‘Israel’ demolishes two Palestinian houses in Bethlehem

Israeli occupation forces demolished two Palestinian houses this morning, northwest of the southern occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, under the pretext of building without a permit.

Local sources reported that Israeli occupation forces escorted bulldozers to Beit Jala and al-Walaja villages and demolished two Palestinian houses under the pretext of building without a permit.

In Beit Jala, the occupation forces demolished a one-story Palestinian house that was under construction and owned by a resident even though the owner had obtained a decision from an Israeli occupation court not to stop the construction of his house.

In al-Walaja village, large numbers of Israeli soldiers, accompanied by a military bulldozer, stormed the Ein Jweiza area, northeast of al-Walaja, and demolished a 100-square-meter house belonging to a resident.

Ein Jweiza has been targeted for years for Israeli settlement projects and many Palestinian-owned houses were either demolished or notified of demolition or stop of work on them.