Israeli court rejects appeals against evictions in East Jerusalem, UN says

An Israeli court has rejected an appeal by 11 Palestinian families against eviction from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem, placing 66 people at risk of forced displacement, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).

More than 600 structures have been demolished in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since the beginning of 2024 due to the lack of building permits, displacing more than 750 people,” UNOCHA said in its latest update.

Israel has intensified evictions, land confiscation and home demolitions in the occupied West Bank despite settlement expansion into Palestinian territory being prohibited under international law.