As part of the ongoing conflict aimed at displacing Jerusalemites and depriving them of their property through taxes, fines, and forced demolitions in order for the occupation to fully control Jerusalem, the destruction of homes and businesses owned by Jerusalemites has increased.
Citizens of "Anata '' in Jerusalem awoke to a massive demolition massacre carried out by bulldozers and occupation mechanisms in the Al-Baqa 'an neighborhood, resulting in significant losses. Demolitions lasted for more than 9 hours during which time 9 shops, an animal farm, an unfinished house, another house, a town hall, and a court for a family in the town were destroyed.
Ziad al-Hamouri, a human rights activist, claimed that the occupation was waging a demographic war against the Palestinian presence in Jerusalem. He noted that more than 20,000 demolition orders had been carried out at any given time and warned that the occupation was carrying out a plan to uproot and expel more than 200, 000 Palestinians from Jerusalem's occupied territory.