'Impossible to get' Israeli permits force Palestinians to raze own homes in east Jerusalem
4 years, 3 months ago

'Impossible to get' Israeli permits force Palestinians to raze own homes in east Jerusalem

India Today  

Palestinian Alaa Borqan preferred to tear down his own house in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem after a court ruled that it was constructed illegally and must be demolished. The Israeli authorities regularly raze homes built by Palestinians on their own lands in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank if they lack Israeli construction permits. Under Israeli occupation since the 1967 Six-Day War, east Jerusalem is home to around 300,000 Palestinians and 200,000 Jewish settlers. The UN's Office for Humanitarian Affairs noted in an April 2019 report that in east Jerusalem "a restrictive planning regime applied by Israel makes it virtually impossible for Palestinians to obtain building permits". "At least one-third of all Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem lack an Israeli-issued building permit, potentially placing over 100,000 residents at risk of displacement," it added.

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Middle East latest: Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 7 people, including 4 kids
4 days, 20 hours ago

Middle East latest: Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 7 people, including 4 kids

Associated Press  

An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Gaza killed at least seven Palestinians, including four children, and wounded 16 other people Friday afternoon, health officials said. Israeli strike on a Gaza apartment building kills at least 7 people, including 4 kids DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Gaza killed at …

Israel bombs northern Gaza house killing 13 children amid ongoing siege
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel bombs northern Gaza house killing 13 children amid ongoing siege

Al Jazeera  

At least 32 killed after Israel bombs a house in Jabalia as aid agencies say northern Gaza without aid and food amid ongoing siege. An Israeli strike on a house in the Jabalia refugee camp sheltering displaced Palestinians has killed at least 32 people, including 13 children, as rights groups warn of an “extremely grave situation” in northern Gaza amid …

Israel passes law that would allow it to deport families of Palestinian attackers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel passes law that would allow it to deport families of Palestinian attackers

The Hindu  

Israel’s Parliament passed a law early on Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations. It would apply to Palestinian citizens of Israel and residents of annexed east Jerusalem who knew about their family members’ attacks beforehand or who “express support or identification …

Palestinian officials say Israeli raids across occupied West Bank have killed 9
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestinian officials say Israeli raids across occupied West Bank have killed 9

New Indian Express  

JERUSALEM: Israel launched raids across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, where its forces killed at least nine Palestinians and sealed off the volatile city of Jenin, according to Palestinian officials. Over 600 Palestinians in the West Bank have been killed by Israeli fire since the war in Gaza began over 10 months ago, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. …

Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The Israeli government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank, a monitoring group said Thursday, the latest in a campaign to accelerate settlement expansion, aimed at cementing Israeli control over the territory and preventing the establishment of a future Palestinian state. The Israeli anti-settlement monitoring Peace Now said the …

Israel approves three settlement outposts, thousands of homes in West Bank
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel approves three settlement outposts, thousands of homes in West Bank

Al Jazeera  

Watchdog Peace Now says Israeli gov’t approves settlement outposts of Givat Hanan, Kedem Arava, and Machane Gadi. Israel’s government has approved 5,295 new housing units in a host of illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank, as well as recognising three new settlement outposts in the Palestinian territory, according to a watchdog group. Israeli NGO Peace Now reported the move …

Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements, group says
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements, group says

LA Times  

Palestinians search for bodies and survivors Wednesday in the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. The Israeli government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank, a monitoring group said Thursday, the latest in a campaign to accelerate settlement expansion, aimed at cementing …

Israel destroys dozens of Bedouin homes in Negev desert
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel destroys dozens of Bedouin homes in Negev desert

Hindustan Times  

Israeli authorities destroyed around 50 homes belonging to Bedouins in the Negev desert on Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported, with Israel's far-right national security minister saying they were "illegal constructions". Israel destroys dozens of Bedouin homes in Negev desert Bulldozers flattened the houses in the Wadi al-Khalil village, sparking anger among members of its 500-strong community. The Wadi al-Khalil homes …

The unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn’t been seen since World War II, the UN says
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn’t been seen since World War II, the UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The world hasn’t seen anything like the unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza since World War II, and it would take at least until 2040 to restore the homes devastated in Israel’s bombing and ground offensive if the conflict ended today, the United Nations reported Thursday. The U.N. assessment said the social and economic impact of the …

Land Day: What happened in Palestine in 1976?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Land Day: What happened in Palestine in 1976?

