Israel demolished a four-story residential building in Wadi Qadum, East Jerusalem
On 22 December 2025, dozens of Jerusalem Municipality workers, Israel Police officers and Border Police officers demolished a four-story residential building in Wadi Qadum, East Jerusalem, claiming it was built without a permit. The building contained 12 apartments where 77 Palestinians lived, including 21 minors. The demolition left all of them without shelter.
During the operation, the forces blocked roads and threw stun grenades at Palestinians who approached. Soon after the forces arrived to clear the apartments, one of the inhabitants resisted and confronted them. He was later assaulted by the municipal workers.
As part of its efforts to expel Palestinians and carry out ethnic cleansing, Israel enforces a policy that disrupts every aspect of life for Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem and is designed to push them out of their homes and city. This policy includes denying permits to build in accordance with the residents’ needs and carrying out home demolitions.
