Israeli settlement ruling delayed as Jerusalem tensions run high
by Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#5HMJA)
More than 120 injured in continuing Palestinian protests over planned evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah area
Israel's supreme court has delayed a deeply contentious decision on whether Palestinians can be evicted by force to make way for Jewish settlers, after hundreds of Palestinians were wounded in confrontations with the police in some of Jerusalem's worst unrest in years.
A former Israeli defence official described the atmosphere as like a powder keg ready to explode at any time, after more clashes erupted outside the Old City overnight on Saturday.
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