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Israel demolishes West Bank mosque for second time in two years
Israeli forces have demolished a mosque in the occupied West Bank village of al-Mufaqara, south of al-Khalil (Hebron), for the second time in two years.
Witnesses say Israeli forces backed by bulldozers and heavy machinery attacked the village at dawn and forcibly evicted all who were inside the mosque preparing to perform morning prayers.
Israeli forces did not even allow the locals to remove books and other objects from inside the mosque before demolishing it.
Israel Radio said the mosque was built without a license. But al-Mafqara residents say such demolitions are part of a larger Israeli plan to expand Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian territories.
Al-Khalil's governor Kamel Hmaid condemned the demolition of the mosque as a "collective punishment."
Meanwhile, Palestinians have vowed to rebuild it.
He said the mosque was destroyed after a team of European Union diplomats visited the village, stressing that the move was "an Israeli challenge to the countries that stood beside the Palestinian right" and voted in favor of upgrading of Palestine's status at the UN.
The mosque was first destroyed in 2011.
PressTV - Israel demolishes West Bank mosque for second time in two years
Israeli forces have demolished a mosque in the occupied West Bank village of al-Mufaqara, south of al-Khalil (Hebron), for the second time in two years.
Witnesses say Israeli forces backed by bulldozers and heavy machinery attacked the village at dawn and forcibly evicted all who were inside the mosque preparing to perform morning prayers.
Israeli forces did not even allow the locals to remove books and other objects from inside the mosque before demolishing it.
Israel Radio said the mosque was built without a license. But al-Mafqara residents say such demolitions are part of a larger Israeli plan to expand Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian territories.
Al-Khalil's governor Kamel Hmaid condemned the demolition of the mosque as a "collective punishment."
Meanwhile, Palestinians have vowed to rebuild it.
He said the mosque was destroyed after a team of European Union diplomats visited the village, stressing that the move was "an Israeli challenge to the countries that stood beside the Palestinian right" and voted in favor of upgrading of Palestine's status at the UN.
The mosque was first destroyed in 2011.
PressTV - Israel demolishes West Bank mosque for second time in two years
