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by IMEMC News
July 8, 2023

On Friday, the City Council in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, forced a Palestinian to demolish his home in Jabal Al-Mokabber town.

The Palestinian, Ehab Khalayla, said he was forced to demolish his home after receiving a final order a week earlier despite all legal efforts to save the property.

Khalayla added that he built his home in 2017 before an Israeli court issued a 70.000 Shekels fine, which he paid; however, he received a final demolition order without granting him a legal option to license the home or at least freeze the demolition order.

He also said that he had to self-demolish the property to avoid excessive fines and fees, especially if the City Council used its workers and equipment to destroy the property.