Occupation forces demolished homes and property across the West Bank, with the Jerusalem and Hebron municipalities the most adversely affected. Homes were demolished in al-Jeeb in northwest Jerusalem and Hizma in the northeast, all under the pretext that they were built without permits. The Occupation municipality systematically refuses building permits to Palestinians in order to prevent the expansion of Palestinian communities, in accordance with the Masterplan 2000 scheme for the Jerusalem that aims to promote an expanded ‘Greater Jerusalem’ as the capital of the Jewish state.
