Occupation authorities force two Palestinian families to demolish 3 homes in occupied Jerusalem

It explained that Salaymeh's home covers an area of 100 square meters and was built in 2002, where he lives with his wife and four children, while his parents' home covers an area of 60 square meters.

In the Al-Ashqariya neighborhood of Beit Hanina, Jerusalemite Alaa Issam Al-Rajabi self-demolished his home after being notified of a demolition order issued by the Israeli municipality in Jerusalem.

The Governorate mentioned that the home covers an area of about 60 square meters and was built in 2017, noting that its owner got married about a year ago and is expecting a baby.

Israeli authorities force Palestinians in East Jerusalem to demolish their homes with their own hands to avoid the high demolition costs imposed by the municipality if the operation is carried out by its machinery.

According to Palestinian human rights organizations, Israeli authorities impose strict restrictions on issuing building permits to Palestinians in East Jerusalem, which drives some of them to build without a permit, exposing their homes to the risk of demolition.

A report by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics issued this October, citing the "Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission," stated that the occupation authorities carried out 341 demolition operations in the first half of 2026.

It explained that the demolition operations affected 740 Palestinian facilities, ranging from inhabited residential units, units under construction, and commercial and agricultural facilities and livelihoods, with the pretext of building without a permit topping the list of field justifications.