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QALQILIYA (Ma'an) -- Israeli authorities demolished a house and 13 electricity poles near Qalqiliya on Tuesday, locals told Ma'an.

The building, which was still under construction, lies at the entrance of Izbat At-Tabib village and belongs to Zidan Yaser Tabib, residents said.

Forces also removed 13 electricity poles used by neighboring Nabi Elyas village to power a water well, residents said.

Last week local director of the UN's humanitarian agency Ramesh Rajasingham warned that more than 1,500 Palestinians have lost their homes as a result of demolitions and evictions since the beginning of 2011.

Palestinians can only build on one percent of the Israeli-controlled zone Area C in the West Bank, most of which is already built up, while settlements continue to expand in the same zone, the UN says.
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