On Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces demolished a horse stable and several structures in the town of Abu Dis, east of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, citing a lack of permits.
In a press statement, the Jerusalem Governorate revealed that the demolished structures had been sources of livelihood for dozens of families.
The governorate added that the demolitions were carried out during an Israeli military incursion into the Abu Hindi area, east of Abu Dis.
According to the statement, the demolitions included a horse stable, several sheds, and the leveling of a land fence.
Furthermore, the occupation forces issued a demolition notice for a car wash in the Abu Hindi area, granting its owner 48 hours to conduct the demolition independently.
Failure to comply would result in the occupation forces carrying out the demolition, along with imposing hefty fines and covering demolition costs.
Sources noted that the stable spanned five dunams, housed over thirty horses, and provided a livelihood for three families.
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.
All of 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, in addition to 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.”
