Ramallah 6-26-2024 WAFA – Today, Wednesday, the Israeli occupation forces carried out 17 demolition operations in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, and another within the 1948 territories.
In the city of Jericho, the occupation demolished four houses east of the city, belonging to: Firas Abu Al-Zayt, Kamal Mahmoud Baraka, and Samer Hassasna, two of which had an area of 130 square meters in the “Airport” area east of Jericho, under the pretext of building without a permit.
In the village of Bitello, west of Ramallah, occupation bulldozers demolished the house of citizen Muhammad Wajih Bazar, which consisted of three floors, each of which was about 200 square meters in area.
As for Jerusalem, the occupation municipality demolished a house belonging to the Abu Subeih family, in the Wadi Qaddoum neighborhood in the town of Silwan. The occupation demolished the house manually, due to the narrow roads and the inability of the bulldozers to demolish it.
In the city of Hebron, the occupation army demolished 11 houses, residences, and other facilities belonging to the Al-Hathalin family in the “Umm Al-Khair” community in Masafer Yatta, south of the city.
In the city of Kafr Qara, within the 1948 territories, bulldozers and Israeli authorities’ vehicles demolished a house under construction, under the pretext of building without a permit.
According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, the occupation authorities carried out 47 demolition operations, affecting 66 facilities, including 35 inhabited homes, 5 uninhabited, and 15 agricultural and other facilities, in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, during the month of last May.
The Israeli occupation authorities prevent construction or land reclamation in Area C, which constitutes about 60% of the area of the West Bank.
