Israeli occupation forces issued new demolition and land-clearing orders and carried out additional destruction of Palestinian property across several West Bank districts, according to the Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission and local councils.
The orders require landowners to remove vegetation, uproot olive trees, and clear privately owned agricultural land. Israeli authorities described the measures as necessary for security.
The Commission reported that Israeli authorities issued eight military orders in recent days covering a combined 316.636 dunams, or about 78.2 acres.
Six of the orders applied to land in Jenin district. A seventh covered 3.716 dunams in Zawata, near Nablus, and an eighth covered 2.052 dunams in Jaba’, north of Jerusalem, according to the Commission.
The orders gave landowners 24 hours to remove trees, after which the army could carry out the clearing. The Commission said the measures form part of a broader effort to expand military-control zones and prepare infrastructure for army movements.
Since early 2026, Israeli forces have issued 59 demolition and clearing orders requiring the removal of tree cover and vegetation across 2,480 dunams of Palestinian land.
The Commission documented 45,195 trees uprooted or damaged by army operations since January, alongside bulldozing of farmland, destruction of irrigation lines, and damage to agricultural infrastructure.
These actions have concentrated in areas near the Annexation Wall, military roadblocks, and zones designated for new army roads.
In the northern Jordan Valley, Israeli forces continued implementing the “Crimson Line” military road project, a 22‑kilometer route stretching from Ein Shibli toward the Tayasir roadblock.
Bulldozers have cleared wide strips of land along the planned corridor, damaging irrigation networks and, according to local councils, leaving thousands of dunams without adequate water.
The councils said the army demolished three artesian wells last month that had supplied 7,500 dunams, and that additional wells face threats as clearing operations expand.
In multiple districts, residents reported army bulldozers entering agricultural areas to enforce demolition orders, removing trees and flattening land.
Israeli military and civil authorities did not immediately provide a response to the Commission’s allegations or clarify the legal basis and operational purpose of the orders.
The Commission said the operations represent a coordinated escalation intended to expand military zones, restrict Palestinian access to farmland, and prepare corridors for new military infrastructure.
