Watch| Israeli forces remove Palestine flag flying on roof of home in Jerusalem
Occupied Jerusalem (QNN)- Israeli occupation forces earlier on Tuesday removed a flag of Palestine flying on the roof of a Palestinian home in the neighborhood of Batn al-Hawa in Silwan in the occupied city of Jerusalem after raiding it.
Local sources said the forces earlier today raided the neighborhood of Batn al-Hawa and removed the flag of Palestine which was flying on the roof of one of the Jerusalemites’ homes.
Video | Israeli police officers raid a house in the occupied #Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan to remove a Palestinian flag hanging on its roof, today. pic.twitter.com/BUORg4hoKN
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 31, 2021
The forces also today raided the neighborhood of Wadi al-Rababa in Silwan and demolished three animal barns owned by Palestinian residents.
On November 2020, seven forced displacement rulings were issued by the Israeli High Court in occupied Jerusalem ordering the displacement of seven Palestinian families, over 87 Palestinians, in Batn al-Hawa to be replaced by Israeli settlers.
Ateret Cohanim, a settler organization, has been seeking, with the support of Israeli occupation authorities, to forcibly displaced some 100 Palestinian families from the Batn al-Hawa area in Silwan, claiming the land is rightfully owned by a Jewish trust active in the area more than 100 years ago.
Silwan, home to around 33,000 Palestinians, is located outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem and its holy sites.
‘Israel’ has been moving its citizens into the neighbourhood since the 1980s. This has resulted in numerous human rights violations, including the forced displacement of Palestinian residents and demolitions.
Hundreds of Palestinian families are being threatened with evictions and house demolitions from their homes by illegal settler groups, fully supported by the Israeli government, in the occupied Jerusalem.
There are nearly 700,000 Israeli settlers living in 256 illegal settlements and outposts scattered across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.
