European Union: The displacement of Palestinians from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem is illegal

The European Union said, "The situation regarding the evacuation of Palestinian families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and other areas of East Jerusalem raises serious concern, and these actions are illegal under international humanitarian law, and lead to fueling tensions on the ground."

 

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The Palestine News Agency quoted a statement by the spokesman for the European Commission for Foreign Affairs and Security, Peter Stano, issued today, Saturday, regarding the escalation of tensions and violence in Jerusalem, "Over the past days, tensions and violence have escalated in the occupied West Bank, especially in East Jerusalem, in a way. Dangerous, and last night witnessed serious clashes on the Temple Mount, resulting in the injury of many wounded. "

 

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He stressed that violence and incitement is unacceptable and the perpetrators on all sides must be held accountable, noting that "the European Union calls on the authorities to act urgently to calm the current tensions in Jerusalem, and the need to avoid acts of incitement around the Temple Mount, and to respect the status quo."

 

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Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney expressed his country's concern about the violence in East Jerusalem, and the threat of eviction in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, and Coveney demanded in his tweet on Twitter, the necessity to stop the evictions and demolitions.

 

He urged Israel to reverse its decision on building settlement units in Har Homa, the lands of Jabal Abu Ghneim, south of Jerusalem, as they are illegal under international law, and undermine the chances for peace and the two-state solution.

 

The Palestinian National Council considered the brutal Israeli aggression that is now based on the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and the worshipers in it as an aggression against Muslims and their sanctities, and a violation of all customs, religious laws and sanctities.

 

The National Council said in a statement issued by its president, Salim al-Zanoun, on Friday, that the Israeli occupation forces began their aggression and continuous storming of the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, desecrating its sanctity and assaulting the lives of its worshipers and its defenders, which caused dozens of injuries among them.