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JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Monday handed down eight demolition orders to homes and commercial properties in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, a local community center said.

Director of the Wadi Hilweh Information Center, Jawad Siyam, told Ma'an that a total of eight demolition orders were affixed to homes belonging to the Sarafandi, al-Bana and Siyam families, as well as a car wash.

The municipality staff were accompanied by Israeli police.

The residential properties handed demolition orders are home to dozens of people, Siyam added.

According to the UN, 33 percent of all Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem lack Israeli-issued building permits, potentially placing at least 93,100 residents at risk of displacement.
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