Israeli occupation forces on Monday issued stop‑building orders for 15 Palestinian homes in the town of Tuqu’, southeast of Bethlehem, and separately demolished an agricultural room in the town of Shuqba west of Ramallah, in a continuation of measures targeting Palestinian construction and property across the occupied West Bank.
Taysir Abu Mfarreh, head of the Tuqu’ Municipal Council, said that Israeli forces invaded the al‑Masabeeḥ area east of the town and delivered official notices ordering the halt of construction on fifteen homes. He added that the homes belong to families from the Abu Mfarreh, Arouj, Hamid, and Jibreel clans.
The occupation authorities claimed the structures lacked permits — a justification Palestinians and rights groups say is systematically used to restrict Palestinian development while enabling Israeli colonial expansion.
Abu Mfarreh noted that the new orders come just days after Israeli forces delivered more than 20 stop‑construction notices in the al‑Halqoum area southwest of Tuqu’, reflecting a broader pattern of pressure on Palestinian residential growth in areas classified as “C”.
In a separate incident the same day, Israeli forces demolished an agricultural room in the town of Shuqba, west of Ramallah, in the central West Bank.
Local sources reported that troops entered the town accompanied by a military bulldozer and demolished the structure, which belonged to resident Nizar Shallash.
These measures form part of a wider Israeli policy that restricts Palestinian construction while facilitating the expansion of illegal Israeli colonies, deepening the fragmentation of Palestinian communities and undermining their ability to maintain stable housing and agricultural activity.
