Palestinian resistance factions have warned Israel that there will probably be penalties for the apartheid state’s “aggression” in Jerusalem. In separate statements, Hamas and Islamic Jihad each condemned Israeli settler assaults on Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of the occupied metropolis.
“The settler violence in Sheikh Jarrah is blatant aggression and taking part in with fireplace,” mentioned Hamas spokesman Mohammad Hamada. “We name on Palestinians to rally in help of our folks in Sheikh Jarrah and confront such violence.”
In the meantime, Islamic Jihad in Palestine warned that the Israeli violence in Sheikh Jarrah may “explode” into one thing a lot larger in Jerusalem. The motion referred to as for all Palestinians to assemble in help of Jerusalem and Sheikh Jarrah, the place native residents cite repeated assaults by unlawful settlers, who’ve stolen Palestinian-owned properties and provoked them.
Final 12 months, tensions ran excessive in Sheikh Jarrah after an Israeli court docket ordered the eviction of a number of Palestinian households in favour of Israeli settlers. This was regardless of a 1956 settlement between 28 Palestinian households, the Jordanian authorities — which ruled the West Financial institution, together with East Jerusalem, earlier than the Israeli occupation in 1967 — and the UN Aid and Works Company for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The settlement allowed the Palestinians to purchase their properties within the neighbourhood on situation of giving up their refugee standing.
For many years, Israeli settlers and settler teams have challenged the possession of the Palestinian properties in-built Sheikh Jarrah. The Israeli courts have been used as a sword in opposition to the Palestinians and in favour of the unlawful settlers.
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