Israeli occupation forces demolished a Palestinian home in the occupied Jerusalem area and several residential and agricultural structures near Nablus in the northern West Bank on Monday. The demolitions displaced two families and damaged agricultural infrastructure.
In Qalandia, north of occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces invaded the al-Bariyat area and surrounded a two-story home belonging to Thieb Hamad before demolishing it.
Local activist Mahmoud Awadallah said each floor measured approximately 250 square meters and that the home housed two families comprising 15 people.
The demolition left the 15 members of both families without a home. Israeli authorities cited the lack of a building permit as the reason for the demolition.
In Beit Dajan, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank, Israeli forces, accompanied by a military bulldozer, invaded the eastern section of the town and demolished a 100-square-meter residential structure and two agricultural sheds belonging to Nader Raja Haj Mohammad.
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The forces also filled in a water collection well owned by the same resident, damaging facilities used for agricultural activity and water storage.
The Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission said Israeli authorities carried out 80 demolition operations across the occupied West Bank during July, targeting 165 structures.
These included 80 inhabited homes, eight uninhabited homes and 63 agricultural facilities. Israeli authorities also issued demolition notices for 34 Palestinian structures during the same period.
It added that Israeli forces and illegal paramilitary colonizers carried out 2,256 attacks against Palestinians, their land and property during July.
The demolitions in Qalandia and Beit Dajan came amid continued Israeli measures targeting Palestinians, their homes, agricultural facilities, and infrastructure across the occupied West Bank.
