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HEBRON (Ma’an) – “Either you issue an Israeli construction license before Feb. 19, or your houses will be demolished,” Israeli forces have warned Palestinian residents in a village southwest of Hebron.

Ribhi al-Hroub, his brother, and other residents live in the part of the village Deir Samit in the West Bank's Area C, a designation according to the Oslo Accord of 1994 which places it under full Israeli rule.

Al-Hroub told Ma’an Monday that Israeli officers told him that he should obtain a construction license for the house his family already lives in or it will be demolished.

“He (an Israeli officer) notified me that I should obtain an Israeli license, and when I asked where I could get it from, he said from the Civil Administration department.

“Then I asked him if they agree to give me a license, and he immediately said no.

“'On what basis do you give me a warrant asking to get a license if you know that I can’t get it?' I asked. 'This is my business,' he said. This area “C” is Israeli land and you are not allowed to build on it.'”