The Israeli army threatened more than 20 Palestinian civilian of demolishing their houses east of The City of Jerusalem, The Israeli army says that those houses were built without the needed permission. Since Israel occupied Jerusalem in 1967 it has rarely given its Palestinian residents any form of documentation for their land or homes.
On Thursday at dawn, Israeli forces backed by a bulldozer stormed and demolished the home of Ahmad Al A’rameen in Al Ezariye neighborhood in Jerusalem City. Witnesses said that Israeli troops attacked Ahmad, and his family injuring three of them then kidnapped two of his sons before demolishing the house.
On Tuesday the Israeli Authorities demolished a two-story home in Al Aiswiye neighborhood in Jerusalem city. The demolished building belonged to Aishaq Mustafa which housed 12 family members.
The Jerusalem committee in the Palestinian Legislative Council reported on Monday that Israel is adopting a new policy to make Palestinians leave their homes, as the Israeli troops released dozens of rats near the Palestinian houses.
The Jerusalem Committee in the Palestinian Leslative Cuncil called for the Palestinian Authority and all international institutions for a quick intervention to support the Palestinian living in Jerusalem.