JERUSALEM, April 15, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli authorities demolished 13 residential and agricultural structures in different areas across occupied Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Governorate said that Israeli municipality demolished the home of elderly Jerusalemite resident Saleh Dweik in the Al-Bustan neighborhood of Silwan. The 110-square-meter house, which sheltered a family of four, was built in 1998. Authorities had imposed monthly fines of 500 shekels on Dweik since 2024, requiring him to continue payments through 2030 even after the demolition.
Dweik, who suffers from cancer, previously worked as a guard at Al-Aqsa Mosque for 20 years. Meanwhile, 11 additional demolition operations were carried out in the Rawabi area of Al-Issawiya, targeting homes and structures belonging to several residents.
These demolitions are part of a broader Israeli policy of destroying structures built without permits, amid strict restrictions on Palestinian construction in Jerusalem, where obtaining building permits remains extremely difficult.
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