The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) forced on Saturday a Palestinian family to demolish part of its home in Salahuddin street in east Jerusalem at the pretext of unlicensed construction.
The homeowner Azzam Abu Assab said that the Israeli municipality already gave him 10 days to demolish a section of his home in order to avoid paying more fines.
Another Jerusalemite citizen was also forced to demolish his 50-square-meter home in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat under the same pretext.
Ahmad Abu Issa said that his nephew Abdul-Hadi was forced to demolish his new home after the Israeli municipality threatened to make him pay more penalties.
He added his nephew was planning to live in this house after getting married
The Jerusalemites have no choice but to build without licenses because there are no structural maps that respond to the natural increase in their numbers.
The IOA also imposes building restrictions on the Palestinian natives in Jerusalem and makes it hard for them to obtain construction licenses.
Israel’s systematic demolition of Palestinian homes in the holy city is believed to be aimed at psychologically destroying the Jerusalemite families in an attempt to force them to move from their city.
