A number of Palestinian homes near the West Bank are being demolished, Israeli authorities said.
The homes were illegally built too close to the separation barrier in the West Bank, according to the BBC.
Residents in the homes say the Palestinian Authority issued permits to build the homes, but are now being forced out by Israel.
PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said Palestine is planning to issue a complaint to the International Criminal Court about what he called “grave aggression.”
“This is a continuation of the forced displacement of the people of Jerusalem from their homes and lands – a war crime and a crime against humanity,” he said.
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, however, said the Supreme Court in Israel had previously ruled that the construction was illegal and posed a “severe security threat.”
“The court also ruled unequivocally that those who built houses in the area of the security fence, knew that building in that area was prohibited, and took the law into their own hands,” he said.
The Supreme Court in Israel said in June that the buildings near the West Bank barrier “limit (military) operational freedom near the barrier and increase tensions with the local population.”
On Monday, about 700 Israeli police officers and 200 soldiers arrived to tear down 10 buildings….
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