The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Sunday notified the demolition of residential and agricultural structures in Masafer Yatta area to the south of al-Khalil.
Coordinator of the National Committee for Resisting Settlement Rateb al-Jabour said that the so-called Civil Administration crews escorted by a large military force raided Sha’b al-Batam area and handed the Palestinian citizen Ibrahim al-Jabarin three demolition notices against two houses and a barn for allegedly being unlicensed.
According to the PIC reporter the Israeli crews ordered Sha’b al-Batam residents to demolish these facilities themselves within 24 hours.
Sha’b al-Batam is subjected to repeated attacks by the Israeli soldiers and settlers. In February 2017 the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided the area and destroyed a number of classrooms barns and water wells as well as a Muslim oratory.
The PIC reporter said that the IOF accompanied by Israeli intelligence officers on Sunday broke into al-Ahli Hospital in al-Khalil city summoned a security officer working at the hospital and searched him then started to scrutinize the IDs of the Palestinians entering and leaving the hospital but no arrests were reported.
In 2016 the IOF stormed the same hospital arrested a Palestinian ex-prisoner and killed his companion.
