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OCHA: Israel Displaced 100 Palestinians in Three Weeks in West Bank

Nidiya Fitriyah - Sunday, 29 November 2020 - 21:46 WIB

Sunday, 29 November 2020 - 21:46 WIB

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Occupied Jerusalem, MINA – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that a total of 129 structures were demolished or seized at the pretext of unlicensed construction during the period from 3 to 23 November, Palinfo reported.

According to a report released by OCHA on Friday, the demolition and confiscation of these structures displaced 100 people and affected at least 200 others.

The largest demolition campaign took place on November 3 in Humsa al-Bqai’a, where 83 structures were destroyed, displacing 73 people, including 41 children.

About 30 more structures were razed in 12 other communities in Area C of the West Bank.

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The remaining 16 took place in east Jerusalem, where demolitions have resumed after a three-week suspension, following an announcement by the Israeli authorities on October 1 that, due to the pandemic, they would stop the demolition of inhabited residential buildings in the city.(T/R3/RE1)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA) 

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