Israeli occupation authorities demolished thirteen Palestinian residential and agricultural structures on Wednesday across several areas of occupied Jerusalem, continuing the long‑standing policy of displacing Palestinians under the pretext of “building without a permit.”
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that Israeli municipal crews demolished the home of elderly Jerusalemite Saleh Dweik in the Al‑Bustan neighborhood of Silwan. The 110‑square‑meter home, built in 1998, housed a family of four.
Since 2024, the municipality had imposed a monthly fine of 500 shekels on Dweik, ordering him to continue paying it until 2030, even after the demolition of his home.
Dweik, who suffers from cancer, previously worked as a guard at the Al‑Aqsa Mosque for twenty years.
In the town of Ar‑Ram, north of Jerusalem, Israeli forces demolished a horse stable in the Al‑Aqbat neighborhood.
Meanwhile, Israeli bulldozers carried out multiple demolition operations in the Rawabi area of Al‑‘Isawiya, targeting homes and structures belonging to several Palestinian residents, including:
- Mazen Muheisin — three rooms
- Mohammad Jom’a — one room
- Na’im, Abdul‑Nasser, and Ali Muhaysin — three rooms
- Mazen Muheisin — two additional rooms
- Fares Muheisin — one room
- Eid As‑Sa’idi — guesthouse
- Mohammad Saleh Mustafa — two rooms
- Ahmad Radi Nasser — two housing units and a water well
- Abu Munir Khweiss — one room
In addition to the demolitions carried out on Wednesday, Israel also issued a demolition order targeting a residential building owned by the Qweider family in the Al‑Bustan neighborhood of Silwan.
The building, constructed in 1970, houses eleven Palestinians, including children, elderly residents, and persons with special needs.
The family has eleven days to self‑demolish the building or face excessive fines, fees, and possible imprisonment, in addition to the full demolition costs if the municipality carries out the demolition using its crews and equipment.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) reported that the family has already begun demolishing the two upper floors, inhabited by Mahmoud and his brother Abed and their families of five.
Also living in the building is 97‑year‑old Yosra Qweider, who is bedridden and has no alternative place to go.
These demolitions come amid severe Israeli restrictions that make obtaining building permits nearly impossible for Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem.
The policy forces families to choose between living under constant threat of demolition or paying crippling fines that often continue even after their homes are destroyed.
