Jewish settlers take over Palestinian house in Jerusalem’s Old City

Palestinians are seen as Israeli army forces Palestinian Halebi family to leave their house in Derwish street in Jerusalem on 5 March 2019. [Faiz Abu Rmeleh – Anadolu Agency]

Jews settlers take over Palestinian Halebi family’s house in Derwish street in Jerusalem on March 5, 2019. Israeli forces expelled a Palestinian family from their home in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday and handed it to Jewish settlers based on the Absence of Law Enforcement. ( Faiz Abu Rmeleh – Anadolu Agency )

Jews settlers take over Palestinian Halebi family’s house in Derwish street in Jerusalem on March 5, 2019. Israeli forces expelled a Palestinian family from their home in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday and handed it to Jewish settlers based on the Absence of Law Enforcement. ( Faiz Abu Rmeleh – Anadolu Agency )

Israeli army forces detains Palestinians after Israeli army forces Palestinian Halebi family to leave their house in Derwish street in Jerusalem on March 5, 2019. Israeli forces expelled a Palestinian family from their home in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday and handed it to Jewish settlers based on the Absence of Law Enforcement. ( Faiz Abu Rmeleh – Anadolu Agency )

Israeli army forces detains Palestinians in Jerusalem [Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Anadolu Agency]

Israeli Jewish settlers took over a Palestinian house in Jerusalem’s Old City on Tuesday, Quds Press has reported. The property is owned by the Al-Halaby family.

An informed source said that a group of Jewish settlers took over the house when its owner was away, noting that all of the woman’s clothing and furniture are still in the house. Israeli police apparently did not respond immediately to the calls of the Palestinians to protect the house from the colonial-settlers, who attacked neighbours and passers-by with pepper spray. When the police eventually did make an appearance, they arrested five Palestinian youths, but did nothing about the settlers.

According to Quds Press, part of this particular house was leased to the Jewish settlers by real estate dealer Issam Aqel, who was arrested by the Palestinian Authority last month. After he was sentenced to life in prison, he was allowed to travel to the US, having been handed over by Israel. He is now living in a safe house in America.

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