OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)
The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) demolished on Wednesday morning a house in the east Jerusalem town of Silwan, south of the Aqsa Mosque, at the pretext of unlicensed construction.
According to a Palestinian official source in the holy city, a number of bulldozers escorted by Israeli municipal workers and police officers stormed Silwan and embarked on knocking down the house of Naim al-Ruwaidi.
The demolished house also included the headquarters of al-Bustan cultural center and the tent that was used by local residents to stage sit-ins in protest at the demolition policy pursued by the Israeli occupation state against their homes.
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli municipality has demolished about 360 homes and structures in Occupied Jerusalem.
In northern al-Khalil, the Israeli occupation army demolished on the same day a house and a water pool used for agricultural purposes in Beit Ummar town.
