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Israelis’ Demolish Two Palestinian Homes in al-Quds

Israelis’ Demolish Two Palestinian Homes in al-Quds
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"Israeli" occupation forces on Tuesday morning demolished two Palestinian homes in occupied East al-Quds allegedly built without permits from the al-Quds Zionist municipality.

Israelis’ Demolish Two Palestinian Homes in al-Quds

Witnesses testified that many "Israeli" soldiers raided the village of Sur Bahir, surrounding a home in the Wadi Abu al-Hummus area of the village and closing off nearby roads before carrying out its demolition.

Owner of the home, Iyad Abu Mahamid, who "was surprised with the demolition", said that he had recently finished building the 200-square-meter home and was planning to move in on Tuesday with his family of seven.

Also on Tuesday, enemy forces demolished a house belonging to Yahya Muhsin in the Wadi Qaddum area of the Silwan neighborhood. Muhsin informed that the home was still under construction when forces demolished the 220-square-meter structure with bulldozers.

Muhsin added that he began construction on the home seven months ago for his family of eight.

However, a municipality spokesperson was not available for comment on the demolitions.

Ability for Palestinians to build homes or expand existing structures legally has been severely limited by the al-Quds municipality since the 1967 "Israeli" occupation of the city.

According to civil rights groups, only 14% of East al-Quds land is zoned for Palestinian residential construction, while one-third of Palestinian land has been confiscated since 1967 to build illegal Jewish-only settlements.

Over 20 Palestinian-owned structures in the occupied Palestinian territory have been demolished since the beginning of the year, after the demolition of over 500 during 2015, displacing more than 600 Palestinians.

Source: News bAgencies, Edited by website team

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