By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Israeli forces demolish homes in the occupied West Bank

Israeli forces demolished two homes under construction in a town west of Salfit, in the central occupied West Bank. Local sources told the Wafa news agency that military bulldozers demolished the two houses in az-Zawiya, which belonged to local Palestinians.

The agency also reported Israeli soldiers fired tear gas at Palestinian civilians at the Hamra military checkpoint, in the northern Jordan Valley, while a mosque in Khirbet Tana was attacked by settlers.

Settlers entered and vandalised the mosque and smashed solar panels that generated electricity for it.



Mapping 1,400 settler attacks in the occupied West Bank

Over the past year, at least 1,423 incidents of settler violence in the occupied West Bank were recorded – an average of four a day, according to data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

With 321 incidents, Ramallah and el-Bireh governorate saw the highest number of settler attacks, followed by 319 incidents in Nablus and 298 in Hebron.

Israeli forces demolish house of Palestinian journalist in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have demolished the home of a Palestinian journalist in the town of Shuyukh al-Arroub, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

The house of journalist Khaled Khanna was destroyed with bulldozers after the family of five who had just moved in were forced to evacuate, according to the Wafa news agency.

Israeli forces had also demolished a house owned by Khanna and his brother Nabil in 2019.