JERUSALEM, Sunday, January 21, 2024 (WAFA) – The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem today forced a Palestinian resident of the Az-Za'ayyem neighborhood, in Jerusalem, to self-demolish his home.

The house owner, Dirar Darwish, said the Israeli municipality gave him 24 hours to demolish his 100 square-meter house, a home for five people, or else the Israeli municipality would demolish it and obligate him to pay the exorbitant costs.

To be noted, Israeli forces demolished about 110 houses in Jerusalem during the year 2023. At least 130 house owners were forced to demolish their homes with their own hands, according to statistics compiled by institutions in Jerusalem.

T.R.