Israel demolished this week a number of tin shacks funded by the European Union in the critical E1 zone which links the West Bank with eastern Jerusalem, EU diplomatic source told AFP Friday.
A spokesman of the EU delegation in Palestine said that on April 9, Israel demolished three out of 18 shanty houses in Al-Baba Mountain near the settlement of Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem.
According to the spokesman, the tin shacks were partially funded by the EU, and housed Palestinians who lost their homes due to severe weather conditions at the beginning of the year.
The diplomat said that a delegation representing a number of EU countries visited the area on Friday to measure damages. He warned that Israel is about to demolish houses still located in Al-Baba Mountain.
The diplomat added that Israel issued in February a decision to demolish 18 houses in Al-Baba Mountain. He pointed out that EU delegates raised this issue with Israeli authorities at that time.
An EU diplomat said that a number of EU countries intend to demand financial compensation from Israel “whenever it destroys EU-funded humanitarian relief projects.”
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