Occupied Jerusalem, April 29 (Petra) – The so-called Israeli Higher Planning Council on Wednesday approved a new plan to build 126 new permanent units in Sanur settlement, built on Palestinian-owned land near Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank.

The new construction is part of an ongoing expansion of settlements and land grabs in the occupied West Bank.

The Yediot Aharonot newspaper said the plan includes construction of private homes alongside new buildings around a historic fortress in the area, further entrenching the settlement presence and consolidating control over the site.

In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli occupation forces issued demolition orders for homes in Silwan neighborhood, south of Al Aqsa Mosque, the Palestinian Jerusalem Governorate said.

The occupation authorities posted demolition orders for a number of Palestinian homes in Ras al-Amud quarter of Silwan for failure to obtain licenses from the Israeli municipality.

Israeli army bulldozers also destroyed a house and a water well near Yatta, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

Osama Makhamra, an anti-settlement activist, said troops stormed the area east of Yatta and tore down a 90-square-meter house, home to 10 people, and a water well owned by a local resident.

Meanwhile, 25 Palestinians, including former prisoners and a woman, were arrested during Israeli army raids across the West Bank, which triggered clashes with local youths, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said.

//Petra//SS