BETHLEHEM, March 14, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Wednesday demolished a carwash in Husan, a village west of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, claiming it was built without permit, according to a local official.

Head of Husan village council, Jamal Sabateen, told WAFA that an Israeli force broke into the village in the early morning hours and demolished a carwash owned by a local resident while preventing the owner from removing his equipments before demolishing it.

He said this is the second time the Israeli army demolishes the carwash, in addition to several other shops in the same area.

He said the village has recently been subjected to considerable harassment by Israeli soldiers, the latest of which was the uprooting of dozens of olive trees about a week ago.

The illegal Jewish settlement of Bitar Elite is built on land belong to Husan and nearby Nahalin and Wadi Foukin.

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