HEBRON, December 17, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli authorities Thursday ordered local Palestinians in the village of Idna, west of Hebron, to stop construction works of four homes and an animal barn in the town, according to local sources. 

A source from Idna municipality told WAFA an Israeli army force accompanied by staff from the so-called Israeli Civil Administration broke into a rural area near the town and handed notifications to local Palestinians to stop the construction of four homes and an animal barn.

The number of permits issued by Israel for Palestinians in Area C and in East Jerusalem to build is very limited, forcing Palestinians to construct without obtaining an Israeli permit.

Issuing permits for Palestinians, unlike for Jewish settlers, requires unreasonable fees that most families cannot afford to pay.

The Israeli Committee against House Demolitions (ICAHD) explains in a special report that “in almost all cases Palestinians have no choice but to build ‘illegally’, as permits are almost impossible to obtain.”

“Many Palestinians have suffered multiple displacements, having lost their homes and livelihoods more than once. Forced displacement has a series of immediate and longer-term physical, socio-economic and psycho-social impacts on Palestinian families.”

It added, “It deprives them of their home and land – often their main asset – and frequently results in disruption to livelihoods, a reduced standard of living and limited access to basic services. The impact on children can be particularly devastating,” said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

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