Israel hands demolition orders to 6 Palestinian homes

Israeli soldiers stand guard as bulldozers carry out a demolition operation in the Jabal Mukaber neighborhood of East Jerusalem. Heavy machinery belonging to the municipality demolished two houses in the “Khilat al-Abed” area in the town of Jabal al-Mukaber, east of Jerusalem, owned by the brothers Firas and Ali Shuqairat, under the pretext of not obtaining a permit. (Photo by Saeed Qaq/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Israeli occupation forces today handed out home demolition notices to Palestinian families, notifying them that six houses will be demolished in Ethna town, west of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Information Centre reported.

Local sources reported that occupation forces stormed Khirbet Al-Ras, west of Ethna town, and handed out notices to demolish the six houses.

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Authority, the occupation carried out 79 demolitions in the West Bank in February, affecting 156 facilities, including 109 inhabited houses, five uninhabited, 34 agricultural and other facilities. They were concentrated in the governorates of Hebron, Jenin, Jerusalem and Salfit.

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