Occupation arrest five Palestinians in Silwan

Islam Times: The detentions followed a wave of arrests at dawn on Wednesday, when nine
Palestinians were detained from their homes in the Ein El-Lozeh and Ber
Yacoub areas of Silwan. Those arrested included Sahib Ar-Rajabi, 13, Islam
Odeh, 16, Murad Al-Banna, 22, Shaqa Al-Abasi, 20, Muhammad Abbasi, 18,
Mahdi Abbasi, 23, and Ziyad Odeh, 15. An Israeli court extended their
detention until Friday.

An Israeli police spokesman was not immediately
available for comment.
Israeli forces and officers began carrying out a detention campaign and
tax crackdown in the flashpoint neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem on
Wednesday, the WadHilwaInformationCenter said.
Center direct Jawad Siyam said wide-scale raids on stores in Silwan were
being carried out, while armored vehicles patrolled the streets, adding
that police, border guards and tax officers were searching cars and
"breaking into many stores."
"The officers in charge of these teams were instructed to continue the
campaign and escalate it, similar to what happened in Shu'fat, until
protests carried out by Palestinians against the settlers' provocation
ends," Siyam said.
Tensions have remained high in Silwan, following the shooting death of
Samer Sirhan, a Palestinian resident by an Israeli settler guard. The
neighborhood was placed on lock-down for several days and since the center
has reported dozens of detentions.
Weeks after Sirhan's, a video surfaced of an Israeli settler organization
leader running down Palestinian children as they threw stones at his car.
Later, Israeli police were said to have used the footage to detain and
question the children seen in the video.

Israel's Jerusalem municipality did not respond to an email seeking
comment
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