Al Jazeera  

Every year on March 30, Palestinians hold protests and vigils and plant olive trees to reaffirm their connection to the land. Every year on March 30, Palestinians observe Land Day, or Yom al-Ard, recalling the events of March 30, 1976, when six unarmed Palestinians were killed and more than 100 injured by Israeli forces during protests against Israel’s confiscation of …

UN rights office says Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UN rights office says Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office says in a report published Friday that the establishment and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem amount to a war crime. The report covers the one-year period from Nov. 1, 2022, to Oct. 31, 2023, when it says roughly 24,300 housing units in existing settlements in the West …

With all eyes on Gaza, Israel steps up demolitions of Palestinian homes
10 months ago

With all eyes on Gaza, Israel steps up demolitions of Palestinian homes

Al Jazeera  

Occupied East Jerusalem – Fakhri Abu Diab had no time to pack his belongings when the Israeli authorities arrived on his doorstep in occupied East Jerusalem on February 14. But 87 homes have been bulldozed in East Jerusalem since Hamas’s deadly attack on Israeli communities and military outposts in southern Israel on October 7 last year, according to Ir Amim, …

Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes. It says it’s a response to a Palestinian attack
10 months ago

Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes. It says it’s a response to a Palestinian attack

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel plans to build more than 3,300 new homes in settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in response to a fatal Palestinian shooting attack, a senior Cabinet minister said. Israel’s finance minister, far-right firebrand Bezalel Smotrich, announced the new settlement plans late Thursday, after three Palestinian gunmen opened fire on cars near the Maale Adumim settlement, killing one …

Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal
10 months ago

Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Palestinian foreign minister on Monday accused Israel of apartheid and urged the United Nations’ top court to declare that Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state is illegal and must end immediately and unconditionally for any hope for a two-state future to survive. International law expert Paul Reichler, representing the Palestinians, told the …

Top UN court to open hearings into Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.
10 months ago

Top UN court to open hearings into Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.

The Independent  

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Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid, asks U.N. court to declare occupation illegal
10 months ago

Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid, asks U.N. court to declare occupation illegal

LA Times  

Riad al Maliki, Palestinian National Authority foreign affairs minister, center, and Riyad Mansour, the authority’s U.N. representative, right, take their seats at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday. Palestinian Authority Foreign Affairs Minister Riad al Maliki told the International Court of Justice that “2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, half of them children, are besieged and bombed, …

Israel bombs homes in central Gaza, killing several families
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel bombs homes in central Gaza, killing several families

Al Jazeera  

As Israel’s aggression expands in the central Gaza Strip, civilian casualties are mounting amid the bombardment of residential homes in Deir el-Balah and the al-Zawaida refugee camp. Sumayya Ahmed, an elderly woman who was in the residential building that came under attack in Deir el-Balah, said her family members were preparing to sleep when the attack occurred at about 10:30pm. …

Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions
11 months, 1 week ago

Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions

Al Jazeera  

Wiping away tears, Ghadeer al-Atrash stood before her bulldozed home in a Palestinian village abutting Israeli settlements, a fate feared by hundreds of villagers as Israel ramps up demolitions during wartime. The destruction of homes built without Israeli-issued permits, which campaigners say are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain due to Israel’s restrictive planning policy, has roiled occupied territories for …

Israeli bombardment destroyed over 70% of Gaza homes: Report
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli bombardment destroyed over 70% of Gaza homes: Report

Al Jazeera  

Experts say the besieged Gaza Strip is unrecognisable and its bombing is the most destructive in modern history. Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza for nearly three months has destroyed 70 percent of the homes in the besieged Palestinian enclave, according to the Government Media Office. It’s a different texture.” Deadliest in recent history The Israeli military campaign in Gaza, experts …

Satellite images show scale of destruction in Israel’s assault on Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

Satellite images show scale of destruction in Israel’s assault on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli military has destroyed nearly 200,000 housing units, either completely or partially, since the start of its latest assault on the Gaza Strip following Hamas's surprise attack on October 7. An estimated 1.4 million people in Gaza have been internally displaced due to the relentless bombardment, with some 629,000 sheltering in 150 UN-designated emergency shelters. Meanwhile, Israel's total blockade …

