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JerusalemWadi al-Rababa, Silwan

Settlers install iron gate sealing off Silwan's Wadi al-Rababa

The neighbourhood lies south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in an area where settler groups and archaeological projects have steadily expanded.

Tuesday 20 October 2026Wadi al-Rababa, Silwan, East Jerusalem2 layers · 1 min deep

Silwan seen from the Old City walls, south of Al-Aqsa
Silwan, Jerusalem, seen from the Old City walls, February 2023. Photo: Amin (أمين), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Settlers, protected by Israeli police, installed an iron gate at the entrance to Silwan's Wadi al-Rababa neighbourhood, home to more than 1,000 Palestinians, blocking service vehicles, WAFA reported.

Local sources said the gate went up on Tuesday morning and completely closed the neighbourhood to service and support vehicles.

More than 1,000 Palestinian Jerusalemites live in Wadi al-Rababa, according to WAFA.

No Israeli police comment was included in the report.

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The Palestinian Jerusalem Governorate says excavations and tunnels under Silwan, part of the Holy Basin between the Old City and the Mount of Olives, are damaging homes and serving a political narrative.

Source: WAFA

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1,000+residents of Wadi al-Rababa

Source: WAFA

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  1. WAFA, 20 Oct 2026

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