Today, Sunday, the Israeli occupation forces demolished two Palestinian homes in the village of Al-Walaja, southwest of occupied Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Governorate, which is the highest official local representation of the city, said in a press statement that the occupation bulldozers “demolished two houses in Ain Al-Juwaiza in the village of Al-Walaja, southwest of occupied Jerusalem, belonging to Jerusalemites Ghassan Al-Atrash and Suad Radwan.”
She stated that 15 Palestinian homes in the village had been demolished since the start of the war on Gaza on October 7, noting that “the demolition threatens dozens of other homes.”
In a monthly report, the governorate monitored 30 demolition and bulldozing operations in Jerusalem neighborhoods and towns last May.
Since this morning, the occupation bulldozers have continued to demolish two houses in Ain al-Jwiza in the village of al-Walaja, southwest of occupied Jerusalem, belonging to Jerusalemites Ghassan al-Atrash and Suad Radwan.
It is noteworthy that since the 7th of last October, the occupation has demolished more than 15 houses in the village of Al-Walaja alone, most of them in Ain Al-Jweiza, and dozens of demolition are threatened… pic.twitter.com/UwOvp04Jqs
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It indicated that 9 of the demolitions were self-forced to avoid paying exorbitant sums if the occupation forces carried out the demolition, and 20 other demolitions were carried out by occupation mechanisms.
It also indicated that the occupation authorities handed over a number of demolition decisions during the past month, in different areas of the governorate, and “notified the demolition of dozens of commercial shops along the road linking the Jaba and Qalandiya military checkpoints north of occupied Jerusalem.”
Demolition operations and demolition notices are usually distributed in Jerusalem under the pretext of building without a permit, at a time when it is almost impossible to grant Palestinians building permits, according to Jerusalemite human rights organizations.