Israel strikes intensify as regional clashes raise fears Israel-Gaza war will widen
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel strikes intensify as regional clashes raise fears Israel-Gaza war will widen

ABC  

After Israel vowed to deepen and intensify its attacks, Gaza has endured a weekend of increasingly devastating bombardments, while strikes in Syria and Lebanon stoked fears the two-week-old war could spiral into a broader conflict. Key points: Israel has intensified strikes in Gaza as it readies for a ground invasion The Israeli prime minister has warned Hezbollah against opening a …

Gaza becoming a ‘hellhole’ as thousands face escape to nowhere trying to flee expected Israeli invasion
1 year, 2 months ago

Gaza becoming a ‘hellhole’ as thousands face escape to nowhere trying to flee expected Israeli invasion

The Independent  

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Israel-Hamas war | Palestinians rush to buy food, struggle under strikes as Israel readies possible ground operation
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel-Hamas war | Palestinians rush to buy food, struggle under strikes as Israel readies possible ground operation

The Hindu  

Palestinians lined up outside bakeries and grocery stores in Gaza on Thursday after spending the night surrounded by the ruins of pulverized neighborhoods darkened by a near-total power outage. “Without electricity, hospitals risk turning into morgues.” Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz said nothing would be allowed into Gaza until the captives were released. After Hamas militants stormed into Israel on …

3 small Palestinian villages emptied out this summer. Residents blame Israeli settler attacks
1 year, 4 months ago

3 small Palestinian villages emptied out this summer. Residents blame Israeli settler attacks

The Independent  

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Israel sets record for illegal settlement approvals: Rights group
1 year, 5 months ago

Israel sets record for illegal settlement approvals: Rights group

Al Jazeera  

Peace Now said that Israel has approved the construction of almost 13,000 housing units in illegal settlements, the most since the group began tracking. Israel’s far-right government has approved record construction in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank in its first six months in power, according to the left-wing Israeli movement Peace Now. Last month, it approved plans for …

As a lengthy legal battle ends, a Palestinian family braces for eviction from Jerusalem home
1 year, 5 months ago

As a lengthy legal battle ends, a Palestinian family braces for eviction from Jerusalem home

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Few places in Jerusalem speak of the larger conflict being waged over the city more than the apartment of 68-year-old Nora Ghaith-Sub Laban. The Ghaith-Sub Laban case is not a dispute over a single property, advocates say, but part of a wider effort by Israeli settlers, with government backing, to cement Jewish control over the contested city, especially …

Israel approves plans for thousands of illegal settlement homes
1 year, 5 months ago

Israel approves plans for thousands of illegal settlement homes

Al Jazeera  

Defence Ministry committee approves more than 5,000 new settlement housing units in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s far-right government has approved plans to build thousands of new homes in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, in a move that a Palestinian official decried as part of an “open war against the Palestinian people”. “The Netanyahu government is moving …

Four Israeli settlers killed in attack in the occupied West Bank
1 year, 6 months ago

Four Israeli settlers killed in attack in the occupied West Bank

Al Jazeera  

The shooting carried out by two Palestinians took place near the illegal settlement of Eli and came a day after a deadly Israeli raid in Jenin. ‘Legitimate right’ The shooting came a day after six Palestinians were killed in Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank during a large-scale Israeli military incursion. Israel’s hard-right government is set on expanding …

‘War crime’: Israel forcibly transfers Palestinian village
1 year, 7 months ago

‘War crime’: Israel forcibly transfers Palestinian village

Al Jazeera  

The 200 residents of Ein Samiya were forced to leave their land after years of Israeli settler and army violence. 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”. “The …

Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians by the numbers
1 year, 9 months ago

Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians by the numbers

Al Jazeera  

Between 2010 and 2019, nearly 3,000 Israeli settler attacks killed at least 22 Palestinians and injured 1,258 others across the occupied West Bank. Between 600,000 and 750,000 Israeli settlers live in at least 250 settlements and outposts built by the Israeli government and settlers, across the occupied Palestinian West Bank and East Jerusalem. The majority of settlers are armed and …

