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Palestinians protest Israeli-planned demolitions in West Bank village

Palestinians run from tear gas canisters fired by Israeli forces during a demonstration against planned demolition of buildings in the Palestinian village of Sur Baher, in East Jerusalem al-Quds, in the occupied West Bank, on July 20, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Dozens of Palestinians have protested a pending mass demolition plan by Israel against a village located in East Jerusalem al-Quds in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The protest was held by around 50 Palestinians at the village of Sur Baher on Saturday.

The Associated Press cited witnesses as saying that Israeli forces arrived and used tear gas canisters and stun grenades to disperse the protesters.

A wall that the Israeli regime has been building since 2000 under the pretext of keeping out the Palestinians regularly protesting the regime’s occupation and aggression runs through the village.

The regime alleges that 10 Palestinian-owned buildings have been built too close to the barrier and is set to tear them down.

In June, Israel’s supreme court rejected a petition by the owners to cancel the demolitions. A deadline for the residents to abandon the houses expired on Friday.

“I don’t have any other place to live. I don’t have an alternative,” Reuters cited Ismail Obeideh, a father of six and the owner of one of the houses, as saying.

This picture taken on July 19, 2019 shows Palestinian buildings still under construction, which have been issued notices to be demolished in the Wadi al-Hummus area adjacent to the Palestinian village of Sur Baher in East Jerusalem al-Quds. (Photo by AFP)

Israel claims that the owners had failed to obtain “building permits” from the regime.

Obeideh and the other Sur Baher residents, however, say they did not need Israeli permission to build their homes because they had received approvals from the Palestinian Authority, which is tasked with running the West Bank’s affairs.

The United Nations (UN), which recognizes al-Quds as occupied territory, has urged Israel to halt the demolitions.


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