Protesters clash with police in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem
Riots broke out at a protest against the pending eviction of family from the Jerusalem neighborhood.
Eight rioters were arrested by the Israel Police in a demonstration in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on Friday evening, according to the Israel Police Spokesperson's Unit.
According to Israel Police, riots broke out after protesters began to attack police officers and push police barricades.
The police responded with riot dispersal measures in order to keep control of the situation and prevent further confrontations.
Protests against a planned eviction
The protesters were leftwing activists, who protested the pending eviction of the Salem family from their east Jerusalem home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, Ynet News reported.
The case concerning the eviction is scheduled for a court discussion this coming Thursday.
The organizers of the protest claimed that four of the protesters were injured by police officers, who allegedly used clubs to disperse the demonstration.
The eviction of the Salem family was frozen by a court last year. An initial court eviction order from 1988 was never executed.
Sheikh Jarrah has been the scene of repeated violent clashes between police and protesters, especially in the beginning of 2022.
Tovah Lazaroff contributed to this story.
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