ISRAELI FORCES ISSUE STOP WORK NOTICES IN HEBRON AREA TOWN

Hebron, 11 Rabi’ul Awwal 1436/2 January 2015 (MINA) – Israeli authorities on Wednesday evening issued stop work notices to three buildings owned by Palestinians in the southern West Bank town of Idhna in Hebron district.

The owners told Ma’an on Thursday morning that Israeli troops stormed the village and handed them warrants to stop construction on the buildings they have been using as metal scrap storage space, Ma’an News Agency quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

The buildings were constructed 10 years ago, according to the owners.

The Israeli forces claim that the buildings were constructed in Area C according to Oslo Accords which is under full Israeli military control, and the owners have not obtained the needed construction licenses from the Israeli Civil Administration.

Locals said that Israeli settlers also raided the town several times in the past few days.

Israel rarely grants Palestinians permits to build in the West Bank in areas under its control.

It has demolished at least 27,000 Palestinian homes and structures since occupying the West Bank in 1967, according to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.

Israel demolished at least 561 Palestinian structures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 2014, displacing more than 1,165 people, according to UN figures. (T/P006/P3)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)