Tag: Occupied West Bank

‘War crime’: Israel forcibly transfers Palestinian village | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera

Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Years of violent attacks and restrictions by the Israeli army and settlers have forced the roughly 200 residents of Ein Samiya village out of their homes in what rights groups call a “war crime”. Among the villagers are 78 children whose school was singled out for demolition by Israeli authorities.

Source: ‘War crime’: Israel forcibly transfers Palestinian village | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera

Israeli army to evict 300 Palestinians from Jordan Valley | +972 Magazine

Palestinians and Israeli activists attend a demonstration against the construction of Jewish settlements in the Jordan Valley, West Bank. November 17, 2016. (Flash90)

So far this year, the IDF has demolished 349 structures, displacing 542 people and 302 children. Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem warned in August that the expulsions would constitute a war crime.

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Israel approves 466 settlement homes – Your Middle East

The approvals mostly involved new housing units, but a retroactive green light was also granted to 179 existing homes in the Ofarim settlement.Around 50 new unit

Source: Israel approves 466 settlement homes – Your Middle East