The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Wednesday dismantled two homes and five cattle structures near the east Jerusalem village of az-Za’im at the pretext they lacked permits.
Local official Mohamed Abu Ziyad said that an IOA crew escorted by police forces dismantled two 120-square-meter homes and five structures used for raising cattle in an area near the village.
He added that the homes and structures belonged to two brothers from the family of Sa’eidi.
The Jerusalemites have no choice but to build without licenses because there are no structural maps that respond to the natural increase in their numbers and for that reason they are denied house permits.
The IOA also imposes building restrictions on the Palestinian natives in Jerusalem and makes it hard for them to obtain construction licenses.
Israel’s systematic demolition of Palestinian homes in Occupied Jerusalem is believed to be aimed at psychologically destroying the Jerusalemite families in an attempt to force them to move from the holy city.
