JERUSALEM, December 14, 2024 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation authorities on Saturday forced a Palestinian resident to demolish his storage facility and issued a demolition order for a mosque in the Silwan neighborhood, located south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.

Local sources reported that Israeli authorities compelled Youssef Al-Tawil, a Palestinian citizen, to demolish his storage facility, which had been standing for 43 years.

Additionally, the occupation authorities issued an order for the demolition of Al-Isra Mosque in Silwan within 21 days, and imposed a fine of 40,000 shekels.

Silwan, situated just one kilometer south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, is home to tens of thousands of Palestinians who face the ongoing threat of forced displacement due to Israel's efforts to alter the demographic and geographic makeup of the area through settlement expansion and policies of Judaization.

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