Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Old City face evacuation fears

Ahmad Sub Laban, a field researcher from the Israeli NGO Ir Amim told Al Jazeera that the buildings have been deemed dangerous due to water leaking from the main water network below the foundations which caused the cracks in the buildings.

“It has happened before in Silwan and the Old City. Most of these buildings are considered dangerous due to water leaking under the foundation of buildings. Sometimes it’s because of the digging in tunnels under their homes, like in Silwan, Wadi Hilweh [neighbourhood just outside the Old City],” Sub Laban said.