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Factsheet: The Iron Fist: The ultra punitive measures in East Jerusalem (November 2023)

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Following the unprecedented escalation that occurred on October 7 th , 2023, the Israeli government declared war on the Gaza Strip and announced the status of emergency in all regions.

This status resulted in new measures by the Israeli authorities in East Jerusalem, such as pushing hundreds of Israeli military forces to enforce a siege over the Old City of Jerusalem, and other Palestinian neighborhoods in the city. This fact sheet will examine the intensifying coercive environment that Palestinian Jerusalemites are facing during the ongoing aggression. It is important to highlight that this paper covers the aftermath of the escalation following one month of its beginning.