Israel and Palestinians agree on steps to curb violence
1 year, 9 months ago

Israel and Palestinians agree on steps to curb violence

Al Jazeera  

Israel has agreed to stop the authorisation of illegal settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank for six months, a joint statement says. In a joint statement at the end of the meeting in the Red Sea resort of Aqaba in Jordan on Sunday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said that they would work closely to prevent “further violence” and would …

Israel’s home demolitions a ‘war on nerves’ for Palestinians
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel’s home demolitions a ‘war on nerves’ for Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

East Jerusalem residents know that suspended demolition orders remain in force and may be executed at any moment. Residents of the 13-unit building – at least half of whom are minors – received a final Israeli demolition order on February 5, under the pretext that their building “lacks a permit”. Under the new right-wing Israeli government sworn in late last …

Israel says it will legalise nine West Bank settlements
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel says it will legalise nine West Bank settlements

Firstpost  

Israel’s security cabinet announced on Sunday that it would legalise nine settlements in the occupied West Bank following a series of attacks in east Jerusalem, including one that killed three Israelis Jerusalem: Israel’s security cabinet announced on Sunday that it would legalise nine settlements in the occupied West Bank following a series of attacks in east Jerusalem, including one that …

Jerusalem’s Palestinians need more than Arab condemnations
1 year, 10 months ago

Jerusalem’s Palestinians need more than Arab condemnations

Al Jazeera  

On February 12, the Arab League is holding a conference on Jerusalem to demonstrate Arab support for the occupied city. Just two years later, however, several Arab nations signed normalisation deals with that same Israel, These so-called “Abraham Accords” irrevocably hurt the Palestinian cause – and by extension Jerusalem. Last year, the local authorities approved the construction of a new …

Israel steps up Jerusalem home demolitions as violence rises
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel steps up Jerusalem home demolitions as violence rises

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Ratib Matar’s family was growing. Israel’s new far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called not only for the sealing of the assailant’s family home, but also the immediate demolition of dozens of Palestinian homes built without permits in east Jerusalem, among other punitive steps. For many Palestinians, the gathering pace of home demolitions is part of the new …

Israel demolishes parts of West Bank hamlet set for eviction
1 year, 11 months ago

Israel demolishes parts of West Bank hamlet set for eviction

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military has demolished homes, water tanks and olive orchards in two Palestinian villages in the southern West Bank where some residents are at risk of imminent expulsion, residents and activists said Wednesday. One of the villages whose structures were demolished on Tuesday is part of an arid area of the West Bank known as Masafer Yatta, …

UN seeks court opinion on ‘violation’ of Palestinian rights
1 year, 11 months ago

UN seeks court opinion on ‘violation’ of Palestinian rights

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly has asked the U.N.’s highest judicial body to give its opinion on the legality of Israeli policies in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem. Friday’s resolution asked the International Court of Justice, commonly known as the world court, to issue an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of It also asked the …

UN seeks court opinion on 'violation' of Palestinian rights
1 year, 11 months ago

UN seeks court opinion on 'violation' of Palestinian rights

ABC  

Palestinians are welcoming a vote by the United Nations General Assembly to ask the International Court of Justice for an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. Key points: The UN request was promoted by the Palestinians and strongly opposed by Israel World court rulings are not legally binding, but influence international opinion Israel did …

Israeli land registration threatens Palestinian mass expulsion
1 year, 11 months ago

Israeli land registration threatens Palestinian mass expulsion

Al Jazeera  

Palestinians fear a continuing Israeli plan to resolve property ownership claims will evict them from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem. Now, Palestinian and Israeli rights groups have sounded the alarm about what Mounir Marjieh, international advocacy officer at Al-Quds University’s Community Action Center, told Al Jazeera is the “biggest Jewish settlement campaign in East Jerusalem’s history”. This, Marjieh said, …

Palestinians strike in east Jerusalem over police raids
2 years, 2 months ago

Palestinians strike in east Jerusalem over police raids

The Independent  

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Palestinians fear revenge attacks after settler outposts removal
2 years, 5 months ago

