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JERUSALEM, February 9, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli Forces Thursday demolished a Palestinian house and tin shack in Jerusalem, according to local sources.

They said that Israeli bulldozers demolished a Palestinian house in an area in the neighborhood of Beit Hanina, north of Jerusalem, in addition to a residential shed in al-Khalayleh, a neighborhood in the village of al-Jib northwest of Jerusalem, razing the entire land on which the shack is built and destroying all plants and trees.

Forces also destroyed a wall built around the land under the pretext of building without permit.

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from UN OCHA DWG oPT
February 9,2012

A house was demolished by the Israeli Civil Administration in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem Area C, as well as a stable for horses. This displaced eight people, including one woman with a serious health condition. This is the fourth time this family has experienced a demolition, despite owning the land they live on. The last time incident happened in 2008, when the container the family used to live in was taken away with a crane. The family is in urgent need of emergency shelter.