Israeli authorities on Monday raided a number of Palestinian residential buildings in al-Matar neighborhood to the north of Occupied Jerusalem and took their measurements in preparation for their demolition.
Mayor of Kafr ‘Aqab Emad Awad told Quds Press that the Israeli authorities in the morning hours broke into the four buildings intended to be demolished for the construction of a new settlement road and took their measurements.
The Jerusalemite activist Raed Hamdan said that the residents of the threatened buildings were assaulted during the raid.
According to Hamdan one of the four buildings is uninhabited while the three others are homes for 80 Palestinian families consisting of 300 people.
Israeli authorities claim that these buildings are unlicensed and that they are close to the separation wall meaning that Palestinian youths can mount their rooftops and throw stones at Israeli targets Hamdan pointed out.
Based on the Israeli plan a new settlement road where only private vehicles can pass will be constructed following the demolition of the residential buildings.
