Silwan

Israeli authorities threaten demolition of mosque near al-Aqsa

Thursday-13-April-2017

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) notified the demolition of a mosque in Silwan town south of holy al-Aqsa Mosque under the pretext of unlicensed construction.

Warnings of house collapses in Silwan

Sunday-9-April-2017

Experts and specialists warned on Sunday of the dangerous situation in Silwan town south of al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem due to the excavation works and the tunnels being dug in the area.

Israeli policeman wounded in stone throwing in Occupied Jerusalem

Saturday-4-March-2017

An Israeli policeman was injured on Saturday evening after clashes with Palestinian youths erupted in Silwan town in Occupied Jerusalem.

Islamic-Christian group warns of Israel-inflicted collapses at Aqsa

Sunday-26-February-2017

The Islamic-Christian Commission to Support Occupied Jerusalem and Holy Sites on Sunday said the collapses wrought by the Israeli excavations in Silwan might signal imminent collapses at al-Aqsa Mosque and other Jerusalem sites.

Clashes with Israeli forces flare up south of Aqsa Mosque

Saturday-25-February-2017

Violent clashes burst out on Saturday evening between Palestinian protesters and the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Jerusalem’s Silwan town to the south of the holy al-Aqsa Mosque.

What is happening in Silwan neighborhood?

Wednesday-22-February-2017

Silwan neighborhood in Occupied Jerusalem which is next to Al-Aqsa Mosque is exposed to a large-scale Judaization campaign by which Palestinians are uprooted and their homes are demolished according to Fakhri Abu Diab the Jerusalem affairs expert.

Municipality forces Jerusalemite man to raze his home in Silwan

Sunday-19-February-2017

Israeli municipality forced the Jerusalemite man Salah Shwaiki on Sunday to raze his own home in Silwan town east of Occupied Jerusalem for lacking a construction permit.

Palestinians wounded in Silwan during assault by armed settlers

Sunday-18-December-2016

Some Palestinian citizens on Friday evening suffered injuries after they were assaulted by armed Jewish settlers in Silwan district south of the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem.