 Forty @-@ eight hours after capturing the wall , the military , without explicit government order , hastily proceeded to demolish the entire Moroccan Quarter which stood 4 metres ( 13 ft ) from the Wall . The Sheikh Eid Mosque , which was built over one of Jerusalem 's oldest Islamic schools , the <unk> , named after one of Saladin 's sons , was pulled down to make way for the plaza . It was one of three or four that survived from Saladin 's time . 650 people consisting of 106 Arab families were ordered to leave their homes at night . When they refused , bulldozers began to demolish the structures , causing casualties . One old woman was buried under the houses as the bulldozer razed the area . 
