Israel's home demolitions in West Bank spiked during pandemic: UN
From March to August, 389 Palestinian-owned structures were razed in the West Bank, the United Nations said.
![1228310362 Israeli authorities demolish a Palestinian house in the southern West Bank village of Khirbet Jinba on September 2, 2020, since it was reportedly built in "Area C" without Israeli authorisation. - "Area C" is a stretch of land accounting for 60 percent of the West Bank over which Israel has control under the terms of the Oslo Accords signed between Israel and the Palestinians in the 1990s. It is extremely difficult for Palestinians to receive building permits from Israeli authorities for that area. (Photo b](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/09/GettyImages-1228310362.jpg/GettyImages-1228310362.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=hNxPogoW)
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