Jerusalemite Jalal Al-Rajbi demolished his house on the afternoon of January 17 (17.1.2022) following the threat demolition orders issued by the Jerusalem Interior Office. Jalal Al-Rajbi was given a period of 15 days to implement the immediate demolition without any referral to appeal or delay. The civilian demolished his 52-square-meter home, located in Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem.

Looking at the demolished house, it has been inhabited for about a year and a half, and includes the Al-Rajbi family, which consists of 7 members, three of whom are female. Jalal Al-Rajbi expressed the difficulty of finding an apartment to live because of the high rent prices and his financial suffering, which is added to the psychological suffering of him and his family. Reference is also made to the psychological impact and grief that afflicted the entire family, and this was expressed by the father, who said to his children, “We will be patient for a while, but I will build you another house as soon as possible.”

The village of Beit Hanina is located to the north of Jerusalem, and there are many demolitions that take place on a regular basis, in addition to threatening of many homes in the same area, as is the case with all the villages and neighborhoods of Jerusalem that are subject to displacement and Judaization. Knowing that at the end of last year, the occupation demolished the house of Moath al-Rajbi, brother of Jalal al-Rajabi, who live in the same area, and the remains of the demolition of houses turned the place into ruins.