Israeli occupation forces demolished an inhabited Palestinian home on Wednesday morning in the town of Nahalin, west of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.
Na’im Fannoun, head of the Nahalin Municipality, said Israeli soldiers invaded the town in the early morning, accompanied by military vehicles and bulldozers.
They then proceeded to the Wadi Salem area, where they demolished the home of Palestinian resident Mo’taz Hasan Najajra.
Fannoun stated that the approximately 200-square-meter home had been inhabited for more than 15 years.
He added that Nahalin continues to face repeated attacks by Israeli forces and illegal colonizers, including the demolition of homes and other structures, the bulldozing and confiscation of land, and severe restrictions on urban expansion.
The town is surrounded by several illegal Israeli colonies and colonial bypass roads, further limiting residents’ access to and use of their land.
The demolition is part of Israel’s broader targeting of Palestinian property across the occupied West Bank.
The Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission (CWRC) documented 71 demolition operations by Israeli authorities in August, targeting 155 Palestinian structures. These included 47 inhabited homes, eight uninhabited residences, 33 livelihood-related facilities, 61 agricultural structures, and six facilities classified in other categories.
Jenin governorate recorded the highest number of demolished structures, with 29. Jericho and Hebron followed, with 24 each. Nablus recorded 21; Ramallah and Al-Bireh, 16; occupied Jerusalem, 15; Bethlehem, 13; Tubas, nine; Tulkarem, three; and Qalqilia, one.
