JERUSALEM, October 23, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli authorities issued demoltion orders for large industrial facilities at the entrance to the town of Anata, northeast of Jerusalem.

In an interview with WAFA, Marouf al-Rifai, advisor to the Jerusalem Governorate, said that Israeli troops stormed the entrance to the town and distributed demolition notices targeting shacks, iron factories, and furniture factories.

The move is part of ongoing effort to construct  a road , a roundabout, and a bridge connecting the Anata Junction to the Hizma checkpoint, as part of the Greater Jerusalem project and the "E1" colonial plan.

Al-Rifai pointed out that the occupation authorities do not want any Palestinian facilities along the path of this project, and demolitions have been repeated in the area under various pretexts, such as lack of permits or proximity to the apartheid wall.

He further warned that what is happening at the entrance to Anata and Al-Zaim Street is part of a plan to build a new colonial road in the near future, with the aim of preventing Palestinians from using Abu George Street, which leads to the Jerusalem-Jericho Road, and is designated exclusively for colonists. As a result, the Anata/Al-Zaim entrance woulf be reserved for Palestinian movement only, connecting Anata, Al-Zaim, and the Hizma checkpoint roundabout.

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