Israeli Forces Evict 500 Palestinians From Their Homes In West Bank

Israeli forces have evicted around 500 Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank. Many of the Palestinian residents were forced to vacate their homes in the Wadi al-Maleh area in the north of the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank on 2 January

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September 9, 2022

Israeli forces have evicted around 500 Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank. Many of the Palestinian residents were forced to vacate their homes in the Wadi al-Maleh area in the north of the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank on 2 January, reports said. Israel called the homes in the area “illegal” and said the evacuation is temporary and for a military exercise. “Due to a military exercise… temporary eviction notices were distributed today,” the Israeli military said in a statement. “At the conclusion of the exercise, the residents will be permitted to return,” the statement added. However, Majid al-Fitiani, the Palestinian Governor of the region, condemned the action and said, “Even an expulsion of 24 hours is unacceptable.”