The UN
Human Rights Office and many European countries have slammed Israel’s
decision to demolish a small Bedouin village in the occupied West
Bank. Activists claim Israel wants to use the land to expand
settlements.
Israeli
authorities have moved three bulldozers to Khan al-Ahmar, a Bedouin
herding village in the West Bank, following a court’s ruling that
declared the settlement illegal under Israeli law. The military
already left a land confiscation notice there on Tuesday, local media
reported.
The
Supreme Court approved the demolition in May. The village had been
built without an Israeli permit, but Palestinians say they are
impossible to obtain.
Protests
erupted at the village on Wednesday, descending into clashes with
Israeli police. Two people were arrested and over 30 were injured,
according to a Palestinian ambulance service.
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