An-Najah News - According to a local activist two Palestinian families in occupied East Jerusalem were forced to tear down their homes.

The Israeli municipality issued demolition orders against the houses homes under the pretext they were built without a permit.

 the municiplity gave them a choice of either tearing their homes down by themselves or the municipality will demolish them and force them to pay exorbitant amounts in fines and costs.

Palestinians in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem say they are forced to build without a permit on their land because getting one is an almost impossible task.

An-Najah News - The Israeli occupation authorities demolished animal sheds in a village east of Bethlehem , according to local sources

Palestinian sourses said that Israeli occupation force raided the village early morning with a bulldozer and proceeded to demolish animal shelters used by two local residents under the pretext of building without a permit said Ahmad Ghazal, deputy head of Kisan village council.

He added that the owners were informed only yesterday of the demolition order and given only 24 hours to empty them of their contents or they will be arrested.

 Israeli authurites said that it is going to expropriate 327 dunums of Kisan village land in order to expand the illegal settlement of Aibi Hanahal.