Israel intensifies West Bank Palestinian home demolitions

Wednesday 21 July 2010 Israeli military destroys a further 74 buildings in the Jordan Valley, forcibly displacing over 100 people. Amnesty International has today called on the Israeli authorities to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes and other buildings in the West Bank, after a further 74 were destroyed in the Jordan Valley earlier this week.The demolitions were carried out by the Israeli military in the villages of Hmayyir and 'Ein Ghazal in the area of al-Farisiya on Monday, displacing 107 people, including 52 children.According to UN figures, at least 198 Palestinian structures…

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