Israeli municipality staff on Sunday handed stop-work orders to several houses in the Wadi al-Hilweh neighborhood in Silwan, a Ma’an reporter said. Israeli police and the Israeli municipality staff raided Wadi al-Hilweh and took photos of houses. Jawad Siam, director of the Wadi al-Hilweh center, said that Israeli municipality staff handed six demolition orders to Palestinian houses and a grocery store. The municipality staff claimed that they properties were built without licenses. The families that recived the demolish orders are the Qaraen, Siam, Ghaith, al-Taweel, and Eweda families. Siam added that Siams house was built in the 1990s and there are seven relatives living in it. The house is 50 square meters wide, while the second is 65 square meters. It also contains seven relatives. Qaraens house consists of three apartments, 13 people live in it, including 3 children. The building was built in 1998. Israeli forces imposed expensive penalties on the family. The family tried to apply for a license, but all their attempts failed.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:59:24 +0000
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