Israeli bulldozers on Monday morning demolished a number of mobile houses in the Bedouin community of Jabal al-Baba to the east of Occupied Jerusalem for allegedly being unlicensed.
Representative of the Bedouin community Atallah Mazar’a said that the Israeli bulldozers accompanied by the so-called Civil Administration crews stormed Jabal al-Baba during the morning hours to prepare for the demolitions.
According to Quds Press Mazar’a reported that two mobile houses were knocked down and added that the Israeli bulldozers have not left the area yet since more houses are expected to be demolished.
The Palestinian activist condemned the demolitions noting that the families of Jabal al-Baba were given on Sunday a week-long time limit by the Civil Administration to evacuate their houses but the Israeli crews suddenly broke into the area on Monday and started the demolitions.
Officials from the Civil Administration escorted by the Israeli police on Sunday stormed Jabal al-Baba and notified the demolition of five Palestinian houses that are home for 30 people.
These measures are part of a settlement project called “Greater Jerusalem” or “E1” which is aimed at separating Jerusalem from the West Bank and seizing nearly 12000 dunums of Palestinian land in favor of launching new projects that serve the Israeli settlers.
