Shuafat (Arabic: شعفاط Šuʿafāṭ), also Shu'fat and Sha'fat, [1] is a mostly Palestinian Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem, forming part of north-eastern Jerusalem. [2] Located on the old Jerusalem– Ramallah road about three miles north of the Old City , Shu'fat has a population of 35,000 residents.

Shu'fat, or more commonly Shuafat (Arabic: شعفاط Šuʿafāṭ), is a Palestinian refugee camp in Jerusalem jurisdiction located next to Shuafat, a Palestinian Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem.

Oct 27, 2022 · Over the past two weeks, life for Palestinians in East Jerusalem’s isolated Shuafat refugee camp has become increasingly difficult. On 8 October 2022, a young resident from the camp, Udai Tamimi, opened fire on Israeli soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint at Shuafat’s entrance, killing one and injuring another.

Dec 23, 2017 · Shuafat refugee camp was built by the Jordanians in 1966 for refugees from villages from the Jerusalem area, such as Nataf, Deir Yasin, Lifta and El-Bureij, who had earlier settled in a...

Shu'fat camp was illegally annexed by Israel after the 1967 hostilities when Israel unilaterally established new municipal boundaries for Jerusalem. Camp residents still hold Jerusalem IDs and, unlike West Bank ID holders, are allowed to reside in Jerusalem.

Oct 10, 2022 · Residents of occupied East Jerusalem's Shuafat refugee camp have been trapped in the neighbourhood for three days, with some unable to leave to receive critical health treatments and many basic...

With a population of 35,000, Shuafat is a chiefly Arab enclave located in northeastern Jerusalem, sharing borders with Pisgat Ze’ev, Beit Haninah, French Hill and Ramot. The majority of the population of Shuafat is families with children.

Jan 18, 2016 · Built in 1965 with the aim of relocating the Palestinians who were living in the Moroccan Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem (today’s Wailing Wall area), Shuafat Refugee Camp has a population that is estimated between 60.000 to 80.000 Palestinians.

Oct 21, 2022 · More than 130,000 Palestinians live in the East Jerusalem refugee camp of Shuafat and the adjacent town of Anata, according to the camp’s information center.

Dec 1, 2016 · Shuafat camp is often depicted in the international media as the most dangerous place in Jerusalem, a crucible of crime, jihad and trash fires. On the day that I arrived, garbage was indeed ...