OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), A Jerusalem-based report has documented that Israeli forces killed 144 Palestinians in Occupied Jerusalem between 2021 and 2025. The findings were described by the Jerusalem Governorate as a form of collective punishment and a grave violation of international humanitarian law.
According to a report released Thursday, the governorate revealed a systematic escalation targeting Palestinian residents, properties, and religious sites in the city, part of a broader pattern of ongoing Israeli violations.
The report said that, “144 Palestinians were killed in Occupied Jerusalem during the five years, and Israel continues to withhold the bodies of 51 Palestinians,” calling it part of a policy of collective punishment in breach of international law.
Additionally, it recorded 11,555 arrests of Jerusalemites, including children and women, and 6,528 injuries caused by Israeli forces and settlers during repeated raids on Palestinian neighborhoods.
Regarding Aqsa Mosque, the report documented 289,497 settler incursions into its courtyards over five years, 74,114 of them in 2025 alone, as part of efforts to impose a new reality and alter the historical status quo at the holy site.
In terms of demolitions and displacement, Israel carried out 1,732 demolitions and land clearances targeting Palestinian homes and structures in Jerusalem. It also issued 1,439 demolition, confiscation, and eviction orders, deepening the housing crisis and displacing numerous families.
The report also documented 1,467 settler attacks on Palestinians and their property, along with thousands of court decisions, including 1,491 prison sentences and 2,386 deportation orders, most of them banning individuals from Aqsa Mosque.
The Jerusalem Governorate emphasized that these figures reflect an intentional Israeli policy aimed at altering the city’s demographic makeup and erasing Palestinian presence, violating international law and conventions.
