Qatar- 13000 West Bank structures face Israeli demolition orders: UN
(MENAFN- The Peninsula)Israeli bulldozer demolishes Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem while residents look on in this file photo.
RAMALLAH: Some 13000 Palestinian structures in the West Bank are currently under Israeli demolition orders leaving residents and homes "in a state of chronic uncertainty and threat" a newly published UN report said on Monday.
The report which was issued by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) added that the structures were built in Area C which is under full Israeli control and covers 60 percent of the West Bank.
The report highlighted the difficulty Palestinians face in obtaining building permits needed to prevent such demolition orders.
"While only a minority of the orders issued are executed these orders do not expire and leave affected households in a state of chronic uncertainty and threat" it said.
The report cites data from the Israeli occupation authorities relating to the West Bank zone under full Israeli control known as Area C and covering 60 percent of the territory.
QNA