Israeli bulldozers demolished dozens of homes and agricultural installations near the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday, under the pretext that they were built without a permit.
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The head of the village council of Douma Abdul Salam Dawabsheh explained that a large number of Israeli forces accompanied by bulldozers raided Kherbat Ein El-Rishrash and demolished some 40 buildings. Half of which were inhabited.
During an interview with Quds Press, Dawabsheh said that the Israeli authorities had notified the residents of the demolition a year and a half ago.
He said the Israeli Supreme Court had recently rejected a petition submitted by the residents against the demolition plans.
Dawabsheh said that the aim behind the demolitions is to make more than a hundred Palestinian citizens homeless, displace citizens and expel them from their lands.
He said that the council is going to provide alternative shelters for those affected.