RAMALLAH, July 12, 2018 (WAFA) – The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said on Thursday its attorneys won an Israeli High Court’s decision postponing the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar community, east of Jerusalem, to August 15.

Last week, Israeli occupation forces declared the community a closed military zone and blocked journalists and diplomats from entering. Bulldozers with military escorts rumbled in and began leveling the ground.

About 35 Palestinians from the Bedouin community were reportedly injured by the forces when the latter assaulted them as they were preparing for demolition.

Khan al-Ahmar is one of several communities in the West Bank under threat. Since its people arrived decades ago as refugees, Israeli settlements built on occupied land have grown up on the surrounding hilltops.

M.N./M.H.