Overnight in the volatile occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Israeli police deployed stun grenades and splashed skunk water on Palestinians. Earlier Monday evening, there were clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians, with Israeli media saying that stones and chairs were thrown between the two sides. According to the Palestine Red Crescent, 20 Palestinians were injured in the battle, and some were arrested, according to USA wire news. 16 people were injure by pepper spray and tear gas.
Meanwhile, as per the Islamic Endowment Department, scores of Israeli settlers broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in disputed East Jerusalem on Tuesday.
Crackdowns
Israeli police were observe storming a Palestinian home late Monday and tossing a stun grenade at the residents. Sheikh Jarrah has seen a number of Israeli police crackdowns on Palestinians protesting the possibility of the forcible eviction of scores of Palestinian families in favor of extreme Israeli settler groups as per USA wire. It’s refer to by Israel as a real-estate issue. But Palestinians and rights groups believe it’s a case of discriminatory policies. Aimed at driving Palestinians out of Jerusalem.
Escalation of violence
The escalation of violence comes after weeks of protests and crackdowns in Sheikh Jarrah, which drew international attention before Israel’s 11-day attack on Gaza last month. A ceasefire was declare on May 21, although Jewish settlers’ long-running drive to evict. As a result, the cycle of tension and violence continues, putting Israel’s new coalition government, which has only been in power for a week, to the test.
Campaigns by both sides
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, the leader of the right-wing Yamina party, is in charge under a rotating agreement. And leading the opposition is Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu. Who was depose from the prime ministership after 12 years in office. At the height of the protests, Israel attorney general intervened, putting the most immediate expulsion order on hold. However, rights groups warn the forceful removal might go through in the coming months as public attention fades.
Perhaps unleashing a new round of violence. Just outside the walls of the Old City. In one of the most sensitive regions of occupied East Jerusalem, by settlers for decades. In a 1967 conflict, Israel took East Jerusalem, which contains holy sites for Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and annexed it in a move that was not recognized internationally as reported by republican news sources. The Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital of their future state. While Israel sees the entire city as its capital.
Tensions in the occupied West Bank
Tensions in the occupied West Bank are at an all-time high as Israeli settlers continue to expropriate Palestinian land. Defying Israeli authorities in certain cases by refusing to leave the land that Palestinians rely on for their livelihood. In May, Israel internal intelligence agency, the Shin Bet. Reported around 600 violent events, the highest monthly record in ten years. As the Israel military strengthened its presence in the occupied area with several extra battalions.
Pressures in the involved West Bank are at a record-breaking high as Israeli pilgrims keep on confiscating Palestinian land. Opposing Israeli experts in specific cases by declining to leave the land that Palestinians depend on for their business. In May, Israel’s inside knowledge organization, the Shin Bet. Announced around 600 rough occasions, the most elevated month to month record in ten years. As the Israeli military fortified its quality in the involved region with a few additional brigades.
