Israel to demolish homes of over 15,000 East Jerusalemites

Israel has destroyed more than 500 Palestinian properties in the
West Bank and mostly East Jerusalem since the beginning of this year,
displacing 862 people, according to UNOCHA (MaanImages)

JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Municipality officers escorted by Israeli soldiers issued demolition warrants for thousands of Palestinian homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Ras Khamis and Ras Shahada on Friday, a local Palestinian official said.