West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli forces bulldoze Palestinian land west of Ramallah
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Israeli forces bulldozed Palestinian land in Deir Ammar town, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Monday, Middle East Eye reported. The operation destroyed the landscape to clear ground for road construction, according to local sources who spoke with Wafa news agency. The scale of the bulldozing and its purpose in connecting Israeli infrastructure through Palestinian territory remained unclear from initial reports.
The raid took place in Deir Ammar, a town situated in areas under varying degrees of Israeli military control. Such operations have accelerated in recent years as Israel expands settlement infrastructure and military access routes across the West Bank. The demolition marks another instance of land clearance affecting Palestinian communities in the region.
