Bedouin village, West Bank
A Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, not far from Jerusalem.
For years, Israel has been moving to evict the Bedouin residents from one such village, Khan al-Ahmar, to replace it with Jewish settlers.
In October 2018, Prosecutor with the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Fatou Bensouda, stated:
“I have been following with concern the planned eviction of the Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar, in the West Bank. Evacuation by force now appears imminent, and with it the prospects for further escalation and violence.
It bears recalling, as a general matter, that extensive destruction of property without military necessity and population transfers in an occupied territory constitute war crimes under the Rome Statute.”
The planned eviction was subsequently put on hold, at least until after the Israeli election in late 2019.
Israel has built thousands of homes for Jewish settlers on occupied Palestinian land, in defiance of United Nations resolutions and widespread international condemnation.
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