Silwan: Raiding residential houses…self-demolition…erasing murals in the neighborhood of Ein Al-Lozeh
The occupation forces raided on Sunday night the neighborhood of Ein Al-Lozeh in Silwan and breached into several residential houses and checked young men’s IDs under the pretext of looking for stone-throwers. Meanwhile, municipality crews erased murals drawn on the neighborhood’s walls and one resident was forced to execute the municipality’s order and self-demolish a livestock barrack.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the forces raided Hosh Abu Tayeh in the neighborhood of Ein Al-Lozeh in Silwan and stormed into the houses of Adli Abu Tayeh, Ismaeel Abu Tayeh, Fouad Tarwa and Mohammad Abu Tayeh under the pretext of looking for stone-throwers concurrently with checking young men’s IDs who were passing in the area.
The locals explained that the forces along with the dogs unit raided the neighborhood and fired tear-gas canisters while withdrawing; a procedure taken to terrify the children as explained by one resident.
Locals also explained that raiding Hosh Abu Tayeh is becoming repetitive on a daily basis in which the forces deliberately provoke the residents. During Sunday’s raid, women were pushed and children were terrified by the dogs that accompanied the forces; one officer threatened to demolish the neighborhood’s homes.
Locals added that the forces randomly fired tear-gas canisters especially in front of the houses that were empty of their residents; they also broke the door of one house to search it.
Erasing murals
On the other hand, the occupation municipality’s crews erased murals that were recently drawn on the walls of the neighborhood of Ein Al-Lozeh in Silwan; municipality employees covered them with paint.
Self-demolition
Mahmoud Abbasi executed the municipality’s order and self-demolished a livestock barracks to avoid a 40-thousand NIS fine and two months prison sentence.
Yousef Abbasi explained that his brother was forced to demolish the barracks in execution of the municipality’s order; he had until the end of the current month to execute the order.
Abbasi explained that the barracks was 30 square meters that has been established 6 months ago.
