Israel issues demolition orders for 8 Palestinian homes and structures near occupied East Jerusalem
Orders target residential and commercial properties in Hizma under pretext of lacking permits
demolition orders were issued by Israeli authorities. Wednesday for eight Palestinian residences and buildings under the guise of unpermitted construction in the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that the orders were directed at buildings and residences in the Tablas neighborhood.
Khaled Abdullah Abu Hamdan’s house, a car wash owned by Ali Mohammad Ahmad Rizq, a carpentry workshop owned by Nadi Mohammad Ahmad Rizq, a grocery store owned by Ahmad Mohammad Ahmad Rizq, and a caravan owned by Riyad Ahmad Salama were all included in the demolition orders, according to the governorate.
It also stated that three residences owned by the sons of Salama Abdullah Qasem, Mohammad Abdullah Qasem, and Ahmad Salama were included in the notices.
As part of policies intended to pressure Palestinians to abandon their homes and lands in favor of settlement expansion, Israeli demolition campaigns targeting Palestinian homes and structures in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem have intensified.
Israeli forces earlier on Wednesday destroyed a cement factory in Kharbatha Bani Harith village west of Ramallah, as well as residential buildings and livestock shelters in the Ain al-Hilweh region of the northern Jordan Valley.
The Palestinian Commission Against the Wall and Settlements reports that in April, Israeli authorities issued demolition notices for 21 additional structures and conducted 37 demolition operations targeting 78 structures, including 37 occupied homes.
Since the beginning of the Gaza war in October 2023, there has been an ongoing Israeli military escalation in the West Bank, which has included killings, arrests, and raids on cities and towns involving home searches and property destruction.
According to official statistics, attacks by the Israeli army and occupiers in the West Bank since then have resulted in 1,162 Palestinian deaths, 12,245 injuries, and almost 23,000 arrests.
*Tarek Chouiref wrote this.
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