Rightist Group Emphsizes Demolition by Israeli Authorities of Palestinian Homes Violation of Human Rights.

Ramallah, 24 August 2105(Lana) A human rights group has reaffirmed that the Israeli enemy sustained policy of demolishing Palestinian homes was illegitimate and a violation of human rights. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said the Israeli Army illegally demolished at least 39 homes belonging to Palestinian rural inhabitants in the West Bank on August 17 and 18. The move resulted in 126 inhabitants including 80 children becoming homeless, and the Israeli government plan was aimed at forcibly resettling 7000 Palestinian Bedouins in four communities. The organisation pointed out that the Geneva Fourth Convention banned occupation authority destruction of property and re-settlement of protected local population. A statement issued by the HRW International Justice Programme quoted the programme's leading consultant Belkis Jarrah as saying 'the escalation of illegal Israeli demolishing acts come at a time the situation in Palestine is under scrutiny of the International Criminal Court. =Lana=