Israel forces demolish one more Palestinian home in occupied West Bank
Moataz Bisharat -- being responsible for monitoring Israeli settlement building activity in Tubas -- said in a statement on Sunday that Israeli troops razed one more Palestinian-owned house in the village of Al-Aqaba in the northern West Bank area of Al-Aghwar in the Jordan Valley.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 01:01 | 30 January 2022
- Modified Date: 01:08 | 30 January 2022
Israeli forces demolished a new Palestinian home on Sunday, in the latest spate of demolitions in the occupied West Bank, according to a local official.
The house was razed in the village of Al-Aqaba in the northern West Bank area of Al-Aghwar in the Jordan Valley, said Moataz Bisharat, who is responsible for monitoring Israeli settlement building activity in Tubas.
He said Israeli forces cited lack of a building permit in Area C for the demolition.
Israel widely uses the pretext of lack of construction permits to demolish Palestinian homes, especially in Area C in the occupied West Bank, which constitutes around 60% of its space.
Under the 1995 Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was divided into three portions-Area A, B, and C.
Area C is under Israel's administrative and security control until a final status agreement is reached with the Palestinians.