On Saturday, Israeli occupation forces compelled a Palestinian resident to demolish his own home in the town of Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank.
Local sources reported that the occupation authorities forced Jerusalemite Majed Salayma to tear down his house in the al‑Ashqariya neighborhood.
The home, which sheltered four family members for eight years, was demolished under the pretext of lacking a construction permit. The family was also ordered to pay more than 100,000 shekels in fines.
On Friday, the authorities forced a Palestinian resident of Silwan, in occupied Jerusalem, to demolish his home.
Israeli authorities routinely coerce Palestinian residents—particularly in occupied Jerusalem—to carry out self‑demolitions under the claim of unlicensed construction.
Those who refuse face the destruction of their homes by Israeli bulldozers and the imposition of heavy financial penalties.
The Jerusalem municipality systematically denies Palestinians building permits and continues to demolish homes or force their owners to do so, in violation of international law and basic human rights that guarantee the right to housing.
These measures form part of a broader, deliberate policy aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians from the city while expanding Israeli colonies in and around Jerusalem.
