12 people left homeless in Khallet Sakariya

5 July 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

At 6 am this morning the Israeli military demolished a water cistern and one house containing 12 persons, 6 of whom are children, in Khallet Sakariya. The military arrived with 13 cars and more than 55 soldiers as well as a bulldozer. The family had not received a warning of the demolition. The children living in the house were deeply traumatized by the event and one was taken to the hospital. The family is now forced to live on the grounds of their demolished house or in nearby caves, with little access … Continue reading