israel steps up illegal demolitions of Palestinian buildings – UN

Israel has razed more Palestinian homes and other structures so far this year than in all of 2015, the UN said Friday, as the US and France expressed concern. Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank and annexed east Jerusalem have demolished 726 structures this year, displacing 1,020 Palestinians, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. In the whole of 2015 there were 533 demolitions and 688 people displaced, OCHA said. The structures included houses, shelters for livestock and installations such as solar panels. Many were funded by foreign donors such as the EU and its individual member states. (AFP)

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