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Israel demolishes east Jerusalem building, evicting Palestinians
The largest demolition in 2025 displaced about 100 Palestinians from 13 apartments in Silwan, an area facing restricted Palestinian building permits, say Israeli NGOs.
- On Monday, Israeli authorities demolished a four-storey residential building in the Silwan neighbourhood near the Old City in annexed east Jerusalem.
- The Jerusalem municipality said the demolition followed a 2014 court order because the land is zoned for leisure and sports, while activists monitoring demolitions blame restrictive permit rules and re-designation of privately owned Palestinian land.
- Three bulldozers began ripping into the structure early on Monday, while Israeli police cordoned roads and security forces deployed on rooftops; Israeli settlers reportedly attacked displaced Palestinians.
- The building housed a dozen apartments with approximately 100 people, many women, children and elderly residents, and Eid Shawar said his seven-member family must sleep in his car after demolition.
- Critics argued the action fits a systematic policy to displace Palestinians amid the highly contentious status of Jerusalem, while activists described the razing as the largest demolition this year targeting Palestinian homes.
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Israel razes illegally constructed Silwan building – home to 13 Palestinian families
Residents say they were forced to leave the house in haste and were not given time to collect their belongings. A demolition order was issued for the structure in 2025 since it was built without permission – and residents have tried in vain to obtain a permit ever since
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