Saturday, Thursday, July 20 2024 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation authorities forced a Palestinian family to self-demolish their home in the town of Jabal Mukaber, southeast of Jerusalem.
Ahmed Musa Al-Qanbar, the owner of the house, said that he was forced to demolish his house, which houses his family and four children, in order to avoid paying exorbitant costs to the Israeli municipality if it carries out the demolition.
It is noteworthy that the occupation authorities demolished 318 facilities and notified the demolition of 359 others in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, during the first half of 2024, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.
Under the pretext of building without a permit, which is rarely granted to Palestinians in the occupied city, the Israeli municipality has been demolishing or forcing Palestinians to demolish their own houses as part of a policy aimed to restrict Palestinian expansion and growth in occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinians in East Jerusalem find themselves compelled to tear down their homes after receiving a demolition order to avoid paying exorbitant costs to the Israeli municipality if it carries out the demolition.
Palestinians say they are forced to build without permits because the Israeli municipality discriminates against them and refuses to issue permits or places unreasonable conditions that they cannot afford to issue a permit.
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