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Wednesday 03 Jun 2015 - 00:37 Makkah mean time-16-8-1436
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Jerusalem, Jenin (IINA) - Israeli authorities Tuesday demolished two houses belonged to Palestinian families and an apartment in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, under the pretext of construction without a permit, according to local sources.
Nedal Abu Rmeileh, owner of one of the houses, said staff from the Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem accompanied by heavy machinery broke into the area in the early morning, and demolished two houses, still under construction, Palestinian News & Info Agency reported.
An Israeli court earlier ordered the two houses to be demolished for lack of construction permits, said Abu Rmeileh, who was forced to build a house to shelter his family, as issuance of construction permits by Israel to Palestinians is strictly limited.
The demolition of the two houses provoked confrontations with local residents, during which Israeli police officers fired teargas canisters towards the residents to disperse them.
Meanwhile, bulldozers of the Israeli municipality demolished the roof of a Palestinian-owned house located at Salaheddine Street in Jerusalem, also under the pretext of construction without permission.
In Jenin, Israeli army bulldozers demolished a small house and an artesian well in the village of Rummaneh, northwest of the city, for alleged unpermitted construction.
According to OCHA, in 2014 alone, Israeli authorities demolished a total of 97 buildings in East Jerusalem, while demolished five others in 2015, under the pretext of building without a construction permit.
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