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SvennoJ on 02 August 2024
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More Palestinian properties demolished in the West Bank: UN

Demolitions of Palestinian-owned property have been reported in the occupied West Bank’s Beit ‘Anan village, located to the northwest of Jerusalem, and the Al Baqa‘a village, east of Hebron, the UN reports.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) also reports that in the week between July 23 and 29, Israeli authorities demolished or forced the demolition of 30 Palestinian-owned properties, resulting in 57 people, including 25 children, being left displaced from their place of residence.

Since October 7, Israeli authorities have overseen or carried out the demolition of 1,311 Palestinian-owned structures across the occupied West Bank, resulting in the displacement of almost 3,000 people, including 1,310 children.


Israeli military carries out arrests in Bethlehem, Nablus and Tulkarem

The Israeli military has arrested three Palestinians from Bethlehem governorate, the Wafa news agency reports.

Two men were arrested in the town of Doha to the west of the city of Bethlehem, while a third man was arrested from the village of al-Asakra to the east, according to Wafa.

Israeli forces have also arrested three men in the city of Nablus, while a man has been arrested in the city of Tulkarem.


Israeli forces raid Nablus

Local Palestinian media outlets have published videos that have been verified by Al Jazeera, documenting ongoing Israeli raids in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.


Israeli forces bulldoze farmland near Tulkarem: Report

Israel has sent bulldozers into the Palestinian village of Ramin, 15km (9.3 miles) east of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, and began razing farmland there, reports the Wafa news agency.

The bulldozed land belongs to dozens of local families, said Wafa, citing local sources.

In addition, a group of Israeli settlers stormed the area and set fire to more agricultural land.


Two homes set on fire during Israeli raid near Ramallah: Report

The Palestinian news agency, Wafa, reports that Israeli forces have stormed the village of Umm Safa, north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.

Marwan Sabbah, head of the Umm Safa Village Council, told Wafa that Israeli forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at residents and their homes, resulting in two homes being set on fire.