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Israel orders demolition of 30 Palestinian facilities in al-Quds village

Monday, 06 July 2020 5:51 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 06 July 2020 6:08 PM ]

Israeli policemen stand guard as bulldozers demolish homes in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran, which is not recognized by the Israeli regime, near the southern city of Beersheba, in the Negev desert, on January 18, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Israel has ordered the demolition of at least 30 Palestinian facilities in the village of Isawiya of Jerusalem al-Quds.

The ‘Israeli Civil Administration’ on Monday distributed evacuation and demolition notices to that end, the Palestinian Information Center reported.

Israeli municipality crews escorted by soldiers took photos of the targeted buildings, the report said.

Some of them are inhabited houses and others are still under construction.

Last month, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported a 250-percent increase in the number of structures targeted across the occupied territories. The UN, which recognizes Jerusalem al-Quds as an occupied territory, has urged Israel to halt the demolitions.

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Israel has had the West Bank, including East Jerusalem al-Quds, under occupation since 1967.

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About 600,000 Israelis live in over 230 illegal settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem al-Quds.

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Palestinians want the West Bank as part of a future independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem al-Quds as its capital.

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