Israel destroys wells near Hebron

The destruction of wells near Hebron (Photo: AFP)

HEBRON, Palestinian Territories (AFP) 2 Mar – Israeli troops on Wednesday destroyed three water wells belonging to Palestinian villagers living near a sprawling Jewish settlement outside Hebron, witnesses said. Two of the wells were located in Wadi al-Ghrous, just east of Kiryat Arba settlement, and were used for agriculture by a family of 10, they said. The third well was used by 20 people and sited in the nearby village of Al-Beqa ... Meanwhile in the northern West Bank, Israeli troops razed some 20 Bedouin structures located in Beit Furik, southeast of the city of Nablus, an AFP correspondent at the scene said ... Last month, the UN humanitarian agency OCHA condemned Israel's routine demolition of cisterns and wells.
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