The Jerusalemite, Alaa Nihad Sunduka, demolished his house on Saturday morning, the 16th of April 2022. Mr. Sunduka stated that the municipality had given him about twenty days to complete the demolition process, also to avoid the exorbitant amounts that could be incurred by the owner if the municipality demolished.

It is noteworthy that Mr. Alaa Sandooqa has lived in the house for more than eight years, and his house is old, with an area of 80 square meters, consisting of two bedrooms, a salon, a kitchen and a bathroom, and it houses five people, including three children. The construction of the house dates back to the sixties of the last century, so the owner carried out restoration work 8 years ago in order to re-house it, so the municipality notified him of the demolition, because it considered the house new after the restoration process. The owner said that the municipality, as soon as it started to open a new street in the area, notified his house of the demolition and the homes of others in the area, in connection with the Biblical Garden project in the area.

As a result of the demolition, the family was forced to disperse, as the owner of the house lives with his family, and his wife lives in her father’s house with her children, in addition to a child from the owner’s ex-wife who now lives with his mother, in addition to the presence of a court in the coming weeks, which is scheduled to issue a violation against the owner about the construction process.

It is worth mentioning that the house is located in the north-east of Wadi Al-Joz (Amra Al-Qais Street) near Bab Al-Asbat, and the occupation plans in this area to establish a large biblical garden that will devour the lands and dwellings located to the east of the old city walls, in addition to that there is a new street to be opened in place as an infrastructure for a garden that can devour more than 40 homes.