Israeli occupation forces demolished an under‑construction home on Wednesday in the town of Kafr ad‑Dik, west of Salfit in the central occupied West Bank, after invading the area with military bulldozers.
The demolition is part of a broader pattern of Israeli actions targeting Palestinian residential, agricultural, and economic structures across the West Bank.
Media sources said Israeli troops invaded Kafr ad‑Dik at dawn, accompanied by several military bulldozers, and moved toward the al‑Shuab area on the western side of the town.
Soldiers then began demolishing a home under construction belonging to Sami Samir Naji, preventing residents from approaching the site while the structure was being torn down.
The building had not yet been inhabited, but its destruction left the family facing significant monetary loss.
Kafr ad‑Dik, like many towns in the Salfit governorate, lies within Area C, where Israel maintains full military and administrative control.
Residents and local officials say the town has faced repeated demolition orders and land seizures, particularly in areas adjacent to Israeli settlements that continue to expand on surrounding hilltops.
In addition, Israeli authorities issued stop‑work notices on Wednesday for two residential structures in the village of Azzun Atma, south of Qalqilia in northwestern West Bank.
Israeli forces entered the village and delivered two notices to resident Rami Sabri, ordering the halt of construction on two homes that are still in progress, each with an estimated area of about 150 square meters.
In related news, the army demolished a Palestinian home in the town of Shuqba, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank’s central part, after invading the area accompanied by several military bulldozers.
A report by The Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission revealed that Israeli authorities carried out 538 demolition operations across the occupied West Bank last year, destroying 1,400 Palestinian structures.
These included 304 inhabited homes, 74 uninhabited homes, 270 economic structures, and 490 agricultural structures.
The highest concentration of demolitions occurred in the governorates of Hebron in the southern West Bank, occupied Jerusalem, Ramallah in the central West Bank, Tubas in the northeastern West Bank, and Nablus in the northern West Bank.
Human rights organizations have long warned that Israel’s demolition policy constitutes a form of forcible displacement prohibited under international law, particularly when targeting homes and structures built on privately owned Palestinian land.
Residents of Kafr ad‑Dik say the latest demolition reflects an ongoing effort to restrict Palestinian development while facilitating illegal colonialist expansion in the Salfit region.
