get' Israeli permits force Palestinians to raze own homes in east Jerusalem
4 years, 3 months ago

'Impossible to get' Israeli permits force Palestinians to raze own homes in east Jerusalem

India Today  

Palestinian Alaa Borqan preferred to tear down his own house in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem after a court ruled that it was constructed illegally and must be demolished. The Israeli authorities regularly raze homes built by Palestinians on their own lands in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank if they lack Israeli construction permits. Under Israeli occupation since the 1967 …

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