The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday night removed the protest and solidarity tent in Wadi Hummus neighborhood of Sur Baher town east of Jerusalem.
Local official Hamada Hamada said that Israeli police forces stormed the neighborhood last night and removed and confiscated the tent which was set up in protest at recent mass home demolitions.
Hamada noted that the tent had been set up two days ago for the citizens and officials who flocked to the affected area to express solidarity with the local residents.
Flouting widespread international condemnation the Israeli occupation authority demolished recently 16 apartment buildings that contained around 100 housing units in Wadi Hummus neighborhood of Sur Baher town.
The Israeli army claimed the homes which were close to the separation barrier that criss-crosses the occupied West Bank and is locally referred to by Palestinians as the “apartheid wall” a security risk.
Palestinians accuse Israel of using security as a pretext to force them out of the area as part of long-term efforts to expand settlements. All settlements on the occupied Palestinian lands are illegal under international law.
They also say that most of the buildings in Wadi al-Hummus area located inside Sur Baher are under the Palestinian Authority and civilian control according to the 1993 Oslo accords.
