JERUSALEM, March 6, 2018 (WAFA) – Bulldozers of the Israeli West municipality Tuesday demolished a car wash shop in the Bir Ayoub area of the Silwan neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, citing unpermitted construction as a pretext, said Wadi Helwa Information Center.

Israeli forces stormed Bir Ayoub area and broke into the car wash, which belongs to a local resident identified as Mohammed ‘Odeh, seizing its contents before demolishing it.

On a related note, Israeli forces demolished a retaining wall surrounding a land belonging to the same family in the area.

Forces further demolished a room in al-Ashqariya neighborhood in Beit Hanina town, north of Jerusalem, citing the same pretext.

T.R./M.H.