Israeli occupation razes house and nursery in east Jerusalem

OCCUPIED AL-QUDS, Jul.4, (ST)- Bulldozers affiliated to the Israeli occupation razed on Monday an under-construction house and a nursery in the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Jabal al-Mukabber and Isawiyya, according to local sources.

Israeli occupation escorted a bulldozer to Jabal al-Mukaber where the heavy machinery tore down an under-construction house belonging to Omar Jaafra.

The occupation detained 2 young men during the demolition.

Meanwhile, the occupation’s bulldozers swept a plot of land and tore down a nursery belonging to Rafat Tareq in Isawiyya neighborhood.

Using the pretext of illegal building, Israel demolishes houses on a regular basis to restrict Palestinian expansion in occupied Jerusalem.

At the same time, the occupation’s authorities  built tens of thousands of illegal settlements in East Jerusalem for Jews with a goal to offset the demographic balance in favor of the Jewish settlers in the occupied city.

Basma Qaddour