A Palestinian man whose family is facing forced displacement by Israeli police from their home in the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah has threatened to blow up gas canisters rather than be forced out.
Scores of police in riot gear surrounded the property from early on Monday during an hours-long standoff. Roads were sealed off around the area, about one kilometre (half a mile) north of Jerusalem’s Old City walls – the site of frequent protests by Palestinian residents facing imminent displacement from their homes.
