Local sources affirmed that Israeli police forces and crews from Israel’s Jerusalem municipality accompanied by two bulldozers stormed and surrounded the building early Tuesday morning.
A complete siege was meanwhile imposed on the town since the early morning hours. Nearly 500 Israeli soldiers stormed the town and closed all its entrances before starting the demolition process.
According to locals the building was constructed 10 years ago and belonged to Abdullah Hamdan.
The demolished building contains shops and residential apartments the sources added.
Member of the defense committee of Issawiya town Mohammed Abu al-Homs said that the demolition order came without any prior notice.
The demolition was a part of Israel’s collective punishment policy against Jerusalemites he continued saying that nearly 200 Palestinian apartments are threatened with demolition in the town.
Since the beginning of the year 16 Palestinian facilities were demolished in the town under the pretext of being built without permit.
