The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Tuesday forced a Jerusalemite citizen to demolish parts of his house in Wadi al-Homs neighborhood of Sur Baher town east of the holy city.
Local official Ziyad Hamada said that Mohamed al-Attrash the homeowner demolished his home partially including the roofs to avoid paying heavy demolition expenses if Israeli bulldozers came to knock down the house.
The IOA justified the demolition measure by claiming that the house was near the separation fence.
An Israeli court already gave Attrash one week to carry out the demolition of all four floors of the house.
