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A Palestinian man was forced to demolish his house in occupied east Jerusalem on Thursday, after Israeli authorities threatened to destroy it, demanding penalty fees, in the latest affront to Palestinian housing rights. Ibrahim Derbas from al-Issawiya neighbourhood of east Jerusalem told Palestinian news agency Wafa that he was forced to tear down his 120-square metere apartment after he was told it was built without a license. He added that he had no option but to demolish his home to avoid paying a huge fine if the municipality of Jerusalem demolished the structure instead. Derbas said his n…