Alwaght- Israeli regime forces demolished a Palestinian family’s home in the occupied East al Quds (Jerusalem) neighborhood of Shufat early on Wednesday morning in the second such incident within 48 hours.
“The occupation is stealing our dreams, depriving us of living safely in our own homes,” Nadia al-Hawarin told Palestinian Ma’an news agency as she looked at the ruins of her home.
This marks the second time the al-Hawarin family saw their home destroyed in 15 years.
“Today, they demolished our house in Shufat for the sake of a road serving settlers,” she said. “The occupation demolished our home to serve the settlers, paying no attention to the fact that eight family members will become homeless.”
On Tuesday, Israeli regime forces demolished two more Palestinian homes in the occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem) leaving 23 Palestinians homeless.
During the incident, houses, belonging to the Tutanji and Ghanim families, were demolished.
East Al Quds was seized by Israel along with the West Bank in 1967 during the Six-Day War, and since then, the Israeli government has undertaken a policy of "Judaization" across the city, constructing Jewish settlements and demolishing Palestinian homes.
There are an upwards of 500,000 Israeli settlers living in illegal settlements across the West Bank and East al-Quds, in contravention to international law.
Last month United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon slammed Israel’s illegal settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian lands and said Tel Aviv’s land grab polices are an obstacle to peace.
“I once again reiterate that settlements are illegal under international law and undermine” efforts to find a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Ban told the Security Council in a regular briefing.
The UN chief further expressed concerns over demolitions of Palestinian homes by Israel as well as ongoing violence in the occupied West Bank and said peace seems “more distant” than ever under the current circumstances.
