NEW YORK (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) -A report issued by the UN said that Israel has demolished since the start of 2011 about 96 Palestinian homes and buildings in the occupied territories of Jerusalem and the West Bank.UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied territories Richard Falk stated that the demolitions that have been carried out by the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) since the beginning of the current year resulted in the displacement of more than175 people, mostly children.Falk said that Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes is illegal and its use the pretext of unlicensed construction is unacceptable because the Palestinians are deliberately not given any building permits.He also noted that Israel’s decision to raze two residential buildings in Beit Hanina town, east of Jerusalem, is disturbing, especially since the Palestinian families living in them, about more than 150 people, were given only 10 days to evacuate their homes.End item/ 129
12 March 2011 - 20:30
News ID: 231084
A report issued by the UN said that Israel has demolished since the start of 2011 about 96 Palestinian homes and buildings in the occupied territories of Jerusalem and the West Bank.
