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(IsraelNN.com) Leftist organization "Peace Now" announced Tuesday that it had filed a criminal complaint against the Jews who entered a house in Hevron Monday night. The house, which is situated between Hevron and Kiryat Arba, has been named "Peace House."

According to Peace Now's statement, "with regard to territory in Judea and Samaria, it has been established that a real estate deal cannot be carried out without receiving approval from the responsible authority." The organization claims that the purchase of the house did not receive the necessary approval and that "this is a criminal offense punishable by up to five years' imprisonment."

Peace Now reported that it had filed the complaint in the Russian Compound police station in Jerusalem.