• » European Union Calls for a Halt to Israeli Demolition Policies
    June 1, 2020 6:22 AM Ali Salam – IMEMC News
    https://imemc.org/article/european-union-calls-for-a-halt-to-israeli-demolition-policies

    (...) The European Union (EU) missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah released a statement last week, regarding a spike in Palestinian-owned home demolitions ordered and carried out by Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank so far in 2020, Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported.

    The statement noted that Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes, not only continued during the holy month of Ramadan, but in fact increased three-fold compared to 2019. (...)

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    • Israeli Police Forces Demolish 4 Palestinian-owned Homes Inside Israel
      June 1, 2020 7:11 AM Ali Salam
      https://imemc.org/article/israeli-police-forces-demolish-4-palestinian-owned-homes-inside-israel

      Israeli occupation police, on Sunday, demolished four homes under construction in the Arab city of Tira, inside the 1948 occupied lands, known as Israel.

      The justification given by authorities for the demolition, was the alleged lack of a building permit, Shehab News reported.

      According to witnesses, police stormed the city, isolated the homes belonging to the Palestinian Khuffash family, preventing anyone from entering the area and proceeded to raze the buildings.

      The owner of the demolished houses, Ibrahim Khuffash, stated that the case was still going through the court process, and a ruling had not yet been made.

    • Two Palestinian Brothers Begin Demolishing their Homes in Jerusalem
      June 1, 2020 6:53 AM Ali Salam
      https://imemc.org/article/two-palestinian-brothers-begin-demolishing-their-homes-in-jerusalem

      Two Palestinian brothers, on Saturday, demolishing their two homes in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukaber, after the demolition was ordered by the Israeli municipality, the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported.

      Imad and Ahmad Mashahreh said that they were given demolition notices, and decided to embark on the feat of self-demolition to avoid the high cost charged by the municipality.

      The two homes, sheltered eleven people, whom have now become displaced as a result of the Israeli order.

      Israel denies building permits to Palestinian residents in order to have a pretext to destroy their homes, at the same time the occupation states grants permission for the construction and expansion of illegal colonial settlements.