UN: Israel Illegally Demolished 77 Palestinian Houses This Week
UNITED NATIONS, 26 Jan 2015
Falastin News Palestine – TRANSCEND Media Service
24 Jan 2015 – A UN statement said that the Israeli Occupation Authority (IOA) has illegally demolished 77 houses for Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem this week.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, in a statement on Friday [23 Jan 2015] evening, that 77 Palestinian families, half of them children, have been rendered homeless in the past three days.
The statement said some demolished structures were provided by the international community to shelter poor Palestinian families.
“Demolitions that result in forced evictions and displacement run counter to Israel’s obligations under international law and create unnecessary suffering and tension. They must stop immediately,” said the OCHA statement.
House destruction took place mainly in East Jerusalem in addition to the cities of Ramallah, Jericho and al-Khalil. According to OCHA figures Israeli Authority razed 590 units during the last year, displacing 1,177 Palestinians. It is considered a record number compared to the past six years, it added.
For its part, the Israeli Authority claims such demolitions are carried out because the structures have been built without the required construction permits, while refusing the issuance of construction permits for Palestinians.
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