Jewish Israelis and Palestinians clashed in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem on Saturday night, amid continuing tensions surrounding the planned eviction of a number of Palestinian families from the neighborhood.
Palestinian media reported that Israelis attacked the homes of Arab residents in the neighborhood, sparking clashes between the two sides, although video published by Otzma Yehudit showed Jewish residents sitting around a table as Palestinians threw chairs at them and other objects at them before the Jewish residents threw the chairs back.
According to Palestinian reports, Israeli security forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at Arab residents who clashed with the Jewish residents.
Palestinian residents of the neighborhood called for other Palestinian residents of Jerusalem to come to Sheikh Jarrah in order to clash with Jewish Israelis.
"This must not be passed over in silence. I am following with concern the attempts by Arab elements to take over, who are attacking Jews and trying to expel them from their place of residence," said Otzma Yehudit head Itamar Ben-Gvir on Saturday night.
"The responsibility today lies with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who is a friend of the Left and the Islamic Movement. He is unable to protect the residents of the Shimon Hatzadik neighborhood because he is a prisoner of the Islamic Movement, which provides support to the rioting terrorists," added Ben-Gvir.
The Otzma Yehudit leader set up a headquarters in the neighborhood amid tensions in the neighborhood last month.
Additionally on Saturday, Israeli security forces and Palestinians clashed near Damascus Gate during a demonstration by Palestinians against graffiti painted in recent days insulting the Prophet Mohammad along a highway. Some three Palestinians were arrested and a number of others were injured in the clashes, according to Palestinian reports.Clashes were also reported between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem next to the Temple Mount on Saturday night, according to Palestinian reports.
The security cabinet is set to meet on Sunday for the first time since Bennett took office. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement told Egypt on Saturday that the terrorist groups had agreed to respond to any Israeli attack "in kind," warning that future attacks would "inevitably lead to a renewed military confrontation," according to Palestinian reports.
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