The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday delivered demolition notices issued against homes and an agricultural well in Beit Surik town northwest of Jerusalem.
Director of the Jerusalem mayor’s office Mohamed at-Tarri told Quds Press that Israeli soldiers stormed Beit Surik town and handed owners of five homes and one well demolition orders issued at the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Tarri affirmed the demolition orders were part of recent Israeli punitive measures that were taken against the local residents after their compatriot Nimer Jamal carried out two days ago a shooting attack at an entrance to the illegal settlement of Har Hadar.
“A frenzied campaign has been launched against Beit Surik town in response to the attack and it is not about unlicensed construction. The occupation state commits crimes by different means against the Palestinian people” he said.
He noted that the IOF installed a permanent iron gate at the entrance to the tunnel road which is a lifeline for 10 towns and villages located to the northwest of Jerusalem.
