Israeli bulldozers on Wednesday demolished four Palestinian houses in Lod city in the central 1948 occupied Palestine for allegedly being unlicensed.

Local sources reported that Israeli bulldozers at daybreak stormed the city under the protection of Israeli police forces and demolished four residential buildings owned by al-Sani' family.

 

They said that the demolition led to the displacement of at least 40 Palestinians living in the four houses.

 

Al-Sani' family said that they were surprised by large police forces surrounding the houses and ordering them to leave to start the demolition.

 

Representative of the Palestinian community in Lod Abdul-Karim Zabarqa said that the extremist Israeli government has recently stepped up its punitive measures, especially demolitions, against Palestinian citizens.

 

Zabarqa added that a state of anger prevailed among the Palestinian citizens following the demolition, noting that the residents of Lod over the past weeks have organized a series of demonstrations in protest at the demolition policy pursued against Arab houses in the city.

 

 

 

Source: The Palestinian Information Center