Ramallah, July 2 (Petra) – Israeli occupation forces demolished Palestinian homes, residential structures, and agricultural facilities across the occupied West Bank on Thursday and detained 25 Palestinians during widespread raids.
Israeli bulldozers began demolishing residential structures and livestock sheds in the Ain Al-Hilweh community in the northern valley.
Malih Village Council Chairman Mahdi Daraghmeh said the forces demolished structures belonging to a resident despite an Israeli supreme court order preventing the demolition.
In Burqin, west of Salfit, Israeli forces accompanied by a military bulldozer demolished part of an unoccupied, single-story house in the town’s northern Al-Balata area. The Burqin Municipal Council said the house covered 100 square meters and was ready for occupancy.
Israeli forces also began demolishing a two-story house in the Khirbet Al-Deir area of Tuqu, southeast of Bethlehem. Tuqu Municipal Council Director Tayseer Abu Mufleh said each floor covered 200 square meters. He added that Israeli forces sealed off the area and prevented residents from reaching the demolition site.
In Duma, south of Nablus, Israeli authorities demolished an agricultural shed used for raising livestock after military vehicles and a bulldozer entered the village at dawn.
The demolitions come amid an escalation in the destruction of Palestinian homes and property, as part of an ongoing policy aimed at displacing residents and seizing land for settlement expansion.
Separately, Israeli settlers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem under heavy police protection.
The Jerusalem Governorate said the settlers suspiciously toured the compound and performed provocative Talmudic rituals, while Israeli police imposed restrictions on worshippers entering the mosque.
Israeli occupation forces also carried out widespread raids and arrests across West Bank cities, towns, and refugee camps, detaining 25 Palestinians, including two minors and the father of a Palestinian killed by Israeli forces.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society said the raids involved heavy gunfire and resulted in confrontations, injuries, and cases of tear gas inhalation.
//Petra// AO
