OCCUPEID JERUSALEM, (PIC)
Israeli settlers attacked the Jerusalemite citizen Jamal Ghaith, his wife, and children on Wednesday, attempting to seize the roof of his house in the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan.
Occupation forces arrested the wife of Jamal Ghaith following the settlers’ assault on her and her family.
Settlers stormed the roof of Jamal Ghaith’s home and emptied its contents, claiming it was part of a house that was seized yesterday in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood.
The settlers continue their activities inside the confiscated Ghaith building in Silwan, where they have emptied the building and vandalized its contents, while occupation forces are present in and around the building.
The Ateret Cohanim settlement organization seized the building yesterday morning, claiming ownership of the land on which the building stands.
In a related context, the Israeli occupation municipality in Jerusalem imposed fines on citizens’ vehicles in the town of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Jerusalemite sources reported that the municipality’s crews stormed the Ras al-Amud neighborhood in the town and imposed fines on citizens’ vehicles.
The occupation municipality uses these fines as a means of punishment against Jerusalemites, imposing them under flimsy pretexts.
On November 20, the occupation imposed a fine of 50,000 shekels on a Jerusalemite citizen and his wife, claiming they parked their vehicles on land they allege is a Jewish cemetery in Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
It is noteworthy that last Thursday, occupation forces stormed the home of Jerusalemite Salem Ghaith in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan and gave him until December 10, 2024, to evacuate.
The so-called Israeli Supreme Court approved in September the eviction of the Ghaith family from their property in Silwan in favor of the settlers under the pretext of “land ownership.”
The family has been engaged in a legal battle in Israeli courts since 2015 to protect their property, where they have lived since 1979, consisting of two floors and housing ten individuals.
The Ateret Cohanim organization claims that 5 dunums and 200 square meters of land in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood belong to Jews from Yemen since 1881. The neighborhood is home to 87 families, totaling 600-680 residents, all of whom face judicial decisions and notifications in the courts.
The preacher of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, has previously warned of the occupation’s attempts to control Silwan and displace its residents, as it serves as the southern protector of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
