The UN estimates that 28-46% of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank are at risk of demolition under Israeli zoning policies and practices of using demolitions usually as punishment for Palestinians who are suspected of carrying out attacks
Tensions came to a boil as Israeli forces entered the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan in Salfit Governorate for the demolition.
Five Palestinians have been injured in a confrontation with the Israeli army that demolished the homes of two Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian prisoners, Youssef Assi and Yahya Marei, were accused by Israeli authorities of carrying out a shooting on April 29, killing a security guard in the Ariel settlement.
Tensions came to a boil as Israeli forces entered the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan in Salfit Governorate for the demolition.Human rights organisations condemn such action as "collective punishment", which is illegal under international humanitarian law.
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