Palestinian woman evicted in Jerusalem

Jewish settlers backed by Israeli security forces evicted a Palestinian woman from a house in Jerusalem's old city today after claiming to have bought it.

A crowd of Palestinians gathered as the woman refused to vacate the house, but after negotiations with border guards, she agreed to leave.

The settlers belong to an ultra-nationalist Jewish group, Ateret Cohanim.

Correspondents say that Palestinians frequently accuse the group of using fraud and forgery to buy property in the old city and nearby Arab neighbourhoods.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service