Jerusalem, February 7, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces forced a citizen to demolish his house in the town of Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem, on Saturday .
Local sources reported that the occupation authorities forced the Jerusalemite citizen Majed Al-Salaymeh to demolish his house in the Al-Ashqariya neighborhood of the town, which houses 4 people, noting that the house has been standing for 8 years, under the pretext of building without a permit, and they also forced them to pay financial fines exceeding 100,000 shekels .
It is worth noting that the occupation authorities force Palestinian citizens, especially in the city of Jerusalem, to demolish their own homes, under the pretext of lack of permits. Those who refuse this procedure have the occupation bulldozers demolish the house and impose exorbitant costs on the owner .
The occupation municipality in Jerusalem refuses to grant Palestinians building permits, and demolishes or forces them to demolish their homes, in a procedure that contradicts international laws and humanitarian principles that guarantee the right to housing, within the framework of the occupation’s systematic practices to forcibly displace Palestinians from the city of Jerusalem, in exchange for expanding settlements in the city and its surroundings .
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