EU urges Israel to halt home demolitions in Area C

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah on Monday condemned recent home demolitions and evictions of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, urging Israel against such actions, a statement said.

The missions called on Israel "to meet its obligations regarding the living conditions of the Palestinian population in Area C, including by halting the forced transfer of population and demolitions of Palestinian housing and infrastructure."

The statement pointed specifically at the April 29 demolition of a mosque and three houses in Khirbet al-Tawil near Nablus, "affecting 29 individuals of which 21 are minors."

Additionally, Israeli municipality officials on April 28 issued eviction notices to homes populated by a total of 38 people in Sateh al-Bahr near Jericho, the statement said.

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