Israeli Occupation Forces force two Jerusalemite Palestinians to demolish their houses & threaten others with demolition
The Israeli occupation authorities forced two Palestinian residents of Al-Quds today, Friday, to forcibly demolish their houses in occupied Quds on the pretext of building without a permit, continuing their tightening measures against Palestinians aimed at displacing them to expand Israeli settlements.
The Palestinian agency "SAFA" reported that Israeli authorities continued to issue demolition orders to several Jerusalemites for their houses in the towns of Sur Baher and Silwan in occupied Quds for the second consecutive day, citing unlicensed construction.
In Silwan, the Israeli authorities forced young man Mohammed Omar Samreen today to demolish an annex to his father's house, measuring 50 square meters and consisting of a room and a kitchen.
Samreen said that the occupation municipal teams handed him a demolition order requiring him to carry out the demolition within 21 days, with the deadline set for August 11.
He added, "I was forced to demolish the annex myself because the municipality threatened to impose a fine of more than 70,000 shekels if I refused to carry out the demolition voluntarily."
Samreen explained that he built the room and kitchen in 2018 for his elderly father's home to live in with his wife and child, due to the high rental prices in Al-Quds, noting that the municipality imposed two construction violations fines amounting to 24,000 shekels.
Also today, the Israeli municipal authorities forced Jerusalemite citizen Hamza Ameera to demolish his house in Sur Baher, south of occupied Jerusalem, even though the house has stood for 25 years and is home to about 16 people.
Yesterday, Thursday, the Israeli occupation municipality also forced Jerusalemite Eyad Qara'in to demolish his house in the Wadi Hilweh neighborhood of Silwan in occupied Quds.
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