"Israeli forces have stormed towns in the occupied West Bank and demolished a residential building. Soldiers fired stun grenades and tear gas on Monday as they carried out the demolition in East Jerusalem. Palestinian officials accused Israel of a campaign of displacement in the city, saying the operation was part of a systematic attempt to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from their land."
"Israeli forces cordoned off surrounding roads, deployed heavily across the area and positioned security personnel on the rooftops of neighbouring houses. During the operation, a young man and a teenage boy were arrested. Residents were told the demolition order was issued because the building had been constructed without a permit. Palestinians face severe obstacles in obtaining building permits due to Israel's restrictive planning policies, activists say, a policy that they assert is part of a systematic attempt to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from their land."
Israeli forces demolished a four-storey residential building in the Wadi Qaddum neighbourhood of Silwan, south of Jerusalem's Old City, displacing scores of Palestinian residents. Three bulldozers destroyed 13 apartments while roads were cordoned off and security personnel took positions on nearby rooftops. Soldiers used stun grenades and tear gas during the operation and two people were arrested. Authorities cited lack of a building permit, while activists say Palestinians face severe obstacles obtaining permits under restrictive planning policies. Palestinian officials described the demolition as part of a systematic policy of displacement, and Israel approved recognition of additional West Bank settlements this year.
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