AL-KHALIL, (The Palestine Foundation Pakistan)
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out a new wave of demolitions on Wednesday morning, targeting several commercial shops between the towns of Al-Ramadin and Al-Dhahiriya in the southern al-Khalil governorate. Troops imposed a full military lockdown around the area as bulldozers began tearing down the structures.
According to a reporter from Sanad News Agency, IOF machinery demolished the shops located at the entrance of Al-Ramadin along the road leading to Al-Dhahiriya. The businesses had previously received demolition notices from Israeli occupation authorities.
During the operation, IOF sealed the main access road to the commercial area and barred owners from approaching their properties. Soldiers also set up a military checkpoint and enforced a complete security cordon around the site.
Local residents noted that Israeli authorities have issued dozens of demolition warnings over recent months to business owners along the same road, many of which have already been executed as part of a systematic campaign against the area.
Residents say the demolitions form part of a broader policy of deliberate economic strangulation, including Israel’s closure of the Al-Dhahiriya crossing and its ban on Palestinian citizens of Israel from entering the town. The restrictions have sharply reduced commercial activity.
Around 1,500 businesses in the area depend heavily on customers from Palestinian communities inside the Green Line, particularly visitors from the Negev. Israeli measures blocking their entry have forced many shop owners to shut down and lose their main source of income.
