Israel demolishes home of Palestinian martyr

Israel demolishes home of Palestinian martyr in the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian homes

Brutal Israeli forces demolished the home of a Palestinian man who embrcaed martyrdom eight years ago.

Notably, Palestine’s official Wafa news agency reported it.

That Israeli military-led bulldozers and other wrecking equipment demolished the three-story house in the refugee camp of Qalandiya.

In the north of Jerusalem al-Quds, the Palestinian camp saw destruction.

Citing local sources, Wafa reported that Israeli authorities alleged that the owner had failed to obtain relevant building permits.

Building permits

Inhumanely, Israel has made it nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain those documents.

Moreover, Israeli soldiers prevented reporters from covering the event.

Israel demolishes home of Palestinian martyr

The house belonged to the family of Ali Khalifa, who Israeli forces had killed in August 2011 on charges of attacking soldiers.

Factually speaking, Israel has razed the homes of hundreds of Palestinians for alleged involvement in attacks against Israelis.

HRW condemns

Human Rights Watch repeatedly condemned the move as a violation of international humanitarian law, which prohibits collective punishment.

Usually, Israel accused them of building residential structures without the relevant building permits.

Israeli authorities also sometimes order the Palestinian owners to demolish their own homes. Or else, the municipality would charge them for the demolition costs.

B’Tselem report blame Israel

Back in May, the Israeli rights group, B’Tselem, released a report. That said that the Tel Aviv regime uses other strategies to block Palestinian use of land.

Thus, Israel clears the way for new Israeli settlements in the region.

Israel grabs Palestinian land

Meanwhile, Israeli authorities may declare Palestinian-owned land as “open scenic areas. There they prohibit development.

Sometime, Israel declare them “national parks,” where construction and urban development remain almost entirely forbidden.

However, Israel occupy vast swaths of land, including towns and villages in the occupied and  declared them military zones.