Bethlehem (UNA/WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces demolished a residential building in the town of Za'tara, east of Bethlehem, in the southern West Bank, on Thursday.
Za'tara Municipality Director Taher Mohsen reported that an Israeli army force stormed the town and demolished a three-story residential building, each measuring 150 square meters, owned by Mohammed Bakirat.
According to the Palestinian Commission Against the Wall and Settlements, the occupation authorities carried out 58 demolitions last month, 13 of which were in Tulkarm Governorate, 8 in Jerusalem Governorate, 7 in Nablus Governorate, and 7 in Jenin Governorate.
The Commission noted that the demolition operations carried out by the occupying state aim to restrict Palestinian construction and natural growth in Palestinian villages and towns under the pretext of lacking permits, in an attempt to displace Palestinians and isolate them in narrow "cantons" and enclaves.
She pointed out that the escalating measures of the occupying state aimed at annexing the West Bank and imposing occupation sovereignty, which are currently being implemented, declare a true, ongoing war against the Palestinian people, represented by a series of measures, most notably intensive demolitions, the closure of villages and cities, the seizure of citizens' lands, and waves of settler attacks, within the framework of a systematic policy to impose a coercive, repulsive environment on Palestinian citizens.
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