Israeli occupation authorities have razed 617 Palestinian houses since January: OCHA report

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, (ST)-The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a recent report that the violations of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinians continue through attacking their areas as well as through the Israeli crimes of killing, house demolition, displacement and land confiscation.

The report which covers the period from December 10-23 said that a total of 129 Palestinians, including 44 children, were injured by Israeli occupation forces during the “Great March of Return” (GMR) demonstrations.

The report also said that so far in 2019, 617 houses have been razed or seized by the occupation authorities in the West Bank, displacing 898 Palestinians. 

 Citing lack of building permits, the Israeli occupation authorities demolished or forced people to demolish 29 houses in occupied al-Quds, displacing 45 Palestinians and affecting more than 100 others over the past two weeks, the report said.

According to the report, the Israeli forces uprooted or chopped down about 2,500 trees and saplings during a demolition operation east of Nablus.

The report pointed out that the Israeli occupation forces raided several areas in the West Bank, injuring 14 Palestinians, including at least three children. The occupation also stormed several villages where it detained  146 Palestinians including 17 children.

According to the report, the Israeli settlers continue to attack the Palestinians and their properties-attacks that led in the past two weeks to the injury of four Palestinians and the uprooting of 330 olives tree in the West Bank.

Hamda Mustafa