The Israeli occupation on Tuesday forced a Palestinian family to demolish newly-built premises at their house in Ein al-Lawzeh in Jerusalem’s Silwan town south of al-Aqsa Mosque.
The demolition targeted a park a storeroom and a staircase built for family usage.
The house owner Ahmed Seyam was given no more than 48 hours to demolish the new structures.
At the same time Israeli bulldozers demolished a Palestinian house under-construction in Jabal al-Mukkaber southeast of occupied Jerusalem.
A large police unit stormed the neighborhood and cordoned off the house under construction before bulldozers proceeded with the demolition under the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Police reportedly restricted Palestinian movement in the area and assaulted Palestinians who attempted to protest the demolition.
Using the pretext of illegal building Israel demolishes houses on a regular basis to restrict Palestinian expansion in occupied Jerusalem.
At the same time the municipality and government build tens of thousands of housing units in illegal settlements in occupied Jerusalem for settlers in an attempt to offset the demographic character of the city.
Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied territories are discriminated against in all aspects of life including housing employment and vital services.
