BETHLEHEM, October 3, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Tuesday notified a Palestinian resident of al-Walajeh village, to the west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, of their intention to demolish his house and ordered a halt on the construction of another house, under the pretext of construction without a permit.

Witnesses told WAFA that Israeli forces notified Ali Abuttin, a resident of the village, that they will demolish his house for being constructed without an Israeli permit.

The forces also ordered Ibrahim Nayroukh, another resident of al-Walajeh, to stop the construction of his house, due to the lack of an Israeli construction permit.

Israeli rarely issues construction permits to Palestinians in Area C of the occupied West Bank, under complete Israeli control, forcing many of them to embark on building without obtaining an Israeli permit.

According to UN documentation, 256 Palestinian-owned structures have been demolished thus far in 2017 across the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem, displacing 417 people. In 2016, the UN recorded 1,065 demolitions across the occupied Palestinian territory.

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