Israeli occupation demolishes Palestinian-owned structure near Jerusalem

Occupied Jerusalem (QNN)- Israeli occupation authorities demolished on Thursday morning a Palestinian-owned animal barn in Qalandia village, north-west occupied Jerusalem.

Israeli occupation forces, accompanied by a bulldozer, raided the Qalandia village, between Ramallah and occupied Jerusalem, and demolished an animal barn under the pretext of building without an Israeli-issued permit, local sources reported.

Using the pretext of illegal building, ‘Israel’ demolishes houses and structures on a regular basis to restrict Palestinian expansion in occupied Jerusalem.

Last month, Israeli occupation authorities carried out 7 demolition and bulldozing operations against Palestinian structures and lands in the occupied city of Jerusalem, according to Al-Qastal, a Palestinian network hub for Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem.

At the same time, the Israeli occupation municipality and the occupation government built tens of thousands of housing units in illegal settlements in occupied Jerusalem for Jews with a goal to offset the demographic balance in favour of the Israeli settlers in the occupied city.

‘Israel’ has been moving settlers into the occupied Jerusalem neighbourhoods since the 1980s. This has resulted in numerous human rights violations, including the forced displacement of Palestinian residents and house demolitions.

Hundreds of Palestinian families are being threatened with forced displacement and house demolitions by illegal settler groups, fully supported by the Israeli occupation government.

There are nearly 700,000 Israeli settlers living in 256 illegal settlements and outposts scattered across the occupied West Bank, including the eastern part of occupied Jerusalem. Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.

In 2021, the Israeli occupation demolished approximately 950 Palestinian-owned structures in the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, according to statistics by the Land Research Centre.