Israeli troops and police attack a Palestinian village and remove electricity pylons
Ghassan Bannoura
Armed Israeli settlers in the West Bank – file photo 2007
IMEMC, November 25, 2009
Israeli military and police forces attacked on Wednesday afternoon the village of Towani southern West Bank.
Around 50 soldiers and police officers surrounded the village decelerated it a close military zone then started to remove pylons providing the Towani with electricity.
Members from the human right group Christian Peace Makers Teems, CPT, told IMEMC that the military attacked villagers and human right workers when they tried to stop the military from dismantling the electricity pylons.
The military says the pylons providing Towani with electricity were installed without the approval of the army. The villagers tried to ask the army for permission but the military refused and gave no reason. The villagers installed pylons on their expense.
Members from the human right group Christian Peace Makers Teems, CPT, told IMEMC that the military have removed one out of 20 pylons while villages are still protesting the military move.
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