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Largest Israeli demolition since 1967 gets under way in the West Bank

Imagine trying to go home, and each time you get closer, a soldier points their gun at you. And you have no idea if your house is still standing. That’s what some Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are going through right now.

The largest Israeli home demolition since 1967 is under way, as we speak. Three refugee camps are being emptied. Israeli soldiers have been pushing deeper into Jenin, Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps and forcing people out. Some are given just hours to collect a lifetime’s belongings.

All three camps are now off-limits. Soldiers shoot at anyone who tries to return.

We don’t know the full scale of the destruction. But based on local authorities and army demolition orders, we know that 690 homes have been completely demolished in Jenin, and 340 more are in the process of being demolished. In Tulkarem, 285 homes have been fully destroyed and 400 more are targeted. And in Nur Shams, 225 homes have been levelled.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been displaced, and they have no idea when they will be allowed to return. And they fear they will return to a completely different camp than the one they left.

Israeli forces arrest Palestinians, set fire to house in West Bank raids

The Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli soldiers set fire to a house in the Nur Shams refugee camp, in Tulkarem. Witnesses told Wafa that the house in the al-Manshiyya neighbourhood belongs to the Ghanem family, who were forced to flee.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrested two Palestinians after raiding their homes in the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem.

Israeli forces also arrested a young man from the Am’ari refugee camp, after raiding several towns in the Ramallah and el-Bireh governorate, Wafa reported.

Israeli forces demolish building near Jerusalem

They have stormed the town of Anata, northeast of Jerusalem, and demolished an under-construction building, according to Wafa. The raid in the Salam neighbourhood included several bulldozers, Wafa reported.

It said Israeli authorities had decided more than a year ago to prevent the completion of the building, owned by Palestinian citizens Muhammad Hamza Ghaith and Yassin Ibrahim Abu Shamsiyeh.

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in Bethlehem, Hebron

For a third consecutive day, Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian shepherds in the village of al-Minya, southeast of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.

Local sources told the Wafa news agency the assailants forced the Palestinians to leave at gunpoint in an attempt to eject them from their land. In Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, Israeli settlers stole a donkey and vandalised Palestinian crops.

Israeli soldiers also raided the town of Khader, south of Bethlehem, and arrested a 15-year-old boy. Two more Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces at a military checkpoint north of Ramallah.

Wounded teen dies after settler attack as West Bank raids continue

The Ministry of Health in the occupied West Bank says Ahmad Nafeth al-Awiwi, 19, succumbed to wounds sustained after being shot by Israeli forces in Hebron.

The young man was admitted to hospital a week ago for surgery after sustaining a head wound, but his health deteriorated, Wafa news agency reported.

Israeli incursions into the occupied West Bank are ongoing, with the latest targeting a village northwest of Salfit, where a number of young men were detained and interrogated. Another raid took place in the village of Jalbun in Jenin, where an infantry force came in with support from drones.