JERUSALEM _ Palestine News Network
The Israeli occupation forces began sweeping the perimeter of the Bedouin red al-Khan compound east of Jerusalem on Tuesday morning, paving the ground for the demolition.
According to our correspondent, large forces accompanied by heavy machinery (bulldozers) stormed the rally on Tuesday morning, and began to raze the pool of wastewater that flooded the settlers "Kfar Adumim " gathering with sewage water.
According to the activists of the rally, the presence of this pond will hinder the work of the Israeli forces and the mechanisms in evacuating the "Red Khan" of its residents and demolishing it.
Yesterday, Israeli forces attacked the residents of al-Khan al-Ahmar, al-Nusra and al-Salam activists, five of whom were wounded and bruised as a result of severe beatings and payment.
Four of the supporters were arrested after being assaulted and transferred to investigations.
On October 1, the deadline set by the occupation authorities for the residents of the rally to evacuate and demolish their homes has expired.
On 5 September, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected a petition against the evacuation and displacement of residents of the "Khan", and admitted that it had been demolished within a week. September
Some 200 Palestinians, 53 per cent of whom are children, and 95 per cent of refugees registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) live in the Red Khan.
The Israeli Supreme Court decided last May to demolish the gathering, which houses a school serving 170 students, from several other communities in the region.
The village is surrounded by a number of settlements; its territory is located within the area targeted by the occupation authorities for the implementation of its "e1" settlement project, which, if implemented, would undermine the chances of implementing the two-state solution.
