JERUSALEM, April 20, 2018 (WAFA) – Israeli police and authorities on Friday handed notices for the intended demolition of a number of residential and commercial structures in the neighborhood of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem.

Staff from the Israeli municipality of Jerusalem accompanied by police handed notices for demolition of a number of homes and structures in the area, citing construction without a permit as a pretext.

Using the pretext of illegal building, Israel demolishes houses on a regular basis to restrict Palestinian expansion in occupied Jerusalem.

At the same time, the municipality and government build tens of thousands of housing units in illegal settlements in East Jerusalem for Jews.

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