Arrests and raiding residential houses
Clashes broke out on Saturday night in the neighborhood of Wadi Al-Joz and the occupation forces raided the village of Esawyeh in Jerusalem. Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces heavily fired sound grenades and tear-gas canisters towards the residential houses in Wadi Al-Joz while young men responded with stones and firecrackers. The forces raided several residential houses in Silwan and fired sound grenades towards houses in “Hosh” Al-A’war. The center was informed that the forces raided the houses of Atallah Al-A’war, Fouad Al-A’war, Bilal Al-A’war and Ahmad Al-A’war. Young men threw Molotov Cocktails towards the settlers’ guards’ vehicle in the area “Maragha Road” in Silwan. In the neighborhood of Ras Al-Amoud in Silwan, young men threw Molotov Cocktails towards the checkpoint established at the entrance of the neighborhood a month ago which obstructs the movement and life of residents; the forces arrested the 17-year old Younes Maragha from the neighborhood. The occupation forces arrested the child Rubin Hijazi and the 40-year old Issa Abu Rayyaleh from the village of Esawyeh. Mousa Abu Rayyaleh explained that the occupation forces raided Abu Rayyaleh neighborhood in the village and fired a sound grenade in front of the family’s building concurrently with the presence of children in the area. When his brother Issa objected to the forces’ actions, they raided the building and searched the apartments and also arrested Issa and transferred him to Salah Eddin Street police station. The forces also arrested on Saturday afternoon the 17-year old Omar Qantawi from the village of Al-Tur.
