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- Man compelled to demolish his own home in East Jerusalem; Israeli forces raze several homes in areas around Nablus and Jericho while expanding settlements
- Israeli authorities force Palestinians, particularly in Jerusalem, to demolish their own homes by alleging they lack proper permits
LONDON: Israeli authorities forced Taher Darbas, a Palestinian resident of occupied East Jerusalem, to demolish his home in Al-Issawiya, in the northeast of the city, on Monday morning.
Israeli authorities compel Palestinians, particularly in Jerusalem, to demolish their own homes by alleging that they lack proper permits. Those who refuse to comply face demolition carried out by Israeli authorities, incurring high costs.
Israel regularly denies building permits to Palestinians in Jerusalem, while illegally expanding Jewish settlements in the city and the occupied West Bank.
Also on Monday, Israeli forces knocked down a home in Furush Beit Dajan, a village to the east of Nablus, where more than 90 percent of homes are subject to demolition notices.
Meanwhile Israel continued to bulldoze land and pave a road for settlers in the eastern village of Al-Lubban, south of Nablus. They also demolished two houses belonging to the Abu Jaber family in the town of Marj Ghazal, north of Jericho, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported.
In the past 24 months, Israeli authorities have conducted 1,014 demolitions in the West Bank and Jerusalem, targeting 3,679 buildings, including 1,288 inhabited homes, 244 uninhabited homes and 962 agricultural and other structures, it said.
Israel’s home-demolition policies aim to forcibly displace Palestinians and expand Israeli settlements in Jerusalem, in violation of international and humanitarian laws that guarantee the right to housing, Wafa added.
The Israeli government faces charges of war crimes and genocide in the occupied Palestinian territories at the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice.