West Bank demolition: 74 Palestinians displaced

A total 74 Palestinians were displaced, most of whom minors, as Israel’s army razed homes of nearly 80 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, B’Tselem, an Israeli anti-occupation non-government organisation. Late Tuesday Israeli forces razed 18 tents that housed 11 families in the northern village of Khirbet Humsa, displacing a total of 74 people. Police […]

A total 74 Palestinians were displaced, most of whom minors, as Israel’s army razed homes of nearly 80 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, B’Tselem, an Israeli anti-occupation non-government organisation.

Late Tuesday Israeli forces razed 18 tents that housed 11 families in the northern village of Khirbet Humsa, displacing a total of 74 people.

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Demolished also were sheds used as livestock enclosures, portable toilets, water containers and solar panels, on top of confiscating vehicles and tractors belonging to some of the residents.

Following the incidence, the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh appealed to the international community to intervene against Israeli troops’ attempt to “displace the citizens of Khirbet Humsa and tens of similar communities from their homes and lands.”

According to him, Israel chose the time to commit another crime as the world’s attention is focused on the United States presidential election.

On its part, the branch of Israel’s army responsible for civilian affairs in the West Bank, COGAT, said it destroyed structures that were “built illegally in a firing zone (military training area) in the Jordan Valley”.