An-Najah News -  Israeli authorities demolished houses of 73 people, including 41 children, and they were displaced when their homes and other structures and destroyed belongings in the Palestinian community of Khirbet Hamsa al-Fawqa.

 Yvonne Helle, the Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for the occupied Palestinian territory said three-quarters of the community’s population lost their shelters, making this the largest forced displacement incident in over four years.

Helle said the destroyed properties including homes, animal shelters, latrines, and solar panels were essential to, livelihoods, wellbeing, and dignity of community members, whose rights have been violated. 

Their vulnerability is further compounded by the onset of winter and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the demolished structures had been donated as humanitarian assistance.