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The British consulate said evictions in occupied land “are against international humanitarian law in all but the most exceptional circumstances”. AFP
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Israeli police destroyed the home of a Palestinian family in the sensitive Sheikh Jarrah district in occupied East Jerusalem on January 19, 2022. AFP
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Before dawn, officers went to the home of the Salhiyeh family, threatened with eviction since 2017 and the centre of an anti-expulsion campaign in the Palestinian Territories and abroad. AFP
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Members of the Israeli border police speak with a Palestinian man at the site of the demolished house. Reuters
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Israeli officers drag the man away from the site. Residents had barricaded themselves inside the home on Monday, before it was demolished. AFP
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A child's backpack and books lie on the ground by the ruins of the Palestinian house demolished by Israeli forces. AFP
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The demolition comes two days after Israeli forces arrived to evict the Palestinian residents following a decision by the Jerusalem municipality to expropriate the land. Reuters
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Israeli officers walk in the Sheikh Jarrah area. AFP
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The British consulate said evictions in occupied land “are against international humanitarian law in all but the most exceptional circumstances”. AFP
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Israeli police destroyed the home of a Palestinian family in the sensitive Sheikh Jarrah district in occupied East Jerusalem on January 19, 2022. AFP
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Before dawn, officers went to the home of the Salhiyeh family, threatened with eviction since 2017 and the centre of an anti-expulsion campaign in the Palestinian Territories and abroad. AFP
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Members of the Israeli border police speak with a Palestinian man at the site of the demolished house. Reuters
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Israeli officers drag the man away from the site. Residents had barricaded themselves inside the home on Monday, before it was demolished. AFP
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A child's backpack and books lie on the ground by the ruins of the Palestinian house demolished by Israeli forces. AFP
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The demolition comes two days after Israeli forces arrived to evict the Palestinian residents following a decision by the Jerusalem municipality to expropriate the land. Reuters
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Israeli officers walk in the Sheikh Jarrah area. AFP
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The British consulate said evictions in occupied land “are against international humanitarian law in all but the most exceptional circumstances”. AFP