BETHLEHEM, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), Israeli occupation forces carried out fresh demolition and land-clearing operations on Thursday, targeting a commercial facility near Bethlehem and olive groves in Jerusalem, as part of a broader escalation across the West Bank.
Local sources said Israeli occupation forces demolished a commercial structure under construction in the town of Jenata, east of Bethlehem, south of the West Bank. Military bulldozers razed the facility, which included metal structures belonging to Fouad Zarina from Beit Jala.
In Jerusalem, Israeli occupation police forces stormed the town of Qalandiya and began land-leveling operations. Israeli bulldozers uprooted olive groves near the gate of the separation wall in the area.
Israeli Police forces also tightened restrictions at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, barring a number of Palestinians from entry as residents marked the anniversary of Al-Isra and Al-Mi’raj.
In related violations, settler militias raided agricultural lands belonging to the village of Immatin, east of Qalqilya, where they cut down olive trees owned by Palestinian residents.
The West Bank and Jerusalem have witnessed a sharp rise in Israeli violations and settler attacks against Palestinians, their land, and property, amid growing Palestinian calls for accountability and protection.
According to the Palestine Information Center’s (MUTA) database, Israeli forces and settlers carried out 81,887 violations across the occupied West Bank in 2025 alone. These included killings, forced displacement, arrests, home demolitions, land confiscation, and attacks on the education and health sectors, in clear breach of international law and conventions.
