BETHLEHEM, July 2, 2018 (WAFA) – The Israeli military removed by force on Monday a tent a Palestinian had set up on his land in Battir, a Bethlehem area village on UNESCO list, which he used to receive tourists coming to visit this historic village, according to a local activist.

Hasan Breijieh, from the local anti-settlements, anti-wall committee, told WAFA that the army removed the tent under the pretext it was set up without a permit even though it was set up on a private Palestinian land.

Battir, six kilometers west of Bethlehem, is on the UNESCO world heritage list due to its terrace farming and irrigation channels. It is home to a Roman spring and bath, an ecomuseum and some hiking trails. Its old town is known as the Seven Widows Quarter.

M.K.