JERUSALEM, March 17, 2011 (WAFA) - Israel Thursday handed eviction notices to six   Bedouin families living in Wadi Abu Hindi, southeast of Jerusalem, as a prelude to demolishing them under the pretext they were built without permit.

The area is located between the settlements of Ma’ale Adumim and Qedar, but the land is within the territory of the village of Abu Dis, It is about 450 dunums in area.

With today’s notices,  the number of the Bedouin families receiving notices reached 15, according to Hatem Abdul Qadder, a Jerusalem activist.

Israel is planning to destroy these houses in order to finish up building the Wall separating areas in Abu Dis from East Jerusalem.

Israel has been trying for years to evict all the Bedouin families from that area.

Abdul Qadder said that the families have decided to go to court to stop the eviction and demolition of their homes.

R.S./M.A.