Israel Demolishes Several Houses in West Bank
Israeli army bulldozers and tanks demolished several houses in Hebron’s old city near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West bank, Monday, August 9, 2004, at a site known to Jews as the Tombs of the Patriarchs. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, under US pressure to cool down his government’s settlement drive, has shelved plans to build more than 1,000 new homes in the West Bank, according to settler sources and reports.