Alwaght- Israeli regime has issued 14,087 demolition orders against Palestinian-owned structures located in Area C of the occupied West Bank from 1988 to 2014, a report by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says.
Explaining that the same order targets multiple structures owned by the same household, e.g. their residence, an animal shelter, a storage room and a latrine, the report, titled 'Under Threat: Demolition Orders in Area C of the West Bank', says "The actual number of structures affected is estimated at about 17,000".
Area C which encompasses more than 60 per cent of the West Bank is a home to approximately 300,000 Palestinians currently residing in 532 residential areas. Many of these residential areas are located entirely in Area C, but, in other cases, the area is part of a larger community, part of which is located in Areas A or B.
According to the Israeli regime's Central Bureau of Statistics, there are also about 356,000 Zionists residing in 135 settlements and some 100 settlement ‘outposts’ established in Area C; both are considered to contravene international law, while the settlement ‘outposts’ are also considered illegal under Tel Aviv Regime law.
Warning that these orders heighten the vulnerability of thousands of poor Palestinian households, some of whom are at imminent risk of forcible displacement, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian's report released that over 11,000 demolition orders are currently ‘outstanding’ in Area C of the West Bank.
