WEST BANK, (PIC)
Israeli occupation forces and police demolished on Thursday several houses and facilities in Jerusalem, Al-Khalil, and Jordan Valley in the West Bank.
In Occupied Jerusalem, Israeli bulldozers knocked down two residential facilities in the village of Al-Walajah, southwest of the city.
According to “Al-Quds Al-Bawsala”, the Israeli occupation police demolished a Palestinian home in addition to an under-construction house, bringing the number of facilities that were destroyed in Al-Walajah during July to 10, and over the current year to 19.
In Al-Khalil, Local sources said that the occupation forces stormed the Haska area, northwest of Al-Khalil, and demolished a house under construction, consisting of three floors and a roof. Israeli forces also broke into the Farsh Al-Hawa area, demolished an agricultural room, destroyed its contents and a number of fruit trees and retaining walls.
In the Jordan Valley, Israeli bulldozers demolished three Palestinian residential facilities.
According to local sources, the Israeli occupation forces demolished two tin houses, one of which is 120 square meters, and the other is 160 square meters in addition to another residential facility in Khirbet Allan in the village of Al-Jeftlek in the Jordan Valley.
Data from the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission show that the Israeli occupation authorities demolished 318 facilities in the West Bank during the first half of 2024, compared to the demolition of 313 facilities during the entire year of 2023, an indication of an unprecedented escalation of demolitions.
