LONDON: Israeli forces demolished on Wednesday a Palestinian house in the town of Anata, east of occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian Authority’s Jerusalem Governorate confirmed.
The 100-sq-m house house belonged to Raed Hajjaj Fahidat, and this is the second time Israeli forces have demolished Fahidat’s home under the pretext of building without a permit.
The house is located near the separation wall, which divides the West Bank from Jerusalem. Anata faces weekly Israeli demolitions and eviction notices affecting numerous homes and structures to expand “buffer zones” or settlement projects, the Jerusalem Governorate said.
“These policies constitute part of a systematic plan to uproot the indigenous population and impose further occupation control over the areas surrounding the city, within the framework of a comprehensive and escalating Judaization process,” it added.
In October, the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission reported that Israeli forces carried out 25 demolition operations across the West Bank and Jerusalem, affecting 28 structures, including 17 homes and 11 agricultural facilities. Another 30 facilities received demolition notices.
Israel regularly denies building permits to Palestinians in Jerusalem, while illegally expanding Jewish settlements in the city and the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli government faces charges of war crimes and genocide in the occupied Palestinian territories at the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice.
