JENIN: Israeli occupation forces Monday demolished two houses in the village of Jalameh, northeast of Jenin.

The head of the village council Radwan Shaaban told WAFA that the occupation forces stormed the village accompanied by three bulldozers and demolished two houses, the first belonging to Jamal Abu Farha and measuring 170 square meters, and the second belonging to Hashem Mahmoud Abu Farha and measuring 220 square meters.

The head of the council indicated that Hashem Abu Farha had finished preparing his home to house his son, who is due to get married soon, and was scheduled to move in.

Since the beginning of the Israeli comprehensive aggression against Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in October 2023, and in parallel with the unprecedented destruction of homes, buildings and facilities in the Strip, the demolition of citizens’ homes has escalated, especially in the so-called Area C, which constitutes about 60% of the area of ??the West Bank.

During July, the occupation authoriti
es carried out 98 demolition operations, affecting 135 facilities, including 62 inhabited homes, 14 uninhabited ones, and 12 agricultural facilities.

They also issued notifications including orders of the demolition against 16 other homes and facilities in the West Bank governorates, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA