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Israeli army razes new Palestinian home as escalation continues to spike in occupied West Bank

10:5225/02/2025, Tuesday
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Israel widely uses pretext of lack of construction permits to demolish Palestinian homes in West Bank

The Israeli army demolished a new Palestinian home on Tuesday in the northern West Bank amid military escalation in the occupied territory, according to witnesses.

Witnesses said the house was bulldozed in the village of Kafr al-Dik, west of Salfit city for the alleged lack of a building permit.

The Israeli army has demolished four buildings in the same village since the start of this year.

The demolition came as the army continued deadly raids in the northern West Bank, where over 60 people have been killed and thousands displaced since last month.

According to Palestinian figures, the Israeli army demolished 126 Palestinian structures in January, including 74 inhabited homes and 29 agricultural facilities in the West Bank.

Israel widely uses the pretext of a lack of construction permits to demolish Palestinian homes, especially in Area C in the occupied West Bank, which constitutes around 60% of its space.

Under the 1995 Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was divided into three portions – Area A, B, and C.

Area C is under Israel's administrative and security control until a final status agreement is reached with the Palestinians.

Tensions have been running high across the occupied West Bank, where at least 923 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 7,000 others injured in attacks by the Israeli army and illegal settlers since the start of the Gaza war on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the Health Ministry.


*Writing by Ahmed Asmar

#Israeli army
#Occupied West Bank
#Palestinians
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