Palestinian homes demolished without warning

Amnesty International, 11 March 2008

Bulldozer destroys Palestinians’ property in Hadidiya, West Bank, 11 March 2008

Israeli soldiers and Palestinian residents amidst debris in Hadidiya, West Bank, 11 March 2008

The family of Omar ‘Arif Mohammed Bisharat amidst the wreckage of their homes in Hadidiya, West Bank, 11 March 2008

The Israeli army demolished more homes in Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday morning. The homes and property of Palestinian families in the villages of Hadidiya, Jiftlik and Furush Beit Dajan, in the Jordan Valley area of the occupied West Bank, were demolished.

Amnesty International’s researcher on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories witnessed the demolitions. Donatella Rovera described the scene:

“In all the places, most of the people are children. These homes mostly have three generations – the grandparents, parents and children. In Hadidiya, there were four families, in Furush Beit Dajan, five families.

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