Zionist entity forces Palestinian brothers to demolish own home in West Bank

According to Press TV, Israeli authorities on Sunday left Palestinian brothers Firas and Iyad Da’ana no choice but to demolish their own home, still being constructed, in Silwan town, a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood on the outskirts of al Quds.

Regime’s order to raze the building was issued under the pretext of the so-called “lacking the necessary construction license”, which is almost impossible to obtain, the Palestinian Information Center said in a report, citing local sources.

Iyad said that the municipality had ordered them to raze their home and if they refused to do as ordered, demolition crews from the municipality would do the job, and in that case, the two brothers would have to pay the sum of 50,000 shekels (14,500 dollars) as demolition costs.

He stressed that he and his brother had tried multiple times to obtain the construction permit but were always denied permission.

Since January, the Israeli regime has forced more than 20 Palestinians in al-Quds to raze their homes.

Israeli authorities may declare Palestinian-owned land as “open scenic areas,” where development is prohibited, or as “national parks,” where construction and urban development are almost entirely forbidden.

In other parts of the occupied territories, vast swaths of land, including towns and villages, may be declared to be “military zones” almost as a matter of routine, and Palestinians are forced to leave their homes for set periods when the Israeli military moves in. 

Israel arrests over a dozen Palestinians in occupied West Bank

On Sunday, Zionist regime arrested 13 Palestinians in different localities of the West Bank, the Palestinian Information Center said in a separate report.

The abductees, including a 14-year-old boy, were arrested from their homes in al-Quds, Ramallah and al-Khalil, it further said, adding that a number of Palestinian homes and stores were also raided and damaged during the arrests.

The report also said that two Palestinian young men in al-Quds were also handed orders to appear before the Israel Intelligence Service for interrogation.

Several Palestinian shot in West Bank

On Saturday night, regime troops shot and wounded at least three Palestinians al-Mughir village, located to the east of Ramallah, during a military raid on the rural area, the Palestinian Information Center said in another report.

According to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated bullets and teargas canisters at Palestinian youths in the village, wounding three of them, one of whom was shot in the head.

The society added that a large number of locals had been treated for tear gas suffocation as the Israeli forces fired teargas canisters on people and their homes.

Al-Mughir village, surrounded by four illegal Zionist settlements and a military base, is constantly raided by the Israeli forces in an attempt to scare off its inhabitants, the report added.

At least 80 percent of the village is under construction ban imposed by the Zionist authorities, who have also prohibited the villagers from reaching its eastern part, claiming that it is a closed military zone, it further said.

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