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Asharq Al-Awsat
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UN Organization Reports Demolition of 300 Buildings in West Bank, Jerusalem in 2022

Palestinians inspect the damage to a house demolished by the Israeli army in the West Bank on June 2, 2022. (EPA)

Israeli occupation forces have demolished or seized 300 buildings across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since the beginning of 2022, a UN report has revealed.

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ (OCHA) report, Israel widely uses the pretext of lack of construction permits to demolish Palestinian homes, especially in Area C in the occupied West Bank, which constitutes around 60% of its space.

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