Pictures| Israeli forces demolish two-Palestinian-owned stores in Jerusalem

Occupied Jerusalem (QNN)- Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday morning demolished two- Palestinian-owned commercial stores in Hizma town, north-east the occupied city of Jerusalem.

Local sources said the Israeli forces escorted bulldozers to the Hizma town, surrounded the area near the Hizma checkpoint and demolished two commercial Palestinian stores, without notifying its owner with the demolition order.

The stores are owned by Jerusalemite AbdelAziz al-Khatib whom the occupation authorities demolished for him 18 commercial stores three months ago.

Using the pretext of illegal building, ‘Israel’ demolishes houses and structures on a regular basis to restrict Palestinian expansion 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 East Jerusalem for Jews with a goal to offset the demographic balance in favour of the Israeli settlers in the occupied city.

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

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