By Sibel Ugurlu
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey on Thursday “strongly ” condemned the Israeli army’s demolition of the Palestinian Bedouin houses in Abu Nuwar.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry also condemned “the start of preparations for demolishing in the Bedouin region of Khan Al-Ahmar in the occupied Palestinian territories “.
“These acts carried out by the Israeli authorities with impunity jeopardize the contiguous and independent Palestinian State perspective, ” it said.
The ministry urged Israel to end “its illegal activities which exacerbate tensions in the region and undermine the two-state solution vision “.
Under 1995 Oslo agreement between Israel and Palestine, the West Bank was divided into A, B and C areas. The administrative and security authority of the area A was given to Palestine while the administration of area B was given to Palestine but security to Israel, while in area C areas, both administration and security authority, were to Israel.
The 700-person strong Abu Nuwar Bedouin community, who are in the area C, refused to leave their villages despite continuous threats and pressures from the Israeli authority.