On Wednesday, Israeli army bulldozers leveled a house belonging to Ahmed Zhaikh in Jabal Al Mukaber, a Palestinian neighborhood south-east of the Old City of Jerusalem, on Wednesday.

Israeli police attacked the homeowner and a number of other civilians on the scene.  Also, police fired tear gas at the residents, who were trying to prevent the demolition of the house.  Police officers also beat two of the sons of the owner of the house.  The boys were identified as Wi’am and Haitham Zhaikh.