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JENIN (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces handed several Palestinians orders to stop their construction of an agricultural building near Tubas, a farmer told Ma'an Wednesday.

Nawaf Hussein said that Israeli forces entered Bardala village Monday and issued him and five other farmers orders to stop building, claiming they lacked a permit.

Permit applications - rarely approved by Israeli authorities - are expensive and complicated, Hussein said.

He added that in order to apply for a construction permit, the building is required to be made of bricks.

The farmers were building a structure of tin and nylon, Hussein said.

Figures from the Israeli NGO Bimkom show that around 95 percent of applications for building permits are rejected in Area C.