Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Friday morning handed over demolition and eviction notices in Abu al-Basal hamlet west of Salfit city in the northern West Bank. The demolition orders were issued at the pretext of violating construction standards.
The PIC reporter said that the orders stipulate the eviction and demolition of several structures in the hamlet which is located close to Ariel settlement which was illegally established over Salfit lands.
According to the activist Khaled Maali the hamlet was inhabited with many families of farmers and shepherds who were forced to leave their lands because of settlement expansion in the area. As a result only one family remained in the small village. Nevertheless they are now forced to leave their homes to be razed by the IOF.
