Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah calls on the Bedouin residents of the small West Bank village of Khan al-Ahmar to “disrupt” the expected demolition of their community by the Israeli army.
On a visit to the ramshackle hamlet near Jerusalem, Hamdallah thanks residents for their “steadfast and nonviolent opposition to the Israeli occupation.”
He urges them to continue to oppose the IDF’s evacuation order in order to stymie the residents’ planned relocation to plots of land near the Jerusalem suburb of Abu Dis.
“This occupation will end, without a doubt,” Hamdallah tells residents, according to Channel 10 news.
The planned demolition of the tiny Bedouin encampment of some 180 souls has drawn vociferous criticism from abroad, with Israel and the International Criminal Court prosecutor in the Hague exchanging criticism this week.
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