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Israeli Soldiers Attack The People of Sheikh Jarrah

Published May 6th, 2021 - 10:24 GMT

Israeli forces have used all of its weapons including batons and mounted horses with aim to disperse Palestinians protesting in solidarity with families facing eviction in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem.

According to local media, 3 Palestinians were arrested and 6 were wounded, as the Red Crescent said that two Palestinians were sent to hospitals.

Hamas has denounced the severe attacks against the Palestinians in the area after sit-in were launched against the "Israeli court's decision to remove people from their homes in favor of Israeli settlers. 

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Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem

A Palestinian demonstrator is blindfolded and surrounded by Israeli security forces, as Palestinian families face eviction, part of an ongoing effort by Jewish Israelis to take control of homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied east Jerusalem, on May 5, 2021.Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP

Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem

The claimants seek to evict a total of 58 more Palestinians, according to the watchdog group Peace Now, and Israel's Supreme Court is set to announce a decision for four of those families on May 6, 2021. AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP

Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem

A palestinian man holds a sign as he takes part in a demonstration as Palestinian families face eviction, part of an ongoing effort by Jewish Israelis to take control of homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied east Jerusalem, on May 5, 2021. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP

Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem

Israeli Jews backed by courts have taken over houses in Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem on the grounds that Jewish families lived there before fleeing in Israel's 1948 war for independence. The claimants seek to evict a total of 58 more Palestinians, according to the watchdog group Peace Now, and Israel's Supreme Court is set to announce a decision for four of those families on May 6, 2021. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP

Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem

Israeli riot policemen stand guard in front of an Israeli settler's house during a demonstration as Palestinian families face eviction, part of an ongoing effort by Jewish Israelis to take control of homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied east Jerusalem, on May 5, 2021. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP

Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem

Israeli security forces use a skunk cannon to disperse protesters during a demonstration as Palestinian families face eviction, part of an ongoing effort by Jewish Israelis to take control of homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied east Jerusalem, on May 5, 2021. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP

Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem

Israeli Jews backed by courts have taken over houses in Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem on the grounds that Jewish families lived there before fleeing in Israel's 1948 war for independence. The claimants seek to evict a total of 58 more Palestinians, according to the watchdog group Peace Now, and Israel's Supreme Court is set to announce a decision for four of those families on May 6, 2021. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP

Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem

Supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) protest in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip on May 5, 2021 against an Israeli court's decision to evict several Palestinian families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem. MOHAMMED ABED / AFP

Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
A Palestinian demonstrator is blindfolded and surrounded by Israeli security forces, as Palestinian families face eviction, part of an ongoing effort by Jewish Israelis to take control of homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied east Jerusalem, on May 5, 2021.Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
The claimants seek to evict a total of 58 more Palestinians, according to the watchdog group Peace Now, and Israel's Supreme Court is set to announce a decision for four of those families on May 6, 2021. AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
A palestinian man holds a sign as he takes part in a demonstration as Palestinian families face eviction, part of an ongoing effort by Jewish Israelis to take control of homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied east Jerusalem, on May 5, 2021. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli Jews backed by courts have taken over houses in Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem on the grounds that Jewish families lived there before fleeing in Israel's 1948 war for independence. The claimants seek to evict a total of 58 more Palestinians, according to the watchdog group Peace Now, and Israel's Supreme Court is set to announce a decision for four of those families on May 6, 2021. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli riot policemen stand guard in front of an Israeli settler's house during a demonstration as Palestinian families face eviction, part of an ongoing effort by Jewish Israelis to take control of homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied east Jerusalem, on May 5, 2021. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli security forces use a skunk cannon to disperse protesters during a demonstration as Palestinian families face eviction, part of an ongoing effort by Jewish Israelis to take control of homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied east Jerusalem, on May 5, 2021. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli Jews backed by courts have taken over houses in Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem on the grounds that Jewish families lived there before fleeing in Israel's 1948 war for independence. The claimants seek to evict a total of 58 more Palestinians, according to the watchdog group Peace Now, and Israel's Supreme Court is set to announce a decision for four of those families on May 6, 2021. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP
Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem
Supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) protest in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip on May 5, 2021 against an Israeli court's decision to evict several Palestinian families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem. MOHAMMED ABED / AFP

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