On Thursday, Israeli soldiers invaded the Khirbat At-Taweel community, east of Aqraba village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and demolished 16 sheds and tents.
Salah Jaber, the head of Aqraba Village Council, said several Israeli military vehicles invaded the Bedouin community after surrounding it.
He added that the Israeli military bulldozer forced the residents out before demolishing six residential tents and eight sheds for their livestock.
Earlier Thursday, the soldiers demolished two residential sheds owned by Osama Anas Bani Fadel and Sidqi Bani Fadel.
Israel’s illegal home demolition policy is internationally prohibited; according to Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, “No protected person may be punished for an offense he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and, likewise, all measures of intimidation or terrorism are prohibited. Pillage is prohibited. Reprisals against protected persons and their property are prohibited.”
While Israel continues to build and expand its illegal colonies, Palestinian communities and towns in occupied Jerusalem and various areas in the occupied West Bank continue to be denied the right to build homes and property under various allegations meant to prevent the expansion of Palestinian towns and neighborhoods.
Israel’s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and various United Nations and Security Council resolutions. They also constitute war crimes under International Law.
Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.” It also prohibits the “individ
