OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) forced, on Saturday, a Palestinian citizen to demolish his commercial facilities in east Jerusalem under the pretext of unlicensed construction.
According to local sources, Anas Tabesh was forced by the Israeli municipality in Occupied Jerusalem to demolish five commercial structures he owned in the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood of east Jerusalem.
Tabesh had to carry out the measure at his own expense following threats of financial penalties and heavy municipal fees if he failed to comply.
The rate at which Palestinian homes and structures are demolished in east Jerusalem has almost doubled since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, human rights groups and monitoring organizations say.
The demolitions are ordered by the Israeli municipality, which claims that many Palestinian homes and structures are illegally built without permission.
All attempts by Palestinian families in east Jerusalem to apply for planning permission are rejected by the municipality. That means growing families say they have no choice but to build without permits and face the consequences, huge fines and demolition orders.
