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Israeli machinery demolish a Palestinian house, at Al Dyuk area, west of Jericho in the occupied West Bank on March 8, 2021. Over 60 per cent of the West Bank is considered Area C, where Israel retains near exclusive con...

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Israeli machinery demolish a Palestinian house, at Al Dyuk area, west of Jericho in the occupied West Bank on March 8, 2021. Over 60 per cent of the West Bank is considered Area C, where Israel retains near exclusive control, including over law enforcement, planning and construction. Most of Area C has been allocated for the benefit of Israeli settlements or the Israeli military, at the expense of Palestinian communities. This impedes the development of adequate housing, infrastructure and livelihoods in Palestinian communities, and has significant consequences for the entire West Bank population. Structures built without permits are regularly served with demolition orders, creating chronic uncertainty and threat, and encouraging people to leave. Where the orders are implemented, they have resulted in displacement and disruption of livelihoods, the entrenchment of poverty and increased aid dependency. The humanitarian community has faced a range of difficulties in providing aid in Area C, including the demolition and confiscation of assistance by the Israeli authorities. Photo by Suleiman Abu Srour\ WAFA

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