Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeThree killed in a conflict between two families in Silwan raise fears among East Jerusalem residents of a rise in violence, to a level similar to that in Israel's Arab community. Meanwhile, the police appear to be making every possible mistake and preventing attempts to calm tensions.Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNir Hasson03:12 AM • August 24 2026 IDTIn the early hours of Sunday morning, firefighting teams were still busy extinguishing fires at two locations inside apartments that were set ablaze overnight following a killing in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansEast JerusalemIsrael policeWest BankPalestinian AuthorityCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankEisenkotTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAlmost Three Years After October 7, Can Nir Oz Rebuild Without Children?Poll: Arab Parties Gain Seat After Joint List Merger; Coalition Drops to 51Syria Tells Israel It Won't Limit Military Buildup in Security Deal TalksThe Mass Killing in Gaza Is Not a Series of IDF 'Exceptions' – It's the RuleMossad Chief Meets With Syrian Foreign Minister, Source SaysRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsAIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive