Israel Demolishes East Jerusalem Buildings
JERUSALEM (Maan) -- Israeli forces demolished several residential and commercial buildings in East Jerusalem on Wednesday, locals said.
Israeli bulldozers, accompanied by military forces, arrived in the neighborhood of At-Tur and demolished a building under construction containing three apartments, owner of the property Khamini Hamdan told Ma'an.
Three shops connected to the building were also destroyed, he added.
The buildings were destroyed under the pretext that they lacked construction permits, although Hamdan said he has been trying to obtain building permission for over 6 months.
Kayed Jaradat, a joint owner of the property, said he had obtained a court-order to suspend demolition orders on the building until May, saying that the construction cost of the property was over 600,000 shekels ($166,000).
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