JERUSALEM, May 3, 2026 (WAFA) – The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem forced a Jerusalemite citizen on Sunday to demolish his own home in the East Jerusalem village of Umm Tuba under the pretext of building without an Israeli-issued permit.

The Jerusalem Governorate reported that the 100-square-meter house, built in 2014, shelters a family consisting of a husband and wife, their five children, and the husband’s parents.

The occupation had imposed fines amounting to 45,000 shekels on the property.

The occupation authorities in occupied Jerusalem force residents to carry out the self-demolition of their homes under the pretext of lacking permits. Those who refuse face the demolition of their homes by occupation bulldozers and are burdened with heavy fines and demolition costs.

The Jerusalem Governorate affirmed that the policy of self-demolition constitutes part of a systematic scheme targeting the Palestinian presence in the city, aimed at forcibly displacing residents and intensifying restrictions imposed on them, particularly in neighborhoods surrounding Al-Aqsa Mosque.

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