Monday, November 2, 2009

In the West Bank, the IDF conducts late-night raids, house searches nr. Qalqilya, arresting 2 Palestinians. (PCHR 11/5)

In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities evict and demolish a Palestinian home in Bayt Hanina, later admitting that the family never received a demolition order and therefore had not had the opportunity to appeal. In the al-Thawri neighborhood, IDF troops evict and demolish 2 Palestinian homes. In Shaykh Jarrah, Jewish settlers, accompanied by hired guards and displaying what appears to be a court order granting them ownership of a Palestinian house, evict an elderly resident and remove the belongings of other residents not present. Local Palestinians and Israeli peace activists confront the settlers; Israeli police intervene, arresting 1 Israeli activist. (OCHA, PCHR 11/5)