Israeli police detain a Palestinian activist in a raid on her home in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, a day after arresting an Al Jazeera journalist covering the forced evictions of Palestinian families from the area
In this May 15, 2021 file photo, Palestinian activist Muna al Kurd poses during an interview in Jerusalem.
The development came a day after Israeli forces forcefully detained an Al Jazeera journalist covering the campaign by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of Palestinian families from the area. While his son was not home, police searched the house and arrested Muna, one of the most widely-known activists resisting the Israeli eviction drive.
“The reason for the arrest is that we say that we will not leave our homes, and they do not want anyone to express his opinion, they do not want anyone to tell the truth," he said. “They want to silence us.”There was no comment from Israeli police on the report.
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