Scuffles in East Jerusalem over possible Palestinian evictions
Israeli police said they had arrested nine people for disorderly conduct or assault as settlers faced off with Palestinian protesters in what have become nightly clashes.
A Reuters reporter saw a car ablaze near a home taken over by settlers. It was not immediately clear who torched the car.
Israel's Supreme Court is due to hear challenges next week to the evictions of Palestinians ordered by a lower court that found in favour of settlers' claims.
Human rights groups say the ruling, if upheld, could set a precedent for dozens more homes.
France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Britain urged Israel on Thursday (May 6) to halt settlement-building in the West Bank.
Israel captured East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in a 1967 war. It deems all of Jerusalem its capital, a status that has not won international support.
