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Demolitions leave dozens of Palestinians without homes or water
Recent wave of home demolitions has left dozens of Palestinians in the Jordan Valley without a roof over their heads just days before a storm is expected to hit.
Photos and text by Keren Manor and Oren Ziv / Activestills.org
A demolished home donated by the European Union, Fasayl, Jordan Valley, West Bank, February 11, 2016. (photo: Activestills.org)
Israeli authorities accompanied by bulldozers demolished dozens of structures in several Palestinian villages in the Jordan Valley on Thursday.
The demolitions, which affected the al-Farisiya and Betardel communities, respectively, came a day after Israeli authorities demolished seven homes and six structures in two other villages in the area, leaving 71 Palestinians homeless just days before a storm is set to hit the area.
Palestinians build a temporary shelter for their animals following demolitions in Karzalya, Jordan Valley, West Bank, February 11, 2016. (photo: Activestills.org)
According to Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, this is the largest wave of demolitions in the Jordan Valley in recent memory. Over the past few weeks, Israel has stepped up its demolitions in Area C of the West Bank, under full Israeli military and civil control.
Wednesday’s demolitions began in the village Jiflik, where authorities destroyed five homes and a water pipe connected to 50 houses, leaving 300 Palestinians disconnected from the water grid.
Authorities then moved to the village of Fasayil, where they demolished a home provided by the European Union following a previous demolition last year, as well as an animal pen and a bathroom.
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