The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday ordered seven Palestinian households in Aqabat Jaber refugee camp near the southern entrance to Jericho city to leave their homes pending their demolition in no more than three weeks.
The Israeli forces gave seven Palestinian families a period of three weeks to leave their homes paving the way for the demolition of the buildings.
The targeted homes belong to Palestinian citizens Mousa KarshanAli Karshan Mamdouh Karshan Yousef Karshan Met’eb Karshan and Nayef Karshan. They cover areas ranging from 70 to 150 square meters.
Governor of Jericho and the Jordan Valley Jehad Abu al-Asal said the measure makes part of Israeli intents to impose a new fait accompli across the occupied Palestinian territories and to forcibly deport the locals in favor of settlement projects as has been the case with Khan al-Ahmar Bedouin village.
The governor called on the international community and human rights institutions to take urgent steps so as to pressurize the Israeli occupation to backtrack on its demolition orders and rein in its illegal settlement activity.
Israel refuses to permit any Palestinian construction across territories it occupies as part of large-scale scheme of ethnic cleansing. This has forced many Palestinians to embark on construction without permits so as to shelter their homeless families.
