Decades-long legal battle ends in eviction as Israeli settlers take over Palestinian home in Jerusalem

Israeli authorities have evicted a Palestinian family from their disputed apartment in Jerusalem's Old City, marking the end of a decades-long legal battle. Left-wing activists claim that the eviction is part of a broader trend of nationalist Israelis encroaching on Palestinian-majority neighborhoods and solidifying Israeli control in East Jerusalem. The Israeli government views the case as a legal dispute over real estate, with Jewish plaintiffs asserting that the Palestinian residents are squatters in a historically Jewish-owned property. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Jewish plaintiffs, and the Palestinian family has been barred from reentering the premises. The eviction comes amid ongoing tensions over property rights and conflicting claims to Jerusalem.