Israel is asking Palestinian residents of Jerusalem to destroy their own homes

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

Authority of occupation Israel ordered the Palestinians in Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem to destroy his own house.

If it is not destroyed within the three-week deadline, the Israeli occupation authorities will destroy it by force with spies.

Quoting from the Palestinian news agency, died, Saber Al-Qawasmi, the owner of the house, said that Israeli soldiers and occupation authority workers came to his residence on Monday morning (28/10). The authorities ordered him to destroy his own house, or it would be destroyed by force.

Al-Qawasmi said he built the 75 square meter house about 15 years ago. And, he continued, since then a financial fine of NIS 46,000 has been imposed in an attempt to obtain permission to prevent demolition. However, despite his best efforts, all her efforts failed in the end.

In occupied Jerusalem, the Israeli government is forcing Palestinians to demolish their own homes because they do not have building permits. Those who refused were demolished by the profession’s whistleblowers, resulting in large financial penalties for homeowners.

It is known that the Israeli regime in Jerusalem has refused to grant construction permits to Palestinians. The Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem then had to destroy their own houses, or they would be destroyed by force.

A report published by the Governor of Jerusalem revealed that in the third quarter of 2024, 154 demolitions and excavations were carried out in the Jerusalem area.

This figure includes 24 forced demolitions and 118 demolitions carried out by the occupying authorities, as well as 12 excavation operations.

He died report that this practice violates international law and humanitarian norms that uphold the right to housing.

However, Israel reportedly did this as part of a wider occupation strategy to systematically evict Palestinians from Jerusalem to facilitate colonial expansion in the area.

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