The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said on Thursday its attorneys won an Israeli High Court’s decision postponing the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar community east of Occupied Jerusalem to August 15.
Last week Israeli forces declared the community a closed military zone and blocked journalists and diplomats from entering the area. Bulldozers with military escorts rumbled in and began leveling the ground.
About 35 Palestinians from the Bedouin community were reportedly injured by Israeli forces when the latter assaulted them as they were preparing for the demolition.
Khan al-Ahmar is one of several communities in the West Bank under threat. Since its people arrived decades ago as refugees after being displaced by Israel from the Negev Israeli settlements built on the occupied land have grown up on the surrounding hilltops.
