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Israeli top court suspends Palestinian evictions in Sheikh Jarrah

The four families in occupied East Jerusalem were at the heart of clashes that sparked an 11-day Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip last May [Ahmad Gharabli/AFP]

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that a group of Palestinian families slated for eviction from the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah can remain in their homes for the time being.

The court ruled on Tuesday that the four families could stay in their homes until Israel carried out a land arrangement, a process that could take years or may not be carried out at all.

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