Israel tears down Palestinian home in West Bank

Israeli authorities on Monday, Apr. 12, demolished a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank. According to the local media, Israeli soldiers carried out a raid in a village of Bethlehem city with heavy duty vehicles. Israeli soldiers destroyed a-80 square meter house belonging to El-Ceabis family claiming that the house was built in Area C, which falls under administrative and security control of Israel. Area C is currently home to 300,000 Palestinians, comprising Bedouin and herding communities who mostly live in tents, caravans, and caves.