Pictures: A series of raids and fines against vehicles and commercial stores in Silwan
The occupation municipality’s crews carried out a series of raids in the neighborhood of Ein Al-Lozeh in Silwan in which traffic tickets were issued to vehicles and fines were issued against commercial stores.
The locals of Ein Al-Lozeh explained to Wadi Hilweh Information Center that municipality crews along with Israeli forces raided the neighborhood since the morning hours and were deployed in the streets; they deliberately provoked passers-by, merchants and the residents of the area.
The locals added that the municipality crews issued several traffic tickets to vehicles parked in the street in which each fine was between 250-500 NIS; traffic tickets were issued to vehicles in the neighborhood of Ein Al-Lozeh reaching Bi’er Ayoub and lasted for several hours intermittently.
Also, the center was informed that the municipality crews raided commercial stores and issued them fines under the pretext of “displaying their merchandise in front of their stores”; each fine was 475 NIS. Among the stores that received fines were a vegetables stores and another grocery store.
The municipality also fines a peddler in the neighborhood under the pretext of “selling without a permit”.
In the morning hours, the property tax (Arnona) employees along with Israeli police raided Hosh Abu Tayeh in the neighborhood of Ein Al-Lozeh in Silwan.
The residents explained that the occupation police established checkpoints in Ein Al-Lozeh, searched vehicles and checked IDs which led to heavy traffic jams in the streets of the neighborhood; some young men were subject to body-searching.
