Today, Saturday, the occupation municipality in occupied Jerusalem forced two Palestinian brothers to demolish their homes, in the town of Silwan (south of Al-Aqsa Mosque), under the pretext of building without a permit
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center stated that the two brothers, Mahmoud and Muhammad al-Khalis, proceeded to demolish their apartments themselves, in order to impose heavy fines by the occupation authorities. He added that the two apartments, which each have an area of ​​about 90 square meters, were built about a year ago, and the occupation municipality demolished them two months ago, but a defect in the equipment occurred at the time of the demolition, to withdraw without completing the process. The specter of demolition threatens dozens of Arab homes in the city. Where the authorities issued demolition orders against dozens of homes, after they refused to license them, at a time when the city, especially young couples, suffers from a stifling housing crisis. It is noteworthy that the occupation authorities are tightening the screws on the Palestinians in the city of Jerusalem, pursuing them in their homes and working with all their capabilities to restrict them demographically and restrict them, with the aim of expelling them from the city for political considerations The authorities refuse to issue building permits to Palestinians, while they are beginning to expand the settlement area and build new settlement neighborhoods for the Jews near Palestinian towns and villages in the occupied interior. The Palestinian National Information Center says that more than 1900 homes have been demolished since the Israeli occupation of Jerusalem in 1967.
