Palestinian Authority condemns Ben-Gvir over home demolition stunt in Jerusalem
The demolition left around 70 residents homeless as Ben Gvir said Israel had reclaimed the land.
- On Tuesday, Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir oversaw the demolition of a five-storey building in al-Tur, East Jerusalem, displacing around 70 people, most of them women and children.
- Authorities demolished the structure citing a lack of building permits, which are rarely granted to Palestinians; so far this year, Israeli authorities have demolished or forced owners to demolish more than 1,800 Palestinian homes.
- Soldiers evicted residents at three in the morning, preventing them from retrieving belongings, and Fayez Khalfawi said, "The entire building was razed, and the contents of every apartment were destroyed."
- The Jerusalem Governorate condemned the demolition as "official incitement," while aid partners provided emergency shelter and essential items to displaced families, marking the highest displacement in a single demolition since 2009.
- Amjad Shihab, a professor at Al-Quds University, described the demolition as part of a campaign to displace Palestinians, noting that Israeli authorities carried out 427 demolitions in Jerusalem between January and the end of September this year.
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The international agency reported that Israeli troops did not allow those affected to rescue their belongings, which were left under the rubble.
East Jerusalem is to become the capital of a Palestinian state, but Israel creates facts there: houses are regularly demolished by Palestinians and the residents are forced to relocate. The far-right police minister is now taking part in a demolition.
A five-storey residential building, where around 70 people lived, was demolished on Tuesday by Israeli bulldozers in East Jerusalem, annexed by Israel, with a view to a "forced relocation of the residents," the Palestinian local authority announced, according to AFP. The Israeli authorities justified the demolition of this building in the At-Tur district by the absence of a permit ...
Far-right minister Ben-Gvir boasts of demolishing Palestinian homes in campaign
Ben-Gvir touted the demolition as an 'act of governance' ahead of Israel's election, while many Palestinians report difficulties in obtaining proper construction permits in the contested area
Palestinian Authority condemns Ben-Gvir over home demolition stunt in Jerusalem
Israel's national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir led the demolition of a Palestinian home in East Jerusalem, resulting in the displacement of about 70 residents. The Palestinian Authority condemned this act as a political maneuver aimed at garnering support for the upcoming elections, emphasizing that such demolitions do not change the status of East Jerusalem as occupied territory.
Israel’s Ben Gvir oversees demolition of Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem
Israel’s Ben Gvir oversees demolition of Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Tue, 10/06/2026 - 14:25 Israeli forces storm residential building and force families from their homes with little warning, leaving around 70 Palestinians without shelter A man watches Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian-owned residential building in occupied East Jerusalem on 6 October 2026 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Off Israeli m…
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