Monastery of St Onuphrius

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem denounced Israel's seizure of its property in occupied East Jerusalem's Silwan area, calling the action 'unlawful and illegitimate.' The operation involved the removal of the Patriarchate's representative, confiscation of equipment, uprooting of trees, and fencing the land adjacent to the Monastery of St Onuphrius. The Patriarchate warned the seizure sets a dangerous precedent for Church rights in Jerusalem.

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem denounced an Israeli seizure of its land in Silwan, East Jerusalem, calling it unlawful and part of a broader campaign of land theft. The Patriarchate reported forced removal of its representative, confiscation of equipment, and fencing of the disputed property adjacent to the Monastery of St Onuphrius. It has launched a lawsuit and urged international intervention to halt what it describes as escalating assaults on Christian presence in the Holy Land.