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Israeli police evict Palestinian family in East Jerusalem neighbourhood

Israeli police evicted a Palestinian family from their home in the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Wednesday, demolishing the dwelling in a case that has drawn international attention.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2022

Standoff over Palestinian Eviction Ends, Family Says

Israeli police on Tuesday backed down from attempts to evict Palestinians from their home in a Jerusalem flashpoint district, the family said after they threatened self-immolation, triggering a standoff. The Salhiya family has been facing the threat of eviction from their home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Israeli-annexed east…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 18, 2022

Palestinian family threatens to burn Sheikh Jarrah home in eviction standoff

Israeli police were in a standoff Monday with a Palestinian man who carried a gas canister onto the roof of his home in a Jerusalem flashpoint district as his family faced eviction. The Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood resident threatened to blow up his home rather than let his family be forced…

France 24 · Jan 17, 2022