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An Ìýsuspended on Tuesday an order that would see aÌýPalestinian family forciblyÌýdisplaced from their home in , media on Tuesday.

The ruling was allegedly motivated by security considerations with Israeli police voicing concern about theÌýtiming of the forced expulsionÌýso close to Ramadan - starting this year in April.

The displacement was due to take place in March despite mounting tensions inÌý, aÌýneighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem where dozens of Palestinian families face being forced from their homes to make way for Israeli settlers.

If carried out, the order would leave the 11 members of the Salem family without a home. For now, theÌýSalems haveÌýbeen requested to pay a deposit worthÌý25,000 shekels ($7,700) as a guarantee in order to make the ruling effective.

Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah have been protesting for months against several expulsionÌýordersÌý by the Jewish-dominated city council of Jerusalem.

Activists say thatÌýIsraeli authorities of trying to displace Palestinians from Sheikh Jarrah and replace them with Israeli settlers.

Israeli settlers allegeÌýthat the Salem family's houseÌýbelonged to a Jewish family before the 1948 creation of the Israeli state. Palestinian historians have frequently disputed these claims.

Known in Arabic as the Al-Nakba or "The Catastrophe",Ìýmassacres by Jewish militias forcedÌýhundreds of thousands of Palestinian families from their ancestral homes in order to escape assaults on theirÌývillages.

Many sought refuge in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, which wereÌýunder the custody of Jordanian authorities until 1967, while others fled to Jordan.

Israeli settlers are now attempting to claim ownership of homes displaced Palestinians moved into during the exodus.

Israeli settlements increased significantly after the Israeli 1967 invasion of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which are considered illegal under international law.

Armed settlers launch frequent attacks on Palestinians,Ìýtheir homes, land, and property.