The Jerusalem municipality is preparing to demolish five buildings with a total of 138 apartments – only a small number of them are currently occupied – in Kafr Aqab in northern Jerusalem.

Last week the Jerusalem District Court rejected the village residents’ appeal against the demolition order, permitting the city to knock down the illegally-built structures immediately. If the demolition takes place, it will be the first one in Kafr Aqab since 2001.