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….

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced last week that he has signed into law a bill that would protect infants who were born alive after an attempted abortion procedure. The “Born Alive Act” creates a doctor-patient relationship between the infant and the doctor, which requires that doctors “must exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child as a reasonably diligent and conscientious physician would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age.”

In announcing his signing of the bill, Gov. Abbott contrasted Texas with other states that passed bills allowing late-term abortions, CBN News reports. He said, in some states leaders support abortion until the last minute of pregnancy – even after a child is born. Not in Texas. I formally signed the Born Alive Act to make it illegal to kill a child who survives an abortion. It also ensures the baby receives needed medical care.”

Gov. Abbott said the bill, “Defends the sanctity of life and creates civil and criminal penalties for infanticide in Texas. It provides a baby who survives an abortion the full protection of the law in Texas and ensures that the baby receives the appropriate medical care.”

This issue came to light earlier this year after New York passed a bill allowing abortions late…

The Trump administration told Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers Saturday they would have until Sept. 18 to abide by the new Protect Life Rule instead of it taking effect immediately.

Planned Parenthood could lose as much as $60 million annually under the rule, which prohibits federal Title X money from going to clinics that “perform, promote, refer for, or support abortion as a method of family planning.” 

Title X is a $300 million federal family-planning program that funds services such as pregnancy tests, cancer screenings and contraception. 

The Department of Health and Human Services – bolstered by positive rulings from two federal court panels – announced early last week the rule would take effect immediately. 

But on Saturday, HHS issued a two-page rule giving abortion and family planning clinics until Sept. 18 to follow the rule, The Washington Post reported. Clinics had complained HHS had gone back on its promise to give them detailed information on how to interpret and follow the rules. 

One point of confusion is the definition of “nondirective counseling,” The Post reported. The new HHS rule“permits” but “no longer requires” nondirective pregnancy counseling, “including nondirective counseling on abortion.” 

Supporters call the new rule the Protect Life Rule. Abortion rights organizations have…