Palestinians fear revenge attacks after settler outposts removal

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Israeli settlers camped overnight across the occupied West Bank, as part of a plan to set up new outposts. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Thousands of Israeli settlers have attempted to set up new illegal settlement outposts in six locations across the occupied West Bank. BREAKING: Hundreds of Israeli settlers have just started establishing a new colonial outpost …

UN experts say mass eviction of Palestinians a possible war crime
2 years, 7 months ago

UN experts say mass eviction of Palestinians a possible war crime

Al Jazeera  

UN experts alarmed by Israel High Court’s ruling on Masafer Yatta and the risk of forcible transfer of Palestinians. Geneva, Switzerland – Israel’s decision to evict approximately 1,200 Palestinians from their homes in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank may amount to a war crime, UN human rights experts said. “By upholding this policy to drive Palestinians out of …

Rights group: Israel approves over 4,000 new settler homes
2 years, 7 months ago

Rights group: Israel approves over 4,000 new settler homes

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel advanced plans for the construction of more than 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, a rights group said, a day after the military demolished homes in an area where hundreds of Palestinians face the threat of expulsion. On Wednesday, Israeli troops demolished at least 18 buildings and structures in the West Bank following …

Israel approves more than 4,000 settlement homes: Rights group
2 years, 7 months ago

Israel approves more than 4,000 settlement homes: Rights group

Al Jazeera  

Peace Now says Israel advances plans for construction in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel advanced plans for the construction of more than 4,000 homes in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, a rights group has said, a day after the Israeli army demolished homes in an area where hundreds of Palestinians face the threat …

Israel destroys home of Palestinian accused of killing settler
2 years, 7 months ago

Israel destroys home of Palestinian accused of killing settler

Al Jazeera  

Clashes broke out when Israeli forces raided a village in the occupied West Bank and demolished the house of a Palestinian they say killed an Israeli settler last December. Using explosives, soldiers destroyed the home of Omar Jaradat on Saturday in the village of Silat al-Harithiya near the flashpoint city of Jenin, a statement by the Israeli army said. Watch …

Israel set to approve 4,000 settler units in occupied West Bank
2 years, 7 months ago

Israel set to approve 4,000 settler units in occupied West Bank

Al Jazeera  

If approved, it would be the biggest advancement of illegal settlement plans since US President Joe Biden took office. Israel is set to advance plans for the construction of 4,000 illegal settler homes in the occupied West Bank, the interior minister has said. Interior minister Ayelet Shaked, a staunch supporter of settlements, wrote in a Tweet on Friday that a …

Israeli troops demolish Palestinian homes in West Bank
2 years, 9 months ago

Israeli troops demolish Palestinian homes in West Bank

Al Jazeera  

Israel demolishes the homes of two people accused of carrying out a deadly attack in the occupied West Bank last year. Israeli troops have demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of carrying out a deadly shooting attack in the occupied West Bank last year, the military said. B’Tselem, an Israeli rights group, said it had recorded 77 Palestinian deaths …

Israeli High Court Suspends Forced Evictions Of Palestinian Families In Sheikh Jarrah
2 years, 9 months ago

Israeli High Court Suspends Forced Evictions Of Palestinian Families In Sheikh Jarrah

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of families slated for eviction from a flashpoint east Jerusalem neighborhood can remain in their homes for the time being. Mustafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Sami Arsheid, a lawyer representing the families’ case before the court, said the decision was “something huge” that ran counter …

Israel high court suspends Palestinians' evictions for now
2 years, 9 months ago

Israel high court suspends Palestinians' evictions for now

The Hindu  

Israel’s Supreme Court on March 1 ruled that a group of families slated for eviction from a flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood can remain in their homes for the time being. The ruling could work to ease tensions in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, which helped ignite the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza last year. He said the court …

Jerusalem: Israel forces Palestinians to self-demolish own homes
2 years, 10 months ago

Jerusalem: Israel forces Palestinians to self-demolish own homes

Al Jazeera  

Jabal al-Mukabber, occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli authorities have forced two Palestinian families in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Jabal al-Mukabber to demolish their own homes, rendering 13 people, including five children, homeless. “The border police came to the homes immediately after the court decision on Sunday morning and told the families that if they don’t self-demolish, they would …

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