JERUSALEM, February 14, 2018 (WAFA) – Bulldozers of the Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem Wednesday demolished a Palestinian-owned building in Beit Safafa neighborhood, south of Jerusalem, under the pretext of lacking a building permit.

Israeli police force closed off the area as municipality bulldozers demolished the building belonging to a local resident who was identified as Awad Zawahreh.

Palestinians say they are forced to build in East Jerusalem without a permit because getting a building permit is almost impossible. At the same time, thousands of new housing units are constantly built for Israeli settlers only.

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