Search results for: “demolition”
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Israel begins demolition of Khan Al Ahmar and uses violence against peaceful protesters
International Solidarity Movement, Khan Al Ahmar, Palestine Friday 6th June This week, Israeli forces began preparing for the demolition of the Bedouin village Al-Khan Al-Ahmar, in between Jerusalem and Jericho in the West Bank of Palestine. They met village residents and protesters with extreme violence on Wednesday and Thursday in an attempt to clear the…
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Continued military presence in demolition-threatened Umm Al-Kheir
22nd August 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Um Al-Kheir, occupied Palestine Three young Palestinian men were detained by Israeli occupation forces on Friday the 19th of August. The men, residents of the Bedouin community Um Al-Kheir, were held by soldiers for two hours and forced to sit against the fence bordering up…
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Protest against house demolition in al-Walaje
19th August 2017 | International Solidarity Movement | Al-Khalil team, Occupied Hebron Friday 18th of August, the villagers from al-Walaje, a village near Bethlehem, were peacefully protesting the demolition orders of 22 houses in their village. The residents received the demolition order last month. The Israeli forces want to demolish the houses in order to expand…
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Residential buildings in Qalandia facing demolition
6th July 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Qalandia, occupied Palestine Four buildings are at risk of being demolished by Israeli authorities close to Qalandia checkpoint, occupied West Bank. One of these buildings is still under construction, and the other three are undergoing major renovations, yet most of the apartments have already been…
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A day in Umm al-Kheir, threatened by demolition by Israeli forces
29th June 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Our day in Umm al Kheir started with a common flying checkpoint, set up by the Israeli forces in Zif. Our mini-bus driver dind’t want to pass this control so we got out of the car and walked through the control and…