Ramallah, July 22 (RHC)-- Palestinian residents and international supporters have launched an ongoing, 24-hour-a-day protest to protect the West Bank village of Susiya from demolition by Israeli bulldozers.

On Tuesday, European foreign ministers called on Israel to halt the planned demolition. Last week, U.S. State Department spokesperson John Kirby also expressed concern, saying the demolition would be "harmful and provocative."

The standoff is the latest in a decades-long fight by Susiya residents, who have been facing forced displacement since the 1980s. In May, an Israeli court rejected the village’s injunction to stop the demolition, clearing the way for the bulldozers, that are expected to arrive any day. Residents have vowed to resist.