West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli military demolishes home, displaces family in southern West Bank
Image credit: Maan Wire (EN)
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Israeli forces demolished a residential building and a sheep pen in Khallet al-Fara, west of Yatta in southern Hebron, displacing a Palestinian family from their home, the Ma'an news agency reported. The military operation targeted both the family's residence and agricultural infrastructure in the area.
The demolitions occurred in Area C of the occupied West Bank, where Palestinian construction faces severe restrictions under Israeli military law. Israel has long maintained that structures built without permits in the zone violate regulations, though Palestinians argue the permit system is designed to prevent their building and development. The incident marks another addition to a pattern of home demolitions affecting Palestinian communities across the territory.
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