Israeli army demolishes home in Salfit

Wednesday August 22, 2007 11:20 by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC News

The Israeli army demolished an unfinished house belonging to Palestinian civilian from Qarrawa Bani Hassan village to the west of Salfit in the West Bank, on Wednesday morning, claiming that the man was not in possession of a valid construction license.

Omar Rayyan, the Mayor of Qarrawa village, reported that a large force of Israeli army troops invaded the village in the early hours of Wednesday morning, imposing a firm military siege. Israeli bulldozers then began the razing of the house.

The Mayor stated that Mahmoud Assy, the owner of house, presented the necessary documents to an Israeli court, but his house was demolished nonetheless.

The Mayor directed a petition to the relevant International bodies and organizations to intervene and place pressure on the Israeli government to bring an end to their attacks against Palestinians and to end the policy of razing homes, adding that a further 7 residents of the village had been served with house demolition orders.

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