22 February 2011 - 20:30

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) destroyed tents and water wells in Khirbat Susiya south of Al-Khalil on Tuesday night, local sources said.

AL-KHALIL (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) destroyed tents and water wells in Khirbat Susiya south of Al-Khalil on Tuesday night, local sources said.

They told the PIC that bulldozers escorted by IOF armored vehicles leveled eight tents and two water wells owned by four citizens in the area.

The IOF command announced the area a closed military zone, detained citizens, and confiscated their mobiles, which were used to document the demolition.

IOF troops accompanied the Israeli water authority officials while searching eastern suburbs of Jenin city along with Deir Ghazalla and Deir Abu Dha'if villages east of the city on Tuesday evening looking for water wells.

Eyewitnesses reported that the soldiers were looking for "unlicensed" water wells to destroy them, adding that the soldiers said the step was part of a new campaign to demolish wells in the area.

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