Will ICC probe Israel’s demolition of Khan al-Ahmar?

Tamara Nassar Rights and Accountability 14 September 2018

Israeli forces raid the occupied West Bank village of Khan al-Ahmar on 13 September. 

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Israeli military forces bulldozed and blocked access roads to the occupied West Bank village of Khan al-Ahmaron Friday.

Today Israel's military destroyed access roads to the Palestinian Bedouin community of #KhanAlAhmar, 1 of 46 Israel plans to demolish. Israel is trying 2 block people from witnessing the resistance 2 its destruction. Protest & expose companies responsible: https://t.co/yc0KYKyIow pic.twitter.com/N7uN6eZorr

— BDS Movement (@BDSmovement) September 14, 2018

This video shows Israeli soldiers assaulting a Palestinian elder who was taking part in protests against the military’s action:

🇵🇸#Palestine : Israeli soldiers brutally assaulted an elderly Palestinian man while he was trying to prevent the Israeli bulldozer from closing the streets of Khan Al Ahmar village. pic.twitter.com/HCQbYfP1rY

— Shehab News (@ShehabAgencyEn) September 14, 2018

Israeli forces tore down makeshift caravans near Khan al-Ahmar on Thursday.

Residents and activists had erected the caravans between the Palestinian village and the nearby Israeli settlement of Kfar Adumim.

The camp, dubbed Wadi al-Ahmar, was built to protest Israel’s plan to demolish Khan al-Ahmar.

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