Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Channel 12: Airspace closed at Ramon Airport due to fears of drone infiltration
IOF Spokesperson: Sirens sounded over an aircraft infiltration in the Bir Ora area, and details are being examined
Drone infiltration sirens sound north of the Gulf of Aqaba
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza: The Israeli occupation carried out five extremely violent raids on the western areas of Gaza City
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza: The Israeli occupation carried out major bombings in the Gaza Strip, the most violent since October 7
Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree: The missile force carried out a major operation using the Palestine 2 ballistic hypersonic missile, hitting several targets in occupied Yafa.
Sirens sound in large areas of occupied Palestine after a missile launch from Yemen was detected
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: 14 martyrs arrive at al-Shifa Hospital following Israeli massacre of al-Sultan Family north of Gaza.
Qatari PM: We must not surrender to the arrogance of extremists and pursue our quest for a 'two-state solution'
Qatari PM: The only path to peace begins through negotiations and a ceasefire

Al-Bustan neighborhood: a fight against uprooting

  • By Al Mayadeen
  • Source: Agencies + Twitter
  • 29 Jun 2021 10:26
3 Min Read

A new chapter unfolds in the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli attempts at uprooting the people of the Al-Bustan neighborhood.

  • x
  • Al-Bustan Neighborhood: A Fight Against Uprooting (Reuters)
    Al-Bustan Neighborhood: A Fight Against Uprooting (Reuters)

The Israeli occupation authorities demolished a commercial store in the Al-Bustan neighborhood in Silwan, Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), as part of its plan to demolish Palestinian homes there. This facility is one of 17 others threatened with demolition. 

⭕قوات الاحتلال تهدم محلاً تجارياً تعود ملكيته لعائلة الرجبي في حي البستان بسلوان في القدس. pic.twitter.com/vifmVUl45D

— إذاعة صوت الشعب - غزة (@shaabradio) June 29, 2021

Al Mayadeen reporter said that an Israeli military demolition vehicle and a bulldozer accompanied by a large number of soldiers advanced in the morning to the Al-Bustan neighborhood and carried out the barbaric demolition.

" المنشأة كانت ضمن 17 أمر هدم انتهت مهلتها... الاحتلال بدأ بتنفيذ قائمة الهدم".. عضو لجنة الدفاع عن أراضي سلوان، فخري أبو ذياب يتحدث عما جرى قبل قليل في حي البستان pic.twitter.com/kr9iPZ31Dy

— AlQastal القسطل (@AlQastalps) June 29, 2021

Meanwhile, the Silwan mosques called on the people to confront the occupation forces, which withdrew from the place after attacking the residents who tried to end the demolition. 

لحظة الاعتداء الوحشي على أهالي حي البستان في سلوان أثناء تنفيذ عملية هدم لمنشأة تجارية تعود للمواطن نضال الرجبي#FreePalestine#انقذوا_سلوان pic.twitter.com/sdI6d5BhYo

— Samar Mohammad 🇵🇸🇵🇸 (@samarmoh1177) June 29, 2021

Related News

Iran’s Larijani urges Islamic nations to act over Gaza crisis

Israeli forces raid Tulkarm for 230th day, wound 60-year-old

Hussein Al-Sheikh, a member of the Central Committee of Fatah movement, warned that the Al-Bustan neighborhood is being subjected to a fierce occupation attack through acts of demolition, destruction, and displacement, demanding the international community to intervene immediately to halt this massacre, blaming the occupation for this major escalation.

عضو اللجنة المركزية لحركة فتح الوزير #حسين_الشيخ: "حي البستان يتعرض لهجمة احتلالية شرسة بالهدم والتدمير والتهجير، ونطالب المجتمع الدولي التدخل فورا لوقف هذه المجزرة بحق السكان المقدسيين وبيوتهم وممتلكاتهم، ونحمل إسرائيل مسؤولية هذا التصعيد الكبير". pic.twitter.com/CqQKZRp8hq

— وكالة ليوان الإخبارية (@liwanapp) June 29, 2021

Agencies and websites reported that large Israeli military forces were brought to the town of Silwan in Al-Quds and at the vicinity of the sit-in tent in the Al-Bustan neighborhood, accompanied by bulldozers and military vehicles, to demolish 13 Palestinian homes there.

The occupation authorities gave the neighborhood families a period of 21 days to demolish their homes by themselves. Otherwise, they will carry out the demolition process and impose the demolition cost on them.

Al-Bustan neighborhood extends over 70 dunums and is inhabited by 1,550 Palestinian Jerusalemites. Since 2005, the occupation authorities have been seeking to demolish it under the pretext of building a national park in its place. However, the neighborhood families and their Jerusalemites have engaged in confrontations with the occupation forces to prevent this.

86 families, totaling 725 members, fear the implementation of the occupation's decisions to evict them from their homes in favor of settlements forcibly.

In November 2004, the occupation municipality in Al-Quds decided to demolish the homes of Jerusalemites in the Al-Bustan neighborhood, citing a “lack of a building permit” as a pretext. Early on the following year, it began distributing demolition orders to the neighborhood residents, and during the same year, demolished the homes of two families.

  • Al-Bustan
  • Al-Quds
  • Palestine
  • Israeli occupation

Most Read

The damaged building in the Katara neighborhood, Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025 (Social media)

Hamas delegation survives Israeli assassination attempt in Qatar

  • Politics
  • 9 Sep 2025
Israeli police and rescue teams respond at the scene of a shooting attack where several people killed and injured in Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 (AP)

Al-Quds shooting: 7 settlers killed, several critically injured

  • Politics
  • 8 Sep 2025
Pro-"Israel" conservative Charlie Kirk shot during Utah speech

Pro-'Israel' far-right Charlie Kirk shot dead during Utah speech

  • US & Canada
  • 11 Sep 2025
Damage sustained after a Yemeni drone exploded in Ramon Airport, southern occupied Palestine, Sunday, September 7, 2025 (Social Media)

Yemeni drone successfully hits Ramon Airport in southern Palestine

  • Politics
  • 7 Sep 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Palestinians run for cover during an Israeli military strike on a building in Gaza City, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
Politics

Israeli bombs kill 45 in Gaza as schools, homes targeted

Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization
Palestine

Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

Hamas: Over one million in Gaza face ethnic cleansing
Palestine

Over one million in Gaza face ethnic cleansing: Palestinian Resistance

Head of the National Security Committee in Iran’s Parliament, MP Ebrahim Azizi. (Tasnim News Agency)
Politics

Iran parliament security chief: NPT exit on table if snapback invoked

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS