Israeli forces tear down Palestinian tents after razing homes

Israeli forces have torn down and confiscated several tents belonging to Palestinians, whose homes were recently demolished.

The tents, which were brought down on Thursday, had been set up by Palestinian Red Crescent Society east of Nablus, the Palestinian Ma’an news agency reported.

The incident saw several Israeli military vehicles raiding the al-Jawana area between the villages of Tana and Beit Furik in the morning and pulling down four tents.

The families in the area used to live in structures made of metal bars and tin sheets, but Israeli forces demolished those structures last week.

The Israeli Committee against House Demolitions says Israel has demolished at least 27,000 Palestinian homes and structures since occupying the West Bank in 1967.

On Wednesday, Israeli bulldozers demolished several houses belonging to Palestinian Bedouins in the Negev Desert.

According to a witness, two houses were knocked down in the village of al-Zaarura. In the town of Kuseife, the bulldozers also demolished a number of houses and tore down trees.

The residents said the demolitions were continuing in the region. The destructions are part of the Prawer Plan, which would expel around 70,000 people and destroy around 35 Bedouin villages.