Israel demolishes 17 houses in West Bank, E. Jerusalem: sources

RAMALLAH, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Israeli authorities have demolished 17 homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, Palestinian sources reported on Wednesday.

"Israeli authorities demolished four houses east of the city of Jericho, under the pretext of building without a license," the Palestinian Authority's Wall and Settlements Resistance Commission said in a statement.

On the same day, Israeli bulldozers de