The Israeli authorities on Tuesday notified the demolition of a number of Palestinian residential buildings in Silwan town in Occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem).

Fakhri Abu Diab, a member of a committee in charge of defending Palestinian lands in Silwan, said that Israeli municipality crews, escorted by the police, stormed al-Bustan neighborhood in the morning.

The Israeli crews distributed demolition orders against 10 Palestinian buildings in Silwan, including Abu Diab's home, for allegedly being unlicensed.

Abu Diab said that Israel is planning to wipe out the whole neighborhood, where 1,600 Palestinians live, to establish biblical gardens.