RAMALLAH, September 28, 2016 (WAFA) – The spate of demolitions of Palestinian property by Israeli forces across the West Bank hit the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies on Wednesday.
Al-Quds and al-Ayyam said Israeli forces demolished Palestinian apartments, agricultural structures and a classroom in Jerusalem, Hebron and the Jordan Valley.
Israeli bulldozers demolished two apartments in the Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Tur and a restaurant in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Safafa.
Bulldozers also demolished a classroom in Abu Nuwwar community, which is a part of “E1 corridor”, east of Jerusalem, three rooms, including a kitchen, in Beit Jala, and water wells in the Hebron town of Sair.
Furthermore, the dailies said Israeli Supreme Court approved a military decision to demolish the family home of a Palestinian detainee from Nablus for purportedly being involved in a drive-by shooting of an Israeli settlers near Itamar settlement the last year.
Highlighting Fatah Central Committee’s meeting in Ramallah, al-Quds and al-Ayyam reported President Mahmoud Abbas stating that Palestinians were highly involved in the Non-Aligned Movement’s summit in Caracas and UN General Assembly’s session.
Al-Ayyam reported Abbas as reiterating the importance of turning the French bid to convene an international Middle East peace conference into success.
The dailies said the Palestinian cabinet ratified the social security law and submitted it to Abbas for signing it into a law.
The dailies said Palestinian mourners attended the funeral procession of Yasser Hamduna, who died of an apparent heart attack in an Israeli detention center, in the Jenin town of Yaabad.
Highlighting a public opinion poll by Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) on the Supreme Court’s decision to stop local elections, al-Quds said the majority viewed the decision as politically motivated.
It showed that Palestinian public support for armed intifada dropped and pessimism toward the chances of success of the French initiative.
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