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Israeli forces block Palestinian movement with barriers and take security measures as Israeli settlers enter the Old City area during a raid in Hebron, West Bank, on January 10, 2026. (Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Israeli army launches Hebron operation as dozens detained

Israeli forces detained dozens in a series of raids across the West Bank, while the army announced the start of an operation in Hebron.

The New Arab Staff
19 January, 2026
Silwan evictions [Getty]
Silwan
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Israel evicts two Palestinian families from East Jerusalem homes

The New Arab Staff
10 November, 2025
Armed men in uniforms march past a mural stating 'We Will Remain'
Jerusalem
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Israel court threatens to evict 700 Jerusalem Palestinians

Jihad Barakat
27 June, 2025
Israel demolished homes in the Silwan area [Getty]
Palestinians
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Israel demolishes buildings in east Jerusalem, sparking anger

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 November, 2024
JERUSALEM - JULY 31: Demonstrators gather in Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood of Jerusalem to rally in support of Palestinian families at risk of being relocated on July 31, 2021 in East Jerusalem. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Israel rules to expel Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah, Silwan

The New Arab Staff
18 April, 2024
Ultra-nationalist Jews aided by the government seek to acquire Palestinian properties in Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem creating strife in the process. Ibrahim Husseini/TNA
occupied East Jerusalem
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Home demolitions: Israel's other war against Palestinians

Ibrahim Husseini
18 December, 2023
Silwan
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Israel kills 2 Palestinians in Jerusalem, adding to tensions

Ibrahim Husseini
11 October, 2023
Jerusalem
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West Bank: Israeli fire seriously injures two Palestinians

The New Arab Staff
19 August, 2023
Suspension bridge over Silwan. Ibrahim Husseini/TNA
Silwan
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A new suspension bridge over Silwan is a 'settler project'

Ibrahim Husseini
08 August, 2023
Silwan
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Silwan family win Israeli Supreme Court battle to save home

The New Arab Staff
04 April, 2023
EU diplomats visit Fatemeh Salem who is under the risk of forcible transfer
East Jerusalem
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EU diplomats visit Palestinians at risk of forcible transfer

Ibrahim Husseini
13 March, 2023
Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State
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US pledges support to Israel despite 35 Palestinians killed

Ibrahim Husseini
31 January, 2023
Palestine
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Palestinian teen dies days after being shot by Israel forces

The New Arab Staff
28 January, 2023
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Two Israelis wounded in gun attack after synagogue shooting

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 January, 2023
Several Israeli soldiers near a barbed-wire barrier
Palestine
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Israel detains 13 Palestinians from one town in raids

The New Arab Staff
27 December, 2022
Silwan
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Palestinians burn settler cars in Silwan amid Israel attacks

The New Arab Staff
29 October, 2022
Palestine
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Palestinian family forced by Israel to knock down own home

The New Arab Staff
25 August, 2022
Clashes Confrontations West Bank Palestine Palestinian protester / Qassam Muaddi
Palestine
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Palestinians protest in West Bank against Israel's killings

Qassam Muaddi
10 August, 2022
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Silwan
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Israel postpones expelling Palestinian family from Silwan

The New Arab Staff
22 July, 2022
Nakba2022 Ramallah / Qassam Muaddi
Palestine
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20 Palestinians injured in Ramallah Nakba Day protests

Qassam Muaddi
16 May, 2022
Adnan Ghaith, Palestine's governor of Jerusalem
Palestine
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Israel extends Palestine governor of Jerusalem's W Bank ban

The New Arab Staff
06 April, 2022