The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have approved a new plan to evacuate Khan al-Ahmar village in Jerusalem in the near future.
Israeli media sources revealed on Wednesday that the Khan al-Ahmar village will be evacuated soon and rebuilt 300 meters (328 yards) away from its present location.
For several years there have been plans to relocate Khan al-Ahmar village located east of Occupied Jerusalem. However European pressures have prevented its evacuation.
Israel’s High Court of Justice is expected to reach a ruling on the matter on March 6 after several delays.
The village’s location between two major Israeli settlements Maale Adumim and Kfar Adumim has been a thorn in the side of the Israeli government which wants to expand the two in order to build a ring of settlements around occupied East Jerusalem.
Khan al-Ahmar’s destruction would also enable the Israeli government to effectively bisect the West Bank.
Rights advocates had said the forcible transfer of the village’s 200 residents would violate international law regarding occupied territory.
