Yesterday, Thursday, the Israeli Magistrate Court in Jerusalem rejected an appeal filed by settlers against the decision to expel them from the Khalidi Endowment Property, adjacent to the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, on Bab al-Silsilah Road.

The court kept possession of the property in the hands of the Al-Khalidi family until the end of the legal procedures in the original lawsuit scheduled to be filed by the family, within a week, to confirm the eviction order and make it permanent.

The lawyer of the Khalidi Endowment in Jerusalem, Sanaa Dweik, said that the settlers do not have any documents proving their claim of ownership of the property.

Dweik stated, in a previous statement to Bayt al-Maqdis News, that she had obtained an official decision proving the Khalidi family’s right to the property and requiring the settlers to vacate the house, noting that another session was supposed to be held to confirm the decision.

In a previous interview with Bayt al-Maqdis News, the owner of the property, Khalil al-Khalidi, denounced the settlers’ storming of the family’s property on Bab al-Silsilah Road by breaking its lock, claiming to have bought the house.

Al-Khalidi's property was recovered after two consecutive sessions were held on Friday and last Sunday, to decide on his case after reviewing the allegations of the settlers, who did not provide strong documents proving their right to the property.

The Al-Khalidi property is an atomic endowment in the name of Muhammad Sanallah Al-Khalidi, Sheikh Muhammad Ali Al-Khalidi, and Sheikh Musa Al-Khalidi, and it was inhabited by the two Jerusalemite sisters, Haifa and Hosnia Al-Khalidi.

Al-Khalidi property is considered one of the strategic properties in the Bab al-Silsilah neighborhood. It has an area of about 200 square metres, includes 7 rooms, and its windows overlook the Buraq Wall.