The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Thursday morning knocked down three Palestinian homes west of Bethlehem province in the southern West Bank.
A PIC news correspondent said the occupation soldiers cordoned off Ein Jweiza area in al-Walaja village west of Bethlehem shortly before a flock of bulldozers started the demolition of three homes owned by the Palestinian citizen Ibrahim Neiroukh and the two brothers Hamed and Raed Abu Sneina.
The occupation soldiers ordered the families to evacuate their homes in no more than 10 minutes before they reduced the buildings to rubble.
The demolition process targeted a two-story home covering 400 square meters and two apartments under construction with an estimated area of 150 square meters each.
Last week the Israeli forces notified the demolition of the buildings and ordered the families to refer the matter to the court. However the demolitions were carried out prior to the final court rule and under the pretext of unlicensed construction.
