On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers demolished a Palestinian home in the Jabal Al-Mukabber town, southeast of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank.
Also, a Palestinian was forced to demolish his home in the West Bank in Beit Hanina town, north of occupied Jerusalem.
Media sources said several army jeeps and bulldozers invaded the town and demolished the property after forcing the family out.
The home’s owner, Ehab Al-Hseini, lived in the demolished home with his wife and their children.
He received the demolition order two weeks ago and was given 21 days to complete the demotion at his own expense, or the city would demolish the property and impose high fines and fees, in addition to the demotion costs.
Also Tuesday, a Palestinian was forced to demolish his home in the West Bank in Beit Hanina town, north of occupied Jerusalem.
While Israel continues to build and expand its illegal colonies, Palestinian communities, and towns, in occupied Jerusalem, and various areas in the occupied West Bank, continue to be denied the right to build homes and property, under various allegations meant to prevent the expansion of Palestinian towns and neighborhoods.
Israel’s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and various United Nations and Security Council resolutions. They also constitute war crimes under International Law.
Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.” It also prohibits the “individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory.”
