Israeli occupation forced Palestinian family to self-demolish its home in Silwan

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, Sept. 04 (YPA) – Israeli occupation authorities yesterday forced a Palestinian family to self-demolish their own house in the occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem) neighborhood of Silwan, under the pretext of building without a permit construction.

Members of Hadia family were forced to demolish their privately-owned house yesterday to avoid paying exorbitant fees if the Israeli municipality crews carried out the demolition.

 The house, which was inhabited by three households from the Palestinian family of Hadia, was built 12 years ago, and that throughout the past years they had been trying to get a construction permit from the Israeli municipality, all but in vain.

 Using the pretext of building without a permit, which is rarely granted to Palestinians in the occupied city, the Israeli occupation municipality has demolished or forced Palestinians to demolish hundreds of Palestinian-owned houses as part of a policy aimed to restrict Palestinian expansion in occupied Al-Quds.

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