Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of demolitions on Wednesday across occupied Jerusalem, Hebron in the southern West Bank, and Qalqilia in the northwestern West Bank, targeting residential homes, agricultural structures, and privately owned Palestinian land.
Occupied Jerusalem: Homes and Residential Units Demolished in Jabal al‑Mukabbir and al‑‘Isawiya
In Jabal al‑ Mukabbir, southeast of occupied Jerusalem, Israeli forces, accompanied by heavy machinery, demolished two homes belonging to brothers Mahmoud and Wasim Mashahra.
Mahmoud’s home measured approximately 45 square meters and housed four family members, while Wasim’s home sheltered five individuals.
Later in the day, Israeli forces demolished four residential apartments and several agricultural and livestock structures in al‑‘Isawiya, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
According to the Jerusalem Governorate, the demolished units belonged to the family of Radi Nasser Abu Ryala, who has faced repeated demolition threats in recent years.
The demolitions in al‑‘Isawiya came only hours after the destruction of the Mashahra homes in Jabal al‑Mukabbir, marking one of the largest single‑day demolition operations in Jerusalem in recent months.
Hebron in the Southern West Bank: Wall Demolished, Vineyard Structure Bulldozed, and New Gate Installed
In Khirbet Deir Razeh, south of Hebron in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces demolished a stone wall and bulldozed a grape‑growing structure belonging to a member of the Amro family.
Local sources reported that illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers had previously destroyed part of the same wall about a month earlier.
Israeli forces also installed a new metal gate and closed the road leading to privately owned Palestinian land.
Residents said that colonizers have seized large portions of the surrounding area and established a new colonial outpost on it.
The outpost, established in December of last year, has rapidly expanded. Since its creation, colonizers have brought in dozens of mobile homes, installed water and electricity networks, and constructed internal roads.
The expansion has consumed hundreds of dunams of Palestinian land—more than 400 dunams belonging to the Amro family were bulldozed last year—and has prevented Palestinian farmers from accessing or cultivating their land.
Qalqilia in the Northwestern West Bank: Storage Units and Residential Apartment Demolished
In the village of al‑Funduq, east of Qalqilia in the northwestern West Bank, Israeli forces demolished two storage units, a residential apartment, and an agricultural room.
The forces invaded the western part of the village, and demolished, two storage units, each measuring 50 square meters, belonging to Zaher Mohammad Tayyem and Adel Mohammad Adel Tayyem, a 120‑square‑meter residential apartment belonging to Ayham Mohammad Adel Tayyem, and a16‑square‑meter agricultural room belonging to Yazan Mohammad Ahmad Tayyem.
Israeli occupation authorities claimed the structures lacked building permits—permits that Palestinians in Area C are almost universally denied.
