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A man holding the Israeli flag shouts at protesters waving the Palestinian flag during a demonstration against the expulsion of Palestinian families from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood Sheikh Jarrah, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
The United Nations urged Israel on Friday to call off any pending evictions in East Jerusalem, warning that its actions could amount to “war crimes.” Israel dismissed the tensions as a “real estate dispute.”
“We call on Israel to immediately call off all forced evictions,” UN rights office spokesman Rupert Colville told reporters in Geneva.
His comment came after 15 Palestinians were arrested in East Jerusalem overnight in clashes with police and Israelis over an eviction threat against four Palestinian families.
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