{"id":116391,"date":"2026-02-17T20:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/116391\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:52:06","slug":"massive-demolition-campaign-in-salfit-nablus-jenin-and-bethlehem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/116391\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Demolition Campaign in Salfit, Nablus, Jenin, and Bethlehem |"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n On Tuesday the Israeli occupation carried out a number of demolitions in the northern West Bank governorates of Jenin and Nablus, in addition to Salfit in the central West Bank, and Bethlehem in the south.<\/p>\n

7:44 AM <\/p>\n

Media sources reported that occupation forces demolished a citizen\u2019s home in the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit in the central West Bank.<\/p>\n

Israeli authorities demolished the home of the citizen Anas Mar\u2019i under the pretext of lacking a license for construction; the area of \u200b\u200bthe two-story house was 250 square meters.<\/p>\n

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7:58 AM<\/p>\n

In the southern West Bank, Israeli forces accompanied by bulldozers, stormed the town of Al-Khader, southwest of Bethlehem, and cordoned off the \u201cArd al-Deir\u201d area.<\/p>\n

WAFA correspondent reported that the soldiers prevented citizens from approaching the area, firing tear gas canisters and concussion grenades; no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

9:50 AM <\/p>\n

Shortly after invading Al-Khader town, he reported that the heavy equipment began demolishing a residential building consisting of two floors and four apartments.<\/p>\n

Israeli authorities demolished the building belonging to the brothers Iyad and Alaa Omar Issa \u201cAbu Ghalioun\u201d under the pretext of building without a permit.<\/p>\n

09:57 AM<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the army accompanied by a military bulldozer, stormed the town of Silat al-Harithiya, northwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank and forced citizens out of their homes. <\/p>\n

In preparation for the detonation of the home of the slain Raafat Dawasi<\/a>, soldiers opened fire with live rounds towards students in the vicinity of a school; no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

10:20 AM<\/p>\n

The Jerusalem Governorate reported that Israeli forces\u2019 bulldozers demolished a number of agricultural facilities in the Arab al-Jahalin Bedouin community, east of occupied Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

10:26 AM<\/p>\n

Occupation forces prepared for the detonation of the three-story house belonging to the slain Raafat Dawasi in the town of Silat al-Harithiya.<\/p>\n

It is important to mention that the young man Raafat Mahmoud Raafat Dawasi, 28, was killed along with Ahmad Walid Ahmad Abu Ara<\/a>, 32, on August 18, 2024 after occupation drones fired a missile at their vehicle in the center of Jenin city.<\/p>\n

10:39 AM<\/p>\n

In Nablus city, Israeli forces demolished a two-story house in the Upper Ta\u2019awun area under the pretext that it is located in \u201cArea C\u201d three weeks after forcing the family to evacuate.<\/p>\n

The homeowner, citizen Yasser Al-Saber, told the WAFA News Agency that Israeli forces invaded the area accompanied by two excavators and began the demolition of the home, which was built 7 years ago.<\/p>\n

11:26 AM<\/p>\n

In related news, occupation forced notified three citizens of their intention to demolish four homes in the village of Al-Kum, west of Hebron in the southern West Bank.<\/p>\n

Soldiers delivered demolition notices to the citizens Ahmad Mahmoud Mustafa Al-Rajoub, Mohammad Mahmoud Musa Al-Rajoub, and Hani Mustafa Al-Rajoub, affecting four houses.<\/p>\n

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