BETHLEHEM, January 4, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces on Wednesday demolished wells built to collect rain water in the village of Taqou, east of Bethlehem, according to Tayseer Abu Mefarreh, director of Taqou village council.

He told WAFA that an Israeli military force accompanied by bulldozers raided an area east of the village and proceeded to demolish a number of water wells under the pretext of construction without permission.

He said the Israeli authorities had recently notified residents that it will demolish 15 of these wells the villagers had dug to collect rain water they use to irrigate their farm land and livestock.

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