Jerusalem under emergency: Demolition of homes and facilities and restrictions on Al-Aqsa
Under the state of emergency declared in Jerusalem due to the war between Israel and Iran, violations against Palestinian residents and their holy sites continued.
This morning, the Alloun family was forced to self-demolish their two homes in the town of Beit Hanina, north of the city, by order of the occupation municipality, under the pretext of "building without a permit."
The two homes, owned by Rami Alloun and his son Mohammad, were built nearly twenty years ago. However, throughout these years, the occupation authorities have continued to persecute the family and impose fines and penalties totaling 100,000 shekels.
The family explained that the municipality issued the final demolition order two months ago, after years of delay and legal procrastination. Rami's home is 100 square meters and houses eight people, while Mohammad's home is 70 square meters and houses six people.
In the village of Jabal al-Mukabber, south of the city, occupation forces, accompanied by bulldozers and municipal crews, raided a commercial facility belonging to the Ja’abis family and carried out a demolition operation, including offices, leveling the land, and vandalizing equipment and vehicles on the site. This occurred just three days after the demolition order was issued.
The attacks did not stop after the demolition, but rather, raids and arrests continued in several neighborhoods of the city. These attacks coincided with the imposition of strict restrictions on the entry of worshippers to Al-Aqsa Mosque for prayers, under the pretext of a "state of emergency." The occupation forces limited the number of worshippers permitted to enter to only 500, restricting entry and exit from the mosque through Hutta and al-Silsileh gates.
Under these restrictions, 186 extremist settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and performed collective and public prayers there, under heavy protection from the occupation forces, in a flagrant violation of the sanctity of the site and its Islamic sovereignty.
