Today, Monday, the Israeli occupation forces forced citizen Yousef Qaraeen, from the town of Jabal al-Mukaber, southeast of occupied Jerusalem, to demolish his home.
Local sources reported that Qaraeen's house, which has been standing for 12 years, has an area of 70 square meters and is inhabited by his wife and daughter.
The same sources added that the demolition came after the occupation authorities imposed several financial fines on Qara'in, under the pretext of building without a permit, amounting to more than 100,000 shekels.
The occupation authorities force citizens in occupied Jerusalem to demolish their homes on their own, claiming they lack permits. Those who refuse to do so have their homes demolished by bulldozers, and the owner is subject to heavy costs.
The Israeli municipality in Jerusalem refuses to grant Palestinian citizens building permits and demolishes or forces them to demolish their homes. This practice violates international law and humanitarian principles that guarantee the right to housing. This practice is part of the Israeli occupation's systematic practice of forcibly displacing Palestinians from Jerusalem in exchange for expanding settlements in and around the city.
It is noteworthy that the number of homes and facilities destroyed by the Israeli occupation authorities in the governorate, since the beginning of the aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, has reached 623. These included residential homes, some of which had been inhabited for decades, and others under construction, in addition to commercial and economic facilities that constitute a source of livelihood for dozens of Jerusalemite families, according to the Jerusalem Governorate.
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The occupation forces a Jerusalemite to demolish his home in Jabal al-Mukaber.