Israel demolishes animal barns in East Jerusalem, seize agricultural tools in Bethlehem
JERUSALEM, (WAFA)
Israeli municipality staff, accompanied by armed Israeli soldiers, today demolished four barns for sheep belonging to a Palestinian resident of Jabal al Mukabber neighborhood, southeast of occupied East Jerusalem, under the pretext they were “built without permit”, said eyewitness.
They told WAFA that Israeli forces accompanied bulldozers into the neighborhood without a prior notice and embarked on demolishing the barns which were built for over 30 years.
Israeli occupation forces regularly demolish Palestinian homes and structures in the West Bank under the pretext that they were built without the impossible to obtain building permits in an effort to expand settlements and force Palestinians from their homes and lands.
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Israeli forces seize agricultural tools in Bethlehem area
Israeli forces today seized agricultural tools in al-Manshieh village to the southwest of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to local sources.
They said Israeli forces seized the tools and ordered a halt on work on farming lands in the village under the pretext that the land is located in Area C, which constitutes about 60 percent of the area of the occupied West Bank and is under full Israeli rule.
