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HEBRON (Ma’an) – Israeli forces demolished a house and a steel structure in the southern West Bank town of Idhna west of Hebron under the pretext of construction without license.

The properties, according to the municipal council of Idhna, belong to Ashraf Muhammad Yousuf al-Batran. His family of six was left homeless.

The demolition, added the municipal council, is part of a "vicious" Israeli attack against Idhna targeting houses, wells, roads and electricity networks in the part of the town classified Area C according to the Oslo Accord of 1994.

More than 300 houses and different structures in that area of Idhna are slated for demolition.

Mayor Hashim Tmeizi urged human rights groups and donor organizations as well as Palestinian government to build infrastructure in Area C in order to help the residents remain firm on their lands.

Israeli forces closed all entrances to Idhna in the early morning hours and started to storm houses to deliver demolition warrants and summons to residents living near the separation wall.