JERUSALEM, August 16, 2026 (WAFA) — Israeli occupation authorities early Sunday forced a Palestinian citizen to demolish his home in the Silwan neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Governorate said Mamoun Salem Shuyukhi was forced to demolish his home in the al-Ain al-Fawqa area of Silwan on the grounds that it lacked an Israeli-issued building permit.
The approximately 70-square-meter home housed Shuyukhi, his wife and their three children. It was built about two years ago.
Israeli authorities routinely compel Palestinian residents, particularly in occupied Jerusalem, to demolish their own homes under the pretext of lacking permits. Those who refuse face demolition carried out by Israeli bulldozers and are charged heavy fees.
The Israeli municipality in Jerusalem systematically denies Palestinians building permits, forcibly demolishes homes, and enforces policies that violate international law and human rights, including the right to adequate housing.
These practices are part of a wider strategy aimed at displacing Palestinians from the city while expanding colonial Israeli settlements in Jerusalem and its surroundings.
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