Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday ordered the removal of Palestinian structures in Masafer Yatta area, to the south of AlKhalil, in the southern occupied West Bank.

Activist Fouad al-Amour told Palestinian news agency WAFA that Israeli forces delivered notices ordering two Palestinian residents in Masafer Yatta to stop the construction work on their privately-owned house and a water well that is still under construction.

Israeli forces also ordered the removal of agricultural structures belonging to a local resident in the area.

On May 4, the Israeli High Court gave the army the green light to demolish 12 communities in Masafer Yatta and displace over 1000 of their residents as part of a plan to seize their lands and homes under the pretext of turning the area into a firing zone for military training.

“Under international law, individual or mass forcible transfers and deportation of protected persons from occupied territories are prohibited, regardless of their motive,” said the EU in a tweet condemning the Israeli decision.