▁states ▁that ▁under ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Os lo ▁Acc ords , ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁planning ▁and ▁z oning ▁in ▁Area ▁C ▁would ▁fall ▁under ▁the ▁appropriate ▁planning ▁comm itte es . ▁Israel ▁also ▁def ends ▁demol itions ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁homes ▁it ▁demol ishes ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁closed ▁military ▁zones ▁or ▁firing ▁zones . ▁Israel ▁has ▁defined ▁roughly ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁West ▁Bank ▁as ▁" closed ▁military ▁areas " ▁and ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁demol itions ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁latter . ▁ ▁Crit ics ▁respond ▁that ▁the ▁declaration ▁of ▁areas ▁as ▁Israel ▁closed ▁military ▁zones ▁is ▁a ▁legal ▁device ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁military ▁authorities ▁to ▁den y ▁Palest ini ans ▁access ▁to ▁their ▁land . ▁B ' t se lem ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁ref us al ▁of ▁the ▁military - run ▁ ▁Civil ▁Administration ▁to ▁set ▁down ▁development ▁plans ▁for ▁Palest in ian ▁villages ▁are ▁based ▁various ly ▁on ▁arguments ▁that ▁such ▁sites ▁are ▁either ▁situated ▁near ▁arch ae ological ▁areas , ▁that ▁communities ▁can ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁nearby ▁Palest in ian ▁land ▁res erves , ▁and ▁that ▁what ▁it ▁defines ▁as ▁“ collections ▁of ▁illegal ▁structures ”, ▁though ▁villages , ▁were ▁not ▁planned . ▁These ▁arguments ▁are ▁applied ▁when ▁issu ing ▁demol ition ▁orders ▁for ▁villages ▁that ▁are ▁built ▁on ▁village ▁land , ▁and ▁have ▁existed ▁for ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Status