[News] Israeli Occupation Forces Lock down Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood

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Israeli
Occupation Forces Lock down Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood
February 18, 2022
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Israeli forces suppress a Palestinian protest against house evictions in
Sheikh Jarrah. (Photo: Activestills)

Israeli occupation forces imposed a nearly full lockdown of the occupied
East Jerusalem Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on Thursday, the official
Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

"For some Israeli lawmakers, a Palestinian’s home is the perfect place to
set up a makeshift office. All it takes is a tent, a plastic folding table,
and an entourage of armed Jewish settlers". @m7mdkurd
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According to WAFA, the lockdown was imposed shortly after dozens of
Palestinian citizens and peace activists were assaulted by the forces.

WAFA correspondent said Israeli Police physically assaulted Palestinians
and solidarity activists outside the home of the Salem family – who are
facing a risk of forceful Israeli expulsion – in the neighborhood and
injured many of them.

“They’re creating facts on the ground. [Israeli forces] are trying to get
people used to the checkpoints, so when they come to evict… they’re already
in control of the area,” #SheikhJarrah
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Paramedics attempting to provide first aid to the injured were also denied
entry into the neighborhood by the police, she added.

Tensions remained high in the neighborhood over the past week as extreme
right-wing Israelis led by Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir set up a
makeshift office in the neighborhood, provoking its residents and drawing
confrontations from time to time.

Amnesty International warned Israel on Tuesday that forcible transfer of
Palestinians under occupation amounts to a war crime, the official
Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

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Following the move, dozens of settlers raided the neighborhood just after
midnight, pelting stones at Palestinian homes and damaging cars.

Currently, 37 Palestinian families live in Sheikh Jarrah, six of them are
facing imminent eviction. Since 2020, Israeli courts have ordered the
eviction of 13 Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah.

*(WAFA, PC, Social Media)*

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