The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has told Palestinians living in the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar east of Jerusalem to demolish their homes within the next eight days and leave.
The warning on Sunday comes just weeks after Israel’s high court of justice rejected appeals against the intended demolition.
“Pursuant to a supreme court ruling residents of Khan al-Ahmar received a notice today requiring them to demolish all the structures on the site by October 1st 2018” the Israeli army’s civil administration said in a statement.
“If you refuse the authorities will enforce demolition orders as per a court decision and the law.”
Israel’s intent to demolish the village which is home to 180 people and relocate its residents has drawn international condemnation.
Earlier this month Britain France Germany Italy and Spain renewed their call for Israel not to demolish the village warning of the consequences for residents as well as “the prospects of the two-state solution.”
