October 17, 2009

In the West Bank, the IDF conducts late-night raids, house searches in and around Bethlehem, arresting 2 Palestinians. (PCHR 10/22)

In East Jerusalem, the IDF serves eviction orders to 3 extended Palestinian families (58 individuals, including at least 16 children) living in 12 houses (in which they have lived since 1956) after an Israeli court rules in favor of Jewish groups claiming ownership of the properties; the court orders the Palestinian families to pay back rent to the Jewish groups and cover costs of demolishing the structures, apparently to make way for a new development. (PCHR 10/22)