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Activists say Israel tries to expel a whole Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem

demolishes the house of Fakhri Abu Diab, in Silwan in East Jerusalem. **Ammar Awad/Reuters** Ammar Awad/Reuters Hundreds of Palestinians like Abu Diab are being pushed out of Silwan by Israeli authorities to make

'They destroyed the future': Palestinian anger at rise in Israeli demolitions in East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem are almost impossible for them to get. According to the Israeli human rights group Bimkom, in 2025, only 7% of new housing approved in Jerusalem was for Palestinians, who account for some

Palestine weekly wrap: No respite for Eid as Israel kills dozens in Gaza

many other bodies still buried under the rubble. ## West Bank: Eid attacks and killings In the West Bank, the Eid holiday saw a surge of settler violence, concentrated in the south and the villages around

Palestine weekly wrap: Under cover of ceasefire, Israel increases grip

many Palestinians [doubting](/features/2026/4/25/west-bank-scepticism-as-palestinians-doubt-local-elections-will-change-much) that these votes would be able to bring about change. ## Gaza: Police targeted, children killed, elections held in rubble In Gaza, the week brought some of the heaviest strikes on civilian

‘Torture isn’t new to Palestinians’: How Israel learned from colonialism

Jerusalem cell: rape with a stick. Electric shocks to her mouth and genitals. Threats that her father would be forced to rape her. Her testimony entered the UN record years before the [Convention Against Torture

Friday briefing: How Gaza, Lebanon and Iran have found themselves caught in an escalation without end

Jerusalem last May as our chief Middle East correspondent. I spoke to her as she waited to board her flight to Zurich, where she’s been nominated for an award for her reporting from [Gaza