Zionists demolish Palestinian home, stab worker in West bank
Israeli forces have demolished a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank amid Tel Aviv regime's plans to annex parts of the occupied territories.
At dawn on Thursday, Zionist regime bulldozers escorted by their soldiers entered the Beit Sira village west of Ramallah and demolished the building which was under construction, the Palestinian Information Center reported.
The Israeli troops clashed with the Palestinian protesters who had gathered to object to the demolition and prevented them from entering the area. No casualties were immediately reported, though.
Ismail Ankawi, the owner of the building, had earlier received a notice saying that the structure would be demolished under the pretext that it lacked the necessary construction license, which is almost impossible to obtain.
Israeli authorities usually demolish Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, claiming that the structures have been built without permits. They also sometimes order the Palestinian owners to demolish their own homes or pay the demolition costs to the municipality if they do not.
The United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a recent report that there had been a sharp increase in the number of Palestinian houses being demolished by the illegal Zionist entity in West Bank during the coronavirus pandemic.
Meanwhile, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Palestinian territories Jamie McGoldrick warned that Israel’s demolition of Palestinian houses during the pandemic would make the Palestinians more susceptible to health risks.
Separately, Palestinian media reports said an illegal Zionist settler had wounded a Palestinian worker in a sudden knife attack in the occupied West Bank.
The stabbing attack took place in al-Khalil on Wednesday.
Issa Abu Halil, 30, was rushed to hospital for medical assistance after suffering moderate injuries, according to local sources.
There was no information if the Israeli police had arrested the stabber.
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