Brussels, March 11 (RHC)-- The European Union has condemned the Israeli regime for demolishing EU-financed shelters in East Jerusalem. The EU statement said: "We condemn today's demolition of temporary shelters," which had been put up on the outskirts of the Isawiya neighborhood of East Jerusalem.

EU financial aid has helped to build some 200 temporary shelters in the West Bank, outside East al-Quds, where Bedouin communities inhabited. A spokeswoman for the Jerusalem municipality said the Israel Nature and Parks Authority initiated bulldozing the buildings, which forced the residents to evacuate the area.

She added the structures were demolished as they were in a national park within the jurisdiction of the municipality. The demolition of Bedouin homes is part of Israel's massive land grab policy, which will forcefully displace thousands of Palestinians. Israeli authorities have been pushing the forced evacuation of Bedouins since 1949.