Gaza Genocide03 August, 20262 min read
Israeli Forces Issue Demolition Orders for Three Tourist Facilities East of Jenin
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Demolition orders issued for three tourist facilities east of Jenin. Beit Iskaria farmland bulldozed and water network destroyed amid Gush Etzion expansion.
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West Bank demolitions
Israeli forces issued demolition orders for three tourist facilities in the village of Arraneh, east of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, according to local officials cited by WAFA. In the village of Beit Iskaria, south of Bethlehem, Israeli bulldozers destroyed part of the drinking water network after leveling privately owned farmland as part of efforts to expand the Gush Etzion settlement bloc by relocating its main entrance gate into Palestinian land.
WAFA reported that landowners confronted the bulldozers and prevented them from continuing the bulldozing operations, while the operation still resulted in the destruction of the village's drinking water network and disrupted water supplies to the community. Middle East Eye also reported that local sources told Wafa that Israeli settlers attacked a water transmission pipeline east of Tubas on Tuesday, targeting it for the eighth time since the start of July, and that a vehicle was attacked east of Deir Dibwan as settlers attempted to assault a Palestinian family and take control of the vehicle.
Notices and legal action
WAFA said Israeli forces entered Arraneh and delivered demolition notices for three tourism-related businesses located near the Arraneh roundabout at the village entrance, with Arraneh Village Council head Mahmoud Al-Saadi saying authorities claimed the facilities were built in an archaeological area. Al-Saadi told WAFA that the businesses belong to local residents and serve as a source of income, and he said the village council will pursue legal action in coordination with the relevant authorities.
In a separate WAFA report from Jenin, Israeli occupation forces distributed demolition notices around the Badia Roundabout (Marj Ibn Amer) east of the city of Jenin, coinciding with a military deployment in the region. That WAFA account said the notices ordered owners and barracks to demolish within seven days on the pretext of an order issued by the occupation's military commander, and it described notices covering shops under construction, sheds used for selling vegetables, agricultural and electrical tools, as well as restaurants and garages.
Scale of demolitions
WAFA reported that the Wall and Settlements Resistance Commission recorded 2,256 attacks carried out by the Israeli occupation and its settlers in July, targeting Palestinian citizens, their lands and their properties. In the same WAFA account, the Commission said occupation authorities carried out 80 demolition operations affecting 165 Palestinian structures, including 80 inhabited houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 63 agricultural facilities and 11 means of subsistence.
The report added that demolitions were concentrated in Qalqilya (34 structures), Hebron (26 structures), Ramallah and al-Bireh (22 structures) and Bethlehem (16 structures), and it said occupation authorities also issued 34 demolition orders targeting Palestinian structures. WAFA further stated that those demolition orders were concentrated in Bethlehem (13 orders), Hebron (10 orders) and Jenin (5 orders), framing the notices as part of a policy of restricting Palestinian construction and the natural development of villages and towns.