Israelis demolish homes near Al-Khalil

Israeli forces Tuesday demolished two Palestinian houses, a barn and a water well in the villages of Al-Derat and Al-Jawaya, south of Al-Khalil, and handed four other Palestinians demolition orders for their houses, according to a local activist. Ratib Jabour, from the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, told Palestine News and Information Agency "WAFA" that Israeli bulldozers, protected by a military force, raided the two villages and demolished two houses, including a two-storey building, in addition to an animal barn and a water well. He added that Israeli forces also notified four Palestinians of their intentions to demolish four more houses in the area in an attempt to force the residents to leave their land in order to seize it.