HEBRON, February 15, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Wednesday demolished several tin shacks, water wells and animal barns east of the town of Yatta, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to a local official.

Hafiz Hreiny, head of al-Litwani village council, told WAFA that Israeli bulldozers demolished two tin shacks, two water wells and a number of animal barns. The shacks were used as shelter for many families and the wells were considered the only source of water for residents and their livestock.

He said the Israeli measures against Yatta area residents aim to force them to leave their land for the benefit of settlements.

Meanwhile, Israeli bulldozers razed land in the Yatta area and uprooted trees, according to a local activist, who said the purpose behind this act was to expand a nearby Jewish settlement.

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