Around 50 families in Nablus in the north of the occupied West Bank have been given notices by Israeli forces that their homes will be demolished, under the pretext that their houses have been built on “archaeological land”.
The demolition orders were issued last week and gave homeowners 14 days to object, after which their homes could face immediate demolition.
While usually Israel issues demolition orders for homes built in areas classified as Area C according to the 1993 Oslo Accords, this time a new justification has been given – that the houses, in the village of Kafr Qalil village and the Al-Dahiya Al-Ulya neighbourhood within Nablus have been built on land containing archaeological artefacts…….more
