Khan al-Ahmar residents brace for Israeli demolition of their entire village in occupied West Bank
Monday marked the passing of the Israeli-imposed deadline for Khan al-Ahmar’s residents to evacuate before forced removal and the demolition of their homes.
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The village is located in a strategic spot near Israeli settlements [Getty]
Palestinian residents of a West Bank hamlet are bracing for an Israeli court-ordered demolition of their homes.
Monday marked the passing of the Israeli-imposed deadline for Khan al-Ahmar’s residents to evacuate before forced removal and the demolition of their homes.
It’s unlikely to take place before the end of a Jewish holiday at sundown.
Israel says the encampment of corrugated shacks outside an Israeli settlement was illegally built and has offered to resettle residents a few miles away in what it says are improved conditions.
But Palestinians and other critics say the demolition is aimed at displacing Palestinians in favor of settlement expansion.
Israel’s Supreme Court recently rejected a final appeal against the plans.
Israel has come under heavy criticism, with major European countries urging it to avoid such demolitions.
Following a visit to Khan al-Ahmar on Wednesday, a delegation of EU Parliamentarians accused Israel of committing a war crime.
The village is located in a strategic spot near Israeli settlements and along a road leading to the Dead Sea.
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Following a visit to Khan al-Ahmar on Wednesday, a delegation of EU Parliamentarians accused Israel of committing a war crime.
The village is located in a strategic spot near Israeli settlements and along a road leading to the Dead Sea.
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