OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Jerusalem Governorate has warned of an escalating Israeli demolition campaign targeting the Palestinian presence in the Qalandia area, north of Occupied Jerusalem.
“Dozens of homes in Qalandia town are now under threat of demolition, amid intensifying Israeli measures targeting Palestinian houses and facilities in the area,” the Governorate said in a statement released on Monday.
The Governorate called the demolition orders “part of a broader Israeli plan to advance settlement projects, seize land, and enforce a new fait accompli in Jerusalem at the expense of the Palestinian presence.’
This morning, the Israeli occupation authority demolished a two‑story Palestinian house in Qalandia town in northern Jerusalem under the pretext of unlicensed construction, displacing a family of 15.
On August 12, the Israeli municipality delivered demolition and stop‑construction notices targeting several homes and agricultural facilities near al-Shuhada Cemetery in Qalandia camp.
Israeli forces launched, on August 5, a two-day military operation in Qalandia camp and Kafr Aqab town, north of Jerusalem. The operation involved demolitions and explosions targeting Palestinian homes and facilities, along with demolition notices served to other residents.
