Watch: Israeli forces demolish Palestinian-owned house in Jerusalem’s Silwan
Occupied Jerusalem (QNN)- Israeli occupation forces demolished this morning a Palestinian-owned house in Ein Al-Lozeh neighborhood in Silwan in the occupied city of Jerusalem.
Earlier this morning, local sources reported that a number of Israeli occupation soldiers, accompanied by two bulldozers, raided the Ein Al-Lozeh neighborhood and cordoned off a 200-square-meter house which was under construction belonging to Jerusalemite resident Mohammad al-‘Awar.
The Israeli occupation soldiers assaulted his family members, including women, and prevented them from approaching the house.
The bulldozers then demolished the house, turning the building into rubble and displacing the 10-member family.
Al-‘Awar reportedly said the demolition was carried out although the case of the house was still pending at an Israeli court and no final ruling was passed. The Israeli occupation municipality ordered the house to be demolished under the pretext of building without a permit.
Israeli occupation forces demolish a Palestinian-owned house in the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, today. pic.twitter.com/Q1oj75Gs7O
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) January 4, 2023
تغطية صحفية : "صور .. من حي عين اللوزة حيث تهدم آليات الاحتلال منزلاً يعود للمقدسي محمد الأعور" pic.twitter.com/Sw6X5Y7Aq8
— AlQastal القسطل (@AlQastalps) January 4, 2023
تغطية صحفية : "حال منزل المقدسي محمد الأعور في سلوان حيث يقوم الاحتلال بتحويله إلى ركام هذه الأثناء" pic.twitter.com/xgQ815ipt0
— AlQastal القسطل (@AlQastalps) January 4, 2023
Using the pretext of illegal building, ‘Israel’ demolishes houses and structures on a regular basis to restrict Palestinian expansion in occupied Jerusalem.
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.
In 2022, Israeli occupation authorities forcibly carried out over 209 demolition and bulldozing operations against Palestinian structures 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 favor of the Israeli settlers in the occupied city.
‘Israel’ has been moving settlers into the occupied Jerusalem neighborhoods 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.
