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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Silwan

Border Police face Palestinian rioters in East Jerusalem, September 26, 2022. (Israel Police)
August 19, 2023, 1:40 am
2 shot in East Jerusalem while trying to attack officers, police say
Teenager armed with firebomb hit by police gunfire; separately, man shot as vehicle speeds toward Border Police
By ToI Staff
Police clash with Palestinians inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, April 5, 2023. (Screenshot/Twitter; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 5, 2023, 3:09 am
Rockets fired at Gaza border towns following clashes inside Al-Aqsa Mosque
IDF says 9 projectiles launched by terrorists in Strip, causing no injuries but damaging factory in Sderot; soldier wounded in shooting attack near Hebron, is taken to the hospital
By ToI Staff
The Sumarin family in their home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. (Peace Now)
April 3, 2023, 10:40 pm
Top court rules against booting E. Jerusalem Palestinian family after 32-year battle
Supreme Court dismisses case filed by KKL-JNF, which acted on behalf of right-wing group seeking to take over Sumarins’ home in Silwan, located inside City of David national park
By ToI Staff
Police at the scene of a terror shooting attack near Jerusalem's Old City, on January 28, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
February 22, 2023, 12:41 pm
Palestinian teen indicted for seriously wounding 2 in Jerusalem shooting
Prosecutors allege Muhammad Aliwat, 13, opened fire at family after deciding ‘to carry out a murderous terror attack against Jews’
By ToI Staff
Border Police officers operate in East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood, January 25, 2023. (Israel Police)
January 28, 2023, 12:35 am
Palestinian dies of wounds days after clashes with police in East Jerusalem
Police say teenager hurled firebombs, launched fireworks at officers in Silwan neighborhood on Wednesday; 3 wounded in separate shooting incident in northern West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian
Border Police officers in East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood, January 25, 2023. (Israel Police)
January 26, 2023, 2:17 am
2 Palestinian rioters shot and wounded during clashes in East Jerusalem, police say
Injured suspects in Silwan neighborhood taken to hospital for treatment; police say they hurled firebombs, firecrackers at officers from close range
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Old olive trees grow in the Hinnom Valley, Jerusalem. (Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
October 12, 2022, 6:53 pm
Ministers inaugurate work on contentious rope bridge to Jerusalem’s Mount Zion
Opponents decry flawed approval process, warn that tourist facilities near Palestinian homes will turn historic site into theme park
By Sue Surkes
Iyad Hard recounts being assaulted in the flashpoint Jerusalem neighborhood on Sheikh Jarrah on May 30, 2022. (Screen capture: Twitter)
May 30, 2022, 1:14 pm
2 Israelis arrested for assault on Arab journalist covering East Jerusalem unrest
Suspects accused of beating Iyad Harb, spraying him with Mace during rioting in Sheikh Jarrah that followed contentious Jerusalem Day march
By ToI Staff
An Israeli bulldozer demolishes a Palestinian farm shed in the West Bank village of Masafer in Area C, in February 2020. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
May 23, 2022, 5:01 am
Israel said to begin evictions, demolitions in W. Bank land declared a firing zone
After court ruling okaying expulsion, media reports indicate several homes and structures have been demolished in recent days
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Palestinians look at homes which were demolished by Israeli authorities in the West Bank village of Khalat Aldabe, south of Yatta, on June 17, 2019. (Wissam Hashlamon/Flash90)
May 10, 2022, 8:40 pm
EU slams Israeli court ruling okaying expulsion of Palestinians from IDF firing zone
Bloc calls on Israel ‘to cease demolitions and evictions in line with int’l law’; separately, authorities raze residential building in East Jerusalem, saying owner lacked permits
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinians sit in a courtroom hearing on evictions in East Jerusalem at Israel's High Court on Monday, October 25, 2021 (Aaron Boxerman/The Times of Israel)
October 26, 2021, 8:18 am
High Court hears potentially decisive East Jerusalem eviction case
Rights groups say decision could set precedent for dozens of other families in ongoing battle for control of Silwan neighborhood
By Aaron Boxerman
Protesters demonstrate in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on July 30, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 12, 2021, 11:10 am
In Sheikh Jarrah, anonymous actors and an absent state have created a powder keg
Israel sees a real estate dispute hijacked by propagandists; Palestinians say it’s part of an Israeli policy to erase them in Jerusalem. Who’s right? And why does it resonate so?
By Haviv Rettig Gur
New housing construction in the Nokdim settlement in the West Bank, south of the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, on October 13, 2020. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
August 11, 2021, 8:54 pm
Israel set to approve new Palestinian and Jewish building in West Bank
Defense Ministry to okay 1,000 Palestinians homes and some 2,000 settler houses; Jerusalem court freezes Palestinian home demolitions in Silwan
By ToI Staff, AFP and Jacob Magid
View of a shop that was demolished by Israeli authorities in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan, on June 29, 2021. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90)
June 29, 2021, 8:11 pm
Palestinians clash with cops over demolition of East Jerusalem shop; 3 arrested
Two police officers, 13 Palestinians hurt in skirmishes in Silwan; Hamas, Islamic Jihad warn of potential ‘explosion’ in tense ceasefire with Israel should demolitions continue
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinians protest outside the District Court in Jerusalem against Israel's plan to evict Palestinians in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, on May 26, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 28, 2021, 7:38 pm
Court pushes off ruling on evictions of Palestinian families in Silwan
Judges decide to wait until Supreme Court hands down decision on similar appeal against other evictions in same East Jerusalem neighborhood, amid heavy international pressure
By ToI Staff
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