Israeli occupation forces demolished a Palestinian home and a water well on Wednesday in the Barouq area east of Yatta, south of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, while in occupied Jerusalem the army delivered new demolition orders in the town of Silwan.
Local activist Osama Makhmara said Israeli soldiers invaded the Barouq area with military bulldozers and demolished a 90‑square‑meter residential structure that housed ten members of the Makhamra family.
He added that the army also destroyed a water well belonging to Ibrahim Mohammad Makhmara, leaving the family without shelter and without access to their primary water source.
Residents said the demolition was carried out without prior coordination and is part of a broader pattern of Israeli efforts to restrict Palestinian construction in Area C, where building permits are almost never granted to Palestinians while Israeli colonies continue to expand.
In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces delivered new demolition orders in Silwan, south of the Al‑Aqsa Mosque.
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that soldiers posted demolition notices on several Palestinian homes in the Ras al‑Amoud neighborhood, warning residents that their properties would be destroyed under the pretext of lacking Israeli‑issued permits.
Silwan remains one of the most heavily targeted areas in occupied Jerusalem, where Palestinian families face ongoing home demolitions, forced evictions, and land seizures as Israeli authorities and settler organizations work to expand control around the Old City.
The latest demolitions and demolition orders come amid a wider escalation in Israeli violations across the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, where Palestinian communities continue to face displacement, land confiscation, and the systematic destruction of homes and essential infrastructure.
