(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Israeli violations have escalated against Jerusalemites during October, including arrests against minors and children, in addition to demolition orders against Palestinian houses and facilities in occupied Jerusalem, Palestinian human rights sources said.
In its monthly report, Wadi Hilweh Information Center revealed that Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested in October 75 Jerusalemites including 45 children aged 10-17 years, some of them were accused of throwing stones 100 days earlier.
The report pointed out that demolition campaigns have noticeably escalated during October against Jerusalemites' houses, facilities, and sheds.
Israeli bulldozers demolished a three-story building, which was built 10 years ago. As a result, nine Jerusalemites were displaced.
Another building consisting of 3 floors with the first floor having 4 commercial stores was also razed in the neighborhood of Beit Hanina north of Jerusalem under the pretext of building without a permit.
Two rooms, in Jabal Mukaber, and four stores in Beit Hanina were also destroyed.
Meanwhile, Israeli demolition orders have increased against Palestinian houses and buildings in occupied Jerusalem particularly Shufat refugee camp, Silwan and Beit Hanina, and Sawwanah.
Nearly 200 demolition orders were issued against houses and stores accommodating 16 thousand Jerusalemites, the report said.
Meanwhile, the Jerusalem municipality court ordered the demolition of part of a building owned by the family of Siam located in the neighborhood of Bi’er Ayoub in Silwan. The building consists of 5 floors and accommodates 25 Jerusalemites mostly children.
The report pointed to the escalating Israeli break-ins into al-Aqsa mosque at daily basis, noting that settlers raised the Israeli flag on the day of Arafa.
The center's monthly report revealed Israeli scheme to build a synagogue in al-Aqsa Mosque as a prelude to dividing the mosque spatially and temporally.
Israeli Ministry of Religious Affairs has submitted a bill allowing Jews to pray in al-Aqsa mosque for the first time since 1967.
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