TEHRAN
(FNA)- The United Nations has accused Israel of illegally demolishing
the homes of 77 Palestinians, mostly children, in East Jerusalem and the
occupied West Bank, media report said.
"In
the past three days, 77 Palestinians, over half of them children, have
been made homeless," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement, Yahoo News reported.
"Some of the demolished structures were provided
by the international community to support vulnerable families," the
office added.
"Demolitions that result in forced evictions and
displacement run counter to Israel's obligations under international law
and create unnecessary suffering and tension. They must stop
immediately," said OCHA.
The demolitions took place in East Jerusalem and the districts of Ramallah, Jericho and Hebron, it added.
OCHA said that during 2014 Israel carried out a
record number of demolitions in East Jerusalem and a zone of the West
Bank under full Israeli control known as Area C.
"In 2014, according to OCHA figures, the Israeli
authorities destroyed 590 Palestinian-owned structures in Area C and
east Jerusalem, displacing 1,177 people -- the highest level of
displacement in the West Bank since OCHA began systematically monitoring
the issue in 2008."
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