JERUSALEM, January 14, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli forces stormed, on Wednesday evening, the East Jerusalem town of Silwan, according to the Jerusalem Governorate.

The Governorate said that Israeli forces stormed the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood in Silwan, in continuation of a policy of repeated raids that have become almost daily, particularly during evening hours.

In a statement, the Jerusalem Governorate added that Israeli forces raided several citizens’ homes last night, assaulted and beat several residents, fired sound bombs and tear gas canisters inside the neighborhood, and caused extensive damage to the contents of homes. One young man was detained during the raid.

The governorate noted that the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood is witnessing a continuous and systematic escalation amid policies of harassment and forced displacement targeting the neighborhood and its Jerusalemite residents.

In a related development, Israeli forces assaulted young men from the Rajabi family as part of a broad campaign of threats to forcibly evacuate their homes in the Bir Ayoub neighborhood of Silwan.

These assaults coincide with a campaign to forcibly evacuate the family from their homes, which house more than 100 people, within 20 days, as part of a large-scale and systematic displacement campaign targeting residents of the neighborhood.

T.R.