OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), Israeli authorities continue to escalate violations against Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem through arrest campaigns, judicial prosecutions, expulsion orders, and house arrest measures, alongside strict restrictions on freedom of movement. These policies form part of broader efforts aimed at constraining the Palestinian presence in the city and limiting the rights and daily lives of its residents.
In the latest case, Jerusalem resident Raeda Saeed surrendered herself to Israeli authorities on Thursday to begin serving a one-year prison sentence, following years of legal persecution, restrictions, and house arrest.
Local sources reported that Israeli authorities transferred Saeed to Damon Prison after she turned herself in to begin serving her sentence.
Israeli forces had previously arrested Saeed in 2023 and detained her for eight days before releasing her under conditions of house arrest, which remained in effect over the past two years.
During that period, authorities gradually reduced the restrictions imposed on her from full-time to partial house arrest, while continuing to enforce stringent limitations and holding a series of court hearings that ultimately resulted in her conviction on charges Israeli authorities describe as “incitement”.
In a related context, the Jerusalem Governorate documented 357 arrests of Jerusalemites and 73 expulsion orders, most of them banning access to Al-Aqsa Mosque, during the third quarter of 2026. The governorate also recorded 10 forced house arrest orders and 139 demolition and land-leveling operations.
In October alone, the Israeli occupation authorities arrested 102 Palestinians, including six women and three children, highlighting the continued use of multiple forms of restriction and persecution targeting the city’s Palestinian residents.
