Al Mayadeen correspondent reported Sunday afternoon that extreme tension is still dominating in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Al-Quds following continued aggression from the Israeli occupation forces against Palestinians living there.

Our correspondent from Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood added that "the occupation forces are firing stun grenades at those standing in solidarity with the Salem family," stressing that they are "trying to isolate the home of the Salem family, which is threatened with expulsion." 

She pointed out that the occupation forces "set up iron barriers to isolate the home of the Salem family," noting that "they prevent journalists from moving freely in that area."

#AlMayadeen correspondent from #SheikhJarrah: The Israeli occupation forces are trying to isolate the home of the Salem family facing the threat of forced eviction.#Palestine#SaveSheikhJarrah #Palestinewillbefree https://t.co/zFfTpGOY58

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Al Mayadeen correspondent from Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood said that hundreds of the neighborhood residents are threatened with displacement to favor of Israeli settlement associations

The residents of Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood also confirmed to Al Mayadeen that they are determined to defend their land despite the attacks of the occupation and its settlers, saying, "We will stay here despite the attacks of the occupation and its settlers, and we will live in tents if they manage to forcefully displace us."

رفع علم فلسطين في حي الشيخ جراح تزامناً مع اعتداءات المستوطنين وقوات الاحتلال. pic.twitter.com/LtThA69rLs

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The residents added, "We will not give up any inch of our land, and we will not give the occupation anything," stressing that they will continue to raise "the Palestinian flag that represents us and means everything to us."

Israeli occupation forces assaults journalists including Al Mayadeen team in #SheikhJarrah.#Palestine #Palestinewillbefree #SaveSheikJarrah https://t.co/s4xh9iOwpT

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Sheikh Jarrah family: We won't leave our home

The Salem family living in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied al-Quds has confirmed to Al Mayadeen that earlier today, Sunday, they have been attacked by the Israeli settlers who want to expel them from the home they have been living in for 74 years.

The family added that "we do not know what tomorrow will bring in the absence of an alternative, and we will not leave even if they attack us," adding that "the occupation claims that our house belongs to the settlers and they threatened with a court decision to expel us."

On another note, the Al Mayadeen correspondent reported that the settlers have called for a gathering today, in the evening time, in front of the Salem family, amid "a rising tension in the neighborhood with expectations that the occupation and settlers will escalate their attacks."

The correspondent confirmed that the occupation is attacking the Palestinian protestors who object to the settlers' provocations in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood" adding that "the occupation is attacking the Palestinians by beating them and launching sound bombs toward them."

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians gathered near the Salem family house today at dawn, which is threatened with eviction from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, occupied Al-Quds. 

According to Al Mayadeen's correspondent, the settlers attacked the Palestinian homes and vehicles with stones and pepper-sprayed the neighborhood's residents right by the Salem home, west of the neighborhood.

To be Continued...