Live from Jerusalem’s Damascus gate after decision on Palestinian families’ eviction postponed

Ruptly is live from Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on Sunday, May 9, following another night of violent tensions between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters on Saturday when Palestinian worshippers had gathered at the courtyard outside the Old City’s Al-Aqsa mosque to mark Laylat Al Qadr, the holiest night in the month of Ramadan. Violent clashes have been ongoing across East Jerusalem, as well as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip for days over the potential evictions of Palestinian families living in Sheikh Jarrah, a small district in East Jerusalem, following the decision of the Jerusalem District Court. On Sunday, the Israeli Justice Ministry said that it was postponing the hearing in a legal case that could see Palestinian families evicted from their homes.