Occupation forces a citizen to demolish his home and issues demolition notices for two homes in Jerusalem
Israeli occupation authorities forced a citizen to self-demolish his home in the Ashqariyya neighborhood of Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem, and issued demolition notices to two other citizens for their homes in the Wadi Qaddum neighborhood of Silwan. The demolished home is 60 square meters, while the two threatened homes are 100 and 60 square meters. The occupation municipality refuses to grant building permits to Palestinians.
On Monday, October 12, 2026, Israeli occupation authorities forced citizen Alaa Essam al-Rajabi to self-demolish his home in the Ashqariyya neighborhood of Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem. The home is about 60 square meters and was built in 2017. Al-Rajabi has been married for about a year and is expecting his first child. At the same time, occupation authorities notified citizens Hani al-Salaima and his father to demolish their homes in the Wadi Qaddum neighborhood of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Hani's home is 100 square meters, built in 2002, where he lives with his wife and four children. His parents' home is 60 square meters. Hani began emptying the two homes in preparation for self-demolition. The article describes these practices as part of a systematic Israeli policy to forcibly displace Palestinians from Jerusalem, while expanding settlements. The occupation municipality refuses to grant building permits to Palestinians and forces them to demolish their homes under the pretext of lack of permits, or demolishes them with its bulldozers and imposes heavy costs on the owner. The article describes these measures as contrary to international law and humanitarian